Tue, February 9, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Better writing starts with more writing, but it can be difficult to make the time – or get the accountability and feedback/support to start and keep a writing habit. This facilitated writing group was designed to address this...
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.
UBC Vancouver faculty members are invited to join an information session to learn more about the Sustainability Education Fellows program with grants of up to $20,000 for interdisciplinary faculty teams developing sustainability-related curricula...
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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Mon, February 8, 2016 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Better writing starts with more writing, but it can be difficult to make the time – or get the accountability and feedback/support to start and keep a writing habit. This facilitated writing group was designed to address this...
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Monday, February 8, 2016 - 13:00
Fri, February 5, 2016 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Anne-Marie Nicol Assistant Professor Faculty of Health Sciences Simon Fraser University This presentation covers the potential range of exposures that can affect communities in the vicinity of shale gas wells...
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Friday, February 5, 2016 - 12:30
Fri, February 5, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Science Building. Free . EESc Physical Geography Seminar Series Presents: John Ryan, Project Geologist at Teck Resources Limited. Date: Friday, February 5th, 2016 Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Room: SCI 374 12:00-12:30 Part 1 : Geology of the Valley Porphyry Copper-...
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Friday, February 5, 2016 - 12:00
Fri, February 5, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Engineering, Management and Education Building. Free . The Brown Bag Seminar Series Presents: Evelyn Jensen, PhD Candidate, UBC Okanagan Title: Using genetics to understand the past, present, and future of the Giant Galápagos Tortoises on Pinzón Island Date...
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Friday, February 5, 2016 - 12:00
Thu, February 4, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Free admission for all. Tea with Beau Thursdays in January, February and March, 2016, 1-2 pm Join UBC Artist in Residence and Kwakwaka’wakw Hereditary Chief Beau Dick, community members, elders and activists on select...
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 13:00
Thu, February 4, 2016 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM AMS Student Nest. Free. UBC Sustainability Ambassadors invite you to the fourth annual UBC Sustainability Fair. The Annual Sustainability Fair is a celebration of student initiatives in sustainability. By highlighting sustainability groups on campus and...
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 10:00
Fri, January 29, 2016 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Reza Afshari Senior Scientist, Toxicology Environmental Health Services BC Centre for Disease Control Domoic acid (DA) induces acute gastrointestinal illness including Diarrhea and Short term memory loss (...
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Friday, January 29, 2016 - 12:30
Thu, January 28, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Free admission for all. Tea with Beau Thursdays in January, February and March, 2016, 1-2 pm Join UBC Artist in Residence and Kwakwaka’wakw Hereditary Chief Beau Dick, community members, elders and activists on select...
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 13:00
Wed, January 27, 2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING. Free. Abstract: Oil Sands mining for oil extraction in Alberta and hydraulic fracturing for gas production in Northeastern British Columbia have emerged as major industries in Canada over the past decade...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 11:00