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Event Series Climate Emergency Week

Million Dollar Milestone: Celebrating the Furniture Reuse Program

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

UBC has saved an amazing $1,000,000 in furniture purchasing costs through its Furniture Reuse Program. A small-but-mighty idea to re-home furniture destined for disposal kick-started a sustainability success story right here on campus. By reusing what is already made (instead of buying new) we can lower purchasing costs while significantly reducing our environmental impact through […]

Free
Event Series Climate Emergency Week

COP28: An Interactive Game

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Take part in an interactive game inspired by the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in late 2023. Created by COP28 UBC delegate, Muhammad Huzaifa, Master of Applied Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences. Organized by the Sustainability Ambassadors.​ Part of Climate […]

Free

Data visualization with ggplot2

Online/Virtual Event

R is a popular free software program. This workshop will introduce concepts and tools for visualizing data in R, with emphasis on the ggplot2 package. Participants are expected to be familiar with R and the RStudio environment. The workshop is one hour, followed by an optional 30 minute practice period to reinforce what you learned or […]

Free
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Let’s Choose to Reuse! BYO Mug Hot Chocolate Booth

AMS Nest 6133 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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! Organized by Sustainability Ambassadors. ​Part of Climate Emergency Week.

Free
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Un(learning) and Decolonizing Academia Through a Climate Justice Lens

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A dialogue on learning and unlearning guided by the following questions: In what ways can we learn and unlearn the lens and narratives we utilize towards addressing climate justice and climate solutions? And how can we reflect upon the existing colonial structures that exist in academia regarding climate justice and sustainability? With speakers Dr. Jo-ann Archibald and Dr. […]

Free
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A Beginner’s Guide to Growing a Sustainable Herb Garden

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Interested in sustainable food but don’t know where to start? In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of growing your own herbs! Discover yummy recipes, learn fun facts, and win prizes. All supplies provided for your herb garden kit! Organized by Campus + Community Planning. Part of Climate Emergency Week.

Free

Designing Web Maps with Mapbox

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop is intended for anyone with a basic understanding of web mapping who wishes to expand their skillset and design more customizable maps. There are 3 main sections: an introduction to Mapbox and its products, a guided developer environment set-up, and a hands-on portion where we will modify given code to design an interactive […]

Free
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UBC Entrepreneurs and the Climate Emergency

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Climate Venture Studio is for UBC researchers, scientists and founders working on scientific or technological innovations, or disruptions that tackle a widespread climate issue. Join a panel event featuring entrepreneurship@UBC Venture Studio founders on the process of bringing climate research to industry, and developing innovations at UBC. Followed by Q&A and a networking session. […]

Free
Event Series Climate Emergency Week

Climate Doomism: An Introductory Workshop

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Do you think that UN COP events are meaningless at best? Do you want to take climate action but feel paralyzed because it seems hopeless? Do you want to talk about this kind of thing but have difficulty doing so? UBC “doomster” and overall positive (really!) person Gavin Esdale will give an introduction to the […]

Free

Computer Science Distinguished Lecture: Proof-oriented Programming for Critical Compute Infrastructure

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Everyone is welcome! Speaker:  Nikhil Swamy, Microsoft Research Location:   Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall), Room 2020/2030 Title:  Proof-oriented Programming for Critical Compute Infrastructure Abstract: From the early days of computer science, the potential of mathematical proofs of programs to eradicate large classes of software errors has been widely recognized; however, historically, few practical applications […]

Free
Event Series Climate Emergency Week

Climate Catharsis Art Workshop

AMS Nest 6133 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A hands-on and art-based facilitated workshop centring themes of climate wellbeing, art as resistance, storytelling, and public commentary in the era of climate emergency and injustice. Organized by UBC Climate Hub and Hatch Art Gallery. Part of Climate Emergency Week.

Free
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Invasive or Introduced?

Beaty Biodiversity Centre 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

As people and goods move around the world, so do other organisms, sometimes intentionally and sometimes by accident. These organisms can become established in new areas and may be out of balance with the local ecosystem.  The Beaty Biodiversity Museum holds a record of changes in biodiversity, including these types of events. Artist, Eden Zinchik […]