Wed, February 1, 2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. WHERE: the Courtyard in front of Tim Hortons What goes where and why? Join your colleagues and classmates at this fun, educational event to: - Learn about UBC Okanagan’s waste diversion programs - Test your recycling knowledge - Pledge to...
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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
Sat, January 28, 2017 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Drop in between 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. the last Saturday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, including puppet...
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 10:30
Sat, January 28, 2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM UBC FARM. We will be selling our produce on the occasional Saturday once a month through the winter season! In addition to farm-fresh veggies, fruits, herbs, flowers and free-range eggs from the UBC Farm. Since 2001, the on-site Saturday Farm Market has...
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 09:00
Fri, January 27, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Philippe Le Billion Professor, UBC Geography A brief overview of major fishing conflicts, including those related to territorial jurisdiction and environmental activism. Philippe Le Billon is Professor...
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Friday, January 27, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, January 26, 2017 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Science Building. Free . Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Michael Pidwirny, UBC Okanagan Title: Effects of Human Caused Climate Change on the Ski Resorts of Southern British Columbia Date: Thursday, January 26, 2017...
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 14:00
Thu, January 26, 2017 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PONDEROSA CENTRE. $12 for general public, $6 for students. Register at http://symposium.ubcfarm.ubc.ca/registration/ . Food, the Future, and You is a food and sustainability research symposium presented by the UBC Centre for Sustainable Food Systems. Join us...
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 09:00
Thu, January 26, 2017 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PONDEROSA CENTRE. Tickets are $12 for the general public, $6 for students.. Food, the Future, and You, presented by the UBC Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, is a food and sustainability symposium that brings together students, faculty, and staff for a...
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 09:00
Wed, January 25, 2017 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Fipke Centre. Free . Biodiversity Seminar Series, web-streamed from UBC Vancouver Presenter: Dr. Peter Wainwright. University of California, Davis Title: Conquering Coral Reefs: Innovation and Macroevolution in Labrid Fishes Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 11:45
Tue, January 24, 2017 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Fipke Centre. Free . Funding for BC Conservation Projects Information Session Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Room: FIP 140, FIPKE Centre Building The UBC Vertebrate Conservation Discussion Group has invited HCTF CEO Brian Springinotic...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 14:00
Mon, January 23, 2017 12:00 AM - Fri, February 3, 2017, 12:00 AM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free.. What if our environmental crisis is as much a failure of our imagination as it is a moment of reckoning with the material consequences of modernity? What would...
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Monday, January 23, 2017 - 00:00