Fri, September 26, 2014 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Please come meet us, the CTLT Aboriginal Initiatives team, at our Open House to learn about our programming, services, and educational resources. Everyone is welcome, and you can drop-in as you like. At the Open House,...
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
Fri, September 26, 2014 2:00 AM - 3:30 AM See description. Free. Stanley Park forest restoration tour with Bill Stephen, (Vancouver Park Board) and Steve Mitchell (UBC Faculty of Forestry) Friday, Sept. 26, 2:00 pm at Stanley Park’s Prospect Point, by the large stone monument near the lookout. (...
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Friday, September 26, 2014 - 02:00
Thu, September 25, 2014 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM FOREST SCIENCES CENTRE. Free. Coop presentation night: Wood Products Processing Thursday, Sept. 25, 6:00 pm, FSC 1005 (part of National Forest Week celebrations, UBC Forestry) Intermediate co-op students in the B.Sc. Wood Products Processing degree program...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 18:00
Thu, September 25, 2014 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM HENRY ANGUS BUILDING. $18 for students and $22 for everyone else. Be a part of the 1000 guests sharing a sustainable meal on Main Mall. Don't miss this epic community meal at UBC! Get your ticket at sustain.ubc.ca/harvestfeast. #RippleEffectUBC
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 16:30
Thu, September 25, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. For the kick-off meeting of the academic year and the new ICoP structure we invite participants to help us explore the meaning of ‘interdisciplinarity’. There are many neologisms that are often conflated with...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 15:00
Thu, September 25, 2014 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 13:30
Thu, September 25, 2014 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM FOREST SCIENCES CENTRE. Free. Arbornautics: Exploratory Big Tree Climbing Thursday, Sept. 25 at 1:00 pm (part of National Forest Week celebrations, UBC Forestry) Location: Meet in front of the FSC Building (tree climb beside the Landscape Annex) With:...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 13:00
Thu, September 25, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Learn about biodiversity in your backyard in this hands-on Ripple Lab hosted by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum that looks at and identifies key features of local animals. #RippleEffectUBC
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 12:30
Thu, September 25, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Learn how urban gardening addresses social and environmental sustainability through food education and tactile learning at the GeoGarden. Hosted by the Geography Student Association, this Ripple Lab takes participants on a guided...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 12:30
Thu, September 25, 2014 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 09:30