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Home / 2019 / April / 17 / Experts Advisory: Earth Day, 49 years later

Experts Advisory: Earth Day, 49 years later

April 17, 2019

UBC experts discuss Earth Day relevant research. Photo credit: Lael Parrott

UBC experts discuss Earth Day relevant research. Photo credit: Lael Parrott

Almost 50 years ago, millions gathered to protest the negative impacts of industry and development on the world. Since then, the tradition has continued with Earth Day, a global celebration that is recognized by more than one billion people in 192 countries. It is a day of civic and political action to focus on environmental issues such as biodiversity, sustainability, pollution, climate change and clean energy.

The following UBC Okanagan experts are available to discuss their research around these issues:

Cigdem Eskicioglu
Associate Professor of Engineering

– treatment of biological waste
– renewable energy
– organic fertilizer

More info: ourstories.ok.ubc.ca/stories/cigdem-eskicioglu

Greg Garrard
Associate Professor of Sustainability

– climate skepticism
– sustainability and culture

More info: ok.ubc.ca/in-the-field/chasing-the-whale

Karen Hodges
Professor of Biology

– ecology
– conservation biology
– predator-prey dynamics
– extinction risks
– species-at-risk legislation

More info: biol.ok.ubc.ca/faculty/hodges

Nancy Holmes
Associate Professor of Creative Writing

– Border Free Bees project
– pollinating insects
– habitat preservation

More info: ok.ubc.ca/okanagan-stories/hive-of-activity

Nathan Pelletier
NSERC/Egg Farmers of Canada Chair in Sustainability
Assistant Professor and Endowed Chair in Bio-economy Sustainability Management

– sustainable practices in the agri-food industry

More info: ourstories.ok.ubc.ca/stories/nathan-pelletier

Rehan Sadiq
Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering

– water supply systems
– infrastructure management
– environmental risk analysis
– lifecycle thinking

More info: ok.ubc.ca/okanagan-stories/one-water

David Scott
Associate Professor, Earth Environmental and Geographic Sciences
Research Chair, Watershed Management

– hydrological effects of forest management and land use change
– effects of wildfire on hydrology and erosion
– effects of fast-growing timber plantations on streamflow
– environmental assessment

More info: eegs.ok.ubc.ca/faculty/scott

About UBC’s Okanagan campus

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning in the heart of British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. Ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world, UBC is home to bold thinking and discoveries that make a difference. Established in 2005, the Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world.

To find out more, visit: ok.ubc.ca.

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The University of British Columbia
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Tel: 250 807 8470
E-mail: christine.zeindler@ubc.ca

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UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the campus resides. The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC in the top five per cent of universities in the world, and among the top three Canadian universities.

The Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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