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Tammara Soma's talk is now live!
Tamara Soma visited SCARP to present her talk, "Indigenizing Food System Planning for Food System Resiliency: A Citizen Science Photovoice with Kitselas First Nation." The next Speaker Series event is March 25 with Kamala Todd.
March 3, 2025
Destigmatizing disability, one spoon at a time: Agnes d’Entremont
Agnes shares her experience with chronic pain disorder, accessibility around UBC, and how her disability enhances her teaching and work as APSC Associate Dean, EDI. This is the first of a new APSC series celebrating disability and neurodiversity.
March 3, 2025
UBC Library Research Commons Newsletter
UBC's Research Commons offers consultations, workshops, collaborative spaces for studying, research projects, hosting presentations, a Digital Scholarship Computer Lab, expertise on Data Analysis Citation Management and GIS, and more.
February 28, 2025
ICLEI launches Building for Sustainable Communities report
ICLEI (international non-governmental organisation Local Governments for Sustainability) has published a Canada-wide review of local governments advancing high performance buildings.
February 21, 2025
Internships: Constituency - Sidney, BC
BC MP Elizabeth May is offering Internships in Communications, and Engagement & Advocacy. Several timelines, including this upcoming Summer.
February 21, 2025
Registration open for the Barcelona Field Studio
May 17-23, 2025, for urban professionals interested in learning how Barcelona has created high-quality public spaces, with the architect, planners, and civic leaders who have transformed Barcelona through Superblocks, School Streets and Bike Bus.
February 21, 2025
Holly Caggiano et al on future climate policy
Our very own Dr. Holly Caggiano (alongside UBC Geography's Dr. Simon Donner) were interviewed for their insights on what Trump’s climate policies mean for Canada—and what we can do next.
February 11, 2025
UBC project produces interactive food import/export map
"Canada Food Flows" is part of UBC IRES' Dr. Kushank Bajaj's research on climate change risks to Canada’s fruit and vegetable supply and aims to empower policymakers, educators and consumers to make more informed food choices. Try this tool out!
January 30, 2025
Canadian government announces $600M in loans for innovative housing projects
The Liberal government plans a $600-million package of loans and funding for homebuilding technology and innovation, modernisation and expediting construction, and projects with "innovative" construction techniques.
January 27, 2025
Preservation Institute Nantucket Summer 2025 (Updated)
The Preservation Institute Nantucket is accepting summer applicants, across degrees, degree levels, and institution. Open house and application details updated. Learn stories of significant heritage from this diverse population's complicated past.
January 22, 2025