UBC Thrive Week: Forestry Edition
As part of UBC’s Thrive Week, the Faculty of Forestry is hosting a free canopy walk at UBC Botanical garden! October 29 12 pm – 1:30 pm UBC Botanical Garden Free canopy walk for the first 40 – open to anyone in Forestry (staff, faculty, postdocs, students) Gather by the main reception and then walk to […]
Volunteer and Research Opportunity: Colobus Research on the Kenyan Coast
Colobus Conservation is located in Diani, Kenya, on the South East coast of Kenya. Diani is an ideal location for research due to its high density of habituated primates, amazing white sand beaches of the Indian Ocean, and its accessibility by air and by road. The office of Colobus Conservation including the student/volunteer housing […]
Interested in climate change? Apply for the new GPP 591 Seminar!
UBC Students! Apply to the Phil Lind Initiative’s GPP 591 seminar, with visits from some of the world’s leading experts on climate change. WHAT: A 3 credit course, one 2-hour course per week WHEN: Tuesdays, 3:00 – 5:00 PM, Winter Term 2, January – April, 2019 WHERE: Liu Institute for Global Issues – Boardroom WHO CAN APPLY: This is a competitive […]
First Year Students Needed! First year student well being social health lab study
PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH AND WIN CASH! The UBC Social Integration and Well-being Project examines how new students develop friendships and how they feel about their first months in university. Anyone interested will be asked to complete a 10-min online survey at the start of the first term (Sep-Nov 2018) and another 10-min online survey at the start […]
World’s Challenge Challenge
Bridging the gaps between classroom and the world, our PhD student Sandeep proposed to tackle climate change with his team at the 2017 World’s Challenge Challenge. Their team engaged the public on the global challenge through positive storytelling. Read more about what motivated this team and other finalists to take this on https://students.ubc.ca/ubclife/meet-worlds-challenge-challenge-finalists?utm_campaign=WCC+2018&utm_source=Faculty About World’s […]
Volunteer Opportunity: Apply to be an Imagine Day Senior Orientation Leader!
Interested in engaging new students to the Faculty of Forestry and UBC? Well, here’s your chance! Apply to be a Senior Orientation Leader today and help make a difference in the Faculty and the wider UBC community. It’ll be tree-mendous! When: Applications are open October 5th – November 4th, 2018 Where: https://students.ubc.ca/campus-life/involved/senior-orientation-leaders
Climate Art Competition – AMS x SEEDS x USI (Win $500!)
AMS Sustainability, the SEEDS Sustainability Program, and the University Sustainability Initiative have partnered to bring you a Climate Art Competition! Winning art submissions will receive a $500 honorarium, as well as have their design fully funded and installed in the AMS Nest and CIRS Buildings! HOW IT WORKS: Use your imagination to design an […]
Focus Group Participants Needed: Educational Resources for International Studies Learning Indigenous Contexts and Histories at UBC
The Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) is partnering with the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program and Global Campus Initiatives to conduct research on international students’ engagement with, knowledge about, and interest in Indigenous topics. This research will contribute to the creation of educational resources to support these teaching and learning goals. […]
Global Seminars in China – Info Sessions
Looking to get some international learning experience in China next summer? Check out these two Global Seminars – “Exploring Forestry and Conservation in China” – Nanjing and Shanghai, China (May 2019) This program contains two UBC courses which provide opportunities for students to examine the current development of Chinese forestry, wood product trade, protected area […]
Student Forestry Education Volunteers
Have you learned about forest ecology, forest harvesting, wood products or tree identification? If so, a local community organization is heading on a day field trip for the Caffrey-Burke Elementary school during the week of October 9-12 at Central Park in Burnaby and looking for volunteers! If you’re not able to make this day but […]