SEEDS Project Highlight: Exploring Wildlife-Inclusive Environments & Coexistence with Bats on UBC Campus
Written by: Timothy Wong, An Hoang, Hannah Griebling and Georgia Stanley Pictured: The new free-standing bat box recently installed in…
Campus Bat Walk
Getting to Know Our Nocturnal Neighbours Come learn about our nocturnal neighbours – bats! This walk is co-hosted by the…
Research Spotlight: Tree Inventory
Along Main Mall, within building courtyards, and everywhere in between, trees play an important part in providing essential ecosystem services,…
Walking Among Giants
Rediscovering the hidden treasure in our backyard! The Tree Walk The Tree Walk & Talk was led by fourth-year Urban…
Celebrating Urban Biodiversity Research Successes
In celebration of the UN International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22nd), UBC Botanical Garden hosted a series of events…
Climate Emergency Week 2023
From February 6-10th, the University of British Columbia (UBC) held Climate Emergency Week: a series of events to take collective action for justice, people, and our planet. Students, faculty, faculty, and staff organised several activities, workshops and events to bring the UBC community together to discover solutions to fight climate change at UBC and beyond.
Assessing the Impact of the New Climate-Friendly Food label on UBC’s Campus
This first UBC Climate-Friendly Food System Label research project was carried out in three main phases from Summer 2021 to May 2022, where the research teams tested different icon iterations’ impact on the UBC community behaviour.
UBC Introduces its First Climate-Friendly Food System Label
This innovative multi-actor project was made possible thanks to the skills, passion, and commitment of the students and faculty members…
The Value of Research in Creating Bird-Friendly Campuses
Cross-posted from FLAP Canada, originally written by Dr. Krista De Groot — a Landbird Biologist and the BC Breeding Bird…
Biodiversity for Climate Action: Upcoming CCUB Report
Although biodiversity loss and climate change are priority issues on both local and national government agendas, they are sometimes perceived…