Mon, November 4, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUCHANAN BUILDING BLOCK A. Art changes the world. An exhibition over the two weeks of the campaign that will stimulate your thinking on sustainability. Plus a short lecture and discussion by Professor Kurt Grimm on November 4 and 12. Buchanan A202, 1866 Main...
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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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 9:00 AM - Wed, November 6, 2013, 5:00 PM STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB). Waiting for the UBC-Broadway line? Stop by the SUB and step inside a life-sized 3D drawing envisioning what UBC station might look like. [sustain.ubc.ca]
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:00
Fri, November 1, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Ron Bowles, Associate Dean, Centre for Applied Research, Justice Institute of British Columbia Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, November 1, 2013 - 12:30
Wed, October 30, 2013 2:00 PM - 4:00 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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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 14:00
Wed, October 30, 2013 12:15 AM - 1:00 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. There is an increasing emphasis on students as generators of content in Higher Education. How can we support students generating and sharing digital projects and content within Connect? Participants...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 00:15
Mon, October 28, 2013 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. As defined at http://flexible.learning.ubc.ca/what-is-flexible-learning/ as part of UBC's Flexible Learning Initiative: "Logistical flexibility – flexibility of location, time, pace of learning and...
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Monday, October 28, 2013 - 13:30
Mon, October 28, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Meditation (Vipassana) ( These guided meditation sessions are suitable for anyone from the UBC community to improve their four foundations of mindfulness, namely, body, feelings,mind and mental content) Everyone is welcome (UBC...
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Monday, October 28, 2013 - 12:00
Fri, October 25, 2013 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. Free. Am I My Brain? Date & Time: Friday, October 25, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Royal Bank Cinema, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road Description: The Peter Wall Institute of advanced Studies is...
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Friday, October 25, 2013 - 19:00
Fri, October 25, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM BROCK HALL ANNEX. Free. Teaching Through Visual Cognition In An Immersive Online Environment Date & Time: Friday, October 25, 3:00pm - 4:30pm Location: Room 301, Lillooet Room, 3rd floor, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Description: This event is not...
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Friday, October 25, 2013 - 15:00
Fri, October 25, 2013 1:00 PM - Mon, October 28, 2013, 1:00 PM UBC Robson Square. Free. Please join us for this symposium that presents Indigenous perspectives and facilitates dialogue. Friday October 25, 2013 1:00 – 4:30 PM UBC Robson Square Theatre Room C300, Downtown Vancouver Keynote Presenters...
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Friday, October 25, 2013 - 13:00