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A new podcast project by three Kwantlen Polytechnic University criminology instructors titled Green Justice is showcasing the intersection between environmental issues and criminology in the spirit of collaboration with the KPU community. Paula Hirschmann, Greg Simmons, and Mark Vardy launched their podcast in March on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Since then, the team has released

KPU will be offering three policy studies courses focusing on climate change next semester. The courses will be offered in blended and in person formats, and will give students an opportunity to learn about the climate emergency through a hands-on approach. POST 2140: CityLab: (Re)designing the City for Climate Justice will give students the opportunity

Kwantlen Polytechnic University geography and environment instructor David Sadoway organized a series of Eco-Talks with the goal to educate students and the general public about environmental issues, specifically within Surrey. The Eco-Talks lectures took place at the Surrey campus and covered various topics about the environment, such as wild spaces, place-based learning, biodiversity, rain gardens,

On April 20, Kwantlen Polytechnic University geography instructor David Sadoway held a Big Blue Button...

(Kristen Frier) Researchers from Simon Fraser University hosted a webinar in December to discuss a study that explored how hotel workers’ commute in downtown Vancouver can be affected by transit subsidies provided by their employers. The study was done in partnership with the City of Vancouver, TransLink, Unite Here Local 40, the hotels, and workers who took part in the study. Urban Studies professors Dr. Anthony Perl and Dr. Peter Hall led the study which found that, in many ways, employer-b...

�� Listen to Post In the wake of complex world crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, students and faculty at Kwantlen Polytechnic University are coming together to co-create interdisciplinary solutions. Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square and student collaborators are hosting KPU’s first installment of the Arts Speaker Series of 2021 with “Redesigning Our World” on Jan. 13. “I think there is a real need to get rid of that individualistic, competitive sort of structure ...