Mon, April 10, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE. Please refer to UBC BMB Website: http://biochem.ubc.ca/
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
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 America, the system processes renewable biomass to generate hot water for heating campus buildings...
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Monday, April 10, 2017 - 14:09
The year is 2100 and you live in a dystopic future where the City of Delta has failed to address climate change adequately – it has been affected by sea-level rise, storm surges, heat waves & fires, and communities are facing food shortages, high-prices, increased traffic and pollution. You...
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Monday, April 10, 2017 - 14:04
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 in 2010, the Plan sets bold targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To date, UBC has achieved...
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Monday, April 10, 2017 - 13:42
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 in 2010, the Plan sets bold targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To date, UBC has achieved...
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Monday, April 10, 2017 - 13:29
Fri, April 7, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Jordan Rosenfeld Aquatic Scientist, Applied Freshwater Ecology Research Unit, BC Ministry of Environment Location: AERL 120 The west coast of North America supports over 9 species of pacific salmon...
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Friday, April 7, 2017 - 11:00
Fri, April 7, 2017 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Engineering, Management and Education Building. Free . 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference Date: Friday, April 7, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: EME Building, Richard S. Hallisey Atrium The Undergraduate Research Conference showcases research...
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Friday, April 7, 2017 - 10:00
Thu, April 6, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Join us on Thursday, April 6, 2017 for this exciting session with the First Nations Health Authority’s Indigenous Wellness Team! The Indigenous Wellness Team will explore what harm reduction looks like from an Indigenous perspective, and...
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Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 10:00
Tue, April 4, 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 4, 2017 - 16:30
Tue, April 4, 2017 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join us for this talk on Private Sector Development in Resource-Rich Developing Countries with Eric Werker, Associate Professor at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, as part of the ongoing Policy@UBC...
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 12:30