Students

This first annual symposium will feature guest speakers, a poster session for students to showcase current research, and a “world-cafe” discussion. The keynote speaker is Jonathan Foley, current director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, whose work focuses on complex global environmental systems. Registration is at www.mcgillsustainabilitysymposium.wordpress.com

The McGill University Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law and the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal, are very pleased to invite you to a symposium in honour of the late Justice Charles D. Gonthier.

This 3 day event will include a keynote speaker, 2 professionals on-campus panels, a labour market report, and a career fair. Check back soon for more scheduling details.

Think Blue! Join us on to open the McGill Sustainability Project : Water is Life – a travelling exhibit about water sustainability at McGill - with a special presentation by Joanna Eyquem (Action H2O Montreal). This presentation focuses on a key national campaign of Sierra Club Canada that concerns water conservation across the country and management practices on the Island of Montreal.

Dr. Stan Boutin discusses the environmental challenges presented by the Alberta Oil Sands. He will use a case study of woodland caribou, an endangered species, to illustrate how powerful land-use planning tools can now give society the information needed to make ecologically informed decisions about how and if conservation and development targets can be achieved.

For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth. Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Do you remember the first Earth Day in 1970? When did you first become aware of environmental issues in your community or in your life? See how Earth Day started in this inspiring story of the modern environmental movement.

Green Builders profiles green building pioneers who have taken the leap into making their part of the "built environment" a more energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly place. Their homes and offices are the proving grounds for green building; revealing that building greener is less complicated and expensive than you probably thought, and more rewarding in the long run.

From styrofoam cups to artificial organs, plastics are perhaps the most ubiquitous and versatile material ever invented. No invention in the past 100 years has had more influence and presence than synthetics. But such progress has had a cost.

The Committee on Environment will hold its ninth annual Rethink conference, which traditionally aims to provide the community with information on environmental initiatives on campus by students and the administration, as well as an opportunity to provide suggestions on priority environmental projects to be addressed. Focus this year will be on taking action and the Sustainable Projects Fund.