Over 300 University of Victoria students and alumni will fan out across the region on Saturday, Oct. 1 to volunteer in 26 local organizations as part of Project Serve Day.
The UVic group reviewing sexualized violence policy, programs and education notes the complexities of addressing sexualized violence for a diverse campus community, and recommends coordinator to oversee consistent prevention and education programs.
Gustavson School of Business has unveiled its in-depth analysis of brands most trusted by Canadians, showing that corporate leadership, social and environmental performance and authenticity are all highly valued.
A major gift from BC sculptor Jeffrey Rubinoff and the Jeffrey Rubinoff Foundation will allow doctoral students at UVic exceptional opportunities to study the complexities and richness of the history of modern and contemporary art and why it matters to Canadians and the world.
The Northwest Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs program, a joint initiative between TRICORP and UVic's Gustavson School of Business, for delivering business skills training in northern BC took home a top global prize in Oslo, Norway for its impact in Indigenous communities.
UVic physicist Randall Sobie is leading a project to build a data and cloud computing system for the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Laboratory in Geneva Switzerland. The new system will significantly advance global investigations into the fundamental structure of the universe.
Four exceptional leaders in the fields of computing, telecommunications, politics, and athletics to receive honorary degrees - UVic's highest academic honour - at November convocation.
Escalating water challenges in BC, including consecutive droughts, unprecedented floods and strikingly low levels in rivers and streams require a better understanding and coordinated work to avoid future crisis, says a new report by researchers at the POLIS Water Sustainability Project at UVic.
It's full-speed ahead for a new software platform that builds on the world-leading data management system of the UVic's Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) thanks to federal funding announced today at UVic.
As the federal government moves forward with legalization of cannabis, many lessons can be learned from the Canadian experience with legalization of alcohol. As 13 researchers from the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) point out in their co-authored submission to the Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation in Canada—published today as a publicly available research bulletin—cannabis, like alcohol, is no ordinary commodity. A delicate balance is needed between the pressures for liberalization and addressing potential public and individual harms.
Washrooms in Victoria, particularly those in shelters and social service agencies, have become de facto drug consumption sites in a city seeing a sharp rise in both homelessness and rates of overdoses, shows a new report, released today by researchers with the UVic's Centre for Addictions Research of BC ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31.
A new study published Aug. 30 in Nature Communications shows for the first time that trees near former First Nations villages on BC’s Central Coast have grown taller, wider and healthier than those in the surrounding forest.
