Tue, February 11, 2014 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM BUCHANAN BUILDING BLOCK A. Colloquium is hosting a discussion with Patrick Moore (Ph.D. Ecology, UBC), Confessions of A Greenpeace Dropout: Can Greenpeace Co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore support GMOs? After helping form Greenpeace in the 1970’s, Dr. Moore left...
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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
Tue, February 11, 2014 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IRES seminar series showcase the work of our graduate students as well as our internal and external guests. The seminars will run on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm in AERL 120.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 12:30
Fri, February 7, 2014 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM OLD BARN COMMUNITY CENTRE. Free!. Join the UBC Farm on Friday February 7th, 2014, for the 2014 UBC Farm Symposium, a full and free day of presentations and group activities providing insights on our food system sustainability, with topics ranging from hops...
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Friday, February 7, 2014 - 09:00
Tue, February 4, 2014 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM See description. See description. Professor Larry Frank, SCARP. Join The University Women’s Club of Vancouver at Hycroft for the 2014 edition of Dialogues on our City’s Future. Be a part of the conversation, moderated by Professor Penny Gurstein, Director of...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 19:00
Tue, February 4, 2014 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Interdisciplinary Futures: Conversations to Launch a New Decade of the Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professors Program Future Earth: A Science Agenda for Sustainability and Human Prosperity Timothy O’Riordan, Professor Emeritus...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 17:00
Tue, February 4, 2014 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM OLD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. Free - Please Register. The peer review of teaching process introduced in this 4 hour introductory workshop is intended primarily as a form of formative (and developmental) feedback. By the end of this workshop participants will...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 12:30
Tue, February 4, 2014 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IRES seminar series showcase the work of our graduate students as well as our internal and external guests. The seminars will run on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm in AERL 120.
When:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 12:30
Tue, January 28, 2014 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IRES seminar series showcase the work of our graduate students as well as our internal and external guests. The seminars will run on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm in AERL 120.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 12:30
Mon, January 27, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING. FREE. Joint seminar from Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME: Title: A Brief Introduction to LNG and its Transportation by Sea This seminar will cover the...
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Monday, January 27, 2014 - 15:00
Thu, January 23, 2014 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Rally at Martha Piper Plaza The panel discussion will be preceded by a Rally to inform students and the general public of some key issues relating to forest policy at Martha Piper Plaza. January 23, 2014 3:15 PM to 4 PM (Intersection of...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 16:30