This year’s impressive lineup of distinguished alumni recipients, in three new categories, shows the breadth and depth of community contributions made by UVic grads, locally and beyond.
A world-renowned conservationist, an anthropologist and the director of the UVic Environmental Law Clinic are the three 2021 recipients of the Provost’s Awards in Engaged Scholarship, announced on March 18 as part of the Reach Awards ceremony.
The Reach Awards celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.
The Reach Awards celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.
Co-sponsored by UVic Libraries and Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) with significant support from other units on campus, the on the Verge Writing Contest deadline closes Friday, February 25. The contest showcases and celebrates emerging UVic stud…
UVic biology professor emeritus, Verena Tunnicliffe, is named an officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to ocean sciences and for being a pioneer in the scientific exploration of the deep sea.
Prestigious scholarship program celebrates 10 years of creating tomorrow’s tech innovators.
A renowned University of Victoria theatre expert and a devout public sector leader are appointed today to the Order of Canada.
Inspiring new approaches to marine conservation, Natalie Ban is the first scholar in UVic’s Faculty of Social Sciences to receive a prestigious E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from NSERC.
Two standout students will join the University of Victoria community this fall as recipients of the prestigious national Schulich Leader Scholarship.
Anthony von Mandl, founder and CEO of Mark Anthony Group of Companies, receives the Gustavson School of Business 2021 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Scholarship supporting digital health research helps uncover the positive benefits of lifestyle interventions for people living with dementia.
A former professor’s legacy strengthens her former student’s resolve to revitalize the Kwak̕̕wala language within her family and community.
UVic linguist Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins has spent her career in collaborative, community-based work in Indigenous language revitalization with Salish communities, effecting lasting change in the field of linguistics in the process. She has been honoured with the 2021 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA-BC).
Val Napoleon, one of Canada’s most influential Indigenous legal scholars and co-founder of the world's first Indigenous law degree program, received the 2021 Indspire Award for Law and Justice.
UVic economics student Samuel Seshadri has some ideas about what makes an outstanding teacher—and some things that can help good teachers become great. His plan to address this challenge, along with past work in peer mentoring, has helped him become one of 10 3M National Student Fellows for 2021. He’s the sixth UVic student in three years to receive this award, which focus on student leadership in improving postsecondary education.
