View some of the previous events hosted in the last year by the BRC.
Past Events
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November 26, 2025
BRS Jeremy Borderieux: Declining or thriving? Long-term monitoring program and climatic affinity reveal vascular plant abundance trends.
host: Isla Myers-SmithTitle talk: Declining or thriving? Long-term monitoring program and climatic affinity reveal vascular plant abundance trends.Abstract: As climate is warming, locally warm-adapted plant species are being favored at the expense of cold-adapted species. This process known as…
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November 26, 2025
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November 20, 2025
Biodiversity Public Lecture: Dr. Justina Ray "What’s Left to What’s Needed: Reframing Biodiversity in Decision-Making"
What’s Left to What’s Needed: Reframing Biodiversity in Decision-MakingWhen biodiversity protection starts from “what we can spare” rather than “what nature needs,” the outcome is predictable: ecosystems degrade and species decline. Default approaches in planning, policy, and climate action…
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November 20, 2025
Biodiversity Public Lecture: Justina Ray
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November 19, 2025
BRS Arunkumar Ramesh: Genome and Epigenome Evolution in Model, Nonmodel, and Crop Plants
recording: https://ubc.zoom.us/rec/share/JHmU8SZOStbE66u_rRN0rRbj22t8GmgOXCSqW3KmQ… 4@Rpn?5T host: Loren RiesebergTitle: Genome and Epigenome Evolution in Model, Nonmodel, and Crop PlantsAbstract: Plant genomes and epigenomes bear the signatures…
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November 19, 2025
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November 10 - November 12, 2025
Eco Evo Retreat 2025 on 10-12 November
Join us for the annual EcoEvo Retreat, a vibrant gathering of scientists passionate about ecology and evolution!Organized by the UBC Biodiversity Research Centre and SFU, this retreat is an opportunity to share research through talks and posters, network with peers in the Pacific Northwest, and…
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November 7, 2025
BLISS: Rebecca Hansen - Growing an urban underwater forest