Fri, April 19, 2013 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM See description. FREE. TIM LILBURN AND LAKE LAUNCH Event: Tim Lilburn Reading – part of Visiting Author Series Launch of Lake, with Lilburn, Portia Priegert and Emily Nilson Where Alternator Gallery - Suite 103-421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1 When Friday...
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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
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Friday, April 19, 2013 - 12:00
Thu, April 11, 2013 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. This two-hour workshop will help students’ understanding and practice in two crucial areas of research-based academic writing: the organization of the message and the social positioning of the writer in relation to the reader...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 02:00
Thu, April 4, 2013 6:00 PM - Sat, April 6, 2013, 8:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). FREE (Refundable $25 deposit). Our organizing committee of UBC students and community members wants to change the structure of Canada’s economy to prioritize human well-being and a...
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 11:00
Thu, April 4, 2013 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM See description. WHERE: Fipke Centre and Arts and Sciences Centre Open to the Public This year's Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences' (IKBSAS) Undergraduate Research Conference will be held on April 4, in the Fipke Centre and Arts and Sciences II...
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 04:00
Tue, April 2, 2013 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM INTERNATIONAL HOUSE. Are you looking to make new connections? Would you like to learn about UBC, Vancouver and Canada by engaging in meaningful and fun conversations ? Do you want to meet new people and make new friends from different cultures? If you have...
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Monday, April 1, 2013 - 23:00
Mon, April 1, 2013 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Green College Resident Members' Series Energy Literacy for a Post-Normal Future Terrance Berg, Curriculum Studies, UBC 8-9 pm, Coach House, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC Humanity has enjoyed over six generations of...
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Monday, April 1, 2013 - 13:00
Thu, March 28, 2013 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM UBC Robson Square. $550. Carbon footprints are becoming an issue for organizations of all shapes and sizes. In this introductory course, learn the principles and processes necessary to measure greenhouse gas emissions. Discussions include reasons why companies...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 11:30
Wed, March 27, 2013 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM See description. WHERE: Summerhill Pyramid Winery -- 4870 Chute Lake Rd., Kelowna Open to the Public Join in a community-wide event focused on creating a better future for our food in the Central Okanagan. Learners from UBC's Okanagan campus will present some...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 10:00
Wed, March 27, 2013 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM H. R. MACMILLAN BUILDING. This workshop is an introduction to fermenting Kombucha, Water Kefir and Milk Kefir. Participants will learn the basics of working with these cultures, and samples will be available. Participants are asked to bring a large jar (1.5 or...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 05:00
Wed, March 27, 2013 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Help UBC IT redesign their website! UBC IT is working on a website redesign and we need your help! We have a large number of services we provide to the community and we want to know how we can best organize this information to suit your...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 02:30