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PODCAST: F IS FOR FACULTY

A podcast series on sustainability and climate action brought to you by the Sustainability Hub. In each episode, we’ll introduce you to what a UBC faculty member is doing to advance sustainability and climate action through research and teaching, and they’ll tell you what they want you to DO with all this new knowledge.

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This article by Cheryl Chan originally appeared in the Vancouver Sun on November 8, 2022. UBC instructor Tara Ivanochko knew there was a demand to learn how to prepare and respond to the climate emergency. But she didn’t expect all 60 spots for an inaugural certificate program on climate change to...
On October 28th, at a lively showcase event at Vancouver City Hall, three graduate students working with City mentors through the Sustainability Scholars Program shared their key research findings with the City’s Leadership Team. Between May and Aug 2022, City of Vancouver staff mentored 17 UBC...
This segment originally appeared on Global News Television , on November 6, 2022. Watch the report British Columbians by now are aware of how catastrophic climate change can be after experiencing extreme storms and wildfire seasons in recent years. Its effects are also now the focus of a new area...
Welcome to F is for Faculty. In each episode, we’ll introduce you to what a UBC faculty member is doing to advance sustainability and climate action through research and teaching. This week, we met Dr. Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Resources...
Words by Bodhi Patil (United Nations Ocean-Climate Leader), photo courtesy of Sebastian Velasquez (Surf Club President and Orca Expert) On October 14, UBC Surf Club , Ocean Uprise , and community partners hosted a screening of Coextinction , an Indigenous-led storytelling session, and afterparty...
Cover photo : Alberta tar sands. Words by Cait Murphy Calls for an international treaty to stop production of coal, oil, and gas have been gaining momentum. On October 20, in a resolution on COP27 , the EU Parliament asked that European states begin to develop a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty...
Cover photo : Flooding in Pano Aqil, Pakistan, 2022. Words by Linda Nowlan Climate Action Network International’s Harjeet Singh says “Loss and damages” or more international financing to pay for losses due to climate catastrophes will be a make-or-break issue for COP27. Egypt, COP’s host country...
Words by Cait Murphy Egyptian civil society and activists have launched the slogans “No #ClimateJustice Without #HumanRights” and “No climate justice without open civic space” ahead of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP27). The slogans are a reference to host country Egypt’s...
I am pleased to announce that following the second annual open competition, UBC’s largest ever delegation of students, faculty, and staff will attend the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, this November. By participating in the COP as...

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