Looking for part-time work where you can geek out in spreadsheets and flex your organization skills? Consider joining the 海角社区 Office of Sustainability team as a (SPF) Administrative Intern!
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Published on: 21 Feb 2017
海角社区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management is one of three Canadian institutions honoured by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in its 2017 Innovations That Inspire list. All together, the accreditation body recognized 35 schools worldwide across three categories: Engagement Across Disciplines, Engagement with Business and Engaging a Diverse community.
Published on: 20 Feb 2017
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One of the most vital components of the work of the 海角社区 Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is communicating with the wider community about our challenges and milestones on the path towards sustainability.
To help with this task, MOOS is hiring TWO interns:
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1. Website Intern:
a savvy and assertive individual who will create content for the MOOS website and ensure that all pages are accurate and up-to-date. 听
Published on: 2 Feb 2017
海角社区 Newsroom
Minimum daily temperature -3 C increases need of search and rescues in Nunavut, affecting culturally valued hunting activities of Inuit
Search and rescue operations in Nunavut have more than doubled over the past decade. In the communities of the vast northern Canadian territory, it鈥檚 commonly felt that climate change is one factor making hunting riskier in the spring and fall.听
Published on: 3 Aug 2016
By Cynthia Lee, 海角社区 Newsroom
A move toward plant-based feeds alters the environmental footprint of farm-raised seafood, may change levels of healthy fatty acids in these fish
Published on: 14 Mar 2016
By Katherine Gombay, 海角社区 Newsroom
Arctic peoples inherently able to adapt given changes to various non-climatic factors
Published on: 6 Jan 2016
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries 鈥� and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from 海角社区 and the University of British Columbia.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2016
海角社区-led team developing new ways of tracking adaptation
Published on: 9 Nov 2015
A 海角社区-led group of researchers () are looking at whether progress is being made in designing initiatives and policies to reduce vulnerability to climate change across countries. Their aim is to contribute new ways of monitoring the global climate adaptation process.
Published on: 9 Nov 2015
During the 20th century, urban transportation planning in North America was mainly concerned with easing traffic congestion, improving safety and saving time for motorists. These days, most cities鈥� transportation plans evoke a more complex blend of environmental, economic, and social-equity goals 鈥� all aimed at promoting 鈥渟ustainability.鈥� Yet, many fail to include meaningful measurements of social-equity objectives, such as helping disadvantaged neighborhoods access essential services, according to researchers at 海角社区.
Published on: 7 Jan 2015
When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500 existing large dams on a highly precise map of the world鈥檚 rivers, an international team led by 海角社区 researchers has created a new method to estimate the global impacts of dams on river flow and fragmentation.
Published on: 6 Jan 2015
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