Part of the Climate Justice Webinar Series Featuring The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. The extreme nature of today’s climate events, Ghosh asserts, make them...
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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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Past Events
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 12:00 to 14:00
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Online event
Fibre and Beyond - Webinar on Innovative Bio-based Material Research Hosted by BioProducts Institute
Wed, March 10, 2021 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM UBC Vancouver Campus. Join us for the premiere of "Fibre and Beyond", a documentary co-produced by BioProducts Institute and FinnCERES Flagship, partners in Boreal Alliance. The featured speakers will join the Q&A session after the show to answer your...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 08:30
WEBINAR: Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction: geotechnical hazards, impacts on infrastructure, and mitigation methods The Lower Mainland of British Columbia is located in a seismically active geographic region. As such, it is of relevance to recognize the possibility of an earthquake in our...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 12:30 to 13:30
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Online event
Fri, March 5, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. Speaker: Rebecca Asch, Assistant Professor of Fisheries Biology, East Carolina University (ECU). Ecological niche models (ENMs) are among the most common tools to project how fishes and fisheries respond to climate change. However, as...
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Friday, March 5, 2021 - 11:00
Part of the Climate Justice Webinar Series Who does climate change impact most? Countries and peoples that are least responsible for causing climate change are the ones suffering most from its effects. Join UBC faculty, students, staff, and community leaders for an exploration of what climate...
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Friday, March 5, 2021 - 11:00 to 12:30
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Online event
WEBINAR: Resilience is the New Sustainability Over the past two decades, sustainability has been a growing trend in construction. For most consumers, this has primarily meant “green design.” Witnessing the effects of intensifying weather and natural disasters, owners, developers, insurers, lenders...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 12:30 to 13:30
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Online event
Clean Energy Research Centre Seminar - The Path and Opportunities Toward Hydrogen Energy Development
Mon, February 22, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. [the_title] CERC Seminar The Path and Opportunities Toward Hydrogen Energy Development February 22, 2021 @ 3:00 PM Biography Hong Chen is Professor in Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) at Shanghai Jiaotong University, where he...
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Monday, February 22, 2021 - 15:00
Mon, February 22, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. Speaker: Dr. Hong Chen, Professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University Abstract: The hydrogen development faces four major challenges, or requires “Four Miracles”, as suggested by Dr. Steven Chu (the former Secretary of US DOE): (1) the hydrogen...
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Monday, February 22, 2021 - 15:00
Fri, February 19, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. 0. Time & Location Friday, February 19th 2021 12:00 PM-1:00 PM PST on Zoom About the Event Have you developed a new technology/innovation? Ever thought it would be interesting to support or be part of an early stage startup/company...
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Friday, February 19, 2021 - 12:00
Thu, February 18, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. The traditional approach to conservation science is to observe and model the impacts of threats (logging, mining, fishing, climate change for example) on species and their habitats, publish a paper of the findings in a peer-reviewed journal...
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Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 12:00