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Can money buy you happiness?
It's complicated

PFAS: Forever Chemicals

Cities are using AI to be more efficient.
But there are ethical concerns

Chris Barrington-Leigh co-authored a study that challenges long-held beliefs about wealth and happiness. Garvia Bailey from the Globe and Mail听spoke with Professor Barrington-Leigh听about the implications of this study and what it suggests about our society's pursuit of wealth.

Professor and Dean Viviane Yargeau, who is also an associate member of the BSE, commented on the danger of PFAS in an Global News story regarding the federal government's decisions to move ahead with a plan to label these forever chemicals as toxic.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Professor Renee Sieber talked with Debra Arbec on being a Top 100 Brilliant Woman in AI Ethics, and more.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

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Pipeline Politics	New Director	2024 Hottest Year Ever听

Amy Janzwood was featured in a Globe and Mail article about pipeline management and the politics that surround the future of pipelines in Canada, saying their revival is a bad idea.	The Bieler School of Environment is thrilled to announce Professor Anthony Ricciardi as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead. Article	Professor Fr茅d茅ric Fabry advises media on what it means that 2024 was reported as the hottest ever year on record.听 , ,
Our Latest Newsletter	New Research	Hurricane Milton: Expert Analysis

Our Fall听2024听Newsletter is out!听 Read the Newsletter!	Talking to Radio stations in Montreal, Professor Barrington-Leigh provides insights from new research in regards to urban city sprawl and how construction of roads play crucial roles in public safety. , Research	Professor Fr茅d茅ric Fabry talked to national media as Hurricane Milton approached Florida. He explained how climate change effected the rapid intensification of the storm. , ,
Making the World Happier	Flying Cars? Not So Fast	Small green spaces to cool the city

Professor Christopher Barrington-Leigh spoke to the 不良研究所 Reporter on United Nations International Day of Happiness about learning how to make the world happier.	Bieler Professor Kevin Manaugh was interviewed by The 不良研究所 Tribune about seeing transport as more than a technical problem to be solved with technical solutions, but rather as a social and equity issue.	Bieler Professor Raja Sengupta was interviewed by CBC News about his research on how small green spaces can lower high temperatures exacerbated by the urban heat island effect.
Enabling climate action among teens	Freshwater biodiversity loss out of sight, out of mind	Elena Bennett elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Bieler School of Environment student Zo毛 Deskin participates in Climate Action Lab initiative, mentoring high school students across Canada, for positive climate action.听	Prof. Anthony Ricciardi argues that听COP15 can serve as a catalyst for changing how society regards the rich, precarious diversity of life in our lakes, rivers and wetlands.听	鈥淚t is honestly thrilling and a little stunning to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences. It is an amazing honour,鈥� says Professor Bennett.听
不良研究所 professors launch interactive sustainability dashboard for Montreal	Measuring the social impact of disruptive weather using A.I.	Our Alumni: Isabel Heard

Sus is an interactive and fully bilingual sustainability dashboard for the Montreal urban area, created by three 不良研究所 researchers and their team. 听	Bieler Professors Fr茅d茅ric Fabry and Renee Sieber are awarded Audace Grant by the Government of Quebec to study the social impact of disruptive weather events using artificial intelligence Read More	Bieler alumna Isabel Heard is hired as Sustainability Specialist by New York City's Javits Convention Center. Alumna Profile