Launch of the Queer Trans Centre for Radical Praxis
Join us for the launch of the Queer Trans Centre for Radical Praxis (QTC) at the University of British Columbia. The launch brings together leading scholars and artists in queer […]
Translating Plant Biodiversity Studies to Impact Health and Medicine
A special lecture by Dr. Bin T. Teh, Director of the Singhealth Duke-NUS Institute of Biodiversity Medicine (BD-MED), titled ‘Translating Plant Biodiversity Studies to Impact Health and Medicine’ will place on […]
Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Micro-certificate Info Sessions
Designed for working professionals, UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s wide array of Micro-certificate programs offer an accessible opportunity to elevate your skills, engage with industry leaders and advance in your […]
National Geographic Live: Weird World of Frogs with Dr. Jodi Rowley
Bright colors and captivating calls are just the start with some of Earth’s most amazing species. Frogs can turn nearly invisible, leap more than 20 times their body length, and […]
Canada’s Climate Contradiction: Talking Green While Expanding Fossil Fuels
Canada and BC speak the language of climate leadership while supporting fossil fuel expansion. The federal and provincial governments are using financial and political instability to fast-track fossil fuel infrastructure […]
National Geographic Live: Wild Cats Revealed with Sandesh Kadur
Lions and tigers around the world are easily recognizable and thoroughly documented, but filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer Sandesh Kadur is on a mission to highlight his home country’s lesser-known […]
Telling Stories of Nature in Times of Darkness
In this talk, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Ed Yong shares how he became a birder. After becoming burnt out from years of pandemic reporting, Yong turned to birdwatching […]
The Man with 12 Brains
The Chagos brain coral, Ctenella chagius, is ostensibly the world’s rarest coral. A once common denizen of the shallow reefs around the Chagos Archipelago, recent decades have seen populations of this […]
Unlocking the Blue Revolution: aquatic food systems as the next frontier for food, climate, and equity
Speaker: Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, Director General, WorldFish, CGIAR’s Senior Director of Aquatic Food Systems. Moderator: Dr. Rashid Sumaila, FRSC, University Killam Professor, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) & School of […]
Reimagining the Future of Oceans and Fisheries
The Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at The University of British Columbia is marking its 10th Anniversary in 2026. This milestone also commemorates over 70 years of groundbreaking […]
