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Seeking Assistant Professor: Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation
IRES and Faculty of Land and Food Systems are seeking an interdisciplinary scholar who uses econometric and other quantitative techniques to investigate human dimensions of biodiversity conservation. For example, research interests may include how individual and institutional actions affect conservation outcomes, or how biodiversity conservation affects aspects of human well-being. Anticipated start July 1, 2022.
November 2, 2021: A Discussion on Open Access in Canada
Moderated by Stephen Chignell, IRES Ph.D. Student | Open access publishing is a rapidly expanding and evolving strategy for making scholarly work globally accessible. Unlike the traditional scholarly publishing model under which publishers require institutions or individuals to pay for access to these materials, open access provides a model for freely available research outputs to […]
October 14, 2021 | The Transformative Potential of the Right to a Healthy Environment
Canadian historian and educator, Dr. Bernie Vigod (1946-1988) was a lifelong advocate of human rights and civil liberties. Dr. David Boyd will be speaking on how we can live in harmony with nature. REGISTER at STU.CA/VIGOD
September 28, 2021: Conservation Discussion Group
September 28, 2021: Conservation Discussion Group with Rassim Khelifa We started meetings last week and, thanks to all who participated, we have come up with an exciting theme line-up for the term! Next week: Our speaker Dr. Rassim Khelifa will lead a discussion on “Using Games for Environmental Education and Public Outreach”!! See his poster […]
September 17, 2021: 2021 Virtual SPPGA Policy Salon: Shaping the Post-COVID World
The 2021 Policy Salon, Shaping the Post-COVID World, aims to acknowledge the precarious situation that we remain in globally with respect to COVID-19, while also looking ahead to consider how key lessons can be applied to overcoming other global challenges such as climate change. Featured speakers include IRES/SPPGA prof Dr. David Boyd and IRES PhD […]
‘War means blood’: Can a treaty stop Latin American activists being killed?
April 19, 2021: Dr. David Boyd was quoted in Reuters saying that the “groundbreaking” treaty could be “a life-saving game changer”.
When It Comes To Climate Change, Biases Affect Everyone
When communicating about climate change, the same information that draws the attention of certain groups can fail to pique the attention of others. For Wyoming Public Media, Dr. Jiaying Zhao explains that “a fact like ‘2020 was the hottest year in history, tied with 2016’ … is going to draw the attention of liberals but […]
The ongoing search for the perfect climate change metaphor
April 16, 2021: Dr. Kai Chan told CBC that scientists need to be much more in touch with their emotions and values, and ask themselves whether their actions are consistent with that emotion.
‘Seaspiracy’: Netflix Doc Got You Down? Here’s How to Cope, and Help.
April 8, 2021: Livekindly quoted Dr. Jiaying Zhao about her research on attentional and perceptual biases of climate change. Her study suggests framing the consequences of climate change to align with a specific group’s values and cognitive processes.
Chocolate might melt out of memory if we don’t protect pollinators, ecologist warns
April 6, 2021: After Easter weekend, Dr. Claire Kremen spoke with CBC to remind us that chocolate comes from cacao, the flowers of which have to be visited by a tiny fly for pollination.