Fri, May 12, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MICHAEL SMITH LABORATORIES. Location: MSL Theatre Speaker: Dr. Mei Lin NEO Research Fellow, National University of Singapore Giant clams, large and charismatic, are almost eaten to extinction, as men exploited them for their meat and shells as a source of food...
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
Thu, May 11, 2017 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Get hands-on and learn about birds with our daily activity. Meet under the whale. Included with museum admission or membership. Join us Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 am for a bonus bird-themed...
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 15:30
Thu, May 11, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). As of January 2015 and six years ahead of time, Brussels’ Nearly-Zero Energy Regulation, based on Passive House, was made mandatory for all new builds and retrofits. Completing their first Passive House...
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 12:00
Wed, May 10, 2017 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM See description. Free. 5-7 pm Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Exhibition Hall, The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre From science to music, to product design, to community building, to entrepreneurship - go behind the scenes of the creative process as we...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 17:00
Wed, May 10, 2017 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Get hands-on and learn about birds with our daily activity. Meet under the whale. Included with museum admission or membership. Join us Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 am for a bonus bird-themed...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 15:30
Tue, May 9, 2017 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Get hands-on and learn about birds with our daily activity. Meet under the whale. Included with museum admission or membership. Join us Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 am for a bonus bird-themed...
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - 15:30
Tue, May 9, 2017 12:00 AM - Thu, May 11, 2017, 12:00 AM Library Building. Free . Graduate Writers’ Bootcamp This three-day event is designed to help UBC Okanangan graduate students get summer writing projects off to a productive and healthy start. Our number one goal is to have each participant...
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - 00:00
Mon, May 8, 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, May 8, 2017 - 15:00
Sun, May 7, 2017 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Get hands-on and learn about birds with our daily activity. Meet under the whale. Included with museum admission or membership. Join us Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 am for a bonus bird-themed...
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Sunday, May 7, 2017 - 15:30
Sat, May 6, 2017 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Get hands-on and learn about birds with our daily activity. Meet under the whale. Included with museum admission or membership. Join us Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 am for a bonus bird-themed...
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Saturday, May 6, 2017 - 15:30