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...

Sustainability Education Fellows Information Session

Sustainability Photo Pop-Up Exhibition

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students

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.

Events by Date

Past Events

Tue, November 5, 2013 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Who is faster on a Building Operations electric bike: Louise Cowin, VP Students or Caroline Wong, AMS President? Cheer on your favourite in this fun race of student leader and leader for students. [sustain.ubc.ca] Main Mall between...
When:
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 13:30
Tue, November 5, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 12:30
Tue, November 5, 2013 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Satisfying mouthfuls of deliciousness. Free granola bars made at Agora by student volunteers. Get in quick! Front of MacMillan Building, 2357 Main Mall [sustain.ubc.ca]
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 09:30
Mon, November 4, 2013 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM See description. FREE. URBANATOMY- An evening of Art and Urban Planning in Rutland! The public is invited to attend URBANATOMY, a Pecha Kucha Presentation, to be held on Monday, November 4 at 7 – 9 PM at the Rutland Centennial Hall, 180 Rutland Road N,...
When:
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 19:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MUSIC BUILDING. How to turn a Cunning Little Vixen into The Tales of Hoffmann. Learn how UBC Opera acts more sustainably by recycling their costumes, sets and props. Old Auditorium, Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road [sustain.ubc.ca]
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUCHANAN BUILDING BLOCK A. Art changes the world. An exhibition over the two weeks of the campaign that will stimulate your thinking on sustainability. Plus a short lecture and discussion by Professor Kurt Grimm on November 4 and 12. Buchanan A202, 1866 Main...
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 4, 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 4, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 9:00 AM - Wed, November 6, 2013, 5:00 PM STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB). Waiting for the UBC-Broadway line? Stop by the SUB and step inside a life-sized 3D drawing envisioning what UBC station might look like. [sustain.ubc.ca]
When:
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:00
Fri, November 1, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Ron Bowles, Associate Dean, Centre for Applied Research, Justice Institute of British Columbia Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, November 1, 2013 - 12:30
Wed, October 30, 2013 2:00 PM - 4:00 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...
When:
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 14:00

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