Due to the unprecedented halt of human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have been noticing significant improvements in air quality worldwide. This phenomenon has been observed through satellite images across urban centres in China, Europe, the United States and Canada.
University of Guelph professor and GIER Affiliate Member, Dr. Robin Roth, co-authored a paper on the Journal Biological Conservation on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the world's biodiversity and our ability to protect it.
Read more about "Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation"
A team of 57 members from the Canadian College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (the College), who are engaged and interested in diverse interdisciplinary endeavours, provided their perspectives on the intellectual, cultural, and social perspectives of interdisciplinarity.
Read more about "Diverse perspectives on interdisciplinarity"
GIER likes to promote the work of like-minded institutions. Have you heard of the Belmont Forum?
Please help us welcome Dr. Virginia Capmourteres, our Communications, Research Engagement, and Administration Officer!
GIER's first call for the Small Grants Program (SGP) is open!
The University of Guelph announced the creation and launch of GIER to the University community. You can read the UofG Press Release here.
GIER officially launched on October 22, 2019. Over 100 environmental researchers from all seven colleges of the University of Guelph were in attendance. We also had the pleasure of hosting several distinguished external guests including the Mayor of Guelph, MPP Mike Schreiner, Councillor Cathie Jamieson from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, and members from local and national media.
