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Christiano Choo
| October 11, 2024
On Oct. 8, the Waterloo Climate Institute hosted Chris Turner, Canadian climate journalist and author of "The Geography of Hope" and "The Patch," to talk about how we can become climate optimists in the face of increasingly prevalent environmental crises.
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Bethany Helaine Poltl
| October 9, 2024
As use and dependence on online technology increases, energy consumption grows. Our online habits have an environmental impact as the rise in energy demand increases resource depletion, contributes to carbon emissions, and drives climate change. This impact is known as digital carbon footprint.
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Humreet Sandhu
| September 18, 2024
The Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology scholarly network at the University of Waterloo hosted a lecture on Sept. 16 to discuss how we can find trusted information on climate action in a world of excess misinformation.
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Christiano Choo
| July 17, 2024
Humanity’s quest to uncover the secrets of our vast universe is one that has been long, fraught with difficulty, and largely unsuccessful. As is often characteristic of us, however, it also seems to be a quest that has not stopped or even shown any signs of slowing down.
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Bethany Helaine Poltl
| July 17, 2024
Canadians throw away over three million tonnes of plastic waste every year, yet only nine per cent of that waste is recycled. Wait… what? Only nine per cent of recycling gets recycled? What happens to the rest of it? Why and how do we recycle? Let’s talk about it.
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Bethany Helaine Poltl
| June 18, 2024
In the next five to ten years, the Waterloo Region will experience increased warming and extreme heat events, heavy precipitation with risk of flooding, and be affected by wildfire smoke travelling thousands of kilometres across the country. What does this mean for UW?
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Mariam Naim
| June 3, 2024
UW strives on innovation, so much so that they held first place for the most innovative university in Maclean’s 2022 ranking. The university is no stranger to initiatives that introduce complexity to the learning environment.
