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.
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!
February 8 – 24 | The Liu Lobby Gallery: Millions of Kitchens. Are They Safe?
What does air pollution in rural India look like through the eyes of a photographer? From Feb. 8-24, visit Liu scholar Mrinmoy Chakraborty’s exhibition at the Liu Lobby Gallery. Faculty mentorship for this exhibit is provided by Dr. Milind Kandlikar.
February 14 | “Minding the gap. My experiences teaching about the role of values in science in interdisciplinary settings,” Gunilla Öberg
In this talk, Dr. Öberg will speak about the role of values in science in interdisciplinary settings, and discuss how one might go about mending communication gaps between the natural sciences and science studies.
Feb 9, 2pm – 3pm | Workshop: Happy Climate Action
Dr. Jiaying Zhao of IRES will present a brief talk on happy climate action as a preview to her upcoming TED talk in NYC and conduct a workshop on creating a climate action plan that enhances personal and planetary well-being.
March 23, 2023: IRES Student Seminar with Bassam Javed and Sarah-Louise Ruder
Join IRES PhD Candidates Bassam Javed and Sarah-Louise Ruder’s presentations: “Clean and affordable transportation” for all Canadians: Heterogeneity in cost of electrifying passenger transportation in Canada; “Farmer Sociotechnical Imaginaries for Canadian Agri-Food Future”!
March 30, 2023: IRES Faculty Seminar with Alex Moore
Join Dr. Alex Moore to learn about the inclusion of cultural values and community-centered conservation interventions!