Tue, November 12, 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Fipke Centre. The Coast to Coast Seminar Series presents talks on a range of scientific topics, hosting researchers from institutions across North America. This session will host Dr. Dr. Rion Dooley from the Texas Advanced Computing Centre at the...
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.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
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 Month Canada
SDG Month 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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Past Events
When:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:30
Sat, November 9, 2013 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM SIMON K.Y. LEE HKU-UBC HOUSE (GLOBAL LOUNGE) - BUILDING #1. http://impactlab2013.eventbrite.com/ . We are very excited to announce that the Global Lounge will be holding its first ever IMPACT LAB on Saturday, November 9th! Impact Lab 2013 will be a day of...
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 - 09:00
Fri, November 8, 2013 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Free. Ever wonder what's behind the plants at the bottom of the CIRS building. Join us on aunique tour with the designer of the Solar Aquatics Biofilter. Most suprising part? It smells like flowers...
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Friday, November 8, 2013 - 13:15
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Michael Brauer, Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:30
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:30
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Free. Ever wonder what's behind the plants at the bottom of the CIRS building. Join us on aunique tour with the designer of the Solar Aquatics Biofilter. Most suprising part? It smells like...
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:15
Fri, November 8, 2013 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). Free. Ever wonder what's behind the plants at the bottom of the CIRS building. Join us on aunique tour with the designer of the Solar Aquatics Biofilter. Most suprising part? It smells like...
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:15
Fri, November 8, 2013 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM UBC FARM. FREE. Walk 60 acre site of fields, forests and hedgerows! Visit Beehives, hoophouses, and greenhouses. See where the Farm Markets happen, walk through our educational Children's Garden, and learn about Aboriginal Hub. Dress for the weather,...
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Friday, November 8, 2013 - 11:00
Thu, November 7, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM HENRY ANGUS BUILDING. Dr. Janette Bulkan, University of British Columbia Forest Resources Management, with commentators Professor Margot Young, Faculty of Law and Dr. Leila Harris, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability This talk will...
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 12:30
Thu, November 7, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
When:
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 12:30