Sustainability Scholars Program

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The Sustainability Scholars program is now accepting applications for the Summer 2025 cohort.

The Sustainability Scholars Program is an innovative paid internship program open to all UBC graduate students in all programs. Students are matched with on- and off-campus partners to work on applied research projects that advance sustainability across the region. We are offering two online info sessions and one resume workshop in January for those interested in learning more about the program and refining their applications. The deadline to apply is January 26, 2025.

Belén Garcia  (she,her,hers)
Communications and Engagement Specialist
Sustainability Hub
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
Traditional, Ancestral and Unceded Territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
2355 – 2260 West Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
belen.garcia@ubc.ca | sustain.ubc.ca | climateemergency.ubc.ca

IRES Seminar Series – Thurs, Jan 23 with IRES Professor Dr. Simon Donner

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Hi everyone,
The next IRES Seminar is with IRES Professor Dr. Simon Donner!
*****  Just a reminder from our Beaty Museum friends.  Absolutely no food and no drinks allowed in the museum.  Food crumbs & spilled drinks attract pests and the pests destroy the museum artifacts.  Thank you for your cooperation. *****
January 23, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Simon Donner
Bridging the gap between science and policy on Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body.

Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall). Please check in at front desk on main floor before going downstairs.
No food and no drinks allowed in the Beaty Museum.

Available on Zoom

 

Talk summary:

In this presentation, I will talk about my role as co-chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body, which is mandated to provide the federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change with independent advice with respect to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

 

 

  Dr. Simon DonnerIRES Professor, Climate Scientist

 

Bio:

Simon Donner is a climate scientist focused on helping the world prevent and prepare for climate change. His research program lies primarily at the intersection of climate change science, marine science, and policy. The specific research areas evolve over time in response to advances in climate change knowledge and to real-world events. Prospective students and post-doctoral researchers should check his web site for current and planned areas of work, as well as for guidance for applicants.

Donner takes his privileged position as a professor seriously, and spends a lot of his time translating the science of climate change to different audiences in hopes of helping people make better decisions about the future. He was a lead author on the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment and serves as an appointed member of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body, which advises the federal government on achieving net-zero emissions.

 

See you next Thursday in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre!

 

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Bonnie Leung

RES Program Support (she/her/hers)

Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES)

University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL Building)

Room 429 – 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z4 | Canada

 

Email: bonnie.leung@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-9249

 

Check out our IRES Seminar Series!

DevPEC 2025 – Call for Papers

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UC Berkeley and Stanford University have joined forces again to organize the ninth edition of the Development and Political Economics SF Bay Area PhD Student Conference (DevPEC). The conference aims to provide PhD students an opportunity to present their research and learn about what other students are working on in political economy and development economics. This year it will be held at UC Berkeley, California, on April 17-18, 2025.

 

This is an excellent opportunity for students to get feedback on their projects from excellent researchers from universities across the globe. We encourage you to submit your working paper at the following link no later than Tuesday, February 11th, 2025.

Please see the attached Call for Papers for details.

Partial travel and accommodation funding will be provided for selected participants outside the Bay Area.

Best regards,

The DevPec Organizing Committee:

Edgar Sanchez-Cuevas (UC Berkeley)
Sarah Danner (UC Berkeley)

Nikhil Shankar (UC Berkeley)

Monia Tomasella (Stanford University) 

Camilla Cherubini (Stanford University)

Anna Vdovina (Stanford University)

Tickets to the Pacific Agriculture Show in Abbotsford

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Free tickets to the 2025 Pacific Agriculture Show! 

The Pacific Agriculture Show – the largest agriculture exhibition in B.C. – brings together producers, ranchers and farmers with the latest technology, trends, and techniques in the agriculture industry. The 2024 show attracted over 9,500 qualified farmers and producers who saw over 300 exhibiting companies.

If you’d like to attend the exhibition for free, we have a limited amount of tickets available. Please email Shannon Wong at shannon.wong@ubc.ca if you’re interested. Tickets are first come, first serve.

Event Details:

January 23 to 25, 2025

Tradex Exhibition Centre

Abbotsford, B.C.

 

Shannon Wong  (She, Her, Hers)
Communications Specialist
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
H.R. MacMillan, 278 – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 861 9303
shannon.wong@ubc.ca | @ubcLFS
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).

Join us for our next Climate Conversation event! Jan 21 from 12:00 – 1:30pm

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Join us for our next Climate Conversation event!

Climate Policy and the New US Administration

January 21 | 12-1:30

Third Space Building | 6363 Biological Sciences Road, behind the Earth Sciences Building

Optional registration link.

 

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With the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20th, the role of the US federal government in climate action is expected to shift significantly. Come join on January 21st for an informal conversation with faculty experts who will lead a dialogue around topics such as:

– The anticipated role of subnational actors, such as individual States, in climate policy and action
– The impacts on global progress towards reducing global carbon emissions
– Impact on global climate commitments, such as the Paris Agreement
– Executive Orders impacting climate policy that are put in place on inauguration day
– And other topics that emerge!

All participation is welcome at these opportunities to gather with colleagues. No registration is required, but optionally registering gives us the ability to reach out to you directly with event updates and follow-ups, which can be done here.

Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack to this informal dialogue! Tea or similar will be provided, please bring a mug whenever possible.

 

Sign up for our newsletter or find other climate related events on our website.

 

The Climate Solutions Research Collective Team
UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
climate.collective@ubc.ca

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Room 431 AERL | 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada

The Climate Solutions Research Collective is a new UBC pan-university initiative designed to build connections across UBC climate researchers, groups and initiatives, and to encourage new collaborative research on climate change solutions. It aims to foster engagement across departments and faculties, and to support graduate students and faculty in applying their research and expertise to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education.