UVic alumni contribute talent, technical and creative power to Victoria’s burgeoning film industry.

Alumna Tanya Lloyd Kyi (BA ’96) is a superstar children’s author—keeping the focus on fun and trusting in her young readers’ innate curiosity about the world.

UVic social sciences grad and Crookes professor Sean Holman works long hours trying to bring a human face to the way the media covers climate change—and build communities of action.

Recent Writing graduate Jenessa Joy Klukas covers child welfare, education and Indigenous issues as part of her busy freelance career.

UVic grad Manusha Janakiram applies lessons learned on the rugby pitch to the award-winning programs she produces for CBC Radio.

CHEK television anchor Stacy Ross, BFA ’97, is a fierce proponent for local news. In 2009, she and her colleagues made a bold and risky move, buying the station to save it from closing.

UVic Environmental Studies alumnus Trevor Dixon Bennett explores the cultural connection to environment through his production company, Kingtide Films.

Proud, trans UVic alumna Julia Levy is one of 11 young Canadians—the only one in BC—chosen for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship at Oxford University. Levy, a chemistry major, will begin a master’s degree there in fall 2023.

It's the first UVic satellite in space: the innovative miniature ORCASat is set to launch on a NASA rocket after winning a national contest held by the Canadian Space Agency.

Alumni and former faculty Will and Claire Cupples made a $2 million pledge to support research in life sciences .

We’re celebrating the achievements of Fall Class of 2022 with four in-person convocation ceremonies, three honorary-degree recipients and more than 1,400 grads completing their studies at UVic.

Business Class magazine caught up with Keira Torkko, chief people officer at supply chain sustainability management company Assent, to discuss how she broke the traditional career journey mould, how understanding the importance of personal branding yielded results for her and what it means to tackle business puzzles through the lens of people.

Two UVic Engineering grads, Aaron Fyke and Tyson Woeste, are leading the push for cleaner energy from a home base in sunny, star-filled Los Angeles.

The Victoria Hand Project team, led by alumnus Michael Peirone, designs low-cost 3D-printed prosthetics for amputees in need while providing UVic students with valuable skills and training.

Puppeteer and UVic theatre grad Ingrid Hansen stars in hit children’s shows and navigates the “complex universe” created by legend Jim Henson—all while never being seen.

Star poet, UVic associate professor, filmmaker and world traveller Shane Book (BA ’99) finds inspiration in hip-hop, jazz and never staying in one place.