Wed, October 16, 2019 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM See description. Interested in taking part in an exciting program abroad next summer and getting UBC credits at the same time? Come check out our info session and learn more about the Heritage of Chinese Migration Global Seminar! Learn more in the program...
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, October 11, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Laura Parfrey Assistant Professor, UBC Departments for Botany and Zoology Location: AERL Theatre Multicellular marine organisms host diverse collections of microbes on their surface...
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Friday, October 11, 2019 - 11:00
Tue, October 8, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. 25 Years of Green College (1993-), and Counting: Up-to-the-Minute Briefings from Former Resident Members of the College Good Food For All: Running School Farm and Meal Programs in Vancouver Marc Schutzbank, Director, Fresh Roots 5-6...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 17:00
Tue, October 8, 2019 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM See description. Find out what you need to know about studying abroad in Scandinavia! Programs are in English and have locations across Denmark and Sweden. Come chat with a representative from DIS to learn about a unique opportunity and what it’s like to live...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 11:00
Fri, October 4, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Alejandro Buren, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Location: AERL Theatre Oceans cover almost three quarters of our planet’s surface, and therefore represent its...
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Friday, October 4, 2019 - 11:00
Mon, September 30, 2019 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. Green College Resident Members' Series The ‘Smart City’? Technologies for Cities in an Age of Climate Change Henrik Jacobsen, Political Science 8-9 pm, Coach House, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC The ’smart city’...
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Monday, September 30, 2019 - 20:00
Mon, September 30, 2019 4:00 PM - Tue, October 1, 2019, 9:00 PM See description. Free. Join us from September 30 - October 1 for wide-ranging conversations about issues facing Canadians today. Event 1: Dr. David Hulchanski Professor of Housing and Community Development Factor-Inwentash Faculty of...
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Monday, September 30, 2019 - 16:00
Mon, September 30, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. DAAD offers financial support to highly-qualified international students pursuing research in Germany. In this upcoming webinar, find out more about available DAAD funding for graduate students studying in Canada for the academic year...
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Monday, September 30, 2019 - 10:00
Fri, September 27, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Ibrahim Issifu Postdoctoral Fellow, FERU Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Location: AERL Theatre
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Friday, September 27, 2019 - 11:00
Sat, September 21, 2019 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Instructors: Beryl Zhuang Learn tips and techniques for making your very own herbarium vouchers of native plants. Participants will go for a walk in the garden to collect native plants and discover how specimens are curated in a...
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Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 10:00