Mon, February 22, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Abstract: During early plant evolution, land plants developed water-conducting systems to survive drought conditions and thus to colonize land. Several kinds of cells for water-conducting systems are known in land plants,...
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.
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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Past Events
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Monday, February 22, 2016 - 12:00
Tue, February 16, 2016 12:00 AM - Sun, March 6, 2016, 12:00 AM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Drop by the Liu Institute for Global Issues Lobby Gallery to view an exhibition of portraits of Northern Uganda residents. Running until March 7, 2016. After two decades of war and mass internal...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 00:00
Fri, February 12, 2016 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Hugh Davies Associate Professor SPPH Wind turbines are a fast growing source of electricity around the world. In some areas however, they have been associated with complaints of ill health, and noise from...
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Friday, February 12, 2016 - 12:30
Thu, February 11, 2016 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM AMS Student Nest. $5. UBC Reads Sustainability Presents Raj Patel How will the world eat in the future? February 11th 2015, 12PM-2PM. AMS Student Nest Great Hall. Tickets - $5 With a global population of nine billion by 2050, and climate change already...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 12:00
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...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 16:00
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