What is societal collapse? Lessons from the past can help us understand our future, but only to a point
IRES's Dr. Amanda Giang and Charly Phillip are featured in The Conversation with Dr. Daniel Steel (School of Population and Public Health) for their article about how lessons from historical societal collapse is helpful for thinking about the future.
October 31, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Liv Yoon
Talk title coming soon! Location: TBD No food or drinks allowed in venue. Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 mins into the seminar. Talk summary: Coming soon! Bio: Coming soon!
October 3, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Qingshi Tu
Dr. Tu is particularly interested in developing decarbonization strategies that focus on the nexus between socio-economic behaviors and technological advancement.
October 17, 2024: IRES Seminar with Dr. Simone Philpot
Join this presentation from an IRES postdoc.
Graduate Academic Assistant for the Pathways to Zero Impacts project | Deadline September 13
Dr. Amanda Giang’s LEAP lab is looking to hire a Graduate Academic Assistant for the Pathways to Zero Impacts project. This is a part-time temporary role for a graduate student. Details from the posting are below and you can learn more about the project here. We are seeking a highly motivated graduate academic assistant (GAA) […]
September 19, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Holly Caggiano
Dr. Holly Caggiano of UBC SCARP will be our featured speaker.
September 12, 2024: IRES & IBioS Seminar with Dr. Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi
Join this talk on the role of landscape configuration and ecological intensification in optimizing agricultural productivity and sustainability, drawing insights from recent studies across Argentina’s agricultural regions.
PARKS+ Collective Project Coordinators: 4 part-time positions | Deadline: August 23, 2024
The PARKS+ Collective Project is looking for up to four UBC undergraduate or graduate Project Coordinators.
September 26, 2024: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Rebecca Dirnfeld
Rebecca Dirnfeld is a Career Educator with the UBC Career Centre - come learn her career planning strategies!
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, a second topic to be announced later.
September 5, 2024: IRES Student Seminar with Rudri Bhatt and Glory Apantaku (First Seminar of Term 1)
Two BC-focused talks from two stellar grad students, covering climate action plans and air pollution emissions inventories!
October 10, 2024: IRES Student Seminar with Alberto Campos and Ming Cao
Two talks from two IRES students! 1. Deep rewilding: enhancing the biosphere’s capacity to sustain life 2. Soil matters: evaluating soil water dynamics and soil greenhouse gas emissions under climate-smart agriculture
UBC Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning: Foundations, Finance and Implementation
This course is for local policy makers, planners, industry players and anyone interested in learning the foundation and practicalities of climate action planning—the goal of the program is to build capacity in different sectors to advance climate action. A background in climate change is not required!
Global effort to end plastic pollution
Dr. Kai Chan discussed the global effort to end plastic pollution on CTV Morning Live
Red gold: Climate change plays role as saffron cultivation comes to Nova Scotia
Dr. Navin Ramankutty is featured in City News, he discusses how farmers are adapting to warming temperatures and climate change.
Your fridge is a place where fresh food goes to die. That doesn’t have to happen.
Professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao discussed how to organize your fridge to reduce food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
What’s the secret to a more sustainable future?
Dr. Kai Chan is featured in Broadview for being optimistic about climate action and his belief that the answer lies in the power of community.
‘This work matters’: How Vancouver’s biggest hospital is redefining food in health care
t Dr. Annie Lalande co-led the Planetary Health Menu project which introduced plant-based and sustainable food choices to patients in hospital.
Beyond personal carbon impacts, seeking a more sustainable planet
Professor Dr. Kai Chan discussed ecological footprint calculators which calculates how much of the environment is needed to sustain a particular lifestyle.