“An adept improviser can find ways forward amid impasse, agency amid oppression, and community amid division.” – The Improviser’s Classroom Join us on April 3, 2025 at ImprovLab for a full-day symposium investigating ways to re-imagine pedagogy through the prisms of activism, reciprocity, and communal care. This free, open-to-everyone event is focused around the launch

Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing tells the story of a University of Guelph project to reintroduce an endangered butterfly. The documentary will be screened at the Bookshelf Cinema in downtown Guelph on March 29 at 4:30 p.m. and April 3 at 7 p.m. Butterflies on the Brink follows the research

Dr. Whitney Preisser, Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA will speak on “Using historical ecology to measure the impacts of anthropogenic disturbances on parasitic diseases of fish.” Dr. Preisser will discuss two projects using fluid-preserved specimens to determine the impacts of climate change, heavy metal pollution, microplastics, and reservoir damming on parasitic diseases

Natural systems and human well-being are deeply connected. Ranaivo's research in Madagascar, Central America, and Kenya highlights the importance of forests, fisheries, and local community participation in their management to human health outcomes. Investments in nature conservation are therefore public health investments. Sustainable strategies must benefit both people and nature.

Despite a range of policies, promises, and protections, housing for people with disabilities—and specifically that considers the distinct experiences of women and gender-diverse people with disabilities—remains deeply inadequate in Ontario and across the country. People with disabilities face disproportionate rates of homelessness, housing insecurity, and housing inadequacy, and women with disabilities are especially likely to