McGill Students Fiona Yuan and Christopher Tegho win at 2014 Scotiabank EcoLiving Student Leadership Award
Yuan and Tegho are in their last year of electrical engineering at 香蕉视频 and are keen about sustainability and energy conservation. Together they designed an 鈥渆nergy management and power disaggregation鈥� system that helps homeowners and businesses better monitor, control and manage the energy use of individual appliances.
Podcast: Environment or Economy: At the Muskoka Summit
Published on June 4, 2014 | CBC
Ideas with Paul Kennedy
Given our frigid climes, think indoor greenery
Montreal 鈥� Green spaces can help obliterate blue spaces in our minds: It鈥檚 a no-brainer.Published on May 30, 2014 | The Gazette
by: Bill Brownstein
Harvesting water out of thin air
Harnessing humidity to quench thirst in the world鈥檚 most arid regionsPublished on May 13, 2014 | McGill Reporter
by: Neale McDevitt and Chris Chipello
McGill honours champions of equity and diversity
The 2nd annual 香蕉视频 Awards for Equity and Community Building were handed out on April 24.Published on May 8, 2014 | McGill Reporter
by: McGill Reporter Staff
McGill Spaces Project: Upgrading Spaces
Published on May 8, 2014 | McGill Reporter
by: McGill Reporter Staff
A drab hallway, an empty lawn, an awkward nook 鈥� every university has them. But what if these were re-imagined as a colourful study space with bench seating, a pop-up outdoor classroom, and a busking area for student musicians?
Climate change is bad for Inuit health, research group says
McGill group says the Arctic needs better adaptation policiesPublished on April 28, 2014 | Nunatsiaq Onlineby David Murphy
Inuit are vulnerable to climate change, and it鈥檚 time for new policy to adapt, a group of researchers says in a new report
Creating buzz with bee hive atop T.M.R. town-hall
Students learn about nature and politics in unique project to place a bee colony atop town hallPublished on April 22, 2014 | Montreal GazetteWritten by: Catherine Solyom
For the bees, too, it鈥檚 been a long, hard winter.
Two McGill researchers receive $500,000 grants to find innovative uses for carbon
The Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) announced on April 15, that two McGill researchers are among the 24 winners of $500,000 grants to transform carbon dioxide into useful products.Published on April 16, 2014 | McGill PublicationsWritten by: Meaghan Thurston
Is global warming just a giant natural fluctuation?
Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99% certaintyPublished on April 11, 2014 | McGill Research
Making 鈥渨aste not鈥� a way of life
鈥淗ate鈥� may be a strong word, but it is the word used by mild-mannered Bernice Ting to describe how she feels about waste.Published on April 9, 2014 | McGill Newsby Jennifer Nault
Working group aims to redefine shared space for pedestrians and cyclists on campus
Recommendations to be released in April in response to criticism of Milton bike gates.Published on April 1, 2014 | McGill Tribuneby Chelsea Ju
Cycling regulations on campus could undergo substantial changes following the work of McGill鈥檚 Cycling Working Group, which is scheduled for release in April.
Global shift to greener economies happening because of economic benefits, panelists say
The global transition to clean energy is underway and Canada is lagging, experts speaking at the Broadbent Institute's Progress Summit said Saturday.Published on March 29, 2014 | The Hill Timesby Laura Ryckewaert
Climate Change: Extinction of Ice-Free Antarctic Polynyas Due to Trapped Ocean Heat (Eric Galbraith)
Researchers from the 香蕉视频 and University of Pennsylvania have found evidence to show climate change is the main reason for the disappearance of ice-free regions, known as polynyas.Find story links below
Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design: Drafting a green blueprint for the future
The first annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design will be held March 17-18 at le Centre Mont-Royal from 5:30-7:30 p.m..Published on March 12, 2014 | McGill Reporterby McGill Reporter Staff
