| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.40 |
| Liaison | Mary-Lee Townsend |
| Submission Date | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Western University
IL-67: Innovation C
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Jessica
Cordes Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Management |
Name of the innovative outcome, program, or initiative:
Does the innovation represent a new, extraordinary, unique, ground-breaking, or uncommon outcome, program, or initiative that addresses a sustainability challenge and is not covered by an existing credit?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the innovation:
Founded in 2017 by Western the Northern Tornado Project aims to better detect tornado occurrence throughout Canada, improve severe and extreme weather understanding and prediction, mitigate against harm to people and property, and investigate the implications of climate change.
https://news.westernu.ca/2023/03/westerns-project-is-tornado-proofing-canadian-communities/
In March 2024 the Northern Tornadoes Project collaborated with the Music Faculty as well as other weather and nature-inspired research to develop “Kaleidoscope of Creativity: Tornadoes, Oceans and Climate” a musical gallery, concert and and panel discussion.
https://www.events.westernu.ca/events/music/2024-03/northern-tornadoes-project.html
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