Fri, February 28, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Sunday Assistant Professor, McGill University As the world has warmed, species distributions have moved polewards in latitude, upwards in elevation and deeper in depth...
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.
Events by Date
Past Events
When:
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:00
Tue, February 25, 2020 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. free. Amnesty International UBC is proud to present our annual human rights conference for 2020, “Whose Body? Bridging the Disconnect between Rights and Reality”. Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 29th, from 10:00am-3:00pm,...
When:
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 10:00
Fri, February 14, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Sharon Wu Managing Director, Research Support Services UBC Office of Research Services Location: AERL Theatre
When:
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 11:00
Mon, February 10, 2020 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments on Earth sparks a rescue mission unlike any other in SEA OF SHADOWS, a riveting new documentary with the intensity of a Hollywood thriller from...
When:
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 17:00
Mon, February 10, 2020 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. Environment, Power and Justice in Southern Africa James Machobane, Environmental Justice and the Problem of Sustainable Farming in Lesotho, Southern Africa Chris Conz, African History, Tufts University 5-6:30 pm, Coach House,...
When:
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 17:00
Fri, February 7, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Kyra St-Pierre Postdoctoral Fellow, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab Climate change is occurring more dramatically across northern regions than anywhere else on the planet. Warming and wetting...
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Friday, February 7, 2020 - 11:00
Thu, February 6, 2020 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. Green College Leading Scholars' Series: Challenging Differences Do We Have a Moral Duty to Protect the Environment? It’s Complicated! Fionn Byrne, Architecture and Landscape Architecture; Emily Kennedy, Sociology; Nadja Kunz,...
When:
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 17:00
Creating High-Performance, Off-Grid, Village-Scale Desalination for Rural India using Electrodialysis that is Cost-Competitive with On-Grid RO India is facing the most severe water crisis in its history, making it necessary to use lower quality brackish water sources for drinking. The dominant...
When:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 11:30 to 12:30
Location:
BC Hydro Theatre, UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), 2260 West Mall, UBC
Fri, January 31, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Dyhia Belhabib Ecotrust Canada Location: AERL Theatre
When:
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 11:00
Wed, January 29, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. Are you planning to use your summer to pursue research abroad but need some help with your application? Come meet our team and get your questions answered! We will discuss how to write a great personal statement, request references and...
When:
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 12:00