Written by: Jacqueline Omdara, Research by: Sophie Campbell — Earth Day takes place on Friday April 22, 2022. Earth Day commemorates the birth of the ‘modern environmental movement’ that occurred in 1970. A great contributor of the modern environmental movement was the large use of leaded gas in automobiles and the overall production of air pollution as air pollution…

By: Sheridan Hill — When you walk down the isles of your grocery store or local pharmacy, you may notice the overwhelming use of plastic. It is estimated that Canadians use and waste roughly 3.3 million tonnes of plastic every year and that one-third of all the plastic being used in Canada is single-use…

Written By: Jacqueline Omdara, Research By: Sophie Campbell — In honour of International Women’s day, we want to highlight some outstanding women environmentalists who have done and are continuing to do great things for their community as well as being an inspiration to those globally. It is so encouraging to see women from around the world and from different…

Written By: Jacqueline Omdara, Research By: Sophie Campbell, Sheridan Hill, & Nadia Vanzanten — In honour of Black History Month, we want to highlight various generations of black environmentalists that have made a big impact on their local community and around the world. Each individual has accomplished a great amount and continue to be a great influence in the climate crisis community that many…

Research by: Sophie Campbell, Written by: Jacqueline Omdara — Eco-anxiety is the distress caused by climate change and it can present itself in various ways. Eco-anxiety is a very real and prevalent emotion many of us feel. It presents itself as a broad range of negative emotions including grief, hopelessness, frustration, anger, fear for future generations, numbness, depression, guilt…

Research by: Sophie Campbell, Written by: Jacqueline Omdara — For more information about Valerie Ward and the chemical research the V. Ward Research Group does at the University of Waterloo, check out their website and email below! Website: https://www.valeriewardlab.ca/ Email: vward@uwaterloo.ca Q: Can you explain the focus of your research in a few sentences? A: My research is focused…

Research by: Sophie Campbell, Written by: Jacqueline Omdara — For more information about Rodney Smith and the chemical research the Smith Research Group does at the University of Waterloo, check out their website and email below! Website: https://smithgroup.uwaterloo.ca/ Email: rodsmith@uwaterloo.ca Q: Can you explain the focus of your research in a few sentences? A: My research examines how imperfections…

Research by: Sophie Campbell, Written by: Jacqueline Omdara — For more information about Laura Hug and the biological research the Hug Research Group does at the University of Waterloo, check out their website and email below! Website: https://uwaterloo.ca/hug-research-group/ Email: laura.hug@uwaterloo.ca Q: Can you explain the focus of your research in a few sentences? A: I study microbes living in…

By: Jacqueline Omdara — This term University of Waterloo Campus Compost hosted a social media contest incorporating sustainability and self-care/healthy habits! Thank you to everyone who participated and submitted a creative piece sharing their tips and informing those on how to be more sustainable when taking time to rest and care for themselves. We…