Episode 07 - How do we create a sustainable built environment for the future?

03/11/25 • 45 min

How often do you think about the environment you live in?

Our houses, our towns, our cities, our communities - we have surrounded ourselves with our "built environment."

But as populations grow and move, the we have to ask ourselves: how do we make sure our built environment is healthy, safe and sustainable for us and for future generations?

We explore a few of the facets of a sustainable built environment in this episode of the USask Signature Series Podcast.

Guests:

Dr. Wanda Martin (PhD)
Dr. Daniel Fuller (PhD)
Host: Matt Olson
Producers: Matt Olson and Leslie-Ann Schlosser
Audio Producer: Wayne Giesbrecht
Graphics and Marketing: Lindsay Herman
Original Music created by Silas Friesen

Questions? Email [email protected]
Check out USask research on X/Twitter and on the University of Saskatchewan's web pages!

How often do you think about the environment you live in?

Our houses, our towns, our cities, our communities - we have surrounded ourselves with our "built environment."

But as populations grow and move, the we have to ask ourselves: how do we make sure our built environment is healthy, safe and sustainable for us and for future generations?

We explore a few of the facets of a sustainable built environment in this episode of the USask Signature Series Podcast.

Guests:

Dr. Wanda Martin (PhD)
Dr. Daniel Fuller (PhD)
Host: Matt Olson
Producers: Matt Olson and Leslie-Ann Schlosser
Audio Producer: Wayne Giesbrecht
Graphics and Marketing: Lindsay Herman
Original Music created by Silas Friesen

Questions? Email [email protected]
Check out USask research on X/Twitter and on the University of Saskatchewan's web pages!

Previous Episode

Episode 06 - How does the synchrotron advance innovation?

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is home to Canada's only synchrotron.

The Canadian Light Source at USask gives researchers at the university and around the world an opportunity to explore scientific questions down to the molecular and atomic level with the help of the synchrotron's beamlines.

But what exactly does a synchrotron do, and how does it advance scientific curiosity and innovation?

We shine a light on the power of the synchrotron in this episode of the USask Signature Series podcast.

Guests:

Dr. Ingrid Pickering (PhD)
Dr. Matt Lindsay (PhD)
Host: Matt Olson
Producers: Matt Olson and Leslie-Ann Schlosser
Audio Producer: Wayne Giesbrecht
Graphics and Marketing: Lindsay Herman
Original Music created by Silas Friesen

Questions? Email [email protected]
Check out USask research on X/Twitter and on the University of Saskatchewan's web pages!

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Episode 08 - How have we seen trust in science, academia and public health change?

Public health is something that has an impact on all of us - but over recent years, public health has been thrust into a bigger spotlight.

Trust in science, academia and public health is critical to maintain strong public health for the future. We explore how trust in public health has changed, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what can be done to address those changes, on this episode of the USask Signature Series podcast.

Guests this episode: