Tue, November 26, 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Earth Sciences Building. The Coast to Coast Seminar Series presents talks on a range of scientific topics, hosting researchers from institutions across North America. This session will host Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Associate Professor with the University of...
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.
UBC Vancouver faculty members are invited to join an information session to learn more about the Sustainability Education Fellows program with grants of up to $20,000 for interdisciplinary faculty teams developing sustainability-related curricula...
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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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 11:30
Tue, November 26, 2013 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM WOODWARD 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 retrieve your...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 10:00
Fri, November 22, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Paul VanBuynder, Chief Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health Authority Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, November 22, 2013 - 12:30
Thu, November 21, 2013 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Utopia/Dystopia: Creating the Worlds That We Want Third Annual Richard V. Ericson Lecture Energy Slaves and the Fate of Hydrocarbon Culture Andrew Nikiforuk 4:30-6 pm, Cecil Green Park House, 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC On...
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 16:30
Thu, November 21, 2013 2:00 PM - 4:00 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, November 21, 2013 - 14:00
Wed, November 20, 2013 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM MACLEOD BUILDING. Suggested donation $5. Join UBC's Engineers Without Borders chapter in taking a fresh look at sustainable development issues: food security, environmental protection, poverty and war. Dirt! The Movie will be screened with a panel of key...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 18:00
Wed, November 20, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. UBC Reads Sustainability presents, author of “The Economics of Happiness” and happiness economist Mark Anielski. Mark will explore what makes communities in both Canada and abroad flourish and experience the most...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 18, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Meditation (Vipassana) ( These guided meditation sessions are suitable for anyone from the UBC community to improve their four foundations of mindfulness, namely, body, feelings,mind and mental content) Everyone is welcome (UBC...
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Monday, November 18, 2013 - 12:00
Fri, November 15, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Tim Takaro, Professor, Simon Fraser University Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, November 15, 2013 - 12:30
Fri, November 15, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. It’s not just the pretty water feature you walk by on your way to class. Doug Doyle invites you into his theatre to hear the story about the amazing new stormwater feature and how UBC is using stormwater as a resource on campus...
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Friday, November 15, 2013 - 12:00