Fri, March 6, 2015 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve...
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
Fri, March 6, 2015 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Thinking about publishing your research? There are more ways to communicate your scholarly ideas than ever before. Learn about skills and tools for discussing, interacting, presenting, writing, commenting, and finally...
When:
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 11:00
The AMS Sustainability Fund and UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program invite you to our Sustainability Recognition Gala. Come hear a series of Pecha-Kucha inspired presentations about great student projects advancing sustainability at UBC. Presentations will be followed by a catered reception with beer...
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Friday, March 6, 2015 - 09:09
Thu, March 5, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES. Peter Wall International Visiting Research Scholar public talk Climate Change: Myths and Realities A few misconceptions cloud public perceptions of the issue of human induced climate change. David Archer, Peter Wall...
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Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 16:00
Thu, March 5, 2015 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH BUILDING. Liz Carlisle, a protégé of Michael Pollan, is coming to UBC to tell the remarkable story of an unheralded group of Montana farmers who have defied corporate agribusiness by launching a unique sustainable food movement. Dave...
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Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 16:00
Wed, March 4, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES. About the speaker: Sally Aitken is a professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a 2014-2015 Wall Scholar at the Peter Wall Institute. Her work is...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 16:00
Wed, March 4, 2015 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free. The first annual Sustainability Research Symposium in happening on March 4th, 11:30-2pm at the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). The symposium will showcase the spectrum of...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 11:30
Wed, March 4, 2015 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Dr Matilda van den Bosch, MD, PhD Department of Work Science, Business Economics & Environmental Psychology Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture & Crop Production Science Swedish University of...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 09:00
Tue, March 3, 2015 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you a graduate student and new to UBC? Would you like to know more about what the library has to offer? This basic workshop will provide you with an overview of some of the key services and resources available to you from the...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 13:00
Tue, March 3, 2015 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM University Centre. Need a break? Come check out three really cool TED talks today - just drop in! Three TED talks will be shown every Tuesday from 11 am to 12 noon in the UNC Theatre.
When:
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 11:00