
A passion for cities
Lusungu Kayani-Stearns, a Vanier scholar, explores African cities, focusing on the unacknowledged waste sector, aiming for inclusive urban transformations.
Lusungu Kayani-Stearns, a Vanier scholar, explores African cities, focusing on the unacknowledged waste sector, aiming for inclusive urban transformations.
Nicole York, a Vanier Scholar and PhD candidate, researches ankyrin-B's role in heart cell development, and a genetic variant affecting the Gitxsan First Nation.
Jamey Jesperson, a UVic History PhD candidate and Vanier Scholar, re-stories colonial histories through a trans anti-colonial perspective.
Kim Senklip Harvey, an actor, director, TV writer, and Vanier Scholar from Syilx and Tsilhqot'in nations, empowers Indigenous communities through legal storytelling.
Driven by a passion for graph theory and the beauty of mathematics, Vanier Scholar Shannon Ogden fosters accessibility to higher-level math education.
The heat and ventilation issues in the David Strong Building (DSB) have been resolved much more quickly than anticipated.
In 60 years of UVic history, six core achievements stand out for shaping the university today, revealing core values we hold—in equity and inclusion, partnerships that serve and build, and in sustainability initiatives that are poised to make a global difference
Dr. Lisa Kalynchuk has been re-appointed as Vice-President Research and Innovation for a second five-year term.
In a first high-resolution DNA study of "Mutton"—the only known woolly dog fleece in the world—an international researcher team from the Smithsonian’s Natural Museum of Natural History and UVic, pinpointed the genes responsible for the unusually long, crimpy undercoat, which was highly spinnable and could be made into warm blanket yarn.
As a mechanical engineer, ACET director Curran Crawford has worked with a wide range of clean energy technologies—and now, with ACET partners spanning research, finance, policy and local governments, he's ready to find community-specific solutions that work.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of groundbreaking chemist Ian Manners on December 3, 2023.
The university flag will be lowered on Dec. 6 to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) expands the reach of Pacific Ocean monitoring with new deep-sea Argo floats that collect vital ocean data while traveling up and down through the water column, the space between the sea surface and the seafloor.
It’s an exciting time for UVic as we mark the official opening of our new residence complex, the university’s largest capital infrastructure project to date.
Over the past several months, University Food Services has been researching and reviewing Meal Plan delivery models on campus. Here are the results.
A major upgrade to UVic’s central administrative system (Banner) is scheduled for this Sunday, December 3, from 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., resulting in an outage of some services.