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· Jul 28
Improv meets climate action...
🌿🎭 IRES grad student Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan brought eco-improv to the UBC community!
With 10+ years in theatre and now pursuing her second master's, Anaïs blends head, heart and hands to spark fresh perspectives on environmental challenges:
🌿🎭 IRES grad student Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan brought eco-improv to the UBC community!
With 10+ years in theatre and now pursuing her second master's, Anaïs blends head, heart and hands to spark fresh perspectives on environmental challenges:
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🏘️💧 Community-led research in action!
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
September 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🏘️💧 Community-led research in action!
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
Professor Claire Kremen has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, one of the highest honours recognizing outstanding scholarly achievement in Canada.
We are so pleased to share the news, and hope you'll join us in congratulating Claire!
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
We are so pleased to share the news, and hope you'll join us in congratulating Claire!
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
September 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Professor Claire Kremen has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, one of the highest honours recognizing outstanding scholarly achievement in Canada.
We are so pleased to share the news, and hope you'll join us in congratulating Claire!
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
We are so pleased to share the news, and hope you'll join us in congratulating Claire!
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
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Congratulations to Drs. Colin Brauner, Claire Kremen and Xin Li on being named fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. They join over 60 Faculty of Science researchers recognized by the RSC since 2000.
@src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
@src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
Science researchers honoured by RSC
New fellows are leading experts on sustainable agriculture, fish adaption and plant immune response.
science.ubc.ca
September 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Congratulations to Drs. Colin Brauner, Claire Kremen and Xin Li on being named fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. They join over 60 Faculty of Science researchers recognized by the RSC since 2000.
@src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
@src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca
science.ubc.ca/news/2026-09...
🏘️💧 Community-led research in action!
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
September 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🏘️💧 Community-led research in action!
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
Dr. Bavisha Kalyan discusses a water monitoring project in Newark, NJ, exploring how environmental health research can center equitable partnerships.
Seminar happening next week, on Sept 17th!
ires.ubc.ca/september-17...
As carbon removal technologies continue to develop, how we measure their impacts matters. This new paper argues that research and monitoring for carbon removal technologies must account for the fact that measurement is never purely technical.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
September 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
As carbon removal technologies continue to develop, how we measure their impacts matters. This new paper argues that research and monitoring for carbon removal technologies must account for the fact that measurement is never purely technical.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Our alumna’s latest in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social shows how her team developed and implemented a new menu at VGH...cutting GHG emissions by 39% and land use by 51%, while keeping patients satisfied.
A model for healthier, lower-carbon healthcare!
Open access: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A model for healthier, lower-carbon healthcare!
Open access: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
September 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Our alumna’s latest in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social shows how her team developed and implemented a new menu at VGH...cutting GHG emissions by 39% and land use by 51%, while keeping patients satisfied.
A model for healthier, lower-carbon healthcare!
Open access: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A model for healthier, lower-carbon healthcare!
Open access: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
SFU is hosting the upcoming APRU Food Security & Agritech Conference (October 5–7, 2026)...and the conference features panel discussions by IRES’s own Hannah Wittman and alum Sarah-Louise Ruder!
Register now at www.sfu.ca/internationa...
Register now at www.sfu.ca/internationa...
September 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
SFU is hosting the upcoming APRU Food Security & Agritech Conference (October 5–7, 2026)...and the conference features panel discussions by IRES’s own Hannah Wittman and alum Sarah-Louise Ruder!
Register now at www.sfu.ca/internationa...
Register now at www.sfu.ca/internationa...
Think "do more of" rather than "stop doing".
Instead of saying, "Eat less meat," say, "Eat more plants."
When it comes to changing our climate habits, actions that make us feel better are more likely to be repeated.
www.forbes.com/sites/kevink...
Instead of saying, "Eat less meat," say, "Eat more plants."
When it comes to changing our climate habits, actions that make us feel better are more likely to be repeated.
www.forbes.com/sites/kevink...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2026/07/08/stop-shaming-yourself-into-better-habits-science-says-this-emotion-works-better/
www.forbes.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Think "do more of" rather than "stop doing".
Instead of saying, "Eat less meat," say, "Eat more plants."
When it comes to changing our climate habits, actions that make us feel better are more likely to be repeated.
www.forbes.com/sites/kevink...
Instead of saying, "Eat less meat," say, "Eat more plants."
When it comes to changing our climate habits, actions that make us feel better are more likely to be repeated.
www.forbes.com/sites/kevink...
🌱 Thursdays = sustainability!
Join us 12:30-1:20pm, starting Sept 17, for weekly seminars on community research, bees, mining, Ghana’s cocoa sector & more.
Save the dates! We'll be updating this page frequently: ires.ubc.ca/seminar-series
Join us 12:30-1:20pm, starting Sept 17, for weekly seminars on community research, bees, mining, Ghana’s cocoa sector & more.
Save the dates! We'll be updating this page frequently: ires.ubc.ca/seminar-series
August 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🌱 Thursdays = sustainability!
Join us 12:30-1:20pm, starting Sept 17, for weekly seminars on community research, bees, mining, Ghana’s cocoa sector & more.
Save the dates! We'll be updating this page frequently: ires.ubc.ca/seminar-series
Join us 12:30-1:20pm, starting Sept 17, for weekly seminars on community research, bees, mining, Ghana’s cocoa sector & more.
Save the dates! We'll be updating this page frequently: ires.ubc.ca/seminar-series
After two B.C. vet clinics warned pet owners to watch out for bats, IRES alum Aaron Aguirre hopes the public won't demonize the whole species. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rabies-positive-bat-in-whistler-campbell-river-9.7314305
www.cbc.ca
August 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
After two B.C. vet clinics warned pet owners to watch out for bats, IRES alum Aaron Aguirre hopes the public won't demonize the whole species. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This summer IRES grad student Charlotte Milne worked with the City of Surrey to scope out an integrated floodplain strategy for the Bridgeview and South Westminster neighborhoods. 🌊 🌧️
You can read the final UBC public report here: sustain.ubc.ca/about/resour...
You can read the final UBC public report here: sustain.ubc.ca/about/resour...
August 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This summer IRES grad student Charlotte Milne worked with the City of Surrey to scope out an integrated floodplain strategy for the Bridgeview and South Westminster neighborhoods. 🌊 🌧️
You can read the final UBC public report here: sustain.ubc.ca/about/resour...
You can read the final UBC public report here: sustain.ubc.ca/about/resour...
While most climate change discourse is learned passively through media and news outlets, Yunfei Li explores new ways to engage people on climate change through Urban Future Walks.
🔗https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can-a-walk-downtown-change-your-mind-on-climate/id1135887105?i=1000773961009
🔗https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can-a-walk-downtown-change-your-mind-on-climate/id1135887105?i=1000773961009
Can a Walk Downtown Change Your Mind on Climate?
Podcast Episode · The Jas Johal Show · June 24 · Bonus · 13m
podcasts.apple.com
August 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
While most climate change discourse is learned passively through media and news outlets, Yunfei Li explores new ways to engage people on climate change through Urban Future Walks.
🔗https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can-a-walk-downtown-change-your-mind-on-climate/id1135887105?i=1000773961009
🔗https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can-a-walk-downtown-change-your-mind-on-climate/id1135887105?i=1000773961009
If you make joyful changes, other people will follow suit, quickly. This is just one insight from Dunn and Zhao's new book Leave the Lights On, outlining how so many environmentally friendly choices add joy to life! 😊💚
🔗 nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/hap...
🔗 nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/hap...
The Happiest Way to Fight Climate Change
Co-authors Elizabeth Dunn and Jiaying Zhao share 5 key insights from their new book, Leave the Lights On: How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Species.
nextbigideaclub.com
August 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
If you make joyful changes, other people will follow suit, quickly. This is just one insight from Dunn and Zhao's new book Leave the Lights On, outlining how so many environmentally friendly choices add joy to life! 😊💚
🔗 nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/hap...
🔗 nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/hap...
Improv meets climate action...
🌿🎭 IRES grad student Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan brought eco-improv to the UBC community!
With 10+ years in theatre and now pursuing her second master's, Anaïs blends head, heart and hands to spark fresh perspectives on environmental challenges:
🌿🎭 IRES grad student Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan brought eco-improv to the UBC community!
With 10+ years in theatre and now pursuing her second master's, Anaïs blends head, heart and hands to spark fresh perspectives on environmental challenges:
July 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Improv meets climate action...
🌿🎭 IRES grad student Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan brought eco-improv to the UBC community!
With 10+ years in theatre and now pursuing her second master's, Anaïs blends head, heart and hands to spark fresh perspectives on environmental challenges:
🌿🎭 IRES grad student Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan brought eco-improv to the UBC community!
With 10+ years in theatre and now pursuing her second master's, Anaïs blends head, heart and hands to spark fresh perspectives on environmental challenges:
"Armed conflict pushes humanity even closer to the precipice of climate catastrophe and is an idiotic way to spend our shrinking carbon budget" - Dr. David Boyd, featured in the Extinction Rebellion
Read more: xrpdx.org/war-genocide...
Read more: xrpdx.org/war-genocide...
War/Genocide Is Hell on the Climate
War is hell on the climate, thanks to the fossil fuel that powers most military activities.
xrpdx.org
July 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"Armed conflict pushes humanity even closer to the precipice of climate catastrophe and is an idiotic way to spend our shrinking carbon budget" - Dr. David Boyd, featured in the Extinction Rebellion
Read more: xrpdx.org/war-genocide...
Read more: xrpdx.org/war-genocide...
Public perception of different energy sources should be an input into any democratic energy decision. This study reveals that India’s public views nuclear energy as very risky, but this perception varies by region and is shaped by social, political, and developmental values
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
July 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Public perception of different energy sources should be an input into any democratic energy decision. This study reveals that India’s public views nuclear energy as very risky, but this perception varies by region and is shaped by social, political, and developmental values
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
IRES alum Bassam Javed explains why low speed vehicles (like electric carts) are becoming more common for industries such as aviation:
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Electric golf carts are another EV option hitting the streets | CBC Climate Change News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we find how people are using EVs with four wheels that seat multiple people and start at around $10,000; get an aerial view of methane-emitting lines cri...
www.cbc.ca
July 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
IRES alum Bassam Javed explains why low speed vehicles (like electric carts) are becoming more common for industries such as aviation:
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
“Decision support” is a growing academic and professional field, said Simone Philpot, who led the UBC-NRC-Clear Seas research project team as a post-doctoral fellow at IRES.
www.theenergymix.com/new-decision...
www.theenergymix.com/new-decision...
New Decision Framework Helps Chart the Course to Zero-Impact Shipping
The complex goal of getting the marine shipping industry down to zero environmental impacts by 2050 means weighing trade-offs for each situation rather than reaching for a single fix, and a new…
www.theenergymix.com
July 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
“Decision support” is a growing academic and professional field, said Simone Philpot, who led the UBC-NRC-Clear Seas research project team as a post-doctoral fellow at IRES.
www.theenergymix.com/new-decision...
www.theenergymix.com/new-decision...
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We are just before a new era of cases that use the new human rights approach to address the triple planetary challenge. The SDGs are based on a rock solid foundation of international human rights law says Prof David Boyd ( @ires.ubc.ca) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26
July 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We are just before a new era of cases that use the new human rights approach to address the triple planetary challenge. The SDGs are based on a rock solid foundation of international human rights law says Prof David Boyd ( @ires.ubc.ca) @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26
A few suggestions from Jiaying Zhao and Liz Dunn's new book on how to save the planet and make yourself happier at the same time!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-...
7 Ways to Make Yourself Happy While Saving the Planet
Climate change can trigger lots of negative emotions. But a new book suggests ways to make ourselves happier while saving the planet. Here are seven of them.
www.psychologytoday.com
July 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A few suggestions from Jiaying Zhao and Liz Dunn's new book on how to save the planet and make yourself happier at the same time!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-...
A more legitimate approach to compensating harms requires moving beyond improved methods toward rethinking the rules that frame the overall decision-making process.
From IRES's Terre Satterfield & Robin Gregory, and U of Oregon's Paul Slovic: policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/eval...
From IRES's Terre Satterfield & Robin Gregory, and U of Oregon's Paul Slovic: policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/eval...
Decisions on major projects often ignore cultural and social losses
Major-project reviews often overlook cultural and social losses, treating deep community harms as trade-offs.
policyoptions.irpp.org
July 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A more legitimate approach to compensating harms requires moving beyond improved methods toward rethinking the rules that frame the overall decision-making process.
From IRES's Terre Satterfield & Robin Gregory, and U of Oregon's Paul Slovic: policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/eval...
From IRES's Terre Satterfield & Robin Gregory, and U of Oregon's Paul Slovic: policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/eval...
The newly released draft strategy on environmental racism and justice fails to identify any practical actions, says IRES prof David Boyd.
Unless strengthened substantially, it won't ensure that all Canadians can enjoy their right to a healthy environment.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/03/n...
Unless strengthened substantially, it won't ensure that all Canadians can enjoy their right to a healthy environment.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/03/n...
Liberals had two years to deliver environmental racism strategy and failed: Elizabeth May
As the federal government backs a new pipeline to BC's coast, the Green Party leader is accusing it of slacking on promised environmental racism legislation.
www.nationalobserver.com
July 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The newly released draft strategy on environmental racism and justice fails to identify any practical actions, says IRES prof David Boyd.
Unless strengthened substantially, it won't ensure that all Canadians can enjoy their right to a healthy environment.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/03/n...
Unless strengthened substantially, it won't ensure that all Canadians can enjoy their right to a healthy environment.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/03/n...
John Driscoll and Edward Gregr, adjunct professors at IRES, on seaweed farming:
this form of aquaculture has a lot of benefits but needs new regulations to manage potential environmental threats.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
this form of aquaculture has a lot of benefits but needs new regulations to manage potential environmental threats.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Seaweed Farming is Growing in BC. Mind the Risks | The Tyee
This form of aquaculture has a lot of benefits but needs new regulations to manage potential environmental threats.
thetyee.ca
July 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
John Driscoll and Edward Gregr, adjunct professors at IRES, on seaweed farming:
this form of aquaculture has a lot of benefits but needs new regulations to manage potential environmental threats.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
this form of aquaculture has a lot of benefits but needs new regulations to manage potential environmental threats.
thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
The PNW faces immediate climate risks: sea level rise, extreme weather, infrastructure vulnerability. Resilience has become an operational necessity.
IRES prof Amanda Giang will speak on a panel exploring what workforce skills are needed to execute resilience strategies at scale.
luma.com/ej1efx9q
IRES prof Amanda Giang will speak on a panel exploring what workforce skills are needed to execute resilience strategies at scale.
luma.com/ej1efx9q
Climate Adaptation: Preparing Vancouver’s Workforce for Coastal Reality · Luma
The Pacific Northwest faces immediate climate risks: sea level rise, extreme weather, infrastructure vulnerability. Resilience has become an operational…
buff.ly
July 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The PNW faces immediate climate risks: sea level rise, extreme weather, infrastructure vulnerability. Resilience has become an operational necessity.
IRES prof Amanda Giang will speak on a panel exploring what workforce skills are needed to execute resilience strategies at scale.
luma.com/ej1efx9q
IRES prof Amanda Giang will speak on a panel exploring what workforce skills are needed to execute resilience strategies at scale.
luma.com/ej1efx9q
Shake up the Estab, led by IRES PhD Student Manvi Bhalla, is hosting an event where you'll learn about environmental racism and how it impacts your community.
And, you’ll be given the opportunity to directly help shape Canadian policy on environmental racism and justice! TinyURL.com/SUTE-PNW-Event
And, you’ll be given the opportunity to directly help shape Canadian policy on environmental racism and justice! TinyURL.com/SUTE-PNW-Event
Policy & Penmanship: Write to your Government Officials for Environmental Justice · Luma
Join us for an evening of nourishing food, free prizes, environmental policy action and a chance to connect and be in community with one another! The federal…
TinyURL.com
July 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Shake up the Estab, led by IRES PhD Student Manvi Bhalla, is hosting an event where you'll learn about environmental racism and how it impacts your community.
And, you’ll be given the opportunity to directly help shape Canadian policy on environmental racism and justice! TinyURL.com/SUTE-PNW-Event
And, you’ll be given the opportunity to directly help shape Canadian policy on environmental racism and justice! TinyURL.com/SUTE-PNW-Event