SFU Renewable Cities Dialogue on Bike Parking Retrofits
On May 7, 2026, SFU Renewable Cities, HUB Cycling and the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre hosted a workshop on bike parking retrofits in multi-unit residential buildings. Participants included housing and service providers; local, regional and provincial government staff; and transportation, climate and mobility organizations. CSS Research and Information Coordinator and UBC Kinesiology doctoral candidate Jeanette […]
Upcoming talk by Dr. Rebecca Olive: Outdoor swimming as a social and climate resilience infrastructure of care
Outdoor swimming as a social and climate resilience infrastructure of care Abstract: The compounding, cascading impacts of the changing climate on our everyday lives are becoming increasingly apparent. As heatwaves increase in frequency, duration, intensity, and fatalities due to a changing planetary climate, public health advice to stay indoors during extreme heat deepens social isolation […]
Congratulations to CSS Associate Julia Lawrence on a successful Ph.D. defense!
On July 8, 2026, UBC Kinesiology and CSS Associate Julia Lawrence successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation, entitled ‘Tracking Pow(d)er: Outdoor Sport, Environmental (Re)creation, and the Politics of Nature‘. Julia’s dissertation can be found here. Congratulations Julia!
‘Changing Gears: A short documentary about bicycles and development’ available on Sport and Sustainability Media and Education Resource!
The short documentary Changing Gears is available to watch for free on the Sport and Sustainability Media and Education Resource! Click here to watch.
Event Recap – Digital Participatory Action Research and Documentary Film: Reimagining Knowledge Production in Sport, Gender, Development and Mobility Justice
On May 28th, 2026, UBC’s School of Kinesiology, the UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Program and UBC’s Centre for Sport and Sustainability hosted a screening of a short documentary film entitled ‘Changing Gears’ and a presentation by the filmmakers. Changing Gears is a collaborative documentary film that traces the stories of three community-based organizations […]