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2017's Distinguished Entrepreneur

Media release

Don Mattrick, BC-based technology and investment leader, is the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2017 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year.

Study suggests HIV therapy-syphilis link

Media release

Drugs used to prevent and treat HIV could be contributing to a rise in syphilis cases, according to a new study co-authored by a UVic microbiologist.

MAPs for Indigenous language learning

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Adult learners are a "missing generation" in Indigenous language revitalization. The majority of fluent speakers are 70 years of age or older and although young children in immersion are speaking their languages in increasing numbers, many Indigenous adults aged 18 to 60 do not. Onowa McIvor (Indigenous education) and Peter Jacobs (linguistics) just wrapped up the first study of the Mentor-Apprentice Program for Indigenous adult language learners in BC.

New life for McKinnon

The Ring

Renovations in McKinnon are now almost complete and the building is now the teaching and research hub for the School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education.

Three UVic Canada Research Chairs renewed

The Ring

The search for new anti-cancer drugs, a deeper understanding of the economics of climate change, and fresh insights into the complex mathematics behind constantly changing systems and processes in our lives--these will continue to preoccupy the minds of three UVic researchers in the next several years thanks to recent renewals of their Canada Research Chairs.

''PIT'' crews cut psychiatric wait times

Media release

A pilot project for treating students with acute mental health issues through UVic Health Services has significantly reduced wait times, allowing at-risk students to get the help they need more quickly.

Indigenous law graduate student wins top Canadian research award

The Ring

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

Media release

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.

Alcohol and prostate cancer

Media release

A study by researchers at the Centre for Addictions Research at UVic and Australia's National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University provides new evidence of a significant relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of prostate cancer: the more you drink, the greater your risk.

Campaigning for women's place on currency

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Merna Forster, executive director of the UVic-led Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History project, will receive a Governor General’s award at the end of this month in recognition of her successful national campaign to depict women on Canadian banknotes.

Fires among tools of First Nations forestry

The Ring

Two recently published research papers show how coastal forests benefited from First Nations habitation, and that fire-management was an important element of Indigenous forestry.

Banting fellows shed light on Indigenous language, orca survival

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An endangered Indigenous language and an endangered West Coast wildlife icon stand to benefit from the work of two new Banting Postdoctoral Fellows at UVic. Valued at $70,000 per year for two years, the fellowships are intended to groom Canada's next generation of research leaders.

Face Code

The Ring

A quirky mix of student programmers. Dr. Jim Tanaka, the research psychologist who leads them. And the app software they designed that could change the face of autism therapy.

Funding supports wave energy research

The Ring

On Oct. 6, the BC Government announced funding to UVic's West Coast Wave Initiative (WCWI) to support research into the potential of ocean waves to generate clean, renewable and affordable electricity. Since its inception in 2009, WCWI has grown to become the centre of Canadian wave energy research and development.

Funding supports wave energy research

Media release

The BC Government announced funding today to the West Coast Wave Initiative at UVic to support research into the potential of ocean waves to generate clean, renewable and affordable electricity. The Ministry of Energy and Mines is providing $150,000 to purchase a new wave energy measurement buoy.

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…

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