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Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is partnering with Western Economic Diversification Canada and IBM on a three-year multimillion dollar project known as Smart Oceans BC.

The Canada Health Accord between the federal and provincial governments expired last month. What is next? Pensions, education, income support, employment services, and social services are at risk when Ottawa pulls away from the provinces. University…

Almost a decade after nurse practitioners (NP) were introduced into BC’s health care system to expand accessibility, health-care options and fill gaps in the system, barriers prevent them from fully performing their roles, a report by University of …

The City of Victoria and the University of Victoria are teaming up to develop a solar energy map, to help indicate how much solar energy could be captured from rooftops in Victoria. Part of this work involves installing a “pyranometer”, an instrumen…

Tye Landels, a third-year honours student in the University of Victoria’s Department of English, has been awarded one of 10 highly competitive 3M National Student Fellowships in recognition of his outstanding leadership and motivational approach

The following University of Victoria faculty member is available to comment on what life was really like during the Middle Ages, in time for the premiere of Season Four of HBO's Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire epic novel…

Retired professors return to the University of Victoria throughout the month of April to offer insight on topics ranging from Islam to the use of math in slowing the spread of infectious diseases and more.

Two University of Victoria graduate students have been rewarded for their creative use of video storytelling to share the impacts of their academic research. Genevieve von Petzinger and Bernadette Perry are among 25 winners of the Social Sciences an…

Dennis Washington, founder of The Washington Companies, has won UVic’s Gustavson School of Business Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award (DEYA) for 2014.

Improving aircraft design, understanding the ocean’s role in climate change, and finding new ways to deal with vast amounts of medical imaging data—these societal challenges are being tackled by the UVic’s three newest CRC Chairs.

A motorcycle coffee shop might seem like an odd place for a university class’s research fair but not if the students are presenting their work on “Literature and Motorcycle Cultures.” The University of Victoria English course takes an interdisciplin…

An energy harvester that converts knee bends into battery power for cell phones; a wireless personal ECG monitor that transmits electrical signals to a remote cardiologist; a smart hard hat that sends data to a safety station; a bracelet that transf…