Congratulations to Alexandra Sawatzky
Congratulations to Alexandra Sawatzky for successfully completing her PhD qualifying exams! Alexandra finished her undergraduate degree in Arts & Science with a cumulative GPA of 89%, and directly entered into…
Northern-Led Leadership in Higher Education
The following Op-Ed was published on March 20, 2017 on the MUN Gazette, as part of a special feature celebrating and recognizing the contribution and impact of Aboriginal Peoples in…
Mental Health & Our Changing Climate
In June 2014, the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica published an important report, Beyond Storms & Drought: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change, which outlined the numerous direct and indirect pathways…
Media portrayal of drinking water security in Indigenous communities in Canada
Congratulations to Steven Lam on a newly published review that examines the extent, range, and nature of newspaper coverage of drinking water security in Canadian Indigenous communities through four major news sources:…
The Mental Health Impacts of Ecological Grief in a Changing Climate
The ecologist (in a more than scientific sense) is someone who is touched by this loss in such a way as to mourn the toll of extinction instituted by human…
Stimulating a Canadian Narrative for Climate Action
For the last few years, I’ve been working with a group of over 60 scholars, scientists, and decision-makers from throughout Canada, and representing multiple disciplines and backgrounds, to discover and promote…
eNuk App Featured on CBC’s Spark
In December, our Team was featured on CBC’s Spark, discussing the eNuk app, a community-designed and community-led environment and health monitoring system designed by Inuit in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. For generations, the…
Congratulations to Inez Shiwak, Winner of the Inuit Recognition Award
Written by Sherilee Harper The Inuit Recognition Award is a national prize that recognizes Inuit who are making strong efforts towards meaningful Inuit involvement in Arctic research. Each year, the award…
