Wed, November 7, 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/7631 For more information or questions, please email: research.commons@ubc.ca
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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.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 10:00
Tue, November 6, 2018 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Floras for the Future: Why Plant Description Still Matters Exploration of plant diversity has been going on since humans first walked the Earth – so surely we must be done by now. Why should we describe the plant life of a...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 20:00
Tue, November 6, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Food insecurity: examining a complex problem through a systems thinking lens with Stephanie Godrich Dr. Stephanie Godrich Tuesday, November 6, 2018 12pm-1:30pm Room B151, School of Population and Public Health (SPPH),...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 12:00
Mon, November 5, 2018 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM See description. WHERE: The Innovation Centre, 460 Doyle Ave., Kelowna, BC This critically acclaimed film follows Oscar nominee Josh Fox as he travels the world to explore climate change, one of the greatest threats facing the world today. He seeks to uncover...
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Monday, November 5, 2018 - 19:30
Sun, November 4, 2018 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free with museum membership (required). Do you know where to look to find the dozens of mushrooms species that call our campus home? Beaty Museum Members are invited to join our Fungi Curator Mary Berbee to learn more about how to...
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Sunday, November 4, 2018 - 10:30
Fri, November 2, 2018 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Science Building. Free. 2018 Biology Seminar Series Guest speaker: Lisa Osborne, Micro & Immun, UBC Vancouver Title: The impact of host-multibiome interactions on immunity and inflammation Date: November 2, 2018 Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: SCI 333
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Friday, November 2, 2018 - 12:30
Fri, November 2, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Neil Davis Director of Resource Management, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Dr Robyn Forrest Section Head of the Quantitative Assessment Methods Section, Pacific Biological station Location: AERL Theatre (120...
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Friday, November 2, 2018 - 11:00
Tue, October 30, 2018 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find location and more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7627 For more information or questions, please email: research.commons@ubc.ca
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 10:00
Mon, October 29, 2018 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Kathy Mills, PhD Research Scientist Gulf of Maine Research Institute Location: AERL 107/8
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Monday, October 29, 2018 - 14:00
Sat, October 27, 2018 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM See description. Free. Join us for a free, public forum that will highlight the contributions and unique lived experiences of people who came to Metro Vancouver as refugees. In particular, you will hear from people living with disabilities and those from the...
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Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 10:00