A pop-up Let’s Choose to Reuse engagement booth! Bring your own mug for FREE hot chocolate, enter a raffle to win a reusable mug, and spin the wheel to test your sustainability knowledge! Stop by to learn more about creating a circular economy!...
Combining elements of slam poetry and symposium vibes, the Climate Slamposium invites student researchers, activists, artists, and others engaging in climate justice to share their work in fun and creative ways. This is an opportunity to showcase,...
How do you talk about the climate? How does language empower climate action? Join us for an interactive workshop exploring how to broaden the distribution of climate messaging beyond existing advocates and take an audience-first approach. This event...
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
A Climate Emergency Week booth featuring an interactive Climate Justice World Map, stickers, #ubcclimatelove chocolates, prize giveaways, and free registration passes for all Climate Emergency Week events. Stop by outside Blue Chip Café to meet our...
From e-scooters to electric vehicles, individuals are moving towards electric transportation options. What are the barriers and opportunities for widespread adoption of these options? Amir Hassanpour , PhD Candidate in Transportation Engineering and...
Speaker: Dr. Sasha Wagner, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute In the deep ocean persists an enigmatic class of organic compounds that are presumed to have a condensed aromatic...
**Featuring True Reconciliation: How to be a Force for Change ** How can just relations challenge colonialism? And how do we centre reconciliation and justice in climate solutions? Hear from former Member of Parliament, former Minister of Justice...
Walk for Joy (formerly Walkabout) is a 9 week walking, rolling and physical activity challenge designed to get people moving and reduce sedentary time. This challenge is open to all UBC students, staff, faculty, and community members. A large...
The short films selection “Away From Home” features three award winning short films, all p roduced in Hong Kong between 2022 and 2023. The three short films are Sze- wai HO’s “ Before the Box Gets Emptied”, Chi-him YUEN’s “The Reticent Wave”, and...
Ahmed Khan, PhD, African Development Bank Group | Abidjan| Cote d’Ivoire| West Africa Abstract Speaker: Ahmed Khan, PhD, African Development Bank Group Fishing and fisheries related topics have been under the radar for many decades, stemming from...