If the hottest year on record has taught us anything, it’s that real change is needed. Fast. And if we are going to have any success in making change toward a more sustainable future, the shift can’t just be in the technological and ecological realms, …
Sustainability
CleanTech conference links researchers, entrepreneurs and industry
Western will ‘pioneer’ clean technology research in renewable energy, sustainable materials and environmental sciences
‘Buckthorn Bust’ helps eradicate invasive species
Students mapped and removed the shrub along the Thames River through ‘Campus as a Living Lab’ project
Sustainability fair connects green clubs, students
Student-run environmental clubs gather for connection, collaboration and outreach
Western to stop selling plastic bottled water by new year
Free, accessible water available across campus at more than 200 refill stations
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 researchers to probe greenhouse gases at city landfill
Institute for Earth and Space Exploration to test new methane-measurement technologies
Riverfest returns to Western campus, with focus on water justice
Multimedia art exhibit, coffee house, water walk among events to celebrate Antler River
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 climbs nearly 60 spots in QS World University Rankings
Academic reputation, graduate employment drive significant rise in annual rankings
Inspiring action on sustainability, at home and abroad
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally program launches projects on and off campus with help of community partners
Western in top 10 of 1,705 universities in global sustainability rankings
Times Higher Education 2023 Impact Rankings measure work towards UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Western to install 74 new electric vehicle charging stations
Federal government, Western jointly investing in sustainable transportation options
CleanTech conference links researchers, entrepreneurs and industry
Western will ‘pioneer’ clean technology research in renewable energy, sustainable materials and environmental sciences
‘Buckthorn Bust’ helps eradicate invasive species
Students mapped and removed the shrub along the Thames River through ‘Campus as a Living Lab’ project
Sustainability fair connects green clubs, students
Student-run environmental clubs gather for connection, collaboration and outreach
Western to stop selling plastic bottled water by new year
Free, accessible water available across campus at more than 200 refill stations
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 researchers to probe greenhouse gases at city landfill
Institute for Earth and Space Exploration to test new methane-measurement technologies
Riverfest returns to Western campus, with focus on water justice
Multimedia art exhibit, coffee house, water walk among events to celebrate Antler River
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 climbs nearly 60 spots in QS World University Rankings
Academic reputation, graduate employment drive significant rise in annual rankings
Inspiring action on sustainability, at home and abroad
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally program launches projects on and off campus with help of community partners
Western in top 10 of 1,705 universities in global sustainability rankings
Times Higher Education 2023 Impact Rankings measure work towards UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Western to install 74 new electric vehicle charging stations
Federal government, Western jointly investing in sustainable transportation options