Sat, October 29, 2016 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Free. What a season! This is it! The very end of our 2016 growing season is marked by the final Saturday farmers' market at the UBC Farm on 29th OCtober 2016. Familiar local business from around the region will be there as usual to say goodbye until...
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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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Sat, October 29, 2016 1:30 AM - 3:30 AM UBC FARM. $39 ($32 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. How would you survive without a grocery store? This trip teaches you how to SAFELY identify wild mushrooms like porcini, chanterelle, honey, wild oysters and more edibles that...
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Saturday, October 29, 2016 - 01:30
Fri, October 28, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM UBC FARM. Free but registration required. Dr. Nancy Turner, Emeritus Professor at the University of Victoria on the topic of Indigenous plants foods and traditional plant management systems of British Columbia First People joins the UBC Future of Food Global...
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Friday, October 28, 2016 - 12:00
Fri, October 28, 2016 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Murdoch McAllister, Associate Professor, IOF; and Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Assessment Abstract: In B.C., large lakes (>10,000 hectares) support recreational fisheries for trophy-sized rainbow...
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Friday, October 28, 2016 - 11:00
Fri, October 28, 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, October 28, 2016 - 10:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Earth Sciences Building. Free, Eventbrite RSVP required.. “A rose by many other names”: Sharing and Adapting Ancient Knowledge in Northwestern North America In Northwestern North America, plants have supported the survival and well-being of First Peoples of...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 19:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Arts and Sciences Centre. Free . How can we move from measurement, models and projections to understand climate change? Join us on Thursday, October 27 for the launch of the CANSSI Distinguished Visitor Program, as Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Peter Guttorp...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 19:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM GREEN COLLEGE - GRAHAM HOUSE, GREEN COMMONS, COACH HOUSE. David Kroodsma, Research Program Manager, SkyTruth, USA Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, October 27, 5-6:30 in the series Adapting to Global Changes in Oceans and Fisheries Can we have eyes in...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 17:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: Info session on Master programs October 27, 12 pm 2424 Main Mall, Forest Sciences Centre CAWP Caseroom #2916 Refreshments served for the first 30 attendees All are welcome Admissions...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 12:00
Thu, October 27, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Join us at the UBC Learning Circle in our conversation with Angaye’e, who is known as Shirley Morven, as she presents from the Nisga’a Valley Health Authority Health Centre in the Nass Valley on traditional teaching styles not only in...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 10:00