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Politics and Pipelines

Our New Director

2024 Hottest Year Ever 

Prof. Amy Janzwood

Portrait of BSE Director, Frederic Fabry

Amy Janzwood was featured on a Global News story about pipeline management and the politics that surround the future of pipelines in Canada, calling their revival "wishful thinking."

Global News

The Bieler School of Environment is thrilled to announce Professor Anthony Ricciardi as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.

Article

Professor Frédéric Fabry advises media on what it means that 2024 was reported as the hottest ever year on record. 

The Globe and Mail, La Presse, Noovo

Our Latest Newsletter

New Research

Hurricane Milton: Expert Analysis

BSE Fall 2024 Newsletter cover page Professor Frederic Fabry, portrait photo

Our Fall 2024 Newsletter is out! 

Read the Newsletter!

Talking to Radio stations in Montreal, Professor Barrington-Leigh provides insights from new research in regards to urban city sprawl and how construction of roads play crucial roles in public safety.

CJAD Interview, Research

Professor Frédéric Fabry talked to national media as Hurricane Milton approached Florida. He explained how climate change effected the rapid intensification of the storm.

CBC Interview, La Presse, Radio-Canada

Making the World Happier

Flying Cars? Not So Fast

Small green spaces to cool the city

Professor Christopher Barrington-Leigh spoke to the McGill Reporter on United Nations International Day of Happiness about learning how to make the world happier.

Q+A here

Bieler Professor Kevin Manaugh was interviewed by The McGill Tribune about seeing transport as more than a technical problem to be solved with technical solutions, but rather as a social and equity issue.

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Bieler Professor Raja Sengupta was interviewed by CBC News about his research on how small green spaces can lower high temperatures exacerbated by the urban heat island effect.

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Enabling climate action among teens

Freshwater biodiversity loss out of sight, out of mind

Elena Bennett elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Bieler School of Environment student Zoë Deskin participates in Climate Action Lab initiative, mentoring high school students across Canada, for positive climate action. 

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Prof. Anthony Ricciardi argues that COP15 can serve as a catalyst for changing how society regards the rich, precarious diversity of life in our lakes, rivers and wetlands. 

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“It is honestly thrilling and a little stunning to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences. It is an amazing honour,” says Professor Bennett. 

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McGill professors launch interactive sustainability dashboard for Montreal

Measuring the social impact of disruptive weather using A.I.

Our Alumni: Isabel Heard

Sus is an interactive and fully bilingual sustainability dashboard for the Montreal urban area, created by three McGill researchers and their team.

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Bieler Professors Frédéric Fabry and Renee Sieber are awarded Audace Grant by the Government of Quebec to study the social impact of disruptive weather events using artificial intelligence

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Bieler alumna Isabel Heard is hired as Sustainability Specialist by New York City's Javits Convention Center.

Alumna Profile

Bieler School of Environment Public Letures

School of Environment Public Lectures

School of Environment Newsletter

School of Environment Newsletters

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