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Could lab-grown meat ever be Indigenized?

Could lab-grown meat ever be Indigenized?

Atlanta Grant, an Indigenous master’s student at UBC, was quoted in an article exploring the implications of lab-grown meat.

Reducing your waste

Reducing your waste

Psychology professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) discussed one way to reduce clothing waste.

Carbon budgeting is just one tool in the climate change tool box. Here’s how it works

Carbon budgeting is just one tool in the climate change tool box. Here’s how it works

Dr. Simon Donner (department of geography; Institute for the Resources, Environment and Sustainability) explained how carbon budgeting works.

Campaign to curb clothing waste reaches Metro Vancouver residents, review shows, but recycling will get harder

Campaign to curb clothing waste reaches Metro Vancouver residents, review shows, but recycling will get harder

Psychology professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao gave comments on reducing clothing waste.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Decision Analysis and the Environmental Impacts of Shipping | Deadline: Jun 30, 2022

Postdoctoral Fellow, Decision Analysis and the Environmental Impacts of Shipping | Deadline: Jun 30, 2022

If interested, please submit the following in a single PDF file to Prof. Amanda Giang at amanda.giang@ubc.ca, using “APPLICATION: Environmental Impacts of Shipping and Decision Analysis – YOUR NAME” in the subject line: cover letter describing your relevant experience, research interests, and preferred start date; curriculum vitae; names and emails for two references. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled; the priority deadline is June 30th, 2022. The position will be appointed for one year, with possible extension for an additional two years, based on performance.

How have Environmentally Friendly Activities Changed over the Past 10 Years?

How have Environmentally Friendly Activities Changed over the Past 10 Years?

Dr. Jiaying Zhao (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; department of psychology) discussed how activities that benefit the environment have evolved.

How Images of Turtles and Dolphins Helped One Vancouver Office Building Reduce Plastic Waste

How Images of Turtles and Dolphins Helped One Vancouver Office Building Reduce Plastic Waste

A UBC psychology experiment found that pictures of marine animals helped one office building in Downtown Vancouver reduce plastic waste by 17 per cent. Psychology professor and the experiment’s senior author Dr. Jiaying Zhao was quoted.

A Guaranteed Basic Income Could End Poverty, so Why Isn’t it Happening?

A Guaranteed Basic Income Could End Poverty, so Why Isn’t it Happening?

Psychology professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao and physics professor Dr. Lorne Whitehead discussed the need for guaranteed basic income in order to end poverty.

Climate Solutions Could be Key in Dealing with Poverty, Human Suffering

Climate Solutions Could be Key in Dealing with Poverty, Human Suffering

Dr. Jiaying Zhao (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; department of psychology) was quoted in a story about a new report on climate change impacts. Dr. Zhao said we’ll see significant human suffering and casualties from climate change in low-income communities.

What We Know About the Women Who Vote for Republicans and the Men Who Do Not

What We Know About the Women Who Vote for Republicans and the Men Who Do Not

A New York Times opinion piece mentioned research co-authored by Dr. Terre Satterfield (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability), which found that white men’s risk perception ratings were lower than those of white women, minority-group women and minority-group men.