Thu, October 27, 2016 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Earth Sciences Building. Free, Eventbrite RSVP required.. “A rose by many other names”: Sharing and Adapting Ancient Knowledge in Northwestern North America In Northwestern North America, plants have supported the survival and well-being of First Peoples of...
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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
Thu, October 27, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Arts and Sciences Centre. Free . How can we move from measurement, models and projections to understand climate change? Join us on Thursday, October 27 for the launch of the CANSSI Distinguished Visitor Program, as Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Peter Guttorp...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 19:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM GREEN COLLEGE - GRAHAM HOUSE, GREEN COMMONS, COACH HOUSE. David Kroodsma, Research Program Manager, SkyTruth, USA Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, October 27, 5-6:30 in the series Adapting to Global Changes in Oceans and Fisheries Can we have eyes in...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 17:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: Info session on Master programs October 27, 12 pm 2424 Main Mall, Forest Sciences Centre CAWP Caseroom #2916 Refreshments served for the first 30 attendees All are welcome Admissions...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 12:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Join us at the UBC Learning Circle in our conversation with Angaye’e, who is known as Shirley Morven, as she presents from the Nisga’a Valley Health Authority Health Centre in the Nass Valley on traditional teaching styles not only in...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 10:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 10:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM C. K. CHOI BUILDING FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ASIAN RESEARCH. The IES’s Managing Decarbonization Conference is an international conference designed to promote cohesive growth and innovation within the context of our environment and the economy. The conference is...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 09:00
Wed, October 26, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 10:00
Tue, October 25, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 10:00
Mon, October 24, 2016 12:00 AM - Fri, October 28, 2016, 12:00 AM See description. Free . Wildland Fire Canada 2016: Building Resilience Date: October 24-28, 2016 Location: Delta Okanagan Grand Resort, Kelowna, BC, Canada Join managers, researchers, contractors and vendors as we explore topics...
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Monday, October 24, 2016 - 00:00