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2023 Climate and Wellbeing Education Grants Unveiled!

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Addressing the Impacts of Canadian Mining on Communities in Africa

Human Well-being & Social Systems
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Should the Fraser River Estuary have legal rights?

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Telling Stories: The Humanities in an Age of Planetary Agenda-Setting

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Dr. James Brander , the Asia-Pacific Professor of International Business in UBC’s Sauder School of Business , explains the significance of the conference, discusses the increased role of the private sector in reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, and shares his thoughts on an ideal outcome from...
By Jeffrey Preiss The numbers say a lot: 643 students, 42 faculty members and 83 staff members participated in UBC’s SEEDS Sustainability Program last year. They worked on projects related to climate, energy, procurement, community, food, water, biodiversity, buildings, wellbeing, health, land,...
Originally published by UBC Okanagan News. Republished with permission. Universities and colleges put priority on health promotion locally and globally. A new international charter, an outcome of the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges / VII International...
Originally published by UBC Okanagan News. Republished with permission. Universities and colleges put priority on health promotion locally and globally. A new international charter, an outcome of the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges / VII International...
Originally published by UBC Public Affairs. Republished with permission. A forward-thinking sustainability strategy, ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and innovative clean energy projects have helped the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus earn the highest rating among...
Jeffrey Preiss Once the barbeques were put away, tables cleared, chairs folded and 4,000 staff went back to their offices, only one small, desk bin-sized bag of garbage was left. The rest of the waste from UBC’s annual Welcome Back Staff BBQ—200 kg—was sorted into compost and recycling. The BBQ is...

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