A new online mapping tool that highlights the 50 most influential fossil fuel industry players in Western Canada was launched July 3 and helps shed light on who’s who in the oil resource sector.
Civil engineering PhD candidate Harsh Rathod is using artificial intelligence and robotics to help detect and quantify defects like cracks and holes in public infrastructure such as bridges and dams.
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.
John Borrows, one of Canada’s foremost law scholars and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, is the winner of the 2019 Canada Council Molson Prize in social sciences and humanities.
UVic’s unique Indigenous International Work-Integrated Learning Exchange Program—the first of its kind in the world—has been awarded the 2019 British Columbia Council for International Education’s (BCCIE) Award for Outstanding Program in International Education for its high-quality and highly creative programming in international education.
In a message to the campus, UVic President Jamie Cassels announced he will finish his term on June 30, 2020. The year's notice allows for a smooth transition in leadership. The search process for Cassels' successor will begin in the fall.
Lysozymes. Particle physics. Virtual reality. Drone technology. Black holes. These are a few of the science and technology topics that 10 Indigenous high school students delved into during a week-long STEM residency at the University of Victoria from May 27-31. The grade 11 students—nine from BC and one from Saskatchewan—were mentored by UVic professors and grad students over five eventful days on campus.
Canada’s National Dementia Strategy, the long-awaited blueprint for finding a cure and for reshaping policy, was released last week.
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.
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.
Amazing life of Stewart Butterfield
Three prominent UVic scientists were among those awarded Canada Research Chairs in an announcement Friday by Kirsty Duncan, federal minister of science and sport.
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.
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.
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).
The University of Victoria's spring Convocation ceremonies take place June 10 to 14, 2019, with 3,777 receiving degrees, diplomas and certificates. Six honorary degrees will also be awarded.
