Fri, November 15, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. It’s not just the pretty water feature you walk by on your way to class. Doug Doyle invites you into his theatre to hear the story about the amazing new stormwater feature and how UBC is using stormwater as a resource on campus...
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
Fri, November 15, 2013 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB). By Donation. Join Sprouts for the weekly Community Eats. While lining up for your scrumptious balanced vegan meal watch the video on how the weekly "by-donation" lunch gets made. Near Sprouts in the SUB, 6138 Student Union...
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Friday, November 15, 2013 - 11:00
Thu, November 14, 2013 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM WOODWARD 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 retrieve your...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 15:00
Thu, November 14, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:30
Thu, November 14, 2013 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Mooo! Come nose-to-nose with a live cow as the BC Dairy Association Mobile Classroom comes to UBC. Talk to our students and researchers about our sustainable farming practices and research at our Dairy Centre in Agassiz. Parking...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:30
Wed, November 13, 2013 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Get behind the scenes of UBC's research into clean energy. Join us for a short lecture and a tour of the facility including the Fuel Cell & Engine Combustion Lab. Clean Energy Research Centre, 2360 East Mall Limited to only 10...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 14:00
Wed, November 13, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 12:30
Wed, November 13, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Everybody needs a tune-up. Take a moment to chat with Project Services and the tune-up team to discover why our buildings also need a little help to operate more efficiently. Free bike tune-ups by The Bike Kitchen and a chance to win...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 12:00
Wed, November 13, 2013 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB). Judge for yourself: can you tell the difference between bottled water and tap water in a taste test? [sustain.ubc.ca]
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 11:00
Tue, November 12, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Free. He’s a Canadian Geographic Environmental Scientist of the Year and mastermind of the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability. Join John Robinson, Associate Provost, Sustainability...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 14:00