Thu, January 26, 2017 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PONDEROSA CENTRE. $12 for general public, $6 for students. Register at http://symposium.ubcfarm.ubc.ca/registration/ . Food, the Future, and You is a food and sustainability research symposium presented by the UBC Centre for Sustainable Food Systems. Join us...
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What might sea level rise look like at UBC? A new mural in the AMS sustainability corridor offers a glimpse into future possibilities. Join local artists Josianne Assignon and Ana Julia Leon to celebrate the completion of the mural and to learn how...
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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Thu, January 26, 2017 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PONDEROSA CENTRE. Tickets are $12 for the general public, $6 for students.. Food, the Future, and You, presented by the UBC Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, is a food and sustainability symposium that brings together students, faculty, and staff for a...
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 09:00
Wed, January 25, 2017 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Fipke Centre. Free . Biodiversity Seminar Series, web-streamed from UBC Vancouver Presenter: Dr. Peter Wainwright. University of California, Davis Title: Conquering Coral Reefs: Innovation and Macroevolution in Labrid Fishes Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 11:45
Tue, January 24, 2017 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Fipke Centre. Free . Funding for BC Conservation Projects Information Session Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Room: FIP 140, FIPKE Centre Building The UBC Vertebrate Conservation Discussion Group has invited HCTF CEO Brian Springinotic...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 14:00
Mon, January 23, 2017 12:00 AM - Fri, February 3, 2017, 12:00 AM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free.. What if our environmental crisis is as much a failure of our imagination as it is a moment of reckoning with the material consequences of modernity? What would...
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Monday, January 23, 2017 - 00:00
Fri, January 20, 2017 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM See description. Free. *Please note that there has been a change in time to 4pm and venue to Room 104, UBC Graduate School of Journalism. Pietra Rivoli is a professor at Georgetown University who specializes in international business and social justice. She...
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Friday, January 20, 2017 - 16:00
Fri, January 20, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Martha Mendoza Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist , The Associated Press Location: AERL 120 More than 2,000 slaves are free today because The Associated Press put a spotlight on their misery. These men...
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Friday, January 20, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, January 19, 2017 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free.. Looking for a professional development experience? Want to make a difference in the community? Join us at our upcoming information session and learn all about the UBC Sustainability Scholars...
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 17:30
Thu, January 19, 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. This month will feature a special musical performance from Redshift...
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 17:00
Thu, January 19, 2017 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM GREEN COLLEGE - GRAHAM HOUSE, GREEN COMMONS, COACH HOUSE. Indigenous fisheries, ocean policy and human security Thursday, January 19 seminar at Green College, UBC. Marjo Vierros, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Yoshitaka Ota...
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 16:30