/mssi/taxonomy/term/756/all en /mssi/article/mssi-funds/2020-mssi-ideas-fund-recipients <div></div> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:11:42 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3229 at /mssi /mssi/article/landscapes-materials-mssi-events-transistions-urban/sustainability-transitions-symposium <p>In line with the launch of the fourth MSSI research theme, our 2019 event was centered on <i>Sustainability Transitions</i> (read more about the new theme <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/can-small-and-medium-enterprises-lead-the-way-to-a-sustainable-future/">here</a>). Over 60 participants joined us for an afternoon exploring the idea of Sustainability Transitions – from what it means to us as individuals to how it is understood through research.</p> <p><b>What are ‘Sustainability Transitions”?</b></p> Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:47:11 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3209 at /mssi /mssi/article/mobilizing-efforts-around-sustainable-development-goals <p>In an increasingly connected world, the opportunities to develop as a unified whole – rather than as divided parts of a disparate world – are limitless. In 2015, in an effort to increase coordination across efforts at global development, the United Nations introduced the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – 17 Goals with 169 targets to improve the world by 2030.</p> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:09:08 +0000 Akbar Aziz 3183 at /mssi /mssi/article/landscapes-mssi-events/charting-new-path-along-environmental-policy-tightrope-prof-kai-chan <p><img alt="Professor Kai Chan is standing in front of a railing" height="125" width="125" style="width: 125px; height: 125px; float: left;" class="file-thumbnail lt" src="/mssi/files/mssi/styles/wysiwyg_thumbnail/public/kai_chan_headshot_hi_res.jpeg?itok=9Vkk6xs7" />Kai Chan - an interdisciplinary, problem-oriented sustainability scientist trained in ecology, policy, and ethics research - was the first MSSI invited speaker of 2019.</p> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:44:41 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3225 at /mssi /mssi/article/mssi-events/sustainability-soiree <p>In January 2019, the MSSI co-hosted their first joint event with the <a href="/sustainability/">ƻ����Ժ Office of Sustainability</a> (MOOS). This was an opportunity to showcase the various ways ƻ����Ժ is addressing sustainability through research and practice. MSSl-supported students presented their latest sustainability research on topics of indigenous food sovereignty, solvent-free biofuel production, the sustainability of Master-Planned Cities and the socio-economic implications of Montreal's Pink Line metro proposal.</p> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:35:44 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3226 at /mssi /mssi/article/mssi-events/using-research-inform-policy-dr-katie-gibbs <p><img alt="A head shot of Dr. Katy Gibbs" height="125" width="125" style="width: 125px; height: 125px; float: left;" class="file-thumbnail lt" src="/mssi/files/mssi/styles/wysiwyg_thumbnail/public/katygibbs.jpg?itok=Kra7OVtS" />Dr.</p> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:49:32 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3227 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/2018-mssi-annual-research-symposium-290743 <p>We are pleased to announce the 2018 <strong>MSSI Annual Research Symposium</strong>.</p> <p>Event details can be found <a href="/mssi/events#f2018_research_theme" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:42:15 +0000 sophie.zhang@mail.mcgill.ca 1285 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/mssi-consultation-workshop-transitioning-sustainability-291215 <p>The MSSI is pleased to invite you to a <strong>Consultation Workshop for the fifth MSSI theme, “Transitioning to sustainability”</strong>.</p> Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:52:51 +0000 sophie.zhang@mail.mcgill.ca 1298 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/mssi-landscapes-theme-pitch-or-enrich-symposium-sustainability-research-291022 <p>The MSSI is excited to invite you to register for the <strong>MSSI Landscapes Theme Pitch or Enrich - A Symposium for Sustainability Research</strong>.</p> Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:37:23 +0000 sophie.zhang@mail.mcgill.ca 1290 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/mssi-visioning-workshop-faculty-members-and-graduate-students-289516 <p>The MSSI is excited to announce its first event of the Fall located at the Macdonald Campus.</p> <p><a href="/mssi/events">Learn more</a></p> Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:26:15 +0000 sophie.zhang@mail.mcgill.ca 1224 at /mssi /mssi/article/mssi-events/academias-emerging-crisis-relevance-and-consequent-role-engaged-scholar-prof-andrew-hoffman <p><img height="400" width="300" style="width: 150px; float: left; height: 200px;" class="file-large lt" src="/mssi/files/mssi/styles/wysiwyg_large/public/channels/bio/hoffmanandrew.jpg?itok=jwVm1NJb" alt="" />Why do academics do research, and who do they do it for? How much of the increasing distrust in science is self-inflicted, and what can we do to change that? This talk by Prof. Andrew Hoffman of the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability addresses the accessibility of research and academia in an increasingly divided world.</p> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:55:51 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3233 at /mssi /mssi/article/mssi-events-urban/new-cities-utopian-wishes-and-powerpoint-dreams-dr-sarah-moser <p><img alt="Portrait of Prof. Sarah Moser" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; float: left;" class="file-large lt" src="/mssi/files/mssi/styles/wysiwyg_large/public/channels/bio/sarahmoser.jpeg?itok=oX_3cSLK" width="225" height="225" /></p> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 16:52:52 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3231 at /mssi /mssi/article/landscapes-mssi-events/tropical-forests-and-climate-change-how-research-can-help-transform-problem-solution-frances-seymour <p></p><div class="image-caption-container lt"><img alt="Portrait of Frances Seymour." style="width: 125px; height: 125px; float: left;" class="file-thumbnail lt" src="/mssi/files/mssi/styles/wysiwyg_thumbnail/public/frances-seymor_0.png?itok=lisJA7Gr" width="125" height="125" /></div>Frances Seymour, Distinguished Senior Fellow at World Resources Institute, delivered a talk on her work in the area of tropical forests and climate change. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:04:11 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3228 at /mssi /mssi/article/mssi-events/global-sustainability-bottom-dr-amy-luers <p></p><div class="image-caption-container lt"><img alt="Audience watching a presentation on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals." style="width: 125px; height: 125px; float: left;" class="file-thumbnail lt" src="/mssi/files/mssi/styles/wysiwyg_thumbnail/public/img_0017.jpg?itok=VFz5NO8j" width="125" height="125" /></div>The MSSI's first invited speaker coincided with the launch of the first three research themes. Dr. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:07:38 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3223 at /mssi /mssi/article/mssi-events/research-theme-consultation <p>The MSSI hosted two workshops to bring ƻ����Ժ researchers together with the goal of developing priority areas in sustainability research.</p> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:53:08 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Sustainability Systems Initiative 3220 at /mssi