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Nuclear is Not the Solution
Join UBC SPPGA and IRES for this book launch and conversation with its author, M.V. Ramana, and panelists Allison Macfarlane and David Boyd!
IBioS Seminar Invitation
The Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions Collaboratory (IBioS) just launched a Graduate Student Seminar series for students interested in social, ethical, and ecological issues and dilemmas surrounding biodiversity conservation, restoration, management, and governance.
Please join and enjoy the planned series while meeting like-minded people (and enjoying some free food).
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The secret lives of Vancouver’s bats — and the race to save them
Master’s student Aaron Aguirre discussed his urban bat project which can help combat white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease affecting bats.
What Canadian provinces can learn from the Texas energy experience
Dr. Milind Kandlikar is featured in The Globe and Mail for his observations on B.C's expertise in hydropower shaping the market of renewable energy for its province
Seminar Series See all
November 7, 2024: IRES Student Seminar with Jerry Achar and Aaron Aguirre
Two talks on:
1. Conservative Consensus QSAR prediction of rat acute oral toxicity of chemicals: implication for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, and,
2. The Twilight Zoning: Influences of Urban Land Use on Bat Activity in the Metro Vancouver Region
November 14, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Jonathan Proctor
In this talk, learn how Dr. Jonathan Proctor leverages the rich and diverse information within satellite imagery to predict local climate vulnerability in the U.S. and globally.
