Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), an initiative of the University of Victoria, today welcomes a new federal investment in its world-leading ocean observatories located on the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Canada.
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UVic sociologist Midori Ogasawara argues in a new paper that Canada has endorsed illegal mass surveillance through new legislation since the so-called War on Terror in the aftermath of 9/11.
Alec Krawciw had the highest academic standing of any student graduating from UVic with a bachelor’s degree this spring and also found time to lead a student engineering team, earn a minor in software engineering, and volunteer in the community. Krawciw found plenty of ways to follow his passion in robotics during his time at UVic, including a co-op in which he designed and built a prototype electric hydro-foiling catamaran from scratch.
This August, UVic and the Senate of Canada are co-hosting an international forum seeking solutions and strategies for an increasingly polarized world. Bridging Divides: Turf, Truth and Trust is a free event happening between Aug. 28-30.
A new era of breast reconstruction is on the horizon
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.
UVic is leading a team that has been awarded a $1.65-million NSERC grant to train emerging engineers to work on water and sanitation projects in Canada and abroad.
Astrophysicist and UVic alum Julie Claveau has taken a fascinating career trajectory to her current work on the James Webb Telescope, which will reveal new secrets of the universe.
Ocean staff and researchers are conducting work aimed at creating solutions that not only targets some of Canada’s current and future climate needs, but also provides real-world solutions that have the potential to change the world’s climate issues.
Local employees looking to level-up their job skills without going back to school full-time have a new opportunity—and better supports for achieving certification—thanks to a new collaboration between Microsoft and the University of Victoria’s Division of Continuing Studies.
A UVic civil engineer’s vision and research has been a driving force behind the creation of a national centre that will help policymakers make decisions about the best ways to remove carbon from energy systems.
A team of three UVic computer science students won three awards in a recent global quantum computing competition.
How Vietnamese ‘Putinistas’ are spreading disinformation
Less than 0.1 mL of blood is all that UVic researchers need, in an exciting commercial-academic partnership that has developed a “gold standard” test for COVID-19 using cutting-edge technology.
This April, Douglas Magazine 10 to Watch list featured six ventures linked to University of Victoria’s Coast Capital Innovation Centre (CCIC).
