We’re a research team funded by UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab initiative and we’re inviting all current and former residents of UBC’s Acadia Park Student Family Housing to join us at the Acadia Park Commonsblock for a series of three workshops where...
Speaker: Dr. Nicola Smith Liber Ero Postdoctoral Research Fellow Changing Ocean Research Unit Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries AERL Theatre/Zoom. Please RSVP: https://oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-events/iof-seminars/weekly-seminars/ Humans are...
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**FREE ONLINE EVENT** Panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges for Canadian cities in engaging and taking action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), and how local level SDG framing can help advance a community’s...
Tuesday, February 27, 2023 5:00-6:00 PM, Reception with lights refreshments to follow Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) Theatre, 2202 Main Mall RSVP: https://forms.gle/WoR2o1X6wTsXWRap9 The ocean’s capacity to sustain life and support...
On February 27, marine biologist and climate policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson will be in conversation with the co-recipients of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement : UBC’s Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Rashid Sumaila. Join us for...
Sue Big Oil Launch Party February 24, 2023 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm at UBC Robson Square ( map ) RSVP About the Event Sue Big Oil is a collaboration of multiple local and national organizations concerned about harmful climate change impacts in BC...
Lettuce in a bag, plastic wrapped mushrooms, yogurt containers, berries in plastic clamshells. Food production is tied to the use and disposal of single-use plastics, but could biomaterials be a sustainable alternative? How do we, as consumers,...
Speaker: Dr. Amy M. Van Cise Assistant Professor, University of Washington Sociality – the suite of socially learned behaviors specific to a group of animals – is increasingly recognized as a survival strategy that is integral to the evolutionary...
**FREE ONLINE EVENT** An Existential Toolkit for the Climate Movement We already have the technological, scientific, and economic tools to address the climate crisis, but what are the emotional resources we need to put those tools into action? How...
**FREE ONLINE EVENT** In an ever-changing world with increasingly complex challenges, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require rethinking norms and imagining innovative solutions. Post-secondary institutions play an important role in...