Five issues of critical importance to British Columbia—transportation, electrical grid integration, energy efficient buildings, forestry, and natural gas development—form the basis for five major projects from PICS to be underway May 1.
The following University of Victoria faculty member is available to discuss his research on the vulnerability of Arctic coastlands to storm surges. Trevor Lantz (Environmental Studies) is an ecologist and ethnobiologist studying the rate and causes …
Tomorrow is the date traditionally observed as William Shakespeare’s birthdate. Born in 1564, he was famously described by one of his peers as a literary figure “for all time.” And now everyone can click on the University of Victoria’s Map of Early …
The following University of Victoria faculty member is available to discuss a fundamental rethinking about treaty relations between Indigenous people and settlers of Canada, and how it can help to resolve outstanding land issues in BC and Canada. Mi…
A tireless volunteer for social justice and environmental causes and a committed learner who has travelled the globe in the course of her undergraduate studies at the University of Victoria has won a 3M National Student Fellowship.
UVic geographer Olaf Niemann, an international leader in remote sensing technology, is the newly appointed BC Leadership Chair in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing. It is the first and only research program in this field in Canada.
The following University of Victoria experts are available to discuss the federal government’s 2015 budget announcement on April 21: Elisabeth Gugl (Faculty of Social Sciences) is an economist who teaches in the areas of labour economics, public fin…
University of Victoria wildlife expert Dr. Chris Darimont is this year’s winner of the Distinguished Academics Early in Career award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations.
The following University of Victoria faculty members are available on various topics related to Earth Day 2015, the annual international day of environmental action. Jason Colby (Dept. of History) specializes in international business and environmen…
A University of Victoria neuroscientist has discovered that a cancer drug may improve recovery rates for diabetic patients who have suffered a stroke.
Gavin Schmidt, one of the world's top climatologists and director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, will be giving two free public talks in British Columbia next week.…
New research by University of Victoria historian Dr. Rachel Hope Cleves reveals insights on 500 years of same-sex unions in the US and refutes the claim that such unions are newer than cell phones or other modern technology.
