2020 MSSI Innovation Fund Recipients
The McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative has just funded six new projects through the 2020 Innovation Fund. These one-year projects from Law, Science and Engineering were selected for their potential-for-impact on sustainability challenges. The recipients of this year’s funding, our third Innovation Fund to date, are below. You can see projects funded through previous calls here.
New technique for measuring greenhouse gas production from thawing permafrost
A research team led by McGill University geochemist Peter Douglas has used a new method for measuring the rate at which methane is produced by microbes breaking down thawing permafrost. The breakthrough could lead to an improvement in our ability to predict future releases of the potent greenhouse gas as long‑frozen layers of soil begin to thaw.
Making straws that don’t suck for the environment
With the federal ban of single-use plastics planned for this year, the demand for alternatives to everyday plastic products, such as straws, is set to increase. TreeMaTech, a startup company born through a collaboration between chemistry professors from McGill and Lakehead University, is betting on cellulose for making drinking straws that don’t suck for the environment.
SSH-Ideas: The newest MSSI fund has launched
The McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative is looking for big ideas in sustainability research from McGill faculty members based in the social sciences and humanities.
SPOT earns Sustainability Bronze
SPOT earns Sustainability Bronze!
The School of Physical and Occupational Therapy has been awarded the Bronze level rating for the unit, by McGill's Office of Sustainability. The designation is a testament to the importance that the unit places on activities that are respectful of the three dimensions of sustainability: social, economic and environment.
Become MOOS' new Climate and Sustainability Strategy Intern
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Office Assistant C (Climate & Sustainability Intern)
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Become MOOS' new Sustainability Projects Fund Intern
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Office Assistant C (Sustainability Projects Fund Intern)
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McGill students solve sustainability problems through Applied Student Research program
McGill Reporter | October 24, 2019
By: Samantha Ling
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Hydroponic Garden Tower and Spin Bike Garden Giveaway - SPF 10th Anniversary
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McGill’s sustainability programs awarded top prize for staff engagement
McGill Reporter | September 9, 2019
By: Kelsey Litwin
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McGill’s has won the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for its sustainability engagement programs, together referred to as the Ladder of Engagement.
Incoming students met with a sustainable welcome at McGill Frosh events
McGill Reporter | September 17, 2019
By: Kelsey Litwin
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This fall, nine faculty and department Frosh attained Gold-level Sustainable Event Certification.
The Office of Sustainability is hiring a Graphic Design intern!
Internship Opportunity with McGill Office of SustainabilityPOSITION: Graphic Design Intern (Communications Assistant C)
Become a 2019-2020 Sustainable Events Consultant!
The Office of Sustainability is recruiting Sustainable Events Consultant for the 2019-2020 academic year!
As a volunteer with the Sustainable Events Consultant team, you will liaise with event organizers in the McGill community to ensure that they are organized in the most sustainable way possible. By utilizing both online and print resources, you will help event organizers gain access to knowledge about sustainable resources, and help ensure best practices at events.
McGill recognized as International Sustainability Institution of the Year
McGill Reporter | July 17, 2019
By: Kelsey Litwin
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McGill was named the International Green Gown Award’s Sustainability Institution of the Year for its “ambitious yet realistic’ Vision 2020 Sustainability Strategy.
McGill is hiring a SDG Campus Coordinator
McGill, as a member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), is looking to appoint a SDG Campus Coordinator for the 2019-2020 academic year. The coordinator’s role will be to raise student awareness of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), mobilise students/student clubs around the SDGs and act as a point of contact between McGill student body and the SDSN Youth.
