/sustainability/taxonomy/term/386/all en /sustainability/engage/sustainability-groups <p>UUÖ±²¥ has an extensive network of student and community groups working on all aspects of sustainability.</p> <p>Use the list below, categorized by area of interest, to connect with a group on campus: </p> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:15:24 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 2233 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/mcgill-net-positive-living-place-sustainability-presents-its-opening-speaker-232430 <h3>Join John Robinson (Associate Provost, Sustainability at UBC) in a conversation about The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability and Next Generation Sustainability at University of British Columbia</h3> <p><span> </span></p> Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:58:30 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1626 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill%E2%80%99s-quest-become-sustainable-campus-231741 <h3>A look into Vision 2020</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published November 18 2013 | <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/11/mcgills-quest-to-become-a-sustainable-campus/" target="_blank">UUÖ±²¥ Daily</a><br />Written by Juliana Hayden | Visual by Khoa Doan</p> </blockquote> <p>On the evening of November 14, staff and students gathered in the UUÖ±²¥ bookstore for the launch of the first draft of UUÖ±²¥â€™s sustainability strategy – otherwise known as Vision 2020.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:12:29 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1602 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/accessibility-not-universal-230765 <h3><span><span>How UUÖ±²¥ perpetuates ableism.</span></span></h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on September 23 | <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/09/accessibility-is-not-universal/" target="_blank">UUÖ±²¥ Daily<br /></a>Written by<span> </span>Ralph Haddad</p></blockquote> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:01:36 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1527 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/green-makeover-canadas-colleges-230350 <h3>Meals using campus grown food at UUÖ±²¥ or Bikechain, a student-run DIY repair shop at University of Toronto are some of the initiatives you will witness if you take a stroll on some Canadian campuses.</h3> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>Published September 09, 2013 | <a href="http://newindianexpress.com/education/edex/A-green-makeover-for-Canadas-colleges/2013/09/09/article1771584.ece" target="_blank">New Indian Express</a><br />Written by Shilpa Vasudevan</p></blockquote> Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:30:22 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1510 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/urbaniste-en-herbe-sur-internet-230341 <h3>Les outils des urbanistes sont désormais à la portée des Montréalais qui désirent repenser les lignes de leur métropole, et ce, gratuitement.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on August 20, 2013 | <a href="http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2013/08/20/urbaniste-en-herbe-sur-internet" target="_blank">Journal de Montreal<br /></a>Written by Emmanuel Delacour (Agence QMI)</p></blockquote> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 19:39:59 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1508 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/ashrae-journal-230337 <blockquote> <p>Published August 2013</p> </blockquote> <h3>Shaping the Next</h3> <p>Design contrains at Montreal's Mount Royal UUÖ±²¥'s McIntyre Pavillion, a cutting-edge medical research and teaching facility, led to innovative electromechanical systems that significantly reduced the energy consumption of the building. </p> <p><a href="/sustainability/files/sustainability/channels/attach/cutting_edge_innovation_-_mcintyre_renovation_-_ashrae_journal_aug_2013.pdf" target="_blank">Download the PDF</a></p> <p></p> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 19:04:38 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1504 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/public-talks-david-constable-and-lynn-leger-230333 <h3>The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), in collaboration with the UUÖ±²¥ Department of Chemistry, is pleased to invite you to two public lectures taking place next Friday, September 13, 2013 in the Bronfman building. </h3> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 18:45:05 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1500 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/disabled-strive-open-doors-accessibility-230327 <blockquote> <p>Published on August 15, 2013 | <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Disabled+strive+open+doors+accessibility/8827530/story.html" target="_blank">Gazette<br /></a>Written by Chris Hanna</p></blockquote> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:21:38 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1498 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/whos-out-there-roads-4-types-cyclists-230126 <blockquote> <p>Published on August 27, 2013 | <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/michelinemaynard/2013/08/27/whos-out-there-on-the-roads-the-4-types-of-cyclists/" target="_blank">Forbes</a></p></blockquote> Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:28:26 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1490 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/sustainable-factory-farm-spits-out-crickets-229906 <blockquote> <p>Published in <a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/3015650/a-sustainable-factory-farm-that-spits-out-crickets">FastCoExist</a></p> </blockquote> <p><span>"Crickets are a delectable, affordable, and environmentally friendly protein source already eaten in some parts of the world. Now the trick is producing them for the masses. </span></p> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:47:52 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1488 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/hult-prize-accelerator-preps-competitors-1m-229904 <blockquote> <p>Written by Christina Reinwald<br />Published by August 15, 2013 | <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/08/14/hult-prize-accelerator-preps-competitors-for/n3H4ILPGRFtAeObwQZ4SAK/story.html">Boston Globe</a></p> </blockquote> <p>"The problem: finding a high-quality source of protein for hundreds of millions of people that can be raised quickly, without consuming a lot of land, water, and other resources.</p> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:33:41 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1487 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/who-owns-roads-cycling-advocates-montreal-raise-safety-concerns-229844 <blockquote> <p>Written by Benjamin Shingler<br />Published on August 12, 2013 | <a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-owns-the-roads-urban-cycling-advocates-raise-safety-concerns-1.1407110#ixzz2bluHUUXH" target="_blank">Canadian Press</a></p></blockquote> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:10:28 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1482 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/sustainable-barbecue-mac-campus-229660 <h3>Since the Sustainability Projects Fund's inception many projects have been successfully implemented to further green UUÖ±²¥.</h3> Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:22:01 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1481 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/greening-canadian-campuses-229255 <blockquote> <p>Written by Elaine Smith<br />Published on July 21, 2013 | <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/world/americas/the-greening-of-canadian-campuses.html?_r=2&" target="_blank">the New York Times</a></p> </blockquote> <p>"Sustainability has become more than a fashionable buzzword on Canadian campuses; it has become enshrined both in university policy and in daily student life. UUÖ±²¥â€™s Sustainability Projects Fund, for example, imposes a student fee of 50 Canadian cents per credit that is matched by the university.</p> Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:55:47 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1472 at /sustainability