Mon, April 24, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE. Please refer to UBC BMB Website: http://biochem.ubc.ca/
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
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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Past Events
Mon, April 24, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). This Earth week, travel back in time to present day and see if you have what it takes to change the future…for better or for worse. Experience how your choices, decisions and actions today influence...
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Monday, April 24, 2017 - 12:00
Sat, April 22, 2017 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM UBC FARM. $45 ($38 student pricing) + GST. Description Come join us for a spring day at the UBC Farm and to learn hands on about building with the earth. Cob building is an ancient technique that has been making a comeback since the 1990s. Cob is an earthen...
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Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 09:00
Thu, April 20, 2017 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. By Donation & Cash Bar. 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. This month’s event is presented in...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 17:00
Thu, April 20, 2017 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Join us for a special tour UBC's Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (BRDF) and see inside the award-winning facility that produces renewable energy on campus. The first of its kind in North...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 11:45
Wed, April 19, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Climate change remains one of the most pressing issues of our time. This Earth Week, join us to learn how UBC is tackling climate change and the progress in achieving UBC’s Climate Action Plan. Adopted...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 12:00
Tue, April 18, 2017 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM UBC FARM. Free farmer's market. The UBC Farm will be open for everyone to drop by and pick up some fabulous farm fresh organic eggs this coming Tuesday evening. There will be no limit on eggs per family ($7 per dozen). We may also have some other produce...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 16:30
Tue, April 18, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Key Speaking Points: In this Learning Circle series, we will learn from the individual journeys of distinguished leaders in Indigenous Health. Presenters may cover topics such as: - Self-care - Maintaining work-life balance - Navigating...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 10:00
Mon, April 17, 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, April 17, 2017 - 15:00
Sat, April 15, 2017 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM UBC FARM. $35 ($28 student pricing) + GST. Description How would you survive in winter without a grocery store? Chef Robin Kort will teach you how to find winter treasures; food like seaweeds, winter mushrooms, edible trees, roots that you can find under the...
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 - 13:00