Today, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), an initiative of the University of Victoria, is installing a community-based observatory at the Discovery Pier in Campbell River, within Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw and Coast Salish territories in the Strait of Georgia. The c…
In a UVic-led study, the first data-driven estimate of the Earth's total supply of groundwater shows that less than six per cent of groundwater in the upper two kilometers of the Earth's landmass is renewable within a human lifetime.
When University of Victoria grad student Mike Irvine appears before a panel of academics to defend his master’s project—the penultimate step before graduation—he’ll look the part of the young professional wearing a pinstriped su
The following University of Victoria experts are available to media for comment on the federal government’s budget announcement scheduled for March 22: Rob Gillezeau (Dept. of Economics) is an economist with broad expertise in public policy, includi…
Mavis Gillie, an effective advocate for Aboriginal rights and reconciliation, particularly in Canada’s North and British Columbia, will be granted a UVic honorary degree. The university’s highest honour will be presented to Gillie, 88, at a special convocation ceremony on March 9 in the University Club of Victoria.
An international conference, led by the new UVic Chair in Transgender Studies Aaron Devor, will explore the history of transgender activism and crucial issues which impact the lives of trans and gender nonconforming people.
Mavis Gillie, an advocate for Indigenous rights and reconciliation, will be granted an honorary degree tomorrow from the University of Victoria.
The UVic women’s studies department has changed its name to the Department of Gender Studies.
On March 10, celebrate the work of UVic faculty members who have integrated scholarship, teaching and real-life community-engagement to nurture positive societal change. When: Thursday, March 10 from 9:00–10:30 a.m. Where: University Club, Salal Room, University of Victoria
A new fellowship award is now available to graduate students, thanks to the leadership and personal generosity of UVic President Jamie Cassels and his family. The Cassels-Shaw Graduate Fellowship was recently approved by the University Senate and the Board of Governors.
Heavy rain did not deter 25 undergraduate geography students from their hands-on learning course on beach dynamics and coastal erosion this February. Using new digital mapping technologies including terrestrial laser scanning (ground based LiDAR), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), kites and balloons, the students captured high-resolution imagery of Cadboro Beach.
Scientists the world over can't yet reliably predict an earthquake. But they're making technological advances to rapidly detect an earthquake just as it begins to happen.
An innovative study and clinical trial led by UVic's Centre on Aging will soon allow nurses and doctors to better monitor the health of Victoria-area seniors in the comfort of their own homes.
Finding better ways to detect and treat cancer, understanding how to navigate global economies, expanding our knowledge of modern South Asia, helping us make sense of complex datasets, and improving the success of addiction treatment—these are the goals of the University of Victoria’s five newest Canada Research Chairs.
With Summer & Smoke, Allan Stichbury takes a farewell bow from teaching After 28 years in the Department of Theatre, design professor Allan Stichbury says his favourite show continues to be whatever he’s currently working on. And while his beautiful, Mississippi-inspired set for the Phoenix Theatre production of Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke (running March 10-19) is no exception to this rule, it will be his final play before retiring from UVic this spring.
The University of Victoria Foundation trustees decided at their Feb. 23 meeting to establish a pilot fossil-fuel-free fund that will not invest in companies that have proven and probable thermal coal, oil or natural gas reserves. In doing so, the foundation also reaffirmed its decision not to divest or sell fossil-fuel investments related to oil, gas and coal in the main investment fund.
