Sat, January 14, 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...
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
Policy, Economics & Governance
Production, Consumption & Waste
Presented by the UBC Sustainability Scholars Program: A conference on urban sustainability research What happens when you give bright and engaged students real-world sustainability problems to solve? UBC Sustainability Scholars are helping to...
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
Fri, January 13, 2017 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. The Suitcase: Intergenerational Healing through Traces of the Past Join us for a short talk about our new Lobby Gallery exhibition by Liu Scholars Lyana Patrick & Ashli Akins, followed by a reception. Refreshments (...
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Friday, January 13, 2017 - 18:30
Fri, January 13, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NF-UBC Nereus Program World nations has officially recognized that the planet was under an ecological threat beard by human activities by signing...
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Friday, January 13, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, January 12, 2017 4:00 PM - 4:00 PM FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH BUILDING. Free. The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm is proud to present Lenore Newman’s new book ‘Speaking in Cod Tongues – A Canadian Culinary Journey’. We will be hosting a book launch at the University of...
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 16:00
Wed, January 11, 2017 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Do you want to increase the impact of your research? Do you want to change public policy, increase community access to knowledge resources, change public perception, or move an invention to market? Join us for a free...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 16:30
Mon, January 9, 2017 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Engineering, Management and Education Building. Free. Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure Information Session Date: Monday, January 9, 2017 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Room: EME 1101 - Classroom 80 The Ministry of Transportation &...
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Monday, January 9, 2017 - 17:00
Fri, January 6, 2017 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM C. K. CHOI BUILDING FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ASIAN RESEARCH. Free. Please note this event takes place in Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall V6T 1Z Please RSVP. If you cannot attend the event in person, you can watch the web stream on the Eventbrite page...
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Friday, January 6, 2017 - 12:00
Fri, January 6, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Invited speakers present the latest research in a wide range of disciplines related to freshwater systems, the oceans and fisheries. These seminars draw a diverse audience, leading to thought-provoking...
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Friday, January 6, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, January 5, 2017 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Science Building. Free . Undergraduate Research Awards Writing Workshop Date: Thursday, January 5, 2017 Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Room: SCI 333 (Science Building) Professors Susan Murch and Brigitte LeNormand will show you how to write an outstanding URA/IURA...
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 - 17:30
Thu, December 22, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free.. Find your zen - join us for free lunch hour yoga at UBC's hub for sustainability and wellbeing, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Starting September, UBC...
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Thursday, December 22, 2016 - 12:00