On Nov. 5, the First Nations Education Foundation announced the Language Revitalization Pole will be installed in Port Alberni. The university was honoured to be asked by the foundation in January 2019 to be the original intended location and also now supports the FNEF's decision to pursue a new location.
An interdisciplinary team of UVic and international scholars is exploring how vulnerable communities can build local and regional governance of food systems in the context of climate crisis. They met recently on Vancouver Island for a workshop that launched the Four Stories About Food Sovereignty project.
A groundbreaking agreement governing the protection and use of Carey Newman’s monumental art installation, the Witness Blanket was finalized on Oct. 16.
Bryn Armstrong’s co-op office is different than most—she’s spending the fall keeping an eye on grizzly bears and other large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.
On Sept. 30, UVic hosted 51 dignitaries from 47 countries showcasing our world-leading research and to emphasize UVic’s focus on internationalization, clean energy and oceans. The university’s ongoing commitment to Indigenizing the academy was also highlighted.
A new exhibit at Legacy Downtown showcases high fashion designs by contemporary Gitxsan couturier Sug-ii-t Lukxs (Yolonda Skelton) and is curated by Carolyn Butler-Palmer, UVic’s Legacy Chair in Modern and Contemporary Arts of the Pacific Northwest.
Scott Kouri walks the convocation stage for the third time in 10 years in November 2019 and odds are he will embrace his grand finish as he would a new beginning.
Brianna Carrels will graduate from UVic's biomedical engineering program and was involved in the inception of a medical device start-up while also working part time for another med-tech company.
