ANCWT is proud to be a media partner of the Women in IT Virtual Summit, Canada, which will take place virtually on October 20, 2020. This summit will facilitate knowledge sharing, collaboration, and networking, with a focus on diversity in Read More
Check out our first virtual presentation! This video explores the evolution of sustainability at the University of Ottawa over the past decade. The presentation takes a brief look at climate, transportation, food, and waste programs and how they are evolving Read More
We’re currently recruiting participants to fill out our questionnaire! Are you an engineering undergrad or grad student? Are you a professor or dean for a faculty of engineering? Are you an engineering field professional? If your answer is “yes” to Read More
We recently had a chance to learn more about sex and gender in cardiovascular research with Amy Johnston. Johnston is looking at risk factors associated with disease. For example, how smoking can cause cardiovascular disease. In this case, they are Read More
We all know plastic pollution is a global problem. Well, we recently had the opportunity to learn more about the microplastics and their effects on marine and human life. So, what are microplastics? The term microplastics was introduced in 2004 Read More
We had a wonderfully emotional time watching and discussing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. This film is an inspirational true story of William Kamkwamba, a boy from Malawi who built a wind turbine to help his town gain power Read More
Thanks to Professor Nafissa Ismail and graduate student Kevin Smith, we had the opportunity to learn how stress in adolescents can lead to mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety. Did you know that globally more than 300 million people Read More
Our first event of the 2019-2020 school year was a success with a room filled with people interested in knowing how they can help reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in our oceans. During the hour long session Read More
As we sat in a circle with Dr. Donna May Kimmaliardjuk, she told us about her path to getting into medicine and heart surgery, stating that her grandfather’s passing was what initially sparked her interest in medicine. Dr. Kimmaliardjuk specifically Read More
On April 10, 2019, Dr. Pendo Nandiga Bigambo, a mechanical engineer from the University of Dar es Salaam visited the University of Ottawa and took the time to tell us about her project that uses nanoprocessing technology to reduce waste. Read More