Movement Strategies of Cetaceans in an Oceanic Island Environment
Speaker: Dr. Marc Fernandez Morron Researcher, MARE Madeira Large marine predators, such as cetaceans, occupy an apex position within marine food webs, playing a vital role in regulating biodiversity and […]
Life-history evolution, climate change, and the future of Arctic marine mammals
Speaker: Dr. Steve Ferguson DFO Arctic Region The Arctic is undergoing unprecedented transformations due to rapid climate warming, fundamentally altering the ecological dynamics of Arctic marine mammals. My early research […]
Slow Fashion Season
Slow Fashion Season, Jan 1 – Mar 27 | Fast fashion, textile waste, and unsustainable clothing consumption are global environmental problems. Can we make a difference, here and now, in the […]
Haida Gwaii Institute In-person Info Session
Discover Haida Gwaii Institute’s Transformative Education Join us for a rare Haida Gwaii Institute (HGI) info session on UBC’s Vancouver campus. Learn how HGI delivers immersive, place-based education that connects […]
Empire of AI: Karen Hao in Conversation with Naomi Klein
Join us for this timely talk where acclaimed author and journalist Karen Hao lays out the stakes of the most consequential tech arms race in history—and the role we all can […]
Ecophysiology and early life stage success for fisheries and aquaculture management
Speaker: Dr. Andrea Frommel Assistant Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture Bio Dr. Frommel has a BSc in Marine Biology from UC Santa Cruz, […]
UBC CPD: UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course 2026
We’re excited to offer the next UBC Care of the Elderly Intensive Review Course again in person at UBC Robson Square in Vancouver, BC! Utilizing the valuable feedback we received from our last conference, […]
From Theory to Practice: A Human Well-Being Approach to Understanding the Socio-Economics of Small-Scale Fisheries
Speaker: Dr. Anna Schuhbauer, Postdoctoral Fellow, Fisheries Economics Research Unit Small-scale fisheries (SSF) sustain the livelihoods, cultures, and food security of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. While recognition of […]
AI and the Politics of Extraction Panel
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence has brought renewed urgency to questions of climate justice. The massive resource extraction required to build and power data centre infrastructure is having profound impacts on local communities and ecosystems. […]
Developments in ecocentric fisheries management in European waters
Speaker: Dr. Athanassios Tsikliras Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Location: Online (RSVP required) The bad status of marine populations and the degradation of marine ecosystems highlight the urgency for a […]
