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2022 UVic Order of Canada
Pioneering jurist Marion Buller, the University of Victoria’s chancellor, former UVic president Jamie Cassels and Jan Zwicky, acclaimed poet and philosopher and professor emeritus are among 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
Groundbreaking jurist Buller
Canadians selected for induction into the Order of Canada have made “extraordinary contributions” to the nation. Pioneering jurist Marion Buller is one of 85 new appointments announced today by Governor General Mary Simon.
Champion of higher education
University of Victoria Professor and President Emeritus Jamie Cassels was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions as a university administrator, law scholar, and for his commitment to improving access to higher education.
UVic's distinguished alumni
This year’s impressive lineup of distinguished alumni recipients, in three new categories, shows the breadth and depth of community contributions made by UVic grads, locally and beyond.
New UVic research chairs
New UVic Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous law, renewable energy research, substance use policy and marine fisheries adaptation.
2021 Climate Solutions Challenge
Four top proposals have been selected in the 2021 Climate Solutions Challenge, a campus-wide contest for actionable climate ideas. The Challenge is an initiative of the Climate Solutions Navigator with support from the Strategic Framework Impact Fund.
Top newsmakers of 2020
The Ring
2020 was like no other—and the UVic community kept doing what we do best. Here are just a few of the many stories that helped shape a year of news.
BC water act
The Ring
New research on the future of BC’s most important resource from the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance With the replacement of its over a century-old Water Act with the new Water Sustainability Act in 2014, British Columbia has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to modernize its freshwater legislation and usher in a new era of water stewardship. The Water Sustainability Act has many promising features that can better protect the province’s freshwater resources. Yet full implementation of the new act hinges on passing critical supporting regulations that will provide the necessary details to make the act fully functional.
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