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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.

Supporting student enrolment during a pandemic

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Implementing SEM tactics has been a challenge — along with the abrupt transition to online learning and teaching. But the good thinking behind SEM has helped UVic mitigate impacts of COVID-19 and support student success during a difficult year.

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.

COVID-19 health research

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UVic researchers build more resilient communities in the wake of COVID-19.

Earth, climate and clouds

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Climatologists have a Precambrian problem: early in Earth’s history the sun was dimmer, but the Earth wasn’t colder.

Fall parking changes

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Following a year of remote learning and working, UVic will be introducing changes to its parking pass program in time for the fall return of students, faculty and staff.

BFA exhibit: work created under COVID

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Visual arts students were prepping the BFA grad show when, with less than a month before the opening date, they were informed that a public show would not be possible—now they're shifting it online.

Boost for brain health research

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CIHR funds two critical brain health research projects: one to show how concussion causes cognitive impairment and another to understand the effects of alcohol and cannabis on the developing brain.

Co-op Employers of the Year 2020

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Every year, co-op employers in Canada and around the world provide support, mentorship and extraordinary work-integrated learning experiences for students.

Livestream learning opportunity

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COVID restrictions closed UVic’s Phoenix Theatre last March. With a no-performance mandate and limited in-person classes, the Department of Theatre introduced a new learning stream.

What makes democracy tick?

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UVic’s recent Students’ Dialogue on Democratic Engagement sought to foster student engagement through an innovative technique known as a deliberative mini-public. A practice gaining traction around the world, a deliberative mini-public is a space that brings together a true cross-section of a particular community for the purpose of dialogue on a given topic.

Mobile health clinic report

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UVic anthropologist of sound, Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier applied her research skills to produce a report for the Doctors of the World mobile health clinic in Victoria.

Day in the Life: Henri Lock

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A day in the life of UVic Multifaith Chaplain Henri Lock begins with meditation. Since COVID restrictions began, he has taken that practice online to share with others.

Immersive journey for PhD theatre research

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Dennis Gupa, a PhD theatre candidate, explores the impact of a typhoon on fishers in the Philippines and amplifies stories of ecological knowledge as messages on climate change.

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Making good teachers great

Supporting student enrolment during a pandemic

Curated collection of beaded creations

National award for Budd Hall

Great tasks ahead for campus, AVP Indigenous

COVID-19 health research

Earth, climate and clouds

Fall parking changes

BFA exhibit: work created under COVID

Boost for brain health research

Co-op Employers of the Year 2020

Livestream learning opportunity

What makes democracy tick?

Mobile health clinic report

Day in the Life: Henri Lock

Immersive journey for PhD theatre research