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Indigenous art on campus

The Ring

The Fine Arts Building is now home to a pair of large Indigenous art works, including the 1996 Untitled (Hok-Hok Kwagiulth Cannibal Bird Mask) by John Livingston and Calvin Hunt and the large 1986 Untitled (Kwagiulth Split Killer Whale Mask) by Tony Hunt Sr.

Competitive spirit propels student athlete

The Ring

The World University Games are the second-biggest multi-sport event after the Olympics, and this month, 22-year-old Vikes rower David Walker is competing for Canada on the cross-country skiing team.

Panych at the Phoenix

The Ring

Student designer reconstructs a legacy look for the latest Phoenix production—the modern masterpiece 7 Stories by Morris Panych.

Romeo Dallaire honoured with new award

Media release

Retired lieutenant-general, former Canadian senator and best-selling author Roméo Dallaire will receive the first-ever Public Humanist award this month from the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Humanities for his tireless efforts to change the world for the better.

Crabs seen feasting on methane seep

Media release

Tanner crabs observed feasting at a bubbling methane seep on the deep seafloor in the northeast Pacific Ocean may be developing a way to adapt to climate change, says a marine ecologist from the University of Victoria whose work with Oregon-based researchers establishes for the first time that a commercially-harvested species is feeding on the energy source.

How flipping crabs revealed a hidden food supply

Globe & Mail

How flipping crabs revealed a hidden food supply

Trojan Women at the Phoenix

The Ring

Euripides’ tragedy reminds us that the casualties of war are not abstract concepts but living, breathing, suffering people It’s sad contradiction of the human condition that the only thing as timeless as war is our simultaneous desire fo…

Inaugural Cycling Plan approved

The Ring

UVic’s first ever Campus Cycling Plan is now in action. The plan provides a comprehensive and coordinated approach to support cycling as a safe, enjoyable and convenient mode of transportation for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

Day in the Life: Eddie Mukahanana

The Ring

Eddie Mukahanana has been graced with the likes of a Zimbabwe national team uniform and a professional football career in Russia. A quick Google search for his name takes you to a Wikipedia page that makes you wonder what it’s been like to go from being an international student on a sports scholarship to his current position as an Admissions Officer at UVic.

David Adams: Energy Manager

The Ring

A Q&A interview with David Adams, Energy Manager in Facilities Management, is the first in a new series of articles exploring how staff and faculty across campus are implementing the university’s Strategic Framework.

3M teaching award to field school founder

The Ring

Helga Thorson, whose groundbreaking field school transforms university students into eyewitnesses of how European countries remember the Holocaust, is the 12th UVic scholar to be recognized with Canada’s most prestigious award for excellence in leadership and teaching.

2019 3M National Teaching Award

Media release

Helga Thorson, whose groundbreaking field school transforms students into eyewitnesses of how European countries remember the Holocaust, is the 12th UVic scholar—and the third in five years—to win Canada's most prestigious award for excellence in teaching, the 3M National Teaching Fellowship.

Expert on privacy report

UVic privacy expert Colin Bennett is available to media to discuss the findings in a report expected on Feb. 6 by the BC Information and Privacy Commissioner on the use of personal data by political parties.

Language Revitalization Pole

Media release

The new Language Revitalization Pole, commissioned by the First Nations Education Foundation (FNEF), will be located at UVic as a centrepiece of UN International Year of Indigenous Languages and is also a significant point of reflection for UVic’s ongoing commitment to the work of decolonizing and Indigenizing the university.

Day in the Life: Linda Campbell

The Ring

Linda Campbell, now a cook in Mystic Market, was also behind menu revisions at Village Greens, UVic's vegetarian and vegan food outlet. She plans a day's cooking on a scale that few outside the restaurant industry would dream of.

Queenswood now the Ocean-Climate Building

The Ring

The Ocean-Climate Building officially opened Jan. 10 with an event acknowledging the funding support to renovate and reconfigure the Queenswood residential care facility. At the opening, the Government of Canada announced $12.6 million over four years for ONC, the anchor group in the building.

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