Media & Newsroom

News media interested in learning more about UBC's World Urban Forum Activities or to find experts in sustainability should contact:

Brad Foster
Manager, Communications
UBC External Affairs
Tel: 604.827.3006
E-mail: brad.foster@ubc.ca

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Media Material

• Community Engagement (156 KB PDF)
• The Living Lab (70 KB PDF)
• The Research Program (17 KB PDF)
• A Typical Day (28 KB PDF)
• A New Way to ThInk About, Collaborate On, Teach, Learn and Create Sustainability (307 KB PDF)
• Decision Theatre:  An Interactive “Window On The Region” (128 KB PDF)
• FAQS (31 KB PDF)

Media Releases

Jun. 16, 2006

• UBC's Sustainablity Story (1.8 MB PDF)

Jun. 16, 2006

• UBC: Leader in Sustainability Video (8.0 MB WMV)

Jun. 12, 2006

• Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action (Globe and Mail Article 1/2 - PDF)
• Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action (Globe and Mail Article 2/2 - PDF)

May 6, 2006

• A Blueprint for Urban Change (The Vancouver Sun)

May 3, 2006

• Sustainability and the Public Mind (PDF)

UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006

The Sustainability Issue

With hundreds of UBC students, faculty researchers, staff and alumni engaged in issues surrounding sustainability, more than 300 academic courses directly related to the subject, and a Trek 2010 strategic plan commitment, UBC Reports has decided to focus an entire issue on sustainability.

• Footprints to Sustainability
• UBC a Test Site on Hydrogen Highway
• Co-op Sprouts Planet-Friendly Foods
• A Peek Past Peak Oil
• How Water Works in a Valley
• The Unclear State of Our Water
• Growing a New Generation of Green Buildings
• Courses Examine Food Systems Close to Home
• Air Pollution
• A Matter of Inter-Generational Justice
• Beating the Kyoto Targets

Apr. 12, 2006

• Your Call: Pitching on Deaf Ears (BCBusiness Magazine)

Jan. 30, 2006

The UBC Bookstore and Terry are pleased to announce a writing challenge, and a grand one at that. There will be three sets of prizes available, which involve the hunt for pieces in three categories. The deadline for submissions is March 31st, 2006.
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Nov. 24, 2005

• Our next Great City Arrives (The Georgia Straight)

Nov. 17, 2005

• We All Pay for Congestion (The Georgia Straight)

Nov. 3, 2005

• Green Buildings Are Still Rare (The Georgia Straight)

Oct. 27, 2005

• Livability Isn't Sustainability (The Georgia Straight)

Oct. 11, 2005

• UBC Launches World Urban Forum Program with Living the Global City Series (UBC Public Affairs)