The following University of Victoria experts are available to media this week to comment on impacts of the special committee report on medically assisted dying tabled today in Parliament and how it might inform draft federal legislation and decision…
Who or what is Batman? How did he come to be? Why does the Batman legend endure? And what can Batman tell us about how our bodies work and the potential of our own physical abilities? Find out the answers to these and many other questions about this…
The following University of Victoria expert is available to media to discuss the recent Federal Court decision to strike down federal regulations preventing medical marijuana patients from growing their own cannabis. Lynne Belle-Isle (Centre for Add…
An experiment involving raccoons and speakers emitting the sound of barking dogs on tracts of beaches on British Columbia’s Gulf Islands shows that the fear of large carnivores has a positive impact on ecosystem health. The study led by University o…
How can salmon populations and industrial development coexist in a sustainable way? How do we involve citizens to collect meaningful ocean data? And how can we make northern marine transportation safer by better predicting sea ice conditions includi…
In recognition of his exceptional teaching and education leadership, UVic professor David Blades was awarded a 2016 3M National Teaching Fellowship.
The following University of Victoria faculty members are available to media once Budget 2016 is released, with the BC budget speech expected at approximately 1:30 p.m. PT on Feb. 16: Brent Mainprize (Gustavson School of Business) teaches in the area…
The newly released Let’s Face It 2.0, a scrapbook app developed by the University of Victoria’s Centre for Autism Research Technology Education (CARTE) and now available free on iTunes, is a powerful educational tool for learning faces and recognizi…
University of Victoria’s five newest Canada Research Chair were announced by Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, as part of a national announcement of new chairholders across the country.
UVic's Ocean Networks Canada celebrates 10 years of pioneering science.
Dynamic, hands-on learning opportunities are a pillar of the UVic student experience. Forty years after launching one of Canada’s largest co-operative education programs, UVic has reached the milestone of 75,000 co-op placements.
Edward John, grand chief of the Tl'azt'en Nation of BC, rang a warning bell for the UN last week about the alarming rates of Indigenous language loss in Canada and the urgent need to revive and revitalize Indigenous languages even as the world focus…
