Thu, December 14, 2017 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Fipke Centre. WHERE: room FIP 204 Open to the Public Celebrate the Nobel Prize-winning contributions with UBC Okanagan Nobel Night – an opportunity to learn about this year’s prizes from a distinguished panel of UBC Okanagan professors. From groundbreaking...
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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Wed, December 13, 2017 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. FREE. Learn how to tune up your bike in a positive space for trans women, cis women, queer and genderqueer folks in a relaxed environment led by female and/or LGBTQ2I identified mechanics and volunteers. This is a great way to...
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - 18:00
Wed, December 13, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned...
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - 10:00
Wed, December 6, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 10:00
Tue, December 5, 2017 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join internationally-acclaimed photographer, Finbarr O’Reilly, for a look through his lens at the unpredictability of war and his experiences documented in his brand new book, Shooting Ghosts. Shooting Ghosts was co-...
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017 - 18:30
Sun, December 3, 2017 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with admission / Free for campus residents. Drop in between 10:30 am – 1:00 pm the first Sunday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, Raising Big Blue...
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Sunday, December 3, 2017 - 10:30
Fri, December 1, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Robert Parker NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow; Fisheries Economic Research Unit Location: AERL 120 (Theatre) 2202 Main Mall, UBC Food production is one of the largest contributors to climate change,...
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Friday, December 1, 2017 - 11:00
Fri, December 1, 2017 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Story Collider: Workshop & Performance - Day 3 This collaboration with Story Collider instructs participants in weaving together compelling narratives to communicate science. Participants will engage in a two...
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Friday, December 1, 2017 - 08:00
Thu, November 30, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join us in the Liu Institute Caseroom for this talk. Light refreshments will be offered. Please RSVP. Canada is one of the top foreign investors in Mongolia, and Mongolia is a priority country for Canada’s...
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Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 12:00
Thu, November 30, 2017 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Story Collider: Workshop & Performance - Day 2 This collaboration with Story Collider instructs participants in weaving together compelling narratives to communicate science. Participants will engage in a...
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Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 08:00