Thu, September 25, 2014 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM WALTER C. KOERNER 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...
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.
UBC Vancouver faculty members are invited to join an information session to learn more about the Sustainability Education Fellows program with grants of up to $20,000 for interdisciplinary faculty teams developing sustainability-related curricula...
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
Thu, September 25, 2014 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM FOREST SCIENCES CENTRE. Free. Arbornautics: Exploratory Big Tree Climbing Thursday, Sept. 25 at 1:00 pm (part of National Forest Week celebrations, UBC Forestry) Location: Meet in front of the FSC Building (tree climb beside the Landscape Annex) With:...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 13:00
Thu, September 25, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Learn about biodiversity in your backyard in this hands-on Ripple Lab hosted by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum that looks at and identifies key features of local animals. #RippleEffectUBC
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 12:30
Thu, September 25, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Learn how urban gardening addresses social and environmental sustainability through food education and tactile learning at the GeoGarden. Hosted by the Geography Student Association, this Ripple Lab takes participants on a guided...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 12:30
Thu, September 25, 2014 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 09:30
Wed, September 24, 2014 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you a graduate student and new to UBC? Would you like to know more about what the library has to offer? This basic workshop will provide you with an overview of some of the key services and resources available to you...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 16:00
Wed, September 24, 2014 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. In the first of a series of CTLT workshops around educational research, special guest Michael Grove (Director of the STEM Education Centre at the University of Birmingham) will introduce the field to those looking to extend...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 13:00
Wed, September 24, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Learn about biodiversity in your backyard in this hands-on Ripple Lab hosted by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum that looks at and identifies key features of local animals. #RippleEffectUBC
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 12:30
Wed, September 24, 2014 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM KOERNER PLAZA. Get your hands dirty at this participatory Ripple Lab on how the Bike Co-op and Bike Kitchen recycle (also known as "stripping") used bikes. Lab hosts will show you how to strip and recycle parts. Learn how to identify working from broken...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 12:00
Wed, September 24, 2014 11:30 AM - 11:30 AM BOOKSTORE. Be one of the first to this special Ripple Lab hosted by the UBC Farm to receive a special gift, discover the abundance of food produced on campus and to re-imagine local food systems. Come and watch the live Chef Demo presented by Rebecca...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 11:30