Mon, April 1, 2019 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM See description. Free. April 1, 2019 2:30-4:00pm ART 103 Christopher Carcaillet will review the similairites between Alpine and Rocky Mountain ecosystems, present the biological proxies selected for vegetation dynamics research and provide reconstructions to...
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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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Monday, April 1, 2019 - 14:30
Sat, March 30, 2019 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Engineering, Management and Education Building. Free. The Undergraduate Research Conference is an opportunity for Honours and Directed Studies students to present their projects to peers, professors and the campus community at large. Date: Saturday, March 30,...
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Saturday, March 30, 2019 - 10:00
Fri, March 29, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Evgeny Pakhomov Director and Professor, IOF Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120) Distributional range shift is a well-known species response to climate fluctuations leading to a poleward shift in their...
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Friday, March 29, 2019 - 11:00
Thu, March 28, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Recently, an expedition team, consisting of 21 researchers from Canada, the United States, Russia, Japan, and Korea – all Pacific salmon producing countries – set out on the Russian Vessel, the Professor...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 12:00
Thu, March 28, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Adult $12, Child $8, Concession $10 (Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students | Staff | Faculty. Valid ID card required.). Bring your family outside to enjoy some fresh air and discover the beauty of UBC...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 11:00
Wed, March 27, 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM See description. free. The Anthropocene is a term increasingly entering public and policy discourses, including those of the humanities and social sciences, and it is understood as a force now altering the planet’s biosphere and implicating human-kind in mass...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 19:00
Tue, March 26, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7820
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 10:00
Tue, March 26, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM UBC Botanical Garden. Adult $12, Child $8, Concession $10 (Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students | Staff | Faculty. Valid ID card required.). Bring your family outside to enjoy some fresh air and discover the biodiversity...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 10:00
Sat, March 23, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM UBC Botanical Garden. $125 General, $105 Concession (BCLNA members & their employees, Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students | Staff | Faculty. Valid ID card required.). Part of the Horticulture Training Professional...
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Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 10:00
Fri, March 22, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Katie Marshall Assistant Professor, UBC Zoology Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120) The rocky intertidal is a place of extremes: temperature, oxygen concentration, and salinity all shift with tide and...
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Friday, March 22, 2019 - 11:00