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MSSI Visioning Workshop for Faculty members and Graduate students

Published: 11Sep2018

The MSSI is excited to announce its first event of the Fall located at the Macdonald Campus. Learn more

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New cities may make millions more vulnerable to climate change

Published: 10Sep2018

A forthcoming study of over a hundred new cities being built around the world suggests developers and planning authorities are doing very little to make their projects resilient to climate change....

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Better plastic recycling with enzymes

Published: 4Sep2018

McGill University chemistry professors Karine Auclair and Tomislav Friščić are following a promising lead on using enzymes to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the world’s most...

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A Movie Under the Stars: Metamorphosis

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On September 25, join the McGill Office of Sustainability for a bike-powered movie under the stars./sustainabilityCategory: Sustainability

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Greener alternative to lithium-ion batteries

Published: 27Aug2018

The runaway popularity of personal electronic devices has led to a huge global demand for compact yet powerful rechargeable batteries. Since hitting the market in the 1990s, lithium-ion technology...

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Potential huge energy savings through nanocatalysts for nitrogen fixation

Published: 20Aug2018

A fundamental component of protein, nitrogen is the most common pure element on Earth, making up nearly 80 percent of our atmosphere. Yet despite its abundance, atmospheric nitrogen cannot enter...

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Green polymers inspired by biology

Published: 13Aug2018

McGill University chemistry professor Matthew Harrington is aiming to develop a renewable alternative to petrochemical plastics by mimicking the astonishing chemistry of the velvet worm – a...

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Sustainability Projects Fund Seeking PGSS Members for Working Group

Published: 15May2018

The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) is looking for a PGSS representative to sit on its Working Group starting in September 2018 for a one- to two-year mandate. The PGSS representative would be...