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Provost’s Advocacy and Activism Awards

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An undergraduate student devoted to addressing violence against women and an internationally recognized musician are the recipients of the Provost’s Advocacy and Activism Award for 2019. Sage

Strategic Framework Q&A

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The fourth in a series of articles exploring how staff and faculty across campus are implementing UVic’s Strategic Framework.

Kalynchuk appointed VP Research

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Lisa Kalynchuk has been appointed as Vice-President Research for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2019. The university announced her appointment June 10 following an international search.

Social prescription for dementia

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Canada’s National Dementia Strategy, the long-awaited blueprint for finding a cure and for reshaping policy, was released last week.

2019 Indspire award for Métis filmmaker

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Barbara Todd Hager, UVic’s new Indigenous communications officer in the Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement, is the latest recipient of the prestigious annual Indspire Arts Award.

Classroom under water

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UVic’s scientific diving program has given three decades of students the tools, training and hands-on learning they need to safely and successfully conduct research under water.

The human benefits of marine protected areas

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Marine protected areas are well known for protecting biodiversity, but their effects on people who use the oceans are debated. Now a new review—led by University of Victoria marine conservation scientist Natalie Ban and 12 co-authors—illustrates that these protected areas can also support human well-being.

Librarians promote global engagement

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Learning and Research Librarians Aditi Gupta and Rebecca Raworth have developed programs that use information literacy instruction, while building cross-cultural research collaborations at UVic Libraries and the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.

Boat noise and whale health

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On World Ocean’s Day, marine biologist and coastal geographer Lauren McWhinnie is excited to be part of the festivities at Fisherman’s Wharf and supporting local organization SIMRES (Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society); however, her purpose will be to raise awareness about small boat noise in the Salish Sea and its impact on the health of whales and in particular the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW).

Econ grad hired by top global consulting firm

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Honours economics grad Maxwell Nicholson is a prestigious 3M National Student Fellowship award winner, who graduated and right away began a new position with Kinsey & Company, a global management consultant firm.

New outdoor recycling stations

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Facilities Management will be expanding the campus recycling and composting program over the summer by installing new outdoor zero-waste stations. The zero-waste stations will make it more convenient to recycle and compost no matter where you are on campus, and help the university meet its overall waste diversion target of 75%.

June 2019 Ringers

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A UVic interdisciplinary field school on migration, xenophobia and Holocaust memorialization in Europe has won a national award for innovation. Charlotte Schallié (Germanic and Slavic studies) accepted the 2019 Innovate German Award on behalf o…

Sustainable Transportation

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A recent comprehensive review of UVic’s Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program showed that during 2018, 62.38% of commuters took advantage of sustainable transportation options (cycling, walking, carpooling, etc.)—including a 1.8% increase in the number of pedestrians and 0.9% increase in the number of cyclists.

Student housing-dining project update

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An accelerated schedule for the university's new student housing and dining project will propel it to completion in early 2023, 16 months earlier than originally scheduled. The student housing and dining project will create housing for an additional 621 students currently living off campus and help to address the acute regional need for housing.

Spring 2019 Convocation

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Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends gathered on campus this June to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Spring Convocation from June 10–14, ceremonies were held to confer 3,777 degrees, diplomas and certificates. Congratulations, grads!

Grad's mapping tool on track to fight forest fires

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Co-op work term leads to a new tool for teams of parachute-based firefighters When UVic geography grad Patrick Robinson parachutes into BC’s remote backcountry to fight forest fires in the summer, he’ll be packing a valuable piece …

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Provost’s Advocacy and Activism Awards

Strategic Framework Q&A

Kalynchuk appointed VP Research

Social prescription for dementia

2019 Indspire award for Métis filmmaker

Classroom under water

The human benefits of marine protected areas

Librarians promote global engagement

Boat noise and whale health

Econ grad hired by top global consulting firm

New outdoor recycling stations

June 2019 Ringers

Sustainable Transportation

Student housing-dining project update

Spring 2019 Convocation

Grad's mapping tool on track to fight forest fires