Tue, November 12, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
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
Tue, November 12, 2013 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Discover your adventurous spirit as you navigate bridges and tree platforms suspended 15 metres above forest floor. Let our knowledgeable guides show you the natural wonders of this unique landscape on a guided tour. Free for UBC...
When:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 12:15
Tue, November 12, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUCHANAN BUILDING BLOCK A. November 12, noon. Beauty is and must be central to transformative sustain-ability. Collaborative conceptual art will stimulate your mindheart. Professor Kurt Grimm will host an opportunity to interact with the new art, installed...
When:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 12:00
Tue, November 12, 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Fipke Centre. The Coast to Coast Seminar Series presents talks on a range of scientific topics, hosting researchers from institutions across North America. This session will host Dr. Dr. Rion Dooley from the Texas Advanced Computing Centre at the...
When:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:30
Sat, November 9, 2013 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM SIMON K.Y. LEE HKU-UBC HOUSE (GLOBAL LOUNGE) - BUILDING #1. http://impactlab2013.eventbrite.com/ . We are very excited to announce that the Global Lounge will be holding its first ever IMPACT LAB on Saturday, November 9th! Impact Lab 2013 will be a day of...
When:
Saturday, November 9, 2013 - 09:00
Fri, November 8, 2013 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Free. Ever wonder what's behind the plants at the bottom of the CIRS building. Join us on aunique tour with the designer of the Solar Aquatics Biofilter. Most suprising part? It smells like flowers...
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 13:15
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Michael Brauer, Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:30
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:30
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Free. Ever wonder what's behind the plants at the bottom of the CIRS building. Join us on aunique tour with the designer of the Solar Aquatics Biofilter. Most suprising part? It smells like...
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:15
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Free. Ever wonder what's behind the plants at the bottom of the CIRS building. Join us on aunique tour with the designer of the Solar Aquatics Biofilter. Most suprising part? It smells like...
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:15