Armed with shovels, shears and a lot of enthusiasm, students in the Master of Environment and Sustainability (MES) program took part in a ‘Buckthorn Bust’ earlier this week. The bust happened along the forested area of the Thames River behind the …
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Western continues shift from gas, with new electric utility vehicles, vans, landscape tools
Change boosts comfort for grounds crew, reduces noise and emissions for campus community
Western receives $4.75 million in federal funding for new electric boiler
Heating upgrade will drastically reduce emissions, provide steam for campus and University Hospital
Western to install 74 new electric vehicle charging stations
Federal government, Western jointly investing in sustainable transportation options
Build, expand, recruit: Budget 2023-24 paves way for further impact
New spending in $896-million operating budget takes Western’s strategic plan to next level
‘Water connects us all’: Campus naturalization effort fortifies Medway Creek banks
Live staking by students, faculty, First Nations water keepers promotes climate resiliency
From rare turtles to nocturnal bird, new project discovers Western is home to more than 1,200 species
Biodiversity inventory built by community over the last year shows stunning range of life on campus
Weldon Library celebrates revitalized look with grand reopening
New two-storey student learning commons, increased seating and family room highlight refreshed space
Exploring our relationships with food through art
In postdoc Amanda White’s visual arts course, students adopt artistic approach to agriculture through interdisciplinary, experiential learning
Western’s bee garden humming with community volunteers
Gardeners aim to improve biodiversity on campus and in wider community
Summer construction paves way for enhanced learning, working spaces
Projects to highlight campus natural beauty, space for leading-edge innovation
Western 1st in Canada, 3rd in world in global impact, sustainability rankings
Times Higher Education grades universities’ efforts to match UN Sustainable Development Goals
Students get lesson on environmental stewardship close to home
Combined Indigenous studies, geography class to learn ‘land healing, responsibility’ through new land-use agreement
Western continues shift from gas, with new electric utility vehicles, vans, landscape tools
Change boosts comfort for grounds crew, reduces noise and emissions for campus community
Western receives $4.75 million in federal funding for new electric boiler
Heating upgrade will drastically reduce emissions, provide steam for campus and University Hospital
Western to install 74 new electric vehicle charging stations
Federal government, Western jointly investing in sustainable transportation options
Build, expand, recruit: Budget 2023-24 paves way for further impact
New spending in $896-million operating budget takes Western’s strategic plan to next level
‘Water connects us all’: Campus naturalization effort fortifies Medway Creek banks
Live staking by students, faculty, First Nations water keepers promotes climate resiliency
From rare turtles to nocturnal bird, new project discovers Western is home to more than 1,200 species
Biodiversity inventory built by community over the last year shows stunning range of life on campus
Weldon Library celebrates revitalized look with grand reopening
New two-storey student learning commons, increased seating and family room highlight refreshed space
Exploring our relationships with food through art
In postdoc Amanda White’s visual arts course, students adopt artistic approach to agriculture through interdisciplinary, experiential learning
Western’s bee garden humming with community volunteers
Gardeners aim to improve biodiversity on campus and in wider community
Summer construction paves way for enhanced learning, working spaces
Projects to highlight campus natural beauty, space for leading-edge innovation
Western 1st in Canada, 3rd in world in global impact, sustainability rankings
Times Higher Education grades universities’ efforts to match UN Sustainable Development Goals
Students get lesson on environmental stewardship close to home
Combined Indigenous studies, geography class to learn ‘land healing, responsibility’ through new land-use agreement