Wed, December 26, 2018 10:00 AM - Tue, January 8, 2019, 4:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. UBC Botanical Garden will again host its annual tree-chipping service and collect donations for a local school's garden project. Tree Chipping Event Date: December 26, 2018 - January 8, 2019 Time: 10 am - 4:30 pm...
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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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Wed, December 26, 2018 10:00 AM - Tue, January 8, 2019, 4:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. $5 suggested donation. Recycle your Christmas tree! December 26, 2018 – January 8, 2019, 10 am – 4:30 pm 1. Please remove all decorations and tinsel. 2. Suggested donation of $5 is appreciated! 3. Drop off your...
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - 10:00
Thu, December 20, 2018 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Come by for a night at the museum! Every month, the museum will stay open late with admission by donation between 5:00-8:30 pm, offering family-friendly activities, including Raising Big Blue showing at 5:30 pm Guided Museum Tour...
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Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 17:00
Wed, December 12, 2018 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Fipke Centre. WHERE: Lecture Theatre FIP 204 Each December, Nobel Prize medals are presented to some of the world’s most outstanding contributors in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics. In celebration, UBC Okanagan hosts Nobel Night...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 19:00
Wed, December 12, 2018 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register and find location info and more for this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7633 For more information or questions, please email: research.commons@ubc.ca
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 10:00
Tue, December 11, 2018 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/7634
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - 10:00
Tue, December 4, 2018 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. World marine and brackish waters aquaculture (or mariculture) production has grown tremendously over the last few decades, contributing significantly to the total seafood supply, economies and employment. However, the sustainability...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 16:00
Tue, December 4, 2018 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/7507
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 10:00
Fri, November 30, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Shaun Strobel Co-Founder of Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery Location: AERL Theatre Fisherman Shaun Strobel will discuss the commercial salmon fleet in BC, including the history of the...
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Friday, November 30, 2018 - 11:00
Fri, November 23, 2018 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BUILDING. Master's Thesis Defence by: Nathan Bendriem Friday, November 23, 2018 at 2:00 pm 6270 University Blvd, Biological Sciences Building, Room 4223 Latecomers will not be admitted All are welcome to attend either for the 25 minute...
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Friday, November 23, 2018 - 14:00