New research suggests 2021 BC flood event made at least 60 per cent more likely by the effects of human-induced climate change.

As UVic's Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices, Carey Newman took the Witness Blanket's message to a global audience as part of the cultural programming at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Author, community organizer and social justice advocate Colleen Hele-Cardinal will share and reflect upon her experiences growing up in a non-Indigenous household as a ‘60s scoop adoptee as the keynote event of UVic’s fourth annual Humanities Week.

UVic alumna Sahar Sam’s started a cleantech company, Solaires Entreprises Inc., thanks to her PhD and postdoctoral studies at UVic, including the entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities the university provides.

A visiting exhibit at Legacy Downtown frames the reawakening of Indigenous tattooing and explores the cultural resurgence and significance. Also featured is a film by alumna Asia Goodman.

New UVic Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous law, renewable energy research, substance use policy and marine fisheries adaptation.

From Haida Gwaii to the University of Victoria, Ruth Parrish’s work as an administrative assistant for the Indigenous Studies program is informed by her own journey to reconnect with her Haida roots.

A new canoe is the centrepiece of a project led by the Pacheedaht First Nation (PFN) in partnership with UVic to promote health, well-being and pride in the community. It is the first seaworthy dugout canoe to be carved by the Pacheedaht in more than 15 years.

From addressing injustice to inspiring creative ingenuity, UVic was at the forefront in 2021 of providing expertise and offering solutions to another year of change and stories that gripped the world’s attention.

UVic is establishing a new research chair in Indigenous mental health, thanks to a generous gift of $1.5M from alumnus Bruce McKean and in honour of the late Chief Mungo Martin.

Through her seven years as UVic Chancellor, Shelagh Rogers’ passion for truth and reconciliation—alongside her advocacy for honest and empathic conversations about mental health—have helped the university build community bonds on campus and far beyond Ring Road. As she wraps up her term this month, we celebrate her extraordinary work.

In learning how nations and citizens commemorate history, we can reflect on the political use—and manipulation—of collective memory, say UVic researchers Oliver and Beate Schmidtke.

Art has the power to both inspire and be a powerful catalyst for change, says inaugural Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices Carey Newman of UVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts.

Acclaimed writer and recent UVic grad Kim Senklip Harvey recalls her life to date in ceremonies—and lineups, many lineups.

UVic expands its breadth of expertise by actively recruiting new research chairs in the impact area of climate, environmental change and sustainability.

UVic grad Kahentehtha Angela Elijah studies the complex connection between emotion and speech as part of her work in Indigenous language revitalization.