Climate Conversations 2026
Join us and spend an inspiring day discussing plants, learning about climate research, and connecting with others who are concerned about climate change! Featuring a keynote presentation by theatre maker […]
Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun
As oil wars rage and global economies suffer the brunt of the petrodollar, renewables stand as a shining example of decentralized, sovereign, and clean energy. Join the Centre for Climate […]
Run for Rural Medicine | Hope Air
Each year, volunteer medical students across BC organize the Run for Rural Medicine in support of Hope Air, a Canadian charity that provides flights and accommodations for patients and families […]
Secrets on our Doorstep: Vancouver and the Shadow on the World Cup
As Vancouver prepares to host 2026 World Cup games—a crowning feat for hometown FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani—a chilling local history haunts the celebration. While Montagliani scaled soccer’s elite ranks, […]
The Role of Scholars in a Time of Social and Ecological Crisis
This panel was proposed by Professor Catherine Potvin, the inaugural Emeritus College Patricia Merivale scholar in residence at Green College. It seeks to respond to a question often asked of […]
Adaptive management, rightsholder involvement and whole-ecosystem experiments are key for sustainable freshwater recreational fisheries: examples from Germany
Speaker: Dr. Robert Arlinghaus Fisheries Professor Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Integrative Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys) The complexity of […]
UBC Climate Connections
Want to make a positive environmental change, but not sure how your career fits in? Join us for Climate Connections! By talking to UBC alumni and industry experts from all […]
Encounters and Serendipity: A Snapshot of My Career
I finished my PhD in Botany at Duke University in 1985. My challenge is thus summarizing over 40 years of scientific research in 45 minutes. As a PhD student, I […]
Archaeological investigations and ecological modelling into pre-contact (1792 CE) Tsleil-Waututh stewardship of Burrard Inlet, BC, Canada
Speaker: Dr. Meaghan Efford, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Modelling past ecosystem baselines and ecosystem change over time can demonstrate the cumulative effects of anthropogenic impacts to […]
Assessing policy implementation: a case study of global trade in marine fishes
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Foster, Project Seahorse Project Seahorse has developed a novel scheme for analysing policy implementation across four Levels: technical outputs (tools and capacity building); policy outcomes (governance changes); field […]
