Come to the McGill Redpath Museum (2nd floor) this summer and check out Creek 53: Portraits of Living Nature, an exhibition that brings together 53 original watercolour paintings and evocative poetry by artist and BSE Associate Member Chris Buddle.

Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough. Thank you for bringing the world to us and showing us why we should care about our unique and fragile environment! Photo by: BSE Student Cassandra Ciafro Tufted Puffin in Alaska #davidattenborough

An interesting metaphor for earth and climate science.

Happy Earth Day! Here’s what the BSE has been up to and how we are advancing environmental science and stewardship. From research, to conferences, to podcasts and community engagement, we commit to a better world for all. Audio by Eliveta Photos submitted by BSE faculty and students #earthday

Congrats to our partners in Panama! As part of the Research in Panama BSE course students are partnering with the Santa María River “living classroom” initiative, a collaboration empowering youth and communities as leaders of sovereign, community-driven research. fusave.blogspot.com

This week! Hear from CEO of Our land for the Future Trust, Dahti Tsetso this Thursday at 6 p.m. event.fourwaves.com/annual-envir...

BSE students presented a regional comms strategy for deer management at Gault to: SEPAQ, the Quebec Ministry of the Environment, town councils from Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Gault staff, and l'Agence Forestiere de la Monteregie. Community engagement with our students is key!

The McGill Bieler School of Environment was happy to co‑host Environment and Science Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future with the Canadian Chapter of Women in Science Diplomacy. Together we welcomed leaders who shared insights on evidence‑based diplomacy. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

Join us for a compelling panel on environment and science diplomacy. Hear straight from the heads of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Secretariat about lessons from historic agreements and behind the scenes diplomacy and more. Click to learn more and register today ⬇️ @wisdacanada.bsky.social

A special mention and congratulations to @amyjanzwood.bsky.social for being shortlisted for the 2026 Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research! broadbentinstitute.ca/layton-taylo...

Pipelines continue to dominate the Canadian political conversation. The BSE sat down with Professor Amy Janzwood, political science and Bieler School of Environment Professor, a pipeline politics expert and recent author of Mega Pipelines Mega Resistance. open.spotify.com/episode/7Ewg...

@amyjanzwood.bsky.social , professeure de la BSE publié dans Le Devoir : L’accord Carney-Smith marque une concession majeure

Professor Janzwood in the Calgary Herald this past weekend. At the BSE we are committed to sharing research that will make Canada a cleaner, stronger country. @amyjanzwood.bsky.social

Congratulations to BSE Associate member, Prof. Andrew Gonzalez who was named in the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, placing him among top researchers worldwide whose work has demonstrated rigorous scholarship and broad and significant global influence.

BSE Professor Amy Janzwood shares her thoughts on the Alberta-Ottawa memorandum of understanding and warns this is more than just about pipelines. @amyjanzwood.bsky.social

BSE Alumna Cartherine Hallmich and her team are innovating climate resilience in Canadian federal policy. Learn more about Catherine's role and the exciting work being done in the department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.

A new study published in Sustainability Science showing how participatory scenario planning, a collaborative process wherein diverse groups co-envision possible futures, can boost empathy for future generations, and non-human life. Study done by Prof. Elena Bennet and PhD Elson Ian Nyl Ebreo Galang.

Interested in what the McGill Bieler School of Environment has been up to these past few months? Take a look at some of the inspiring stories from student and faculty research to alumni successes.

The BSE has some stellar graduates out there. We sat down with Mr. Jean-Philippe Martin who is climate-proofing Quebec through his current position at Hydro-Quebec. Here's the article for more details. www.mcgill.ca/environment/...

Cité dans la Presse canadienne, telle que publiée par Radio Canada et d'autres médias, la professeur Amy Janzwood parle des effets de l'extraction au Canada. @amyjanzwood.bsky.social

Hosting the Global Change Symposium was a great way to end October! From biodiversity in the St. Lawrence river to pipeline resistance, Arctic health and global connectivity, the event featured McGill Bieler School Environment research at a whole new scale. Thank you to all who attended. #mcgill

Prof. Fabry dans La Presse d'aujourd'hui, « Depuis les années 1980, ces modèles qui deviennent de plus en plus sophistiqués prévoient à peu près le même réchauffement moyen pour la planète, c’est-à-dire celui que l’on observe en ce moment. Cette réalité peut faire peur, mais cela reste la réalité »

Some interesting research about the relationship between commoning and heterotopia, illustrated with examples from urban green spaces in Liège, Montréal, and Brussels. McGill Bieler School of Environment undergraduates were involved in helping to get this research completed!

Attend the Solvathon Conference, discuss mistrust in environmental science in today’s post-truth world. With @michaelemann.bsky.social , as keynote This conference will feature panel discussions, multiple keynotes and an interactive art expo showcasing environmental conspiracies over the ages.

We're excited to see that #ScienceUnderSiege has broken the top 1000 on Amazon. Please consider purchasing from e.g. @barnesandnoble.com or your local independent bookseller (or ask your local library to acquire). Thanks!

OUT TODAY! " #ScienceUnderSiege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World" by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly, courtesy of @hachettelibrary.bsky.social / #Public_Affairs / #BasicBooks \ @scribepub.bsky.social www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...

Prof. Brenda Parlee has been named as McGill's Bieler Chair in Northern Climate Change and Sustainability. Read the article below for more info.

Interesting climate change study published Monday in the Nature Climate Change journal.

Join us on October 23, 2025 for a day of bold ideas, real talk about truth in environmental science in a post-truth world. Featuring climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, and other trailblazing climate thinkers who are shaking up the field. Register today. event.fourwaves.com/bseconferenc...

This is a strategic investment. The Great Lakes contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water, support a $7 billion fishery, and supply drinking water to 40 million people. But they are heavily stressed by climate change, invasive species & various forms of pollution.

« Nous dirigeons-nous tout droit vers un désastre climatique encore plus grand? » BSE Prof. Brenda Parlee wrote an Op-ed in Le Devoir centred on the disproportionate rate that forest fires affect Indigenous Canadians. Very interesting!

"Education for Sustainability- As If People and the Environment Matter," an essay by BSE Prof. Madhav Badami has just been published. "It is important to provide grounds for realistic hope, by showing how positive change is possible, and is being made to happen, across the world." Take a peak!

The Bieler Lab Series is back, featuring Prof. Janzwood and her research on Canada’s energy transition. At a time when energy is at the heart of national conversations, Prof. Janzwood offers insights on the success of resistance of pipelines and in protecting our planet. #pipelines #environment #BSE

BSE Prof. Elena Bennett and colleagues have been recognized in Ecology & Society, announcing the launch of the Society for Social-Ecological Systems. The journal marks the society as a turning point for the field highlighting its global relevance, urgency, and maturity. Congrats! #SES #Ecology

Congrats to all McGill graduates this year. We got to talk to two BSE students who are valedictorians. Check out the story below. www.mcgill.ca/environment/...

It's graduation time and the BSE would like to congratulate all McGill students. The BSE has two students who are valedictorians of which we are very proud! Jennifer McDonald and Arwen Low. We sat down with Arwen to talk about her BSE experience. 🎓 open.spotify.com/episode/0gdX...

Don’t miss the live streams of this year’s Arts Convocation ceremonies on Monday, June 2 and Tuesday, June 3, 2025! 🎓Arts A, June 2 at 10:00AM 🎓Arts B, June 2 at 3:00PM 🎓Arts C, June 3 at 10:00AM 🎓Arts D, June 3 at 3:00PM www.mcgill.ca/graduation/s...

The Gault Nature Reserve isn’t just a beautiful landscape — it’s a living classroom. BSE students, in the ENVR 401 course, presented a science-based deer management plan to local, provincial, and Indigenous leaders to protect the reserve’s ecosystem. Read the story from our Spring Newsletter.

Prof. Elena Bennett with global colleagues has launched the Society for Social Ecological Systems (SocSES). The society ushers in a new era for SES global research and will foster global collaboration. Congrats to everyone involved on this exciting step. www.mcgill.ca/environment/...

Another great interview by BSE associate professor Renee Sieber on Google's Gemini AI roll out for kids. Take a look! #scientist #AI #AiEthics #GeminiAI #McGill #BSE www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

*BURA STORY* Anabelle Eng the most recent BURA recipient spent part of her semester. taking care of crayfish that are invading Ontario lakes. Learn more. #CrayfishInvasion #Research #BURA #OntarioEcosystems #ScienceInAction

This just in: Lola Milder, a 2022 BURA recipient, has co-authored an academic paper on plant-soil interactions, shedding light on how forests might respond to climate change. #ClimateChange #Research #ForestScience #AcademicAchievement www.mcgill.ca/environment/...

Taking a closer look at Antarctica: BSE almuna Noémie Sheppard's journey of hands-on research in Antarctica is inspiring! She is studying how climate change is transforming the continent's vascular flora. #Antarctica #ClimateChange #Research #McGillUniversity #SAEF www.mcgill.ca/environment/...

Upcoming webinar on the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment with @transformationscommunity.org and @cchange-global.bsky.social to explore – with the lead authors and transformation experts – how the TCA can inform real-world change. 🗓️ Thursday, May 8, 17:00 CEST 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/wrpa5h2w

The Spring 2025 Newsletter is out and about! If you are interested in what we have been up to this past semester, here it is. e1.envoke.com/m/6a2b5ee668... You can subscribe anytime by clicking here: e1.envoke.com/ext/pages/ea... Photo cred: Noemie Sheppard BSE Alumna

Space is still available to register for the 2nd Annual Sustainable Transportation Roundtable on April 22nd! 🚲 @mcgill.ca. Together with @owenwaygood.bsky.social, we're thrilled to to explore the future of sustainable transportation. Details here: shorturl.at/zXaXO

On our latest Lab Tour video series, Professor Brian Leung gives us a tour of the Leung Lab, and offers some bits of advice. Check it out. www.youtube.com/shorts/GIiNr...