Tue, October 3, 2017 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM Arts Building. Free. Earth, Environmental, and Geographic Sciences presents: Dr. Dan Wood of the WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Center at the University of Queensland “Future Mineral Exploration” Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 at 12:30pm in ART 102. Please...
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.
Events by Date
Past Events
Mon, October 2, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE. Please refer to UBC BMB Website: http://biochem.ubc.ca/
When:
Monday, October 2, 2017 - 15:00
Sun, October 1, 2017 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with admission / Free for campus residents. Drop in between 10:30 am – 1:00 pm the first Sunday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, Raising Big Blue...
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 - 10:30
Sat, September 30, 2017 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Come out for a lively farmers market right here at the UBC Farm every Saturday! In addition to farm-fresh veggies, fruits, herbs, flowers and free-range eggs from the UBC Farm, the Saturday Farm Market also features a variety of other local...
When:
Saturday, September 30, 2017 - 09:00
Fri, September 29, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Location: AERL 120 (Theatre) 2202 Main Mall, UBC Speaker: Dr. Villy Christensen Professor, Global Ocean Modelling, IOF, UBC There is almost global agreement that marine resources have to be managed...
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Friday, September 29, 2017 - 11:00
Wed, September 27, 2017 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. FREE. Have you always wanted to learn how to maintain your bike but are intimidated by bike shops? Check out LGBTQ2I night on the 4th Wednesday of every month. LGBTQ2I Night provides a safe and positive space for anyone in LGBTQ2I...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 18:00
Wed, September 27, 2017 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free. What happens when you give bright and engaged students a real-world sustainability problem to solve? UBC Sustainability and Greenest City Scholars are helping to make real change in the world...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 13:00
Wed, September 27, 2017 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join us for a Policy@UBC and CIRDI seminar series event with John Steen, Associate Professor in Strategy at the University of Queensland Business School in Brisbane. No RSVP required. Light refreshments offered...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 12:30
Dr. Amy Hanser: Good Food in the City: How Cultural Ideas About Food Shape Street Vending Regulation
Wed, September 27, 2017 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM H. R. MACMILLAN BUILDING. Free. You are invited to the UBC Future of Food Dialogue Series: a campus-wide initiative bringing together food security and sustainability experts from across UBC and North America to engage audiences with the Global Food System...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 12:30
Wed, September 27, 2017 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM BOOKSTORE. The UBC Farm Wednesday Campus Market features an assortment of fresh UBC Farm produce and flowers. This mid-week market in front of the UBC Bookstore offers students, staff and faculty members a convenient opportunity to purchase UBC Farm...
When:
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 11:30