UBC experts on wildfires and associated issues
Topics range from wildfire preparedness, mapping and recovery
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Life Raft Debate pits professors against each other for survival
UBCO faculty must prove their expertise is the only way to save society
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14 Not Forgotten memorial ceremony
UBCO unveils permanent memorial to victims of the École Polytechnique massacre
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Global population is expected to reach 8 billion next week
UBCO sustainability researchers chime in about the world’s burgeoning population
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UBCO experts discuss what’s changed after two years of COVID-19
Experts look at lockdowns, vaccines, online trends, kindness and screen time
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UBCO’s annual Life Raft Debate goes back in time
Time travel is the only chance to save society, but who gets to go?
UBCO experts on UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
UBCO experts are available to comment on how to restore and protect ecosystems, rewild gardens and create sustainable consumer behaviour to help achieve a greener relationship with the environment.
UBC Okanagan hosts virtual Nobel Night event
Planets, poverty, peace and powerful batteries. The science and activism behind all of these are tied together this year by the lasting legacy of Alfred Nobel’s annual recognition for game-changes.
Three leading institutions to discuss systemic racism in science
UBC’s Okanagan campus is hosting a series of webinars on science and systemic racism. The webinars begin on November 26 and are part of an ongoing speaker series on systemic racism organized by the university.
Make-believe zombie apocalypse puts UBC professors to the test
For many, the question of who to bring along in order to rebuild human civilization during a zombie apocalypse has gone unanswered for too long. Now, six UBC Okanagan professors, all from different fields of expertise, aim to settle the issue once and for all—or at least until next year—as they prepare for the second annual Life Raft Debate.