Wed, November 22, 2017 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM FREDERIC LASSERRE BUILDING. Free. Are you interested in positive social or environmental change? Then Map the System is for you! This global research-based competition asks you to select a social or environmental issue, conduct research, and present the...
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.
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Past Events
Wed, November 22, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned...
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 10:00
Fri, November 17, 2017 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. French Ameri-Can Climate Talks on Ocean (FACT-O) presents: Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean: Focus on Deep Ocean and Biodiversity On November 17, 2017, the French Ameri-Can Climate Talks - Oceans (FACT-O) will be traveling to...
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Friday, November 17, 2017 - 15:30
Fri, November 17, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak, PhD Ocean Wise Seafood Specialist and Honorary Research Associate, IOF Location: AERL 120 (Theatre) 2202 Main Mall, UBC This year marks the 20th anniversary of the sustainable...
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Friday, November 17, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, November 16, 2017 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, November 16, 2017 - 17:00
Wed, November 15, 2017 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Arts and Sciences Centre. Free. "Spatial point processes for genetic sampling of black and grizzly bears in southwestern Alberta" with Jessa Marley, University of Alberta. Where: Art 203 When: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Abstract: American black...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 14:30
Wed, November 15, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 10:00
Tue, November 14, 2017 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Okanagan Centre for Innovation. Free. COMMUNITY WATER FORUM: A "ONE WATER" APPROACH TO THE URBAN WATER CYCLE Hosted by UBC Okanagan’s Office of the Vice-Principal Research, in collaboration with the Okanagan Basin Water Board Date/Time: Tuesday, November 14...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 16:00
Tue, November 14, 2017 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching, or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 12:30
Mon, November 13, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE. Please refer to UBC BMB Website: http://biochem.ubc.ca/
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Monday, November 13, 2017 - 15:00