Sat, December 3, 2016 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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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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Saturday, December 3, 2016 - 12:00
Fri, December 2, 2016 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Science Building. Free . EESC and Physical GEOG Seminar Series presents: John Richardson , Professor and Head Department Of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Director of Stream and Riparian Research Laboratory, University of British Columbia and Mark Lorang...
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Friday, December 2, 2016 - 14:00
Fri, December 2, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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Friday, December 2, 2016 - 10:00
Thu, December 1, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free.. Join us as UBC experts share their first-hand observation from their participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP22) held in...
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 12:00
Thu, December 1, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 10:00
Wed, November 30, 2016 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES. Free. Joe Dahmen will present recent architectural installations exploring softness. The move toward soft, regenerative systems has important implications for the way we design architectural materials and...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 16:00
Wed, November 30, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM See description. FREE!!. We all know that engaging young people is important and that having just one trusted adult in their lives can make a world of difference. Unfortunately many young people have had difficult experiences when they have tried to share...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 13:00
Wed, November 30, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 10:00
Tue, November 29, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 10:00
Mon, November 28, 2016 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM See description. $10 (free for 2015 and 2016 grads) - includes reception. Around the world, popular app- and web-based services such as Uber and AirBnB have disrupted traditional business models and sparked explosive growth in the sharing economy. Consumers...
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Monday, November 28, 2016 - 18:30