By Vig Krishnamurthy Paper is something very closely associated with the University: it is not only the mainstay of what we produce, but also that of what we consume. In 2005 alone, the University of Toronto purchased more than 1 billion sheets of office paper with a price tag of approximately $6,000,000. Is there a […]
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Moving IT forward: Centre for Environment’s information technology initiatives
By Imran Hasan The Centre for Environment has several key active Information Technology (IT) projects recently completed and several aimed for completion in the spring 2008 term or in 2008-09. The majority of these activities are implemented and managed by Imran Hasan, IT Manager at the Centre, with assistance from a small staff of work-study […]
Survey to be conducted of Education for Sustainable Development programs in the Toronto region
By Ingrid Stefanovic and Kim Peters In 2006, the Centre for Environment joined the City of Toronto and other local organizations to participate in the United Nations’ Toronto Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development. Citing the Memorandum of Understanding, the Toronto Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) is a “coalition of formal, informal, […]
New EcoEco intiative at Hart House to look at the sustainable dilemma of Ecology and Economy
By Jenifer Newcombe Does sustainability require a re-imagination of capitalism as we know it? What innovative solutions are being generated and by whom? Can we find a place of balance and respect for both ecology and economy in the 21st century? At what level is action most effectively taken? What can you do? These are […]
New Cities Centre at U of T to study cities and urban policy
By Pat Doherty The Cities Centre is a new multi-disciplinary research institute established at the University of Toronto in response to one of the research priorities defined in the University’s “Stepping Up!” plan. The mandate of the Centre is broad: to encourage and facilitate research, both scholarly and applied, on cities and on a […]
New Centre at U of T to study air quality: Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research
By Liam Mitchell With the opening of the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR) on September 20, 2007, the University of Toronto stands at the forefront of research on air quality in Canada. Led by Professor Greg Evans, the Centre’s director, SOCAAR draws together researchers from the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of […]
