Dr. David Chalack, Chair RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) Board Chair welcomes the #rdarroundup audience and mentions Dr. Temple Grandin as a resource person for the Calgary Stampede. Fun fact: Dr. Grandin will receive an Honorary Degree from University of Alberta next week at our UAlberta Faculty of ALES Convocation! #abpse
How universities could help whole communities tackle climate change theconversation.com/how-universiti…… via The Conversation cc Climate Action Coalition at the UofA UAlberta Sustainability Bill Flanagan Red Deer Polytechnic @StuartFCallum uLethbridge Terry Whitehead U Calgary Jon Cornish, CFA UniversityWorldNews #abpse
Today, UNSG António Guterres urged for more ambition & action to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030.
#IPCC 's #ClimateReport shows that current policies are not on track to limit #globalwarming to 1.5°C.
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The decline is primarily driven by a 77,000 loss in jobs among youth aged 15 to 24.
'This isn't anything like 25 years ago where you could easily find a job over the summer [and] work to pay your year of tuition ahead,' said Shaziah Jinnah Morsette, president University of Calgary Students' Union.
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ICYMI: “This is an all-hands-on-deck moment,” said Bryan Alexander in Anya Kamenetz's The Hechinger Report column. “This is a moment of civilizational transformation and we can’t be left out of it. Every aspect of academia gets to play a role.”
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Civilization transformation - Every aspect of academia gets to play a role.
This is the powerful message that all Canadian universities should be embracing.
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Fun grad celebration for the UAlberta Comp Sci Multimedia Research Center program. Pleased to describe the exciting activities happening in #agtech to our best & brightest! Good work Dr. Irene Cheng who leads the program with eleni stroulia Graduate Studies & many others. #cdnag #abpse
Will universities add to the fires of global warming, or help build the pathways to a post-carbon future? University of Alberta U Calgary NAIT SAIT Mount Royal U #abpse Parkland Institute APSN Universities Canada | Universités Canada CAUT University of Alberta Students' Union Council of Alberta University Students
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Fantastic discussion with tomorrow’s @ualberta Honorary Degree recipient Dr. Temple Grandin Colorado State University & sime of our UAlberta Faculty of ALES grad students. Dr. Grandin has influenced global thinking in animal welfare & autism. #ualberta #ualberta 23 #cdnag #abpse