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Revitalizing laws and legal systems

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New Indigenous law workshops and educational offerings, in-person and in-community as well as online, articling positions for Indigenous law students, an immersive model of community-based Indigenous legal education and so much more will be made possible by major, multi-year funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia.

Remembering Norma Mickelson

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UVic marks the passing of Norma Mickelson, the university’s eighth chancellor and an inspiring leader whose work helped make UVic a more equitable community.

Historian receives top research award

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Historian Jordan Stanger-Ross is one of five academics from across Canada who will be honoured in the House of Commons today after receiving a prestigious Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact award, which is one of the highest national awards for Canadian researchers.

Celebrating 100,000 co-op work terms

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Physics and astronomy student Tess Grindlay's co-op work term with the Canadian Space Agency is one of more than 100,000 that students UVic students have completed since the program was established in 1976.

Sustainable industries are this grad’s next goal

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With his bachelor of commerce in hand this November, commerce grad Will Adams is continuing his passion for sustainability in business at UVic’s industrial ecology program—a path he says the Gustavson School of Business helped to inspire.

A coding career of science—and sound

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When Calgary-based Logan Wood was looking for a leading post-secondary music and computer science degree program, he quickly realized that there was only real choice for him. “In comparing programs across the country, UVic stood out for me,” he says.

Studying support and inclusion

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For sociology grad Jasmine Webster, community-engaged learning courses at UVic focused her passion for a career in the non-profit sector. “The skills you learn simply from engaging with people with different lived experiences shape your approach to community-based work,” says Webster.

Asking new questions and building new friendships

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When aliens appeared over Montana in the 2016 blockbuster film Arrival, Caroline Allen—a linguistics undergraduate at the University of Montana at the time—was thrilled. Only a linguist could save the day? Great fiction.

Family roots support grad success

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For graduating student Kailee Hibbert, a curiosity about identity, feminism and race led her to study sociology and gender studies at UVic.

Surpassing her hopes and dreams

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In November, Adrienne Carlson will receive a Master of Social Work at UVic’s fall convocation — far exceeding her own childhood expectations.

Couple's legacy gift to life sciences

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Alumni and former faculty Will and Claire Cupples made a $2 million pledge to support research in life sciences .

Broadway veteran directs Spring Awakening

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Veteran performer Michelle Rios, whose impressive credits on and off Broadway include a number of Tony Award-nominated productions, is directing the Phoenix Theatre mainstage production Spring Awakening, the coming-of-age high-school rock musical that swept the Tony, Grammy and Drama Desk awards back when it debuted in 2006.

On track for discovery

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Matthew Thibodeau will be crossing the Farquhar Auditorium stage this November to receive his Bachelor of Science degree—and if he maintains the pace he set for himself at UVic, you might see him sprint across. During his undergraduate studies, Thibodeau ran on the Vikes track team, did several co-op terms in Heather Buckley’s lab, won UVic’s 2022 Honours Fest competition, earned co-authorship on four research papers, and is first author on a research paper due to be published soon.

Connecting language, land and education

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STOLȻEȽOT Adelaide “Addie” Elliot is graduating with a certificate in Indigenous Language Revitalization, a partnership program between UVic’s Department of Indigenous Education and the W̱SÁNEĆ school board.

UVic releases campus-wide sustainability plan

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UVic’s new Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 2030 (CSAP) is the first sustainability plan to reach every corner of campus. This is a plan that moves beyond established sustainability units and initiatives to involve students, staff, faculty and units across campus, including research, operations and the wider UVic and Vancouver Island communities.

New look for UVic diplomas

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For the first time in 27 years, University of Victoria parchments—or the diplomas issued to its graduates—will have a new look. Students graduating this Fall will be the first class to receive the new design.

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Revitalizing laws and legal systems

Remembering Norma Mickelson

Historian receives top research award

Celebrating 100,000 co-op work terms

Sustainable industries are this grad’s next goal

A coding career of science—and sound

Studying support and inclusion

Asking new questions and building new friendships

Family roots support grad success

Surpassing her hopes and dreams

Couple's legacy gift to life sciences

Broadway veteran directs Spring Awakening

On track for discovery

Connecting language, land and education

UVic releases campus-wide sustainability plan

New look for UVic diplomas