UNA-Canada is pleased to announce the upcoming Environment Festival at the University of British Columbia on 24 September 2022. It is a unique opportunity to celebrate and inspire action for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Environment...
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
Speaker: Dr. Facundo Llompart Researcher, Austral Center for Scientific Research (CADIC) Argentina is experiencing a growing footprint of human activities on natural ecosystems. Pressure for economic growth, energy supply, and urban development has...
Travel to Hawaii during your reading week while getting credits towards your degree! This 9‐day 3‐credit intensive course offers students an opportunity to visit and experience Hawaiian land, ecosystems, and communities first hand. You’ll hear...
In September 2021, Dr. Megan Bailey (UBC alum and Associate Professor, Dalhousie University) spent time on board the “Mamma Ain’t Happy”, a Sipekne’katik-owned fishing vessel harvesting lobster under Food, Social, and Ceremonial tags. She was...
Sustainability is a grand challenge that humanity must strive to address in the years ahead. Disruptive innovations in materials science hold the key to enable a list of critical technologies that could support sustainable development in different...
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Medicine
Women+ and Children's Health Sciences
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Sexual development, transgender medicine, reproduction and pregnancy, chronic and acute diseases, and social determinants of health.
The role of cities in development and global capital circulation, and urban politics with emphasis on regions in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Credit will be granted for only one of GEOG 352 or URST 352. Equivalency: GEOG 352
Properties and characterization of macromolecules including rheology. Polymer processing and application to green products development including from lignocellulosic sources. Circular economy driven processing. Biomimetics engineering.