Fri, June 20, 2014 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM WESBROOK VILLAGE - OFFICE / ROYAL BANK. On Friday, June 20th, from 12pm-2pm, join the UBC Farm at RBC for a pre-season mini-market in Wesbrook Village (Wesbrook Mall at Berton Avenue)! Come learn about the farm's produce, programs and practicum. Hope to see you...
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...
xChange 2024: Engineering A Greener Tomorrow
Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Covering Climate on the Frontlines
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
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
Wed, June 18, 2014 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. FREE. UBC Food Services and UBC Farm in partnership with UBC Bookstore presents Portable Feast: Meet Chef Rebecca Johnson from Sage Bistro. Cooking with fresh produce from UBC Farm and local farmers can be simple and delicious. Fast,...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 11:30
Mon, June 9, 2014 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. FREE. BC Bioenergy Network, in conjunction with the UBC Clean Energy Research Centre and UBC Pulp and Paper Centre, invite you to a special presentation by Dr. Sam Weaver, Founder and President of Proton Power, Inc. Date & Time: June...
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Monday, June 9, 2014 - 12:00
Thu, June 5, 2014 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free. You are invited to learn more about LOCR, the Library’s new online course reserves system. This application was developed by Library staff and programmers to meet the demands of our campus community. This is a big...
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 10:00
Fri, May 30, 2014 3:00 PM - 5:00 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...
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Friday, May 30, 2014 - 15:00
Fri, May 16, 2014 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Regression analysis is a statistical process for estimating the relationships among variables. We can use regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another. Do you wonder how to do linear and...
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Friday, May 16, 2014 - 13:00
Wed, May 14, 2014 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. FREE. 2014 Milton K. Wong Lecture The Global Eco-Crisis: Diversity, Resilience and Adaptability by David Suzuki, PhD (Presented by UBC Continuing Studies, The Laurier Institution and CBC Radio One, in partnership with the...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 19:00
Fri, May 2, 2014 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. free. "Inherent Vice – internal attributes of objects requiring conservation" by Anne Lama Objects such as books or photographs have 'inherent vice' or simply put, a tendency to deteriorate. Often, the cause is the very materials...
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Friday, May 2, 2014 - 11:30
Thu, May 1, 2014 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. free. “Meet the Microbe: Why water and books don’t mix” Bio-sketch by Karen Bartlett, MSc. PhD. “One of the many challenges for museums and libraries is the long term preservation of fragile materials. As professionals, curators...
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 12:30
Wed, April 23, 2014 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. free . Our trade is producing knowledge and implementing it. What are some of the tools that are being used? Choosing the appropriate tool or method for your research is one of the most critical components for advancing academic...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 16:00