When Ashley Sharma graduated from high school, she didn’t imagine that within a few years, she would become her grandmother’s primary caregiver. Sharma’s story is one of four episodes featured in the second season of the University of Victoria podcast, Call to Mind, which launches on Jan. 30 on all podcast apps, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and on the website CalltoMindPodcast.com.
When Maddy Yonkers crosses the stage for convocation at the University of Victoria in June to receive her bachelor’s degree, it will be the first time she has set foot on the island.
From testing environmental stresses on plants to understanding mysteries of the universe, five University of Victoria (UVic) research projects received infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is celebrating 10 University of Victoria researchers—the most ever at one time—with the country’s highest academic honour.
On Sept. 6, the Royal Society of Canada announced seven scholars from UVic are elected to Canada’s highest academic honour.
Seven UVic researchers in the fields of science, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and human and social development have been elected to Canada’s highest academic honour.
UVic researcher Kelli Stajduhar is UVic's newest Canada Research Chair on Palliative Approaches to Care in Aging and Community Health.
Early detection of cognitive decline and dementia is a passionate occupation for Yoneda, and a primary focus in her PhD work at UVic.
“Call to Mind” is a new podcast series from UVic recorded by people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Hosted and led by Debra Sheets, a nursing professor and researcher with the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, the series features intimate audio diaries and conversations about the rewards and challenges of caregiving, the impacts of isolation and finding joy by living in the present, and staying in love when everything else is changing.
Aging is one of the big questions in biology and health sciences today. In a new paper published in Science, researchers examine the genetic basis of life span variation in Pacific Ocean rockfish.
Long-term care needs neglected in federal election platforms
Scholarship supporting digital health research helps uncover the positive benefits of lifestyle interventions for people living with dementia.
UVic researchers build more resilient communities in the wake of COVID-19.
Five University of Victoria researchers are recognized today for their research excellence and community impact as Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs.
The physical convocation ceremony for UVic’s 2020 nursing graduates will have to wait—they’re already playing key roles in community health. Sydney Hofmeyr is one of them, joining Island Health.
During BC Seniors’ Week, psychologist Stuart MacDonald is available to media to discuss the risks of social isolation on seniors, a demographic being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
