CIFAL Victoria is part of a global network but it’s through a local network—of First Nations, academics and emergency preparedness experts—that’s it’s aiming its latest efforts at producing impactful solutions that transcend boundaries.
UVic welcomes the BC Coroners Service’s recent announcement of an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the passing of Sidney McIntyre-Starko. We are cooperating fully with the presiding coroner.
The sexual health and wellbeing of Canadians who take part in group sex will be in the spotlight this Valentine’s Day with the launch of a first-ever national survey dedicated to these common but misunderstood practices.
A Canadian-led team of international astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery about how young planets form and grow using a creative approach with unique tools of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
As of Dec.1, 2024, post-secondary institutions in British Columbia are subject to the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA), which provides a way for employees to report concerns of serious or systemic wrongdoing, while being protected from reprisal.
Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, shared opening remarks last week at an emotional University of Victoria event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.
It started with a reunion of sorts, a gathering of old friends and colleagues, all scientists. Over dinner—and for some, lunch the next day—they shared stories, knowledge, opinions. Unlike many gatherings of old friends, however, the cli…
Feb. 11 is the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science. From exciting and impactful research discoveries to community and global partnerships, the University of Victoria (UVic) community continues to demonstrate its commitments to advancing breakthroughs by women and girls in science.
Marie-Ève Tremblay, her research team and partners at the City University of New York (CUNY) reported some first-in-world findings recently. While the others did the biological and biochemical procedures, the UVic professor and Canada Research Chair and her crew of Mohammadparsa Khakpour, Colby Sandberg, Fernando González Ibáñez and Olivia Braniff performed the electron microscopy experiments. Together, they were seeking the agents — secret until now — that cause the devastating damage of Alzheimer’s disease.
Janna Wale, as a Gitxsan woman from Gitanmaax First Nation in British Columbia’s northwestern Interior who is also Cree-Métis on her mother’s side, understands and values the science inherent in monitoring the seasons and harvests of her people, in their ways of preserving salmon, and in their observations of and adaptations to changes in climate over generations.
Campus is open Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Winter weather is forecasted to continue and it’s too soon to predict what conditions will be like on campus tomorrow. We will provide an update at uvic.ca by 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Due to challenging weather conditions and disrupted transportation in the region, the UVic campus will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 4. During a campus closure, academic and administrative functions that are available remotely will continue. The closure o…
UVic event marks 10 years since TRC concluded work
Due to challenging weather conditions and disrupted transportation in the region, the UVic campus will close in the evening Feb. 3. Face-to-face classes are cancelled from 4:30 p.m. onwards.
Campus is open Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. As of 5:30 a.m. today, BC Transit is reporting that they are running all routes to UVic but there may be delays due to winter weather. Latest BC transit updates Be safe! Please plan ahead, allow extra time and ta…
