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Urban Sprawl Map

The consequences of urban sprawl have severe implications for sustainability and intergenerational environmental justice, as urban sprawl is a creeping problem for which the effects will be felt most harshly for future generations. A stated-preference survey conducted during the 2020-2021 academic year for the Project Coordinators honor’s thesis revealed that as many as 30% of…

JMSBG

JMSBG’s focus is to help graduate students realize the impact that future business decisions can have on people, long-term profit, and the planet. With this goal in mind, they e are organizing the Sustainability Case Challenge. The event will take place virtually due to the prevailing conditions. The challenge aims at offering students of all…

Let’s Talk about Post-Secondary Education

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, report cards of high school students show that many are struggling, leading to calls for the Quebec government to lower the bar for CEGEP admissions. Data collected from 40 secondary schools by a province-wide group of school administrators showed that 20% of students are failing French, and a quarter of them…

Space Between

Each year, the Department of Design and Computation Arts (DCART) conceives an exhibition showcasing a variety of projects from its undergraduate students. This show allows for substantial involvement from the student body. For many of those students, this year-end show consists of a first opportunity to share and present their work to the public eye.…

Climate Crisis Hackathon

The Climate Crisis AI Hackathon is a global online event that will bring together beginners and experts to tackle Climate Change related problems using AI. In addition to the immediate goal of producing tangible and impactful proof of concepts, through these talks, workshops, and collaborative projects we aim to catalyze and educate students at Concordia…

De Souche: Designing a Contextually Relevant Biomaterial

De Souche is an interdisciplinary workshop series that aims to transform an invasive aquatic plant species in Quebec – Eurasian milfoil – into a new biomaterial and to inspire the integration of sustainable design practices to Concordia’s students and faculty. These workshops will merge the expertise and imagination of affected communities, cross-sectorial stakeholders, an interdisciplinary…
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CEED: Lift Every Voice: Amplifying Black Voices in Montreal

CEED’s mission has always been to center youth in vulnerable communities and empower them by equipping them with the necessary skills that will place them in an ideal position to support their communities. As the Black Lives Matters movement is sweeping the world by storm and becoming globalized, we recognize and acknowledge that Canada, too,…
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Concordia Co-op Bookstore Online Platform

The Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore has been a fee levy organization and not-for-profit retailer on campus for nearly 20 years. It is the campus alternative to FollettCorporation, an American contractor who has taken over the Book Store’s operations as of June 2020. The Co-op Bookstore has been hard at work throughout our COVID-19 closure…

iGEM

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2020-20212019-20202016-20172013-20142020-2021 Veggie burgers, algae shrimp, vegan cheeses, synthetic flavors, and animal-free egg whites are making their way into our restaurants and supermarket shelves. What consumers may not realize, however, is that many of these foods are made using synthetic biology, an emerging science that applies principles of genetic engineering to redesign organisms for useful purposes.…

CARE

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‘CARE : Process and Material Considerations for Sustainability in Fine Arts’ is a research initiative supported by the SOFA Committee to identify and address key issues at Concordia University relating to sustainable material use and taught method(s) within Fine Arts. Resulting in a best practice PDF guide, the first iteration of this project will focus…
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