Thu, April 20, 2017 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. By Donation & Cash Bar. Come by for a night at the museum! Every month, the museum will stay open late with admission by donation between 5:00-8:30 pm, offering family-friendly activities. This month’s event is presented in...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Are you a UBC faculty or staff member interested in sustainability-related teaching and research? Whether you're new to UBC or looking to build deeper connections, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Open House is an...
Ecological grief, Messy Hope & Healing
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
The right to food? Conservation, access, and food security
Ecological Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste
Insights from Organizing an Indigenous-Led Event: UBC’s Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Week Canada
SDG Week Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
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Past Events
Thu, April 20, 2017 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Join us for a special tour UBC's Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (BRDF) and see inside the award-winning facility that produces renewable energy on campus. The first of its kind in North...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 11:45
Wed, April 19, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Climate change remains one of the most pressing issues of our time. This Earth Week, join us to learn how UBC is tackling climate change and the progress in achieving UBC’s Climate Action Plan. Adopted...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 12:00
Tue, April 18, 2017 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM UBC FARM. Free farmer's market. The UBC Farm will be open for everyone to drop by and pick up some fabulous farm fresh organic eggs this coming Tuesday evening. There will be no limit on eggs per family ($7 per dozen). We may also have some other produce...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 16:30
Tue, April 18, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Key Speaking Points: In this Learning Circle series, we will learn from the individual journeys of distinguished leaders in Indigenous Health. Presenters may cover topics such as: - Self-care - Maintaining work-life balance - Navigating...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 10:00
Mon, April 17, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE. Please refer to UBC BMB Website: http://biochem.ubc.ca/
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Monday, April 17, 2017 - 15:00
Sat, April 15, 2017 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM UBC FARM. $35 ($28 student pricing) + GST. Description How would you survive in winter without a grocery store? Chef Robin Kort will teach you how to find winter treasures; food like seaweeds, winter mushrooms, edible trees, roots that you can find under the...
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 - 13:00
Thu, April 13, 2017 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Join us for a talk in the Liu Institute Caseroom on mining development and environmental rehabilitation challenges, Mongolia’s case, with Bolormaa Purevjav, a Chair at the Centre for Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainable...
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Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 12:30
Tue, April 11, 2017 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM UBC FARM. $39 ($32 student pricing) + GST. Description Come out and discover urban foraging and the art of medicine making through an interactive workshop identifying wild, edible and medicinal plants growing beneath your feet. We will touch on how to...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 18:30
Tue, April 11, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Using a somatic trauma therapy lens, we will explore the way trauma travels across generations and how healing can travel across generations, as well. We shall look at how intergenerational trauma can impact mental, emotional, spiritual...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 10:00