Thu, February 28, 2019 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING. Free but RSVP required. Join UBC’s Department of Psychology and Office of the Provost for an evening of stimulating discussion on the rewards of open science featuring Brian Nosek, Executive Director and Co-...
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
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Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 17:30 to 19:00
Wed, February 27, 2019 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM See description. Free. Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences Seminar Series presents: Dr. Ian Walker, Professor, Dept. of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, UBC Okanagan Do You Know the Mussel Man? Ian will discuss the diversity of...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 14:30 to 15:30
Tue, February 26, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7819
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 10:00 to 12:00
Thu, February 21, 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/7806
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Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 12:00 to 14:00
Tue, February 19, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Engineering, Management and Education Building. Free. Master’s Thesis Oral Examination Announcement in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biology, Lucas Elliott will defend the thesis entitled There and Back Again...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 13:00 to 14:30
Fri, February 15, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Sarah Foster / Liane Veitch SeaChoice Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120) Since SeaChoice's founding in 2006 until 2017, our focus was to increase consumer awareness and develop materials on seafood...
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Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:00 to 12:00
Fri, February 8, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Steven J. Cooke Professor, Carleton University Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120) Natural resource management agencies implement conservation policies with the presumption that they are effective and...
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Friday, February 8, 2019 - 11:00 to 12:00
Thu, February 7, 2019 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Explore and network with different organizations both on and off campus that are using science and technology to create change. Whether you’re looking to volunteer, for summer roles or spaces to...
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:00 to 15:30
Tue, February 5, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find location and description information at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7815
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 10:00 to 12:00
The Sustainability Fair is an annual celebration of student and community initiatives in sustainability. It is organized by the UBC Sustainability Ambassadors and aims to inspire students, faculty and staff to become involved with sustainability. The fair is an interdisciplinary and intersectional...
When:
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 10:00 to 15:00
Location:
AMS Nest