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Michael J. Prince receives 2014 CUFA-BC award

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Influential political scientist Dr. Michael J. Prince of UVic's Faculty of Human and Social Development received a top provincial award on April 23. The long-time champion of disability rights was named 2014 Academic of the Year by CUFA-BC.

Lace up those running shoes!

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On Tuesday, April 29 at noon, join UVic President Jamie Cassels for his next President’s Run, celebrating the end of the academic year and the return of warm weather.

Day in the life: Renee McBeth

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When people ask Renee McBeth what she does for a living, she often gives the same answer. “I tell people I’m an organizer,’’ she says with a laugh. “I depend on post-it notes and to-do lists.” Indeed, as someone who holds dual positions at UVic’s Faculty of Law, her daily balancing act requires a high degree of prioritization and time management.

MFA exhibit: a feast for the brain

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When it comes to advanced academic work, few would expect to spend five minutes examining a graduate student’s work in biochemistry, neuroscience or mechanical engineering and really “get it.” Yet people occasionally turn away from the work of Visual Arts MFA students simply because they don’t immediately understand or appreciate it. Just ask Paul Walde. A professor of painting and media practices in the Department of Visual Arts, Walde is the graduate advisor for UVic’s 11 Visual Arts MFA students. He’s also a busy intermedia artist on the leading edge of contemporary practice, so he knows well of what he speaks.

Protecting UVic’s art collection

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With 2,200 works of art currently on display—out of more than 20,000 pieces in the university’s overall art collection—UVic has more art on view in public, non-museum spaces than at any other university in Canada. Managing the collection responsibly through the Legacy Art Galleries’ Art on Campus program has also meant that a number of pieces previously on display in public spaces have been deemed to be at risk—and are in the process of being replaced with thematically similar works.

Canada Research Chairs announced

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Improving aircraft design, understanding the ocean’s critical role in climate change, and finding new ways to deal with vast amounts of medical imaging data—these are the pressing societal challenges being tackled by the University of Victoria’s three newest Canada Research Chairs. The three UVic chairs were announced on March 28 by Ed Holder, Minister of State for Science and Technology as part of a national announcement of 59 new chairholders across the country.

UVic Masterminds lecture series returns

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Retired professors return to the University of Victoria throughout the month of April to offer insight on topics ranging from Islam to the use of math in slowing the spread of infectious diseases and more.

Three UVic researchers win prestigious award

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Improving aircraft design, understanding the ocean’s role in climate change, and finding new ways to deal with vast amounts of medical imaging data—these societal challenges are being tackled by the UVic’s three newest CRC Chairs.

A student's grand vision

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Invisible worlds exist all around us. And UVic biology undergrad James Tyrwhitt-Drake has made it his mission to reveal the smallest of those worlds, with spectacular results. The invisibility of microscopic creatures, much like the perceptual invisibility that comes with the speedy flapping of a hummingbird’s wings, requires special equipment to capture and appreciate. For Tyrwhitt-Drake, that equipment is the scanning electron microscope (SEM) in UVic’s Advanced Microscopy Facility.

UVic introduces Informed Dining

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The University of Victoria is the first public institution to implement the Informed Dining program, as part of its overall commitment to healthy and active living.

Evidence of impacts of Managed Alcohol Programs

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The first controlled study of Managed Alcohol Programs provides evidence of the health and safety benefits for participants, as well as economic savings for local communities, according to study by UVic's CARBC.

Moving trans* history forward

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At 320 linear feet, or 98 metres, of archival materials, books, and periodicals—representing 17 countries and spanning over a century of activism and research—The Transgender Archives at UVic are the largest in the world. From March 21 to 23, the Transgender Archives will host Moving Trans* History Forward, a three-day symposium of keynote speakers, panel discussions, film screenings and art exhibitions devoted to the acquisition, preservation, and access of trans* history and archival materials.

Enhanced planning tools

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Recommendations will be presented to the campus Integrated Planning Committee this spring. In a post-secondary environment where enhancing the quality of academic programs is critical, it is more important than ever to align the university’s resources with its priorities. A working group has been struck to research and recommend enhanced planning tools that will support UVic decision-makers in academic and service units in reaching that goal.

Day in the life: Don Ho Dining Club

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Victoria’s restaurant reviewers have some fresh (and easily recognizable) competition, thanks to the Don Ho Dining Club. Formed in November 2012, the club began in a break room shared by the UVic paint and carpentry shops, Fittingly, the idea of a monthly dinner club was first served up for discussion over lunch.

Career award for Mateer

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Dr. Catherine (Katy) Mateer, associate vice-president, academic planning, has won a 2014 Distinguished Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society. Mateer, whose home department is psychology, is well known internationally for her…

Writers on diversity

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2013-2014 Diversity Writing Contest. The awards—for creative writing on themes related to equity, diversity and inclusion—were presented on Jan. 30 at First Peoples House, during the opening reception of the Provost’s Diversity Research Forum: Arts, Allies and Activism.

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