/sustainability/taxonomy/term/665/all en /sustainability/channels/event/sustainability-soiree-349508 <p>Explore sustainability projects, initiatives, and student groups at UUÖ±²¥ during the Sustainability Soirée on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Thomson House Ballroom.</p> Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:12:56 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3245 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/sustainable-sparks-stephanie-leite-learning-future-348448 <p><em>How do we encourage respirology residents to consider climate change when they develop treatment plans? What tools do future elementary school teachers need to bring environmental education into their classrooms? What latest advancements in synthetic biology could help students develop solutions to real-world sustainability issues?</em></p> Thu, 25 May 2023 14:22:14 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3230 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-sustainability-soiree-340441 <p> </p> <p>Explore sustainability-related research, initiatives, and student groups at UUÖ±²¥ during the Sustainability Soirée on <strong>Wednesday, Sept. 14</strong>, from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. in the Thomson House Ballroom. </p> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:54:12 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 3034 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0286-improving-mcgills-waste-systems-achieve-zero-waste <hr /> <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>In Progress </strong> October 2021 -  </p> <div> <div class="two-column-1"> <p> </p> <p>Our project aims to standardize and increase the waste infrastructure and waste education between the Macdonald and downtown campuses for interior and exterior high traffic locations.</p> <p> </p></div></div> Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:00:37 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 2992 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0283-closed-captioning-4-unsustainable-technologies-disrupting-disruptions <hr /> <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <b>Complete </b>July 2021 -  March 2022</p> <div> <div class="two-column-1"> <p>Funding would provide closed captioning for the 4 events focused on sustainability that are part of the 3rd season of Disrupting Disruptions: the Feminist and Accessible Publishing speaker series.</p></div></div> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:11:01 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 2978 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0280-mseg-renewal-2021 <hr /> <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <b>Approved </b>July 2021 -  </p> <div> <div class="two-column-1"> <p> </p> <p>Infrastructure changes and salary support to adapt to challenging circumstances.</p></div></div> Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:28:40 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 2973 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0279-macdonald-campus-pollinator-meadow <hr /> <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <b>Approved </b>June 2021 -  </p> <div> <div class="two-column-1"> <p>Creation, implementation, and broadcasting of a system to convert lawn areas into Pollination meadow in the Montreal Area.</p> <p> </p></div></div> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:19:24 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 2968 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0278-helium-recovery-brain-imaging-platform <hr /> <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <b>Approved </b>June 2021 -  </p> <div> <div class="two-column-1"> <p> </p> <p>Contribution to the renovation costs necessary to install a 100%-efficiency helium recycling system for UUÖ±²¥'s magnetoencephalography core facility at the McConnell Brain Imaging Center (The Neuro).</p></div></div> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:13:07 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 2967 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0277-maude-abbott-herb-planters <hr /> <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <b>Closed </b>June 2021 -  July 2022</p> <div> <div class="two-column-1"> <p> </p> <p>A display of plants used historically and curently in medicine in two large planter boxes at the main<br /> entrance of the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building.</p></div></div> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:07:40 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 2966 at /sustainability /sustainability/article/how-spf-stole-my-heart-again <p>As I was searching for a book to bring on my vacation in Colombia this past July, I discovered <i>Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World</i>, by Alan Weisman. Gaviotas is the name of a distant village in the middle of the Colombian eastern savannah. Beginning in the 1960s, it was brought to reality thanks to the imagination and efforts of hundreds of women, men, and children, who all shared the same goal: proving to the world that sustainable living is possible even in the most deprived areas of our planet.</p> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:58:53 +0000 Kim McGrath 2945 at /sustainability /sustainability/article/leeding-operations-maintenance <p>A brightly-lit screen announcing water and energy consumption greets you as you stroll into a building on campus. While you’re waiting for the elevator, you scroll through your personalized newsfeed on your <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.mcgill.myko&hl=en">Myko app</a>, and pat yourself on the back when you see that your ‘social score’ has improved. This vision of urban sustainability belongs to a new SPF project called <a href="/sustainability/leeding-operations-and-maintenance-sp0156">LEEDing Operations and Maintenance (SP0156)</a>.</p> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:48:34 +0000 Mandakini Chandra 2941 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/sustainability-projects-fund-seeking-faculty-member-working-group-288929 <p>The <u><a href="/sustainability/spf/about-spf">Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF)</a></u> is looking for a Faculty representative to sit on its <a href="/sustainability/spf/about-spf/spf-working-group">Working Group</a> (WG) starting in Fall 2018 for a two-year mandate. The Faculty representative would be one of eight Working Group members, who ensure that the SPF meets its mandate to build a culture of sustainability on UUÖ±²¥ campuses through the development and seed-funding of interdisciplinary projects.</p> Tue, 21 Aug 2018 20:04:34 +0000 toby.davine@mcgill.ca 2751 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/sustainability-projects-fund-seeking-pgss-members-working-group-287208 <p>The <a href="/sustainability/">Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF)</a> is looking for a PGSS representative to sit on its Working Group starting in September 2018 for a one- to two-year mandate. The PGSS representative would be one of eight Working Group members, who ensure that the SPF meets its mandate to build a culture of sustainability on UUÖ±²¥ campuses through the development and seed-funding of interdisciplinary projects.</p> Tue, 15 May 2018 19:57:33 +0000 toby.davine@mcgill.ca 2733 at /sustainability /sustainability/article/mcgill-community-members-generate-bold-ideas-addressing-sustainability-challenges-campus <p>On February 9th, the UUÖ±²¥ Office of Sustainability and the <a href="http://environmentssmu.wixsite.com/ssmuenvironment">Environment Committee</a> of the Student Society of UUÖ±²¥ (SSMU) hosted the very first Sustainability Projects Fund Challenge. With about $1 million in funding available each year, the <a href="/sustainability/spf">Sustainability Projects Fund</a> (SPF) is the largest seed-fund of its kind in North America.</p> Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:41:14 +0000 Monica Allaby 2711 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/spf-presents-movie-under-stars-269984 <p> </p> <p>**UPDATE**: Due to the likely event of thunderstorms this evening, the event will take place in<span> <a href="http://maps.mcgill.ca/?campus=DWT&txt=EN&id=Adams">Adams Auditorium</a>.</span></p> Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:33:46 +0000 toby.davine@mcgill.ca 2653 at /sustainability