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Junyu Ke

Junyu Ke is a PhD student in Theory and Criticism and a participant in the Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Sustainability at Western University. She has a MA in Cultural Studies from Queen’s University. Her research focuses on embodiment, environmental philosophy, and ecological consciousness.

Joining Hands: The Decade of Action on the SDGs

The year 2020 was a year that will go down in the annals for its significance on many fronts. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted several key sectors, primarily health and education, and the economies of virtually all countries on the globe. The uncertainty related to the progress of […]

Tamara L. Britton

Tamara is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Ontario in the Department of Anthropology & Centre for Environmental Sustainability, member of the Regenerative Industry Think Tank (RITT), affiliated member of the UBC Bamboo Research Group, and co-founder of the MonoMico Project. She holds a MA from the University […]

The Future of Education?

In 2020, it’s very hard to not have had any exposure to the newest technologies. If you have ever played video games, gone virtual furniture shopping, used Snapchats filters, or even participated in Zoom calls during the pandemic, you have been exposed to the world of virtual and augmented reality. Many […]

Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation

You are sitting at a coffee shop and trying to plan out your assignment that is due in three days. Like most students, your mind wanders away. You find yourself just wondering why, in spite of the near global consensus on climate change and billions of dollars committed to tackling […]

Evans Batung

Evans is currently pursuing an MSc. Degree with the Geography department of Western University. His research interests focus on agricultural impacts of climate change and adaptation and resilience strategies among rural agrarian communities. Outside of academia, Evans spends time reading and likes to play soccer.

Kamaldeen Mohammed

Kamaldeen is an MA student in Geography and Environment at Western University, Canada. His research interest is in environmental change and health, sustainable agriculture and GIS applications. Kamaldeen enjoys playing soccer and video games.

“Now is the Time”

COVID-19 was first identified on December 30, 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Stringent measures were put in place by world governments to isolate the cases and slow transmission of the virus. These measures and changes to government policy have […]

Colton Geil

Colton completed a BSc Environmental Science and Geography at the University of Western Ontario in 2020. He is now an MSc Candidate in Geology with Specialization in Environment and Sustainability at University of Western Ontario undertaking research on the turnover and sequestration of carbon isotopes in agricultural soils. His research […]

Siddharth Gupta

Siddharth Gupta is a graduate (Ph.D.) student in the CBE department at Western University. He received his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering (with specialization in Refining and Petrochemicals) at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India. He works on development and optimization of photocatalytic oscillatory membrane reactors for micropollutant removal […]