2013

Kai Chan on CBC National with Ian Hanomansing

Kai Chan spoke with CBC’s Ian Hanomansing about the latest IPCC report and what it will take for people to make big changes to their lifestyles. You can watch the video of Kai’s interview here

Gerald Singh awarded a CEED Early Career Research Grant

Gerald has been awarded an Early Career Research Grant from the Australian Reseach Council’s Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions.

New video for prospective IRES students by Jordan Levine

New video for prospective IRES students by Jordan Levine

Jordan has produced a new video for prospective students including interviews Kai and many CHANS Lab members. Watch the video on the IRES ‘Prospective Students’ page here.

Gerald Singh awarded the Les Lavkulich Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service

Gerald Singh has been awarded the Les Lavkulich Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service. The award recognizes exceptional civic engagement and leadership within RMES and the greater community.

We love to hate the snakehead fish

A new study co-authored by Cathryn Clarke Murray and collaborators at SFU, University of Guelph and BC Ministry of Environment shows just how much data can be extracted from a single invasive fish. The Burnaby snakehead hunt made headlines in the summer of 2012 and is making news again as the results of this research […]

Article and follow-up blog post published in the Chronicle for Higher Education

Paul authored the article ‘Who is Conservation For?‘ in the Chronicle of Higher Education, addressing this ongoing discussion in the conservation world. Read the article here, and view Paul’s follow-up blog post here.

Kai to speak on IPBES panel in DC

On November 14th Kai will be speaking on a panel coordinated by United Nations Environment Program and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and hosted by the French Embassy in Washington DC.

CHANS lab well represented at North Pacific Marine Science meeting

CHANS lab well represented at North Pacific Marine Science meeting

Lab members provide notable contributions at international oceanographic conference.

New blog post: Arm-chair environmentalism, science communication, and why I hate Twitter

Jordan Tam recounts his neophyte experiences in the Twitterverse in his latest blog post Arm-chair environmentalism, science communication, and why I hate Twitter

Article on intangible benefits of nature published in prestigious annual review journal

Jordan Tam, Sarah Klain, Jordan Levine and Kai Chan co-authored a publication in Annual Reviews of Environment and Resources: Humans and Nature: How Knowing and Experiencing Nature Affect Well-Being. Here’s some press about it!