Environmental Protection

Three petri dishes containing microplastic samples

Sea of Troubles

Prof. Chelsea Rochman explores how plastic is breaking down – and where it’s ending up

Headshot of Lucy Cullen taken outdoors.

Taking Waste off the Menu

U of T grad Lucy Cullen has been named one of Canada’s top environmentalists for helping restaurants earn more – by throwing away less

A collaboration between U of T and community group Cabbagetown Releaf hopes to inspire people across Toronto care for their neighbourhood's trees.

An Army of Tree Lovers

U of T’s Faculty of Forestry is teaching Torontonians how to care for one of the city’s most valuable resources – its trees

Photo of a electric car charging station.

Carbon Busters

How can Toronto reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Munk School students propose the ways

From left: U of T professors Craig Simmons and Peter Zandstra and PhD students Jennifer Ma and Curtis Woodford are among the dozens of researchers who will work to advance treatments for heart patients at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

Testing the Waters

U of T offers undergrads the chance to try being entrepreneurs – without any of the risk

Jane Gooddall.

Into the Wild

U of T partners with the Jane Goodall Institute to send students to Uganda to study endangered wildlife

Photo Courtesy of Frank Horvat

Green Keys

Frank Horvat plays piano in the dark to raise awareness of environmental issues

Tom Rand

Green Gadfly

Tom Rand has opened what he calls North America's most environmentally friendly hotel

Photo by 416style at Flickr.com

The Living City

Engineers are using the idea of "urban metabolism" to design more sustainable neighbourhoods

Illustration of great inventions and inventors in a tree.

The Next Big Idea

Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more

A lightswitch with the words

Unplugged

Residence program seeks to change how students think about energy use and conservation

Water Pressure

Canadians feel no urgency to conserve water, but they should, says architecture prof

Image of a snowed-in cabin

Smarter Buildings

A U of T computer scientist is developing a program to help predict – and ultimately reduce – buildings’ energy use

Smoke and Mirrors

So far, Canada has taken no real action on climate change. It’s time to get serious about Kyoto

Home Cheap Home

Pay more for energy efficiency up front, save more in the long term, says prof

Breathing Underwater

Joe MacInnis has spent his life exploring the world's oceans. Now he wants to save them

Greener Roofs

Cement terrace at family-housing residence becomes rooftop oasis

Team Clean

U of T mountain bikers remove a tonne of trash from the Don Valley Trail

Led by Professor Donald Chant, left, environmental activists recognized Survival Day in 1970.

Green Power

A 1969 article in The Varsity ignited students to start the Canadian environmental movement