Katarina Kukolj still remembers her Grade 5 Earth Day assembly. She was horrified by photos of huge garbage piles rotting in the ocean. It didn’t sit right. She decided then she wanted to be a scientist and work in conservation. The imag …
Sustainability
Coffee cups now recyclable across campus
Western loves its coffee. And we have the numbers to prove it. Every day, the university community throws an average of 12,000 coffee cups into garbage bins across campus. Those once-unrecyclable cups, which provided so much joy when full, created a mess for campus –...
New substation to help power campus growth
With energy demand pushed to the brink across the campus core, Western is planning construction of a new electric substation this spring – one Facilities Management officials say will ease the strain on the existing system.
Creed named director of The Africa Institute
Western Biology professor Irena Creed has been named director of The Africa Institute, effective May 1.
Western named to Princeton Review’s green guide
For the second consecutive year, Western joined The University of British Columbia as one of only two Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition.
Takeout container program earns sustainability award
Western’s Hospitality Services has ordered up international sustainability success thanks to a creative takeout idea.
Professor charges toward better battery life
While you may see a Chevrolet Volt here, or a Nissan Leaf there, the future of the electric car has a way to go when it comes to safety, cost and, especially, performance. However, Engineering professor Andy Sun may have an answer to that final challenge.
Earth Month celebrations set
Mother’s Day may still be more than a month away, but Mother Earth will still take centre stage during the month of April as Western joins the global celebration of Earth Month. Visit sustainability.uwo.ca for further event details and a full schedule. Among the upcoming events:
Event brings student solutions to industry problems
For dozens of Western students, Reading Week was non-existent.
Green Award nominations open
Nominations are now being sought for the Western Green Awards to recognize contributions to sustainability on campus.
Western teams vie to change the world
A solution to non-communicable diseases in the world’s poorest areas may come from the halls of the Ivey Business School.
Bloom judges’ comment plant seeds for future projects
Jim Galbraith never had any doubts the judges would love the place.
Hospitality Services pushes to keep it local
It’s always nice to know your home-away-from-home-cooked meal came from closer to home than you think.
Coffee cups now recyclable across campus
Western loves its coffee. And we have the numbers to prove it. Every day, the university community throws an average of 12,000 coffee cups into garbage bins across campus. Those once-unrecyclable cups, which provided so much joy when full, created a mess for campus –...
New substation to help power campus growth
With energy demand pushed to the brink across the campus core, Western is planning construction of a new electric substation this spring – one Facilities Management officials say will ease the strain on the existing system.
Creed named director of The Africa Institute
Western Biology professor Irena Creed has been named director of The Africa Institute, effective May 1.
Western named to Princeton Review’s green guide
For the second consecutive year, Western joined The University of British Columbia as one of only two Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition.
Takeout container program earns sustainability award
Western’s Hospitality Services has ordered up international sustainability success thanks to a creative takeout idea.
Professor charges toward better battery life
While you may see a Chevrolet Volt here, or a Nissan Leaf there, the future of the electric car has a way to go when it comes to safety, cost and, especially, performance. However, Engineering professor Andy Sun may have an answer to that final challenge.
Earth Month celebrations set
Mother’s Day may still be more than a month away, but Mother Earth will still take centre stage during the month of April as Western joins the global celebration of Earth Month. Visit sustainability.uwo.ca for further event details and a full schedule. Among the upcoming events:
Event brings student solutions to industry problems
For dozens of Western students, Reading Week was non-existent.
Green Award nominations open
Nominations are now being sought for the Western Green Awards to recognize contributions to sustainability on campus.
Western teams vie to change the world
A solution to non-communicable diseases in the world’s poorest areas may come from the halls of the Ivey Business School.
Bloom judges’ comment plant seeds for future projects
Jim Galbraith never had any doubts the judges would love the place.
Hospitality Services pushes to keep it local
It’s always nice to know your home-away-from-home-cooked meal came from closer to home than you think.