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Awards celebrate the contributions of UVic employees

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The celebration of this year's President's Extraordinary Service Award (PESA) nominees and recipients, hosted by President Jamie Cassels, will take place on May 3 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Cadboro Commons, following the first day of the Connect U conference.

Energy reduction leads to STARS sustainability gold—again

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The McKinnon pool heat recovery system is just one of many initiatives that have helped UVic achieve its second gold rating with the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). The 2017 score maintains UVic’s gold ranking, originally established in 2014, and makes it the second highest-rated university in Canada.

Awards celebrate community engagement

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Drs. Cecilia Benoit (sociology), Jay Cullen (earth and ocean sciences) and Andrea Walsh (anthropology) have been named the 2017 recipients of the Provost's Engaged Scholar Award. The award celebrates tenured faculty members who have made significant contributions to community through their integration of outstanding scholarship, inspired teaching and community engagement.

Millennia-spanning forest study awarded

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Outstanding research in ecology was announced this week by the Ecological Society of America. A team of UVic researchers and grad students were recognized for their contribution to the fields of plant ecology and biogeography with the William Skinner Cooper Award for their research study, "Intertidal resource use over millennia enhances forest productivity," published in Nature Communications last year.

Indigenous law graduate student wins top Canadian research award

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UVic Law PhD student Aaron Mills was awarded the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Talent award. The award is given to a single student each year across all the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences in Canada whose research "brings forward ideas that help us understand and improve the world around us." Mills' work is at the forefront of the movement to restore and revitalize Indigenous systems of law.

Indigenous Law student wins top award

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UVic Law PhD student Aaron Mills received the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Talent award—one of its five “Impact Awards”—at a ceremony in Ottawa today. Mills’ work is at the forefront of the movement to restore and revitalize Indigenous systems of law, one of the central recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.

Shelagh Rogers recognized for mental health advocacy

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Chancellor Shelagh Rogers was honoured as the recipient of the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award, at the fifth annual Mad about Margaret's gala event in Toronto on Oct. 21. The award recognizes individuals whose leadership efforts have been notably effective in advocating for a fruitful and on-going dialogue about mental health issues, and for advancing the needs of people with mental illness to the forefront of national concerns.

Governor General's Award for Cecilia Benoit

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Recognized by Status of Women Canada for her work in gender equality, Dr. Cecilia Benoit has devoted 25 years as a researcher to advancing the social rights of marginalized populations, especially women. On October 18, Benoit and five other women were recognized with the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

Aboriginal entrepreneurs program awarded

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The Northwest Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (NW-ACE) program, which provides business skills training in northern BC Indigenous communities, took home the top prize at the Gold Global Best Awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway last month in recognitio…

Psychologist, business prof elected to Royal Society of Canada

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Clay Holroyd—a psychologist probing the mysteries of the brain—and Roy Suddaby—a business scholar who investigates corporate social responsibility—are UVic's two newest members of the Royal Society of Canada's prestigious College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Royal Society Fellows 2016

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One of Canada's best known music theorists and an internationally acclaimed expert on constitutional law are the University of Victoria's two newest Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Election to the academies of the RSC is Canada's highest academic honour and signals that the scholar, scientist or artist has made remarkable lifelong contributions to their field and to public life.

Three geographers awarded for teaching and research excellence

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The Canadian Association of Geographers announced Phil Dearden, Ian O'Connell and Simon Springer as the recipients of an award honouring research and teaching excellence.

Community award to Pauly

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Dr. Bernie Pauly, associate professor and associate director of research and scholarship with UVic’s School of Nursing, was awarded the 2016 BC Community Achievement Award by Premier Christy Clark and Keith Mitchell, chair of the BC Achievement Foundation.

Career achievement award to Lindquist

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On June 23, the Institute of Public Administration Canada (IPAC), Victoria and Vancouver regional chapter, will celebrate the career achievements of Dr. Evert Lindquist, UVic professor of Public Administration and previous public administration school director.

Cassels honoured with United Way award

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At their annual Spirit Awards on April 22, the United Way Greater Victoria (UWGV) presented their most prestigious honour—the Chair's Award of Distinction—to President Jamie Cassels, in recognition of his longstanding commitment to the UWGV, both in his professional capacity at UVic, and in his personal support over many years.

UVic teaching awards 2016

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Dynamic teaching is a cornerstone of our extraordinary academic environment at UVic. Recognizing that the translation of knowledge has transformed the role of teaching in an ever-shifting, multimedia world, the university has redoubled its commitment to honour outstanding teachers with a trio of new awards for 2016.

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