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Can the heat from running computers help grow our food? It’s complicated
PhD candidate Sarah-Louise Ruder co-wrote about the benefits and drawbacks of capturing the heat emitted by computing hardware and reusing it to grow crops indoors.
Managing Metro Vancouver’s water supply as global temperatures rise
Dr. Kai Chan commented on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which found that climate change will affect our water supply.
Zana Mody
PhD Candidate Contact Details zana.mody@ires.ubc.ca Twitter Research Gate Research Interests Blue carbon, mangroves, coastal ecosystems, social-ecological systems, community-led conservation, NbCS, relational values, marine policy, climate change adaptation Bio Zana Mody is PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia’s IRES department and a recipient of the Tri-Council SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, the Public Scholars Initiative grant […]
UBC prof discusses new approaches to eco-climate crisis
Dr. Kai Chan discusses eco-climate activism and the roles of academics in this cause.
April 20, 2023: IRES Student Symposium with Rumi Naito and Josh Travers (Last Seminar in Term 2)
Two IRES students will present their research this week for the IRES Student Symposium!
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April 13, 2023: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Bekkah Coburn and Erica Triggs [IRES students only]
Join this week’s discussion on raising student-supervisor concerns, and how students can get support!
April 6, 2023: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Tugce Conger, Ivana Zelenika, and Erika Luna
Join this week’s IRES Alumni Panel on Public Service featuring Dr. Tugce Conger, Dr. Ivana Zelenika, and Erika Luna!
Mar 7, 5am – 7 am PST | Women, Girls, and the Right to a Healthy Environment
For the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, Dr. David Boyd is launching a new thematic report on Women, Girls and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
‘Rights of nature’ movement gains steam in Pacific Northwest. Can it help species on the brink?
Dr. David Boyd said the U.S. rights-of-nature legal framework is a response to the modern-day categorization of nature as a form of property.
March 2, 2023: IRES Faculty Seminar with Sara Barron
Join Dr. Sara Barron for her presentation exploring a new framework for a scenario-based approach incorporating a design process for planning future urban forests!