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Business grad beats the odds

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Siyad Jama's journey to a BCom degree at UVic's Gustavson School of Business began when he stepped off the plane in Victoria for the first time in 2011. "I had no idea what to expect," he recalls. "It was all new to me—Canada, Victoria, UVic. I knew it was the warmest place in Canada, but coming from Kenya, even that meant something different."

Psychology grad aims to make a difference in autism research

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Patrick Dwyer is confident, articulate and sharply focused on his future. Born and raised in Victoria, he loves the outdoors, hiking and reading. He's particularly grateful for the support of his family especially while he completed a BA in psychology with a minor in political science.

How do people using illicit drugs measure purity?

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It wasn't so long ago that Molly was just a name. Now, the moniker is slang for the chemical compound MDMA, also known on the street as ecstasy, an illegal psychoactive drug known for its ability to invoke feelings of empathy and euphoria—and a popular drug of choice among festival-goers and young people.

Mummies and bones: a love story

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It was the perfect hands-on research project for someone with small hands. Renée Adams' project required extensive preliminary research into archaic death rituals and Egyptian mummification practices, as well as meticulous attention to detail... and a lot of tiny tools.

Six degrees of inspiration

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Honorary degrees—the university's highest academic honour—will be presented to six exceptional individuals during spring Convocation ceremonies.

Spring honorary degrees

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The recipients of the university's highest academic honour, the UVic honorary degrees this spring, are: acclaimed nature photographer and UVic alumnus Paul Nicklen; former UVic chancellor Murray Farmer; author Joy Kogawa; Canada-China relations builder Brian Lo; conservation research supporter Christina Munck; and Timothy Vernon, director of Pacific Opera Victoria.

University of Victoria recognizes STEPS Forward students at convocation

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The UVic Senate has approved a recommendation that students with developmental disabilities enrolled in UVic courses through a partnership with the BC Initiative for Inclusive Post-secondary Education (STEPS Forward) be recognized at the university's convocation ceremonies, starting this June.

This week: UVic Fall Convocation

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UVic's Fall Convocation ceremonies, marking the successful completion of studies for 1,379 graduating students, will be held Wednesday and Thursday (at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day) in the University Centre Farquhar Auditorium. A number of outstanding members of the graduating class are available to talk to the media.

Bridging legacies and supports

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When her job as a Youth Care Worker with the Cariboo-Chilcotin school district was cut last June, Mikara Pettman, 42, was worried. A happy, productive woman—an equal family partner, mother to two teens and active in her community—suddenl…

On the fast track to the future

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When Nick Schwaiger was 13, he got his first job at a houseboat company in Sicamous, BC where his dad was a mechanic. He started helping out servicing engines and power systems in the company's fleet of 120 houseboats, plying the waters of nearby Shuswap and Mara Lakes. After a while, he was doing oil changes on engines, changing propellers and troubleshooting.

Meet the Honorands

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Four leaders from the fields of computing, telecommunications, public service, and athletics will accept honorary degrees—the university's highest academic honour—during 2016 Fall Convocation ceremonies.

Poli Sci grad hopes to positively shape Canadian public policy

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When Brody McDonald arrived at UVic he immediately fell in love with the beautiful campus—even though he had initially chosen UVic for its professors and research. Not long after the start of classes he connected with a community of people who shared ideas, resources, and opportunities that would last throughout his degree.

Chasing the nearly impossible neutrino

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Jordan Myslik can trace his interest in physics back to grade three, when he became enamoured with the idea of UFOs. Myslik receives his doctorate this month, and recently started work as a postdoctoral fellow in neutrino physics at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. "But my fixation on UFOs led me to an interest in astronomy, which in turn compelled me to learn more about physics."

Mapping with the Stó:lō

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Sabina Trimble—who graduates this month with an MA in history—will don a mortarboard on Nov. 9, but her fondest memory as a student was being blanketed and given a hand-woven cedar hat, in a traditional Coast Salish honouring at her defence in August 2016.

On the road with new travel-writing field school

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Heather Clark, a veteran tour guide and former publications coordinator for the European Association for International Education, has spent upwards of six months a year for the past 16 years traveling the world. That's in addition to completing two degrees here at UVic: a BA in Hispanic studies and an MFA in writing. Now she's putting all that experience to work with her new company and a proposed travel-writing field school for the writing department.

Hishuk ish tsawalk—everything is one

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"There's a concept in Nuu-chah-nulth culture called hishuk ish tsawalk," says Marcena Wika Louie, one of the first cohort of the Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology (ICCP) program graduating in November. "It means everything is connected, everything is one. That's the basis of my holistic approach to counselling."

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