Children have been told, “Eat your fruits and vegetables” throughout generations. But a new study out of Western’s Human Environment’s Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) shows knowledge ─ not nagging ─ could be the missing ingredient in getting kids to …
Sustainability
Rez Powers Down earns more accolades
Honours continue to roll in for a bright idea that is fueling sustainability in Western residences. Last week, Western was awarded a 2015 Quality and Productivity Award, presented by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers, for the university’s Rez...
Zitani and Thorn: Bananas do nothing for pollinators
It was recently Pollinator Week (June 15-21) and groups across North America are celebrating ways to improve much-needed habitat for pollinators. At Western, we have bananas. (And they’re not even pretty.) If you are unaware of the Plight of the Pollinators, you can...
FM nods to campus for conservation successes
For the last three summers, Facilities Management staff has confronted rising energy bills and mounting demand pressures by working with the university community to reduce electricity consumption during June, July and August. That challenge dawns again this year....
MES grad: Apply sustainability to your job, life
It doesn’t seem that complicated to Andrea March, MES’11. “The most important thing I try to do is try to be conscious and ask questions as a consumer,” she said. “When I buy things, I look at labels. I try to understand where my food comes from. I try to support...
Western community to drive into carpool program
Imagine having your own reserved parking space in a lot of your choice on campus. It’s yours – that is, if you choose to carpool with a campus colleague or two, on your way to work. The reserved parking space is just one incentive offered through a new carpool program...
Western gets ‘green’ light from Princeton Review
Western joined British Columbia, Calgary, Victoria and Windsor as the only five Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. In this sixth edition of the guide, The Princeton Review profiled 353 schools in the United...
Sustainability exec connects experience to Ivey
Gord Lambert believes today’s graduates are owed a more collaborative playing field, if we expect them to solve tomorrow’s problems. “I see these young people who have a passion for the environment, a passion for their communities and they want to make a difference....
Energy minister lauds Western conservation
Western is an energy conservation and demand management leader when it comes to the province’s public sector institutions, said Ontario Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli during a campus visit today. “It really shows tremendous leadership in innovation,” Chiarelli said....
Green Awards: Ideas in full bloom
This year’s winners of the Western Green Awards have helped not only the university, but the entire London community, continue to turn over a new leaf when it comes to environmental sustainability. Established in 2008, the Western Green Awards celebrate individuals...
Campus Clean Up set for April 2
Western will host its annual Campus Clean Up on Thursday, April 2. The event will be open to all students, staff and faculty at Western. “The clean-up represents a fun and easy way for members of the Western community to get involved on campus,” said Beverley Ayeni,...
Swapculture makes sustainability possible ‘off the rack’
Sanchi Parulkar, a first-year Foods & Nutrition student, organizes shirts at Western’s first clothing swap, which took place on the second floor of the University Community Centre last weekend. Organized by fourth-year student Jeremy De Mello and Jennifer Hao, his...
Western looks to the STARS and strikes Gold
Western shot for the STARS and landed on Gold. The Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) recently awarded Western a Gold rating for its sustainability on campus. The university is one of three in Canada with a Gold rating under STARS 2.0, the...
Rez Powers Down earns more accolades
Honours continue to roll in for a bright idea that is fueling sustainability in Western residences. Last week, Western was awarded a 2015 Quality and Productivity Award, presented by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers, for the university’s Rez...
Zitani and Thorn: Bananas do nothing for pollinators
It was recently Pollinator Week (June 15-21) and groups across North America are celebrating ways to improve much-needed habitat for pollinators. At Western, we have bananas. (And they’re not even pretty.) If you are unaware of the Plight of the Pollinators, you can...
FM nods to campus for conservation successes
For the last three summers, Facilities Management staff has confronted rising energy bills and mounting demand pressures by working with the university community to reduce electricity consumption during June, July and August. That challenge dawns again this year....
MES grad: Apply sustainability to your job, life
It doesn’t seem that complicated to Andrea March, MES’11. “The most important thing I try to do is try to be conscious and ask questions as a consumer,” she said. “When I buy things, I look at labels. I try to understand where my food comes from. I try to support...
Western community to drive into carpool program
Imagine having your own reserved parking space in a lot of your choice on campus. It’s yours – that is, if you choose to carpool with a campus colleague or two, on your way to work. The reserved parking space is just one incentive offered through a new carpool program...
Western gets ‘green’ light from Princeton Review
Western joined British Columbia, Calgary, Victoria and Windsor as the only five Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. In this sixth edition of the guide, The Princeton Review profiled 353 schools in the United...
Sustainability exec connects experience to Ivey
Gord Lambert believes today’s graduates are owed a more collaborative playing field, if we expect them to solve tomorrow’s problems. “I see these young people who have a passion for the environment, a passion for their communities and they want to make a difference....
Energy minister lauds Western conservation
Western is an energy conservation and demand management leader when it comes to the province’s public sector institutions, said Ontario Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli during a campus visit today. “It really shows tremendous leadership in innovation,” Chiarelli said....
Green Awards: Ideas in full bloom
This year’s winners of the Western Green Awards have helped not only the university, but the entire London community, continue to turn over a new leaf when it comes to environmental sustainability. Established in 2008, the Western Green Awards celebrate individuals...
Campus Clean Up set for April 2
Western will host its annual Campus Clean Up on Thursday, April 2. The event will be open to all students, staff and faculty at Western. “The clean-up represents a fun and easy way for members of the Western community to get involved on campus,” said Beverley Ayeni,...
Swapculture makes sustainability possible ‘off the rack’
Sanchi Parulkar, a first-year Foods & Nutrition student, organizes shirts at Western’s first clothing swap, which took place on the second floor of the University Community Centre last weekend. Organized by fourth-year student Jeremy De Mello and Jennifer Hao, his...
Western looks to the STARS and strikes Gold
Western shot for the STARS and landed on Gold. The Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) recently awarded Western a Gold rating for its sustainability on campus. The university is one of three in Canada with a Gold rating under STARS 2.0, the...