Archives: Geography and Environmental Studies

Friday, September 22, 2006

Selling sustainability

By Nicole Findlay More often than not, businesses shy away from incorporating sustainable environmental practices for fear of cutting into profit margins. This fall, Carleton students will examine two local companies that have flourished as a result of their commitment to the environment and social justice. Students registered in Patricia... More

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Real-world experience, a world away

By Nicole Findlay As May blossomed into summer, most students settled into jobs that would fund the coming term. Karim Myatt, a third year undergraduate student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, spent his summer further afield than most. A participant of Students without Borders, Myatt spent the summer as a volunteer... More

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Geography – Senate Medalists

Andrew Baldwin has attained his PhD in geography. Baldwin’s research focused on the boreal forest of northern Canada. His work evaluates the impact of “postcolonial geography, political ecology and feminism” on contemporary enviornmental politics. “I’ve always been fascinated with how people imagine this relationship [between human... More

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

First-year student top ten in climate change

By Nicole Findlay Alysia Garmulewicz, a first year student in the Environmental Studies program was among 10 Canadian students to receive Environment Canada’s Cambio Merit scholarship at the Montreal Conference on Climate Change. Garmulewicz won the $500 scholarship for a conference targeting youth she organized and ran this past July. “I... More

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