Excerpt Delivery and analysis of a survey assessing sustainability literacy and attitudes across the UofT campuses, which can be used to complete an Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) assessment.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Noah Foster, Thurkkha Thayalalingam, Chloe Fortune, Shreya Agarwal
Location On-Campus (UTSG, UTM & UTSC)
Client UTSG and UTSC Sustainability Offices, UTM Utilities & Sustainability Division
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SDGs Climate ActionPeace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsQuality Education
+1Sustainable Cities and Communities
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Excerpt Conducting a comparative analysis of three rainwater harvesting methods, as well as two automated irrigation methods, to explore the implementation of sustainable rainwater collection and irrigation systems at the UTSC Campus Farm.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Siham Karamali, Shiyin Cao, Shicong Huang, and Evans Lai
Location On-Campus (UTSC)
Client Campus Farm
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SDGs Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Cities and CommunitiesZero Hunger
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Topics Food & Farming
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Excerpt An examination of the role of food insecurity on campus, and strategies to improve student eating experience, by providing resources that improve students’ food literarcy through food navigation supports and increased information sharings.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Johanna Pokorny, Amal Yusuf, Rosemarie Shephard, Gianina Ramos, Cody Foo
Location On-Campus (UTSG)
Client Food Services
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SDGs Reduced InequalitiesZero Hunger
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Topics Food & Farming
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Excerpt Examining the role that hydrogen could have in TransformTO, which is the municipal climate action strategy aimed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Alexandra Konn, Bea Libchaber, Kenneth Sergienko, Ian Stecher
Location Off-Campus (City of Toronto)
Client TransformTO
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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergyClimate ActionSustainable Cities and Communities
Types Experiential Learning Project
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Topics GHG Emissions & Renewable Energy
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Excerpt The feasability of enabling Jane and Finch tower community resident access to cargo cycles for local trips and examining the socio-economic impact
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Location Off-Campus (Toronto)
Client Jane and Finch tower community
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SDGs Climate ActionDecent Work and Economic GrowthSustainable Cities and Communities
Types Experiential Learning Project
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Topics Accessibility, Mobility & Transportation
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Excerpt A survey of UTSG employee commute modal split to measure and evaluate employees’ sustainability performance in the transportation sector under the STARS framework. This survey provides insight into how to better facilitate sustainable modes of transport associated with the reduction of overall GHG emissions.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Gillian Bolivar, Jane Hu, Yerim Lee, Lauren Li
Location On-Campus (UTSG)
Client Sustainability Office
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SDGs Climate ActionIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Cities and Communities
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Topics Accessibility, Mobility & Transportation
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Excerpt Creation of eight episodes in a podcast series
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Stephen Hurley, Yana Lee, Jackson Fowlow
Location Off-Campus (UTSG)
Client VoicEd Radio
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SDGs Climate ActionQuality Education
Types Experiential Learning Project
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Topics Community, Equity & Education
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Excerpt The Innovation Hub developed and facilitated a series of brainstorming sessions with students to explore recommendations from the community regarding the role of Campus Safety Services including recommendations around possible alternative models to better support students in mental health crises at the University.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Sabrina Wu, Faith Dong, Maliha Sarwar, Nadhiena Shankar, Akshay Mahimtura, Marielle Dilla
Location On-Campus (UTSG)
Client Campus Safety Services Review Committee
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SDGs Good Health and Well-Being
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Topics Health & Well-being
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Excerpt Providing an overview of the UTSC waste management system, the issues identified with the current waste management data on-campus, and recommendations to improve on waste management data at UTSC.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Jesse Han
Location On-Campus (UTSC)
Client On-Campus (UTSC)
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SDGs Clean Water and SanitationResponsible Consumption and Production
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Topics Circular Economy, Materials & Waste
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Excerpt Core themes shaping classroom accommodations and accessibility were identified through interviews with students and instructors to better understand the experience of accessibility and the accommodations process in the classroom.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Isabel Armiento, Levon Karakoyun, Alex McLean, Nhi Nguyen, Gauri Sauchin Patki, Ritika Sharma, Peiyu Wang, Nan Wang, Sherry Zhang, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Zhang, Vlada Gorchkova, Akshay Mahimtura
Location On-Campus (UTSG)
Client Accessibility Services
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SDGs Reduced Inequalities
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Topics Community, Equity & Education
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