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Olympic recap: UVic athletes excel in Tokyo

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Despite an extended training block littered with obstacles leading up to Tokyo 2021, UVic Vikes-connected athletes and alumni kept going, and significantly contributed to Team Canada's success on the world stage.

New UVic Impact Chairs

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UVic welcomes two inaugural UVic Impact Chairs—Amanda Bates (biology) and Heather Castleden (School of Public Administration)—to five-year research positions.

Royal Society of Canada 2021

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Eight UVic researchers in the fields of science, social sciences, engineering, and humanities have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s highest academic honour.

2021 UVic Schulich Leaders

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Two standout students will join the University of Victoria community this fall as recipients of the prestigious national Schulich Leader Scholarship.

Linguist honoured for work with Salish communities

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UVic linguist Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins has spent her career in collaborative, community-based work in Indigenous language revitalization with Salish communities, effecting lasting change in the field of linguistics in the process. She has been honoured with the 2021 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA-BC).

A passion for community wellness launches career

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Recent kinesiology graduate Ashley Hoydal-Payne gained the experience she needed to launch her business through an internship focused on community wellness and digital media.

Indigenous resurgence in UVic tri-faculty

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Lydia Toorenburgh joins the Faculties of Science, Social Sciences and Humanities as the Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator. The new position is another step towards the Indigenization of UVic.

UVic moves up in global rankings

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The results of the 2022 QS World University Rankings show that UVic continues to be a global leader, climbing 36 places from last year. UVic is also ranked at 120 globally in the primary QS indicator of research strength, citations per faculty member.

Digital archaeology frames national art exhibition

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A UVic librarian has paved the way for a major retrospective of a digital medium that flourished, and fell into obsolescence, at the dawn of the internet age. John Durno’s efforts to recover artworks made with Telidon, an obscure and long-obsolete technology, will provide an opportunity to peer into a set of newly recovered, uniquely Canadian digital creations with the 2023 launch of a national exhibit.

Love of science, and joy in the unexpected

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After a practicum organizing a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Edget Waktola graduates this spring with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Learning quest leads to artistry and resiliency

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Shawna Bowler, a proud Métis woman from Winnipeg, graduates this spring with a master's degree in social work.

Val Napoleon wins 2021 Indspire Award

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Val Napoleon, one of Canada’s most influential Indigenous legal scholars and co-founder of the world's first Indigenous law degree program, received the 2021 Indspire Award for Law and Justice.

Making good teachers great

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UVic economics student Samuel Seshadri has some ideas about what makes an outstanding teacher—and some things that can help good teachers become great. His plan to address this challenge, along with past work in peer mentoring, has helped him become one of 10 3M National Student Fellows for 2021. He’s the sixth UVic student in three years to receive this award, which focus on student leadership in improving postsecondary education.

Curated collection of beaded creations

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A new exhibition at Legacy Downtown explores the essential role of Indigenous artists' creative practices in the reclamation and renewal of culture, identity, stories and teachings.

National award for Budd Hall

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UVic scholar and UNESCO Co-Chair Budd Hall helps propel community-based research across Canada and around the world. On May 6, he received a prestigious national award for his years of service.

Great tasks ahead for campus, AVP Indigenous

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The spring announcement that Qwul’sih’yah’maht Robina Thomas would serve as the university's inaugural AVP Indigenous follows two decades of change at UVic—and hints, as well, at work still to be done.

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