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April 4
Grid capacity, resiliency key to Ontario’s energy and EV transition
Ontario’s energy and EV transition were in focus during a recent visit to campus by MPP Andrew Dowie, previously a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and a meeting with Climate Positive Energy (CPE) and Professor Chris Yip, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. An Institutional […]
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October 27
The University of Toronto is committing to divest from investments in fossil fuel companies in its $4.0-billion endowment fund beginning immediately. As part of a suite of sustainability measures announced by U of T President Meric Gertler today, the University of Toronto Asset Management Corporati... Read More
October 8
When Ian Williams was in Grade 6, a teacher told him that he shouldn’t attempt to play the French horn because the mouthpiece was too small for him. He understood that to mean that his lips were too big for the horn. Though just 11 years old, Williams says he vividly remembers the feeling of unea... Read More
October 8
Once touted as a haven of middle-class living, the “tower in the park” planning model was popular in the 1950s and 1960s but is increasingly viewed as anti-urban and an obstacle to further densification. At the same time, many of these concrete giants are falling into disrepair and increasingly ... Read More
September 17
“Green infrastructure” often comes up when talking about climate change. Problem is, few people know what it means. That’s according to new research led by Tenley Conway, a professor in the department of geography, geomatics and the environment at the University of Toronto Mississauga. ... Read More