uOttawa

The following excerpt is taken from Michelle Christy of Bird-Safe Campus, who is currently studying Environmental Science at uOttawa: “The focus of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 2 years has been—and rightfully so—the state of healthcare systems across the globe. But among all the negative effects that have come from COVID-19 and the subsequent restrictions, researchers at the University of Manitoba have taken an interest in potential positive impacts […]

In July 2022, volunteers of the University of Ottawa Bird-Safe Campus team installed a mural on 18 glass panels at the passerelle linking the SITE and CBY buildings at 800 King Edward Ave., in hopes of reducing the number of bird-related collisions, injuries, and deaths as a result of glass structures on campus. The Bird-Safe Campus team, led by social science student Ryan Wong, used data dating back to 2014 […]

As a biology student at the University of Ottawa, I had the opportunity to volunteer through my conservation biology course. Several choices were offered to me, but I chose to join the Bird-Safe Campus team. I was immediately interested in ​​joining this team due to the fact that we were going to undertake projects that will aim to raise people’s awareness of the environment and to promote the protection of […]