Health care learners in Greater Victoria will gain crucial clinical and interprofessional skills treating life-like mannequins that breathe, talk, cough and moan in pain at a new simulation centre opening at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.
UVic, the University of Victoria Students’ Society, and the Anti-Violence Project are teaming up to promote social dialogue and prevention of sexualized violence in the second annual Sexualized Violence Awareness Week, Sept. 14 to 18.
What will the Holocaust mean for future generations? UVic will host a global gathering Sept. 1 to 3 to explore Holocaust education and how it can be used as a means to tackle contemporary issues of multi-cultural human rights education.
Parents who haven’t broken their teenagers of their late-to-bed, late-to-rise rhythms, or who haven’t yanked their kids out of a too-too-much-YouTube summer by enforcing book reading or times-tables reviews may feel like they’ve missed the boat on b…
On Aug. 26, UVic unveiled the Lynda and Murray Farmer Walk of Excellence. The new showcase walkway in CARSA honours the legacy of former Chancellor Murray Farmer and his wife, Lynda, and celebrates the talent, history and accomplishments of the Vikes.
The University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is about to embark on what’s expected to be its most exciting expedition. For the first time ONC will be using two ships, exploration vessel Nautilus on its first trip to Canada, and&
Ocean Networks Canada at the University of Victoria and the Pacific Salmon Foundation are teaming up with citizen scientists to increase the quality and range of oceanographic data being collected through a new mobile app called Community Fishers.
Many more young people are at risk of harm from alcohol than previously estimated shows a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health by researchers at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC). The C…
UVic research published in the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences reveals new geological ages and clues about how Queen Charlotte Sound, Hecate Strait, and offshore Vancouver Island were formed.
The economy and environment are hot topics for the federal election campaign, but a new voter guide on women's issues prepared by a University of Victoria undergraduate student aims to push other issues to the centre of the spotlight too. Election 2…
The following University of Victoria experts are available to media for comment on the federal election campaign launched this weekend: John Borrows (Faculty of Law) is the Law Foundation Chair in Aboriginal Justice and Governance. He can comment on…
Almost a decade ago, XEMŦOLTW̱ Nick Claxton told his family he wanted to revitalize the reef net fishery, a fishing practice unique to the Straits Salish people and banned by the colonial government 100 years ago. His uncle advised: “You can’t just …
