Kristina Frolova graduates this November with a degree in civil engineering, the same degree as her parents, uncles, aunts and grandmother. "Civil engineering must be in my genes," says the international student who came to Canada from Russia when she was 18. "I think it's embedded in me in some way."
UVic will receive $400,000 in start-up funding from the Province to expand its undergraduate computer science and engineering degree programs–including electrical, computer, software, civil, mechanical and biomedical. This is expected to result in 125 additional tech graduates per year by 2023.
Two UVic researchers working with industry to develop and apply new technologies have been awarded BC Innovation Council Ignite grants for their research on the protection of endangered species and the future of personalized medicine.
This summer's record high temperatures, intense wildfires and smoky skies are stark reminders of the types of impacts that will be seen more frequently with climate change. We need to prepare for the climate change we can't avoid. Now.
Forest fires in British Columbia. Floods in Quebec. Hurricanes in Texas. While it’s difficult to say definitively that such events are caused by climate change, there’s little doubt that a warming world exacerbates such extreme weather—and that our society will need to be ready for more of them.
Two University of Victoria researchers working with industry to ignite the development and application of new technologies have been awarded BC Innovation Council grants for their vital work advancing the protection of endangered species and the future of personalized medicine.
A "smart bandage" that detects and treats infection using a smartphone app has the potential for transformative advances in wound care, says UVic bioengineer Mohsen Akbari, principal investigator of a study published this week which describes the science behind the innovation.
Somewhere between gold and glass lies a new material that could end a decade of stagnant computer speeds, suggests a University of Victoria engineer whose research is adding to that vision.
A “smart bandage” that detects and treats infection using a smartphone app has the potential for transformative advances in wound care, according to University of Victoria bioengineer Mohsen Akbari. The bandage monitors pH levels at wound sites to detect the earliest signs of bacterial infection.
Cutting-edge research got a big boost Sept. 8 with Federal Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announcing $9.5M in NSERC grants to UVic. The funding announced at UVic and other universities is Canada's single largest investment in fundamental research.
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Five UVic projects, with $823,000 in new funding from a leadership fund from the Canada Foundation for Innovation as part of a $52-million federal investment announced Aug. 15, will carry out ground-breaking research including in an aquatic disease research facility at UVic.
When UVic's new civil engineering program launched in 2013 with a clear focus on sustainability and Indigenous communities, it caught the attention of Kear Porttris. The program's emphasis on making the best use of natural resources and lessening environmental burdens was immediately appealing.
Two UVic professors whose efforts to infuse their teaching and research with lessons from the Holocaust are among 10 faculty members and three graduate students receiving top awards at the university’s inaugural REACH Awards.
BC now has sufficient detailed information about the height, frequency and direction of its coastal waves to start developing and testing wave energy converters in the ocean, according to a new report released at an energy conference at UVic on April 27.
This May, an inaugural event—the REACH Awards—will combine the Teaching Excellence Awards with the Craigdarroch Research Awards into a single event that celebrates the extraordinary teachers and researchers who lead the way in dynamic learning and make a vital impact at UVic, in the classroom and beyond.
