This past year, UVic’s Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives celebrates three decades of bridging the Pacific and 15 years of its flagship internship program.
Stephanie Willerth’s research into tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could be a game changer for spinal-cord injuries, brain cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and more.
Writing grads Jeremy Lutter and Ben Rollo on the appeal of making movies that scare us.
A talented team of UVic grads creates Hakai Magazine, an online publication exploring coastal life and phenomena through long-form features, stunning photography, comics and videos.
Some UVic-made apps save lives, some save time—and others enhance our leisure hours. Here are just a few of the notable apps made on campus or by members of the UVic community.
Together, mother and daughter Umeeda and Nareena Switlo run a thriving international food and beverage business that provides needed employment in Belize.
Tyra Cockney-Goose, a second-year UVic math student, became the first Inuit to be awarded a national STEAM Horizon Award this spring. The award, supported by three national museums and NSERC, among others, honours youth who promote positive changes throughout their communities using science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
UVic Properties is partnering with Chard Development Ltd. on a new proposal for UVic’s Broad Street properties that would contribute to the vibrancy of downtown while providing ongoing revenue to support the university’s overall educational mission.
UVic’s Formula Motorsport team is off to races after the theft of crucial custom-made parts from the vehicle they built threatened to throw a wrench in their 2019 season.
Daniel Westlake (Dept. of Political Science) is available to media to discuss the election of Paul Manly in Monday's Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection, winning only the second Green Party seat in the House of Commons.
Lin Cai is designing networking solutions to self-driving vehicles by creating a safe and seamless wireless network that connects vehicles, roadside infrastructure, pedestrians and the “cloud.” Cai is the recipient of a 2019 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, awarded today in Ottawa by NSERC.
Lin Cai is designing networking solutions to self-driving vehicles by creating a safe and seamless wireless network that connects vehicles, roadside infrastructure, pedestrians and the “cloud.” Cai is the recipient of a 2019 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, awarded May 6 in Ottawa by NSERC.
The President's Extraordinary Service Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of our people. Congratulations to the three individuals and two team recipients who were celebrated at the awards ceremony on April 30.
The 2019 Gustavson Brand Trust Index indicates consumers view brands positively when a crisis is responded to with honest, authentic remedies. The insight is evidenced by Mountain Equipment Co-op leading this year's ranking. MEC took several positive actions in response to criticism over the lack of diversity of people in their ads.
Music technology professor Kirk McNally scrutinizes recordings to better understand the relationship between musicians, engineers and music producers.
For the third year in a row, the University of Victoria has been included in the list of Canada’s 100 Greenest Employers. The national awards recognize an elite group of Canadian employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness and action.
