UBC Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
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With the non-profit organization Foundations for Social Change, IRES and UBC Department of Psychology's Dr. Jiaying Zhao led a study showing that cash transfers of $7,500 to individuals experiencing homelessness cut down the number of days they spent homeless. Summary of findings: http://ires.ubc.ca/cash-transfer-study/ https://www.usnews.com//a-vancouver-nonprofit-experiments-

SEMINAR ALERT IRES's Sandeep Pai and Ian Theaker will discuss: - the socio-economic risks of #India's #coal transition - informing Canadian #homebuyers of the energy and #climate performance of their purchase options... THIS THURSDAY Jan 14, 12:30pm ires.ubc.ca/january-14-2021-ires-student-seminar-with-sand/ For Zoom info: ires.ubc.ca/news-and-events/seminar-series/

IRES RA Dr. Zia Mehrabi and a team at the UBC Farm - Centre for Sustainable Food Systems developed litefarm.orga free, open-access, open-source app for diversified farmers. In this new paper, IRES's Dana James and Drs. Hannah Wittman & Mehrabi review LiteFarm's potential to advance food sovereignty & agroecology.

Talk by guest faculty! Felix Pretis of UVic Economics will explain both the historical evidence and projected impacts of the warming climate on median global GDP per capita. Results highlight concerns about the stability of future projected impacts in the presence of adaptation. Thurs Nov 19, 12:30pm... ires.ubc.ca/november-19-2020-ires-faculty-seminar-with-fel/ ires.ubc.ca/news-and-events/seminar-series/

Are you a UBC graduate student looking for paid work? Apply for an internship doing sustainability-related applied research with UBC Sustainability! Deadline to apply is January 31 More info: https://bit.ly/2J5mDn2

Virtual Lecture: Join IRES's Dr. David Boyd's discussion of the #humanright to a healthy environment, which is currently not recognized by national law in Canada. Introductory comments by Dr. David Suzuki & Canadian Greens leader Annamie Paul!... 5pm, January 26th More info: bitly.com/Enviro2021 Registration: https://ubc.zoom.us///u50scuCvqjIpE9QMxrvo7GRwfwm5Yv-U7Orn This Centre for Law and the Environment event is co-sponsored by: UBC Sustainability UBC IRES UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs UN Environment Programme Ecojustice Earthjustice Global Network for Human Rights and Environment Peter A. Allard School of Law

Call for new #gradstudents, #postdocs, & #researchers interested in making #scienceforpolicy more #transparent & #useable! IRES prof Gunilla Öberg welcomes inquiries to join the Egesta Lab. More info: http://ires2015.sites.olt.ubc.ca//Recruitment-Ad-by-Gunill... http://ires.ubc.ca/person/gunilla-oberg/ See more

ZME Science highlighted a study led by Zia Mehrabi, a research associate at IRES/UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. The study shows a widening gap between small-scale farmers and those who are more technologically advanced. https://www.zmescience.com//despite-good-intentions-5g-mi/

"We don't think this should be a zero-sum game between subsidized housing and cash transfers," said Jiaying Zhao, prof at IRES and UBC Department of Psychology. "Our project points to the power of cash transfers in reducing homelessness with the existing support services." https://www.forbes.com//what-would-jesus-do-give-the-hom/

The West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding is undergoing a judicial recount after the BC Liberal incumbent was found to have beat out the BC Green candidate by a mere 41 votes. Local issues can tip the balance when it comes to votes, whereas global concerns sometimes don’t, said Kai Chan, prof at IRES and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. https://thenarwhal.ca/woodfibre-lng-climate-west-vancouver/

Today the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and Universeum hosted the virtual 2020 Volvo Environment Prize Award Ceremony, when UBC conservation biologist Claire Kremen... received the Volvo Environment Prize in recognition of her world-class research on how humanity can feed itself while also protecting biodiversity. Dr. Kremen is the fourth UBC researcher to receive the prize, which awards annually people who have made outstanding scientific discoveries within the environment and sustainability. To watch the ceremony, please visit https://www.environment-prize.com/ Congratulations, Claire! Volvo Group #biodiversity #volvoenvironmentprize #sustainability #scienceresearch #universityofbritishcolumbia #ubcscience