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Research Spotlight with Kurt Smith

November 27, 2025

Kurt Smith runs the Cerebrovascular Health Exercise and Environmental Research Sciences (CHEERS) Laboratory located in the McKinnon Building at UVic. An associate professor in the School of...

Four UVic health scholars celebrated 

September 17, 2025

Four University of Victoria researchers working to transform health systems so diverse populations can access safe and equitable healthcare have received prestigious scholar...

Research Spotlight with Farah Mawani

September 17, 2025

Farah Mawani’s research is rooted in her lived experience and expertise as a social and psychiatric epidemiologist with more than 20 years of global, national and local experience in...

Tâpwewin Symposium renews student's sense of purpose

Held over three days in June at UVic and the Songhees Wellness Centre, the Tâpwewin Symposium brought together Indigenous scholars, students, Elders, community leaders, and allies from...

Land-based course a powerful experience

July 24, 2025

They trekked to a waterfall, learned about the local territories, native plants and food sovereignty, and harvested invasive species from traditional medicine places. Ten Indigenous nursing...