Tue, March 19, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM UBC Botanical Garden. $12 Adult, $8 Child, $10 Concession (Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students|Staff|Faculty. Valid ID card required.). Bring your family outside to enjoy some fresh air and discover the beauty of UBC...
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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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Past Events
Join us for a provocative evening of discussion on the future of climate action as we gather some of UBC’s finest academics who are setting a precedent of climate leadership locally and internationally.
When:
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 17:30 to 19:30
Location:
Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Sat, March 16, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM UBC Botanical Garden. $125 General, $105 Concession (BCLNA members & their employees, Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students | Staff | Faculty) Valid ID required.. Part of the Horticulture Training Professional Workshop...
When:
Saturday, March 16, 2019 - 10:00
Fri, March 15, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Camilla Speller Assistant Professor, Anthropological Archaeology, University of British Columbia Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120) Over the last centuries, marine ecosystems have witnessed dramatic...
When:
Friday, March 15, 2019 - 11:00
Fri, March 15, 2019 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BUILDING. Thesis title: Post-dive gas recovery and the transition between metabolic states as physiological limits to diving in Steller sea lions (eumetopias jubatus) Supervisor: David Rosen Departmental Examiner: Trish Schulte Committee...
When:
Friday, March 15, 2019 - 09:00
Thu, March 14, 2019 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Free. 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...
When:
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 18:30
Fri, March 8, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Mary O’Connor Associate Professor, Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120) Biodiversity change and ecological responses to climate change are topics of...
When:
Friday, March 8, 2019 - 11:00
Thu, March 7, 2019 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Free. Did you know that there are 11 (and counting!) community gardens on the UBC campus? Interested in learning more about growing your own food? Join us to meet up with fellow gardeners, learn gardening tips, meet new people and discover...
When:
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 16:00
Thu, March 7, 2019 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7928
When:
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 12:00 to 14:00
Wed, March 6, 2019 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. The Future of Food Global Dialogue Series presents Harriet Friedmann. Join Dr. Friedmann for a one hour talk followed by facilitated discussion to learn about the foundation of selecting, saving, changing and planting seeds...
When:
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 16:00 to 18:00