This page is part of the UVic News archive and may contain outdated information. Find current news and stories from the University of Victoria.

M

University Club begins its next half-century

The Ring

The University Club is the kind of place where "everybody knows your name." The club celebrated a double anniversary in 2017—50 years since its establishment as a social club for UVic employees, and 35 years since moving to its current location on the west side of campus.

Victoria as education destination

The Ring

Three post-secondary institutions and three school districts in the Capital Regional District have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to promote Victoria as an education destination for international students.

50 years of literary excellence

Media release

UVic is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its revered literary journal, The Malahat Review, including with a limited-edition monograph by UVic Libraries to be launched Jan. 25 and a new exhibition opening the same day. Outgoing editor John Barton says being published in The Malahat "is a rite of passage for many writers."

Malahat Review: 50 years

The Ring

The first edition of The Malahat Review came off the presses the same year as Expo ’67 was in Montreal and the first moon landing was still two years away. In its 50-year run, this revered literary journal has served as a springboard for some of the most recognizable names in Canadian publishing.

Sacred places

knowlEDGE

UVic anthropologist Brian Thom has long worked with Coast Salish First Nations and Parks Canada on cooperative management in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. Recently, Thom saw an opportunity to more fully integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices into co-management efforts.

Attracting international students

Media release

UVic, Camosun College, Royal Roads University and the three Greater Victoria school districts have joined forces to promote Victoria as an education destination for international students. Education Victoria involves recruitment activities and promotes academic cooperation and student pathways.

Focus is community engagement

Media release

New funding for expanded community engagement in more Arctic communities will help Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) carry out the ocean science that matters most to the people who live in Canada's North.

Alarming view of mountain vista

The Ring

Dec. 11 was International Mountain Day. And the media coverage was extensive for UVic's Mountain Legacy Project, which is raising the alarm about the impact of climate change on the mountain landscapes of western Canada—using repeat photography in one of the largest projects of its kind.

Partnership between astronomy and tech sector

The Ring

Lung cancer scans and astronomy may not seem like they've got much in common. But a new research and training program at UVic is demonstrating that you just never know where astronomy studies may lead.

Opinion: Insidious hatred is increasingly normalized

The Globe and Mail

Opinion: Insidious hatred is increasingly normalized

Mountain Legacy Project

Media release

Fresh images of the same vistas captured 150 years ago by intrepid mountain surveyors are now raising the alarm on impacts of climate change. Researchers with UVic's Mountain Legacy Project went deep into western Canada’s backcountry over 19 summers, with the results now online.

Improving drug delivery

The Ring

Four Canadian universities. Eight researchers. One goal: improve the way therapeutic drugs are delivered in the human body while diversifying the skillset of a new generation of researchers to build on that work in the academic and private sectors.

Opinion: A political apology is only the beginning

The Globe and Mail

Opinion: A political apology is only the beginning

Two of 18 national grants for UVic

Media release

Two major training grants to the University of Victoria totaling $3.3 million will strengthen research collaboration and train a new generation of skilled researchers for Canada's emerging tech sectors in astronomy instrumentation and drug delivery.

One mind, one people and 42 languages

Media release

A new language revitalization project led by UVic will bring new life and strength to Indigenous languages in Canada. NEȾOLṈEW̱, which translates as 'one mind, one people' in SENĆOŦEN, is a six-year project supported by a $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant that will create a learning and research network with nine Indigenous-led partner organizations across the country.

Liquor labels caution about cancer risk

Media release

Starting today, warning labels cautioning consumers about the link between alcohol use and an increased risk of breast and colon cancer will be applied to all bottles and cans sold at the Whitehorse liquor store. This specific labelling, part of the study led by UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, is a first for Canada.

< Newer
1
2
…
55
56
Older >