Sat, May 11, 2019 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM UBC FARM. 60. Let’s learn how to make the delicious Japanese sweet snack, Daifuku! This sticky rice mochi snack is filled with sweet azuki anko red bean paste. As Daifuku and tea are the perfect combinations, we will also learn about and taste a couple beautiful...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
Production, Consumption & Waste
Presented by the UBC Sustainability Scholars Program: A conference on urban sustainability research What happens when you give bright and engaged students real-world sustainability problems to solve? UBC Sustainability Scholars are helping to...
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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Thu, May 9, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM UBC FARM. 40. Spend the summer enjoying your very own delicious fermented sodas! Avid fermenter Andrea Potter of Rooted Nutrition teaches this fun introduction to wild fermented sodas. We’ll taste and make ginger beer, and learn how to incorporate other flavours...
When:
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 18:00
Location:
UBC Farm
Wed, May 8, 2019 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM UBC FARM. 40. Come learn how to make your own rope for hanging succulents, making buntings, adding a personal touch to your gift wrapping, or any other functional or decorative use you can think of! Join Rebecca Graham in an exploration of one of the most ancient...
When:
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 18:30
Thu, May 2, 2019 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Do you love plants? Are you interested in a career in horticulture? Are you currently a horticulture professional and want to take the next step in your career? If you answered yes to any of these questions then check out UBC Botanical Garden...
When:
Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 18:30
Wed, May 1, 2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM UBC FARM. 45. Ever wanted to know how cloth is made? Our ancestors usually made their cloth themselves from the plants and animals in their surroundings, but today we usually don’t know where our cloth comes from, what it’s made of, or who made it. In this class,...
When:
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 18:00
Wed, May 1, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Location: AERL 107/8 Human activities can elevate nutrient levels in coastal waters. Nitrogen loading is of particular concern as it can lead to algal blooms, oxygen depletion, and other indicators of eutrophication...
When:
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 11:00
Fri, April 26, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Santiago de la Puente Organized by the IOF Student Society Location: Hakai Node (Rm. 216, AERL)
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Friday, April 26, 2019 - 11:00
Thu, April 25, 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM See description. free. The Anthropocene is a term increasingly entering public and policy discourses, including those of the humanities and social sciences, and it is understood as a force now altering the planet’s biosphere and implicating human-kind in mass...
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 19:00
For the second year in a row students from Rotterdam, one of Europe’s leading cities in urban sustainability, are coming to see the initiatives and opportunities in Vancouver and at Dudoc . On April 24th, we are welcoming the business students at our Innovation Centre to show them how, with our...
When:
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 11:00 to 13:00
Location:
1489 Frances Street Vancouver, BC V5L 1Z1
Fri, April 12, 2019 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Free. Instructor: Tara Moreau, Associate Director, Sustainability and Community Programs Turn over a new leaf and learn more about plants and ecology with us! As a volunteer with UBC Botanical Garden, you can participate in helping us run...
When:
Friday, April 12, 2019 - 14:00