The University of Ottawa has been ranked 4th in North America in the Sustainable Transportation category by the Association of Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Sustainable Campus Index.
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Green initiatives on campus are blooming into fruition with recent additions to the pollinator gardens and edible landscapes on campus over the summer.
Gen Z and millennials are putting their social and political values first when choosing where to work
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the faculties of arts and social science teamed up to present the Impact Runway and a sustainability-focused panel with three Ottawa entrepreneurs.
Fixating on recycling instead of reducing and reusing incentives is a wasteful production scheme.
“In seventeen years of teaching at the University of Ottawa, I have found that a majority of students are optimistic … This year, students were unanimous in their despair. Climate inaction was on their mind … Students could not come up with any solution that they believed would get us off our disastrous track,” writes professor Thomas Boogaart of the University of Ottawa’s department of history.
As students physically return to campus for the first time in two years, the shiny new RBC branch replacing the 24/7 study lounge can be seen as ‘blinding.’
Binge-watching is nearly irresistible when given a choice between a multitude of streaming platforms. But what are the environmental impacts of having a streaming party?
Although they are fundamentally in conflict, experts believe climate policy and inclusion of Western interests in Canadian political discourse are not mutually exclusive.
Sustainability has become one of the hottest topics in all spheres of life, and the corporate world is no different. Some companies are frontrunners in sustainable development, but dishonesty and deceit regarding green initiatives — greenwashing — is a common issue.
Thirty food experts recently landed at the University of Ottawa to introduce nuance into the conversation on the future of protein production.
On Sept. 2, the U of O campus saw the installation of a new hydroponic system from The Growcer, which will grow plants served in the dining hall.
The Free Store’s new location leaves time for the team to focus on bigger things on campus and in the community.
Although most students shop at big-box grocery stores, there’s still a lot that students can do to reduce their waste.
PRD is a club that meets weekly, preparing vegan meals with food that would have otherwise been thrown out.
Victoria Barham, a board member and a professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences, said the services provided to students in her faculty are “catastrophic,” noting long wait times to see academic advisors and a lack of response to questions over email.
While we all know that recycling, taking public transit, and limiting our consumption of animal products can all help reduce our environmental footprints, you can also take steps in the bedroom to make your sex life a little greener.
The effects of animal agriculture are far-reaching, but so are our lifestyle decisions. By choosing to consume fewer animal products, you are choosing a sustainable future.
Thanks to the tireless work of student activists, the University of Ottawa became the first university in Ontario to put a complete and immediate stop to the sale of bottled water on its campuses in 2010.
How one U of O student cycled the way to educate youth on the environment.
Letter to the Editor: Why students need to show up and participate in university affairs.
A look inside Rideau Centre’s new Dining Hall.
The University of Ottawa is the 14th most sustainable university in the world. Check out how RecycleMania is helping to keep us there
According to the results of a survey by the Universitas Indonesia (UI), the U of O is currently the 14th most sustainable university in the world.
CANADA’S GREENEST HOME will be built this summer in Peterborough, Ont. The Endeavour Centre, a not-for-profit organization aimed at educating students in construction and design, plans on building the home during their five-month program of this year, making it their ninth sustainable project. Chris Magwood, executive director of the Endeavour Centre, said the aim of …
