Wed, May 20, 2015 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Visiting Professor Ika Darnhofer (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna) will give a talk exploring how family farms are able to adapt and transform to changing economic and environmental...
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.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
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 Month Canada
SDG Month 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.
Events by Date
Past Events
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 12:00
Tue, May 19, 2015 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING. Title: All-Oxide Quantum-confined Heteronanostructures& Devices Speaker: Dr. Lionel Vayssieres, Co-founder and Co-director of International Research Center for Renewable Energy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 13:00
Thu, May 14, 2015 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM MICHAEL SMITH LABORATORIES. No Charge. Description Now that you’ve diagnosed your policy problem and mapped your stakeholder landscape, what is your strategy for influencing change? How will you communicate and align objectives with your stakeholders? Can you...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 09:00
Tue, May 12, 2015 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM MICHAEL SMITH LABORATORIES. Free. How do you capture the long term impact your work will create? Meaningful grant writing and reporting begins with keeping your outcomes in mind. Please join us on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 for a discussion on Measuring Change. Our...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 12:00
Fri, May 1, 2015 12:00 AM - Sat, May 2, 2015, 12:00 AM UBC Okanagan campus. Graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to experience the 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Students’ Conference on Science, Culture, and Society. The theme for this year’s conference is Experiencing...
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Friday, May 1, 2015 - 00:00
Thu, April 30, 2015 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM See description. FREE. Speaker: Dr. Jat Sandhu , Regional Director of the Public Health Surveillance Unit, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, and Clinical Associate Professor with UBC's School of Population and Public Health. Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7:30 – 9...
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 19:30
Thu, April 30, 2015 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. In this session we will cover: - Identify the signs and indicators of abuse - Discuss roles and responsibilities of various agencies and services in preventing and responding to the mistreatment and abuse of older adults - Learn how to...
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 10:30
Thu, April 23, 2015 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. In this 90 min. Introductory Workshop you will learn: - What is Somatic Experiencing® and how does it differ from other methods? - What are trauma symptoms from a biological perspective? - How to work with the Autonomic Nervous System (...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 10:30
Wed, April 22, 2015 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. WHAT: Sustainability is one of the pillars of UBC's strategic plan. How does that commitment play out in your academic life? How has concern for a healthy environment directed your research or prompted you to change your...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 16:00
Join us to celebrate Earth Day with an informative walking tour as we explore climate change in the Pacific Northwest. Discover what’s in season in your Pacific Northwest backyard. Enjoy a guided walk from the UNA Community Barn to the UBC campus Botanical Garden is a great place for walking and...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 10:21