Leave the Lights On : How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Species.
What if the most effective ways to fight climate change made you happy? At this event\ , UBC Psychology professors Dr. Elizabeth Dunn and Dr. Jiaying Zhao will discuss their groundbreaking book Leave the Lights On: How Joyful Decis ions Can Save Our Species. Discover how taking actions that bring you joy can improve your life while making an impact on climate change. Lea rn to reimagine climate action as an opportunity to build a brighter future —without giving up the things that make life worth living.
[cards][ca rd title="A ticket is required for entry! RSVP here." text="A copy of Leave the Lights On: How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Species is included in th e ticket price of $30. If you've already purchased the book\, see your opti ons." link_text="Register and purchase your ticket here" link_url="https:// event.fourwaves.com/findingjoy/pages"][/cards]
This event is moderate d by City of Vancouver Councillor and Deputy Mayor—and UBC Psychology alumn us—Sar ah Kirby-Yung.
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordi on title="Councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung Biography"]
[caption id="attach
ment_45323" align="alignleft" width="180"]
Sarah Kirby-Yung[/caption]
City of Vancouver Councillor and Deputy Mayor Sarah Kirby-Yung is committed to a liveable and vibrant Va ncouver. Her priorities have included advancing housing\, investing in neig hbourhoods\, infrastructure and community amenities\, improving city servic es\, supporting small business\, economic development\, and arts and cultur e. She is serving her second term on Vancouver City Council\, and previousl y was elected to the Vancouver Park Board where she served as Chair. Prior to public service\, Councillor Kirby-Yung’s experience included senior man agement roles in the tourism and hospitality sector. She has a BA in Psycho logy from UBC as well as an MBA.[/accordion][/accordions]
This UBC Dialogues Homecoming event is presented by alumni UBC\, the UBC Department of Psychology and the UBC Faculty of Arts.
Dr. Elizabeth Dunn is a Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and coauthor of HAPPY MONEY . She directs UBC's Happy Lab\, which focuses on how to optimize valuable r esources including time\, money\, and carbon to maximize human well-being.< /p>
Dr. Jiaying Zhao (JZ) is a Professor of Psychology and Sustainability and founder and director of the Behavioral Sustainability Lab at the Unive rsity of British Columbia\, which designs and tests innovative behavioral s olutions to encourage sustainable actions.
CATEGORIES:Climate,Featured Homepage,Featured News and Events LOCATION:Jack Poole Hall-Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre GEO:49.266057;-123.249755 URL;VALUE=URI:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-dialogues-homecoming-le ave-the-lights-on/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://psych.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Leave-the-lights-on-715x402-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:20260308T100000 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR