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John Money, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Victoria, died on 26 July 2019 at the age of 80. John was “a historian’s historian” in all the best senses of that overused phrase.

The release by Google of a new project involving Indigenous languages highlights an initiative led by UVic anthropologist Brian Thom and Indigenous languages teacher yutustanaat Mandy Jones (Snuneymuxw First Nation) including words, phrases, a proverb and songs in the Hul'q'umi'num' language.

An initiative led by anthropologist Brian Thom and Indigenous languages teacher yutustanaat Mandy Jones (Snuneymuxw First Nation) is a highlight of a new Google project featuring 55 Indigenous languages in 27 countries and was launched on the UN’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

Bernadette Perry, a PhD student in French, has spent hundreds of hours honing Explorez, her new French-language video game that helps students reinforce their language skills while exploring the UVic campus.

What do two small BC towns have in common with Nanjing and Tokyo? The answer lies in the transformative experiences of two UVic co-op students.

Psychologists rely on a gold standard of clinical treatments for a wide range of conditions from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder to adult ADHD. Now new research by social psychologist John Sakaluk and his colleague at University of Kansas is calling into question some of the statistics supporting these psychotherapies.

A new study led by recent PhD graduate Frances Stewart shows how the movements of one small mammal – the weasel-like fisher – through natural forested corridors underlines the importance of these safe pathways and points to implications for many other forest animals across the country.

The University of Victoria will be well represented at the upcoming 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. A total of 18 former or current varsity student-athletes will represent Canada across four sports including field hockey, rugby sevens, rowing and swimming.