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TED@Destination Canada featuring Dr. Jiaying Zhao
Huge congratulations to Dr. Jiaying Zhao for being chosen to give a TED talk!
The event in NYC will feature 14 of the brightest speakers and biggest changemakers connected to Canada, associated with the theme O P E N.

Feb 9, 5pm – 6:30pm | Sue Big Oil: A Made in BC Climate Campaign
IRES PhD student Manvi Bhalla will be speaking at Sue Big Oil: A Made-in-BC Climate Campaign!
In July 2022, Vancouver city councillors voted in favour of funding lawsuit against Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies. Check out this event to learn more about this movement!
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Some of the waste dumped on Cultus Lake area farmland came from Surrey green bins
Dr. Jiaying Zhao of IRES commented on the problem of dealing with contaminated green waste.

‘We’re still on the bunny slopes’: As 2023 kicks off, is Canada’s climate change plan aggressive enough?
Dr. Simon Donner noted that Canada's climate policies are not aggressive enough.
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February 2, 2023: IRES Professional Development Seminar Series with Nivretta Thatra
Join Nivi for this workshop about science communication - on writing lay abstracts and creating a professional online presence.

February 9, 2023: IRES Faculty Seminar with Sumeet Gulati
Join Dr. Sumeet Gulati to learn about his research on the relationship between forest clearing and fatal human elephant conflict in India.