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New computer help desk in the Bookstore

The Computer Help Desk has a new satellite location in the UVic Bookstore. The staff there can help you find the right technology to meet your computing needs and assist with troubleshooting computer problems.

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President's Distinguished Service Award winners honoured

Chris Secord is this year's winner of the Award for First Five Years: Outstanding Contribution. Secord joined the Department of Physics & Astronomy as a machinist in 2008 and assumed leadership of the shop two years later. He immediately completed the first major reorganization of the shop in 40 years.

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UVic biochemist wins Steacie national research award

Finding molecular ways to thwart microbial infections and generate biofuels will be uppermost in the mind of University of Victoria biochemist Dr. Alisdair Boraston for the next two years. Pictured above: Boraston and PhD student Melissa Cid in the lab. Photo: NSERC.

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Connecting with funders and donors

As the Faculty of Social Sciences’ development officer, Barb Roberts is responsible for securing funding for innovative and important research and teaching activities as well as scholarships and bursaries. She works behind the scenes connecting with individuals, businesses, government agencies and foundations all in an effort to promote UVic’s amazing students and researchers.

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Curating UVic's art collections

Caroline Riedel is curator of the University of Victoria Art Collections, which means she wears many smocks. She trains and supervises students in workstudy or co-op positions, works with faculty to incorporate the collections into their teaching and research and with donors who want to give their art to UVic. She also—most visibly to us—programs display and exhibition spaces on and off campus.

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Award winning staff

Drilling a well on campus or coordinating an international field school in Europe is all in a day’s work for David Nelles. A senior laboratory instructor in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences (SEOS), David ensures the school’s extensive lab- and field-based programs deliver outstanding learning experiences for students.

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University budget planning for 2014-15

Budget information sessions have been scheduled Sept. 11 and 12 for interested faculty, staff and administrators. Like the June 26 session, these will provide a general overview of the university's current financial circumstances and its budgeting process. Time and location details as well as more information about the 2014-15 planning process are available on a dedicated website.


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Shakespeare celebration continues city-wide

Renaissance experts Janelle Jenstad and Erin E. Kelly (English) and UVic Libraries are playing a key role in Shakespeare Onstage-Offstage. Fans of the Bard can enjoy a once-in-a lifetime treat as the four Shakepeare folios are united in BC for the first time, at UVic's free downtown Legacy Gallery. Visit the event site for all details on this city-wide collaboration.

2013 Vanier Scholarships

PhD student Tim Personn (English) is the top-ranked scholar of all social sciences and humanities recipients for this year’s 165 Vanier graduate scholarships announced Sept. 23. Four other UVic students are also receiving a $50,000 award in this major annual nation-wide competition.