The Sustainability Hub’s new Sustainability Leadership awardees are nominated by their peers and colleagues to recognize outstanding leadership to address climate change, reverse biodiversity loss, shift to circular economies, and create more resilient communities.
April 21, 2023
UBC's Sustainability Hub gathered over 80 people in UBC’s Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability on Earth Day 2023 to celebrate climate action and to honour eight students, staff, and faculty for their problem-solving, resourcefulness, and initiative in climate action. Among them is our own Raluca Radu.
"I am enormously moved and honoured to receive this recognition for my work, that is fueled by my deep commitment to safeguard Mother Earth, and that reflects a piece of the larger journey ahead. All of which would not be possible without the dedicated community of students, faculty, and peers I have been privileged to be a part of [at UBC]."
- Ms. Raluca Radu, Faculty of Applied Science, Lecturer, School of Nursing.
Among Raluca's achievements in addressing sustainability issues, the Sustainability Hub recognized the following:
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Represented the nursing profession at the 66th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women to speak on the topic of Climate Change and Women’s health (March 2022).
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Sits on the UBC Climate Justice Advisory Committee supporting UBC’s vision for addressing the Climate Emergency – in particular ensuring UBC is meeting its climate justice commitments as set out in the Climate Emergency Task Force Report.
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Secured funding to support hosting two Indigenous youth to speak to students about the harmful health impacts of Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline construction.
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Created impactful new teaching resources including a Wildfire Case Study and the Nursing Educational Tool on Climate Change.
“Raluca is always keen to find new ways to move beyond the status quo through how content is taught in class. This approach has supported students to understand how climate change impacts people from comprehensive, equity-forward, social determinants of health lens.”
– Peer nomination form.