Thu, September 21, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. The transition to PharmaCare is part of an overall plan to bring decision-making about health benefits closer to home and into the of hands of First Nations people. Bringing the program home to BC is our first step in improving it...
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
Wed, September 20, 2017 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM GREEN COLLEGE - GRAHAM HOUSE, GREEN COMMONS, COACH HOUSE. South Africa does not simply face water scarcity, it is confronting a broader systemic crisis in the water sector. While this crisis is often considered to be one of water management, what is...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 17:00
Wed, September 20, 2017 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. by donation. Need a bigger bike? Come to the Kids Bike Library (KBL) at the Bike Kitchen to exchange old kids bikes for a better fitting ride. The KBL will run twice during the fall from 3pm – 7pm on September 20th and October 18th,...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 15:00
Wed, September 20, 2017 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM BOOKSTORE. The UBC Farm Wednesday Campus Market features an assortment of fresh UBC Farm produce and flowers. This mid-week market in front of the UBC Bookstore offers students, staff and faculty members a convenient opportunity to purchase UBC Farm...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 11:30
Wed, September 20, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you a graduate student and new to UBC? Would you like to know more about what the library has to offer? This basic workshop will provide you with an overview of some of the key services and resources available to you...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 11:00
Wed, September 20, 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, September 20, 2017 - 10:00
Mon, September 18, 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, September 18, 2017 - 15:00
Sat, September 16, 2017 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Come out for a lively farmers market right here at the UBC Farm every Saturday! In addition to farm-fresh veggies, fruits, herbs, flowers and free-range eggs from the UBC Farm, the Saturday Farm Market also features a variety of other local...
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Saturday, September 16, 2017 - 09:00
Sat, September 16, 2017 12:00 AM - Sun, February 18, 2018, 12:00 AM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Life In Colour: Drawings by Angela Gooliaff, colouring by you September 16, 2017 – February 18, 2018 Colour your way through nature on a giant mural that showcases ecosystems from BC and around the world...
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Saturday, September 16, 2017 - 00:00
Fri, September 15, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Enabling (or bracing for) the Blue Economy: Equity, sustainability, and growth for the marine industrial revolution The Blue Economy is a promising framework for ocean-based sustainable development, a kind of...
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Friday, September 15, 2017 - 11:00