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Scuba divers for fish count

Media release

A new research program led by marine ecologist John Volpe and grad student Stefania Gorgopa is a great opportunity for scuba divers to get involved as citizen scientists. The UVic researchers are turning to the local sport diving community for help conducting surveys of marine fish populations around Victoria and the Gulf Islands.

Energy-efficient computer memory

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A UVic chemist has developed a breakthrough material that will make computers and smartphones faster, more durable and more energy-efficient. The new material allows computer chips to exist at a molecular level, with a technology known as light-induced magnetoresistive random-access memory (LI-RAM).

Chemist develops energy-efficient RAM

Media release

A UVic chemist has developed a breakthrough material that will make computers and smartphones faster, more durable and more energy-efficient.

Spreading a love of science

The Ring

Microbiology co-op student Levana Mastrangelo is doing her part to make a difference in local Indigenous communities. She recently completed a co-operative education (co-op) work term with the Aboriginal STEM Outreach Program, where she became a liaison between UVic’s Science Venture and Indigenous youth on Vancouver Island.

Funding secures ONC as ocean leader

Media release

A new five-year, $46.6 million investment from the Canadian government—through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)—ensures that UVic's Ocean Networks Canada continues to lead the world in ocean observatory science and technology.

Knowledge: snowpack science

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A significant amount of freshwater in western Canada and the North originates as snowpack from the Rocky Mountains. Terry Prowse, a UVic geographer and a senior federal research scientist who studies hydrology, water resources and freshwater ecosystems.

Citizen science on BC Ferries

The Ring

Passengers on BC Ferries this summer have an exciting opportunity to help scientists better understand ocean health and declining salmon populations in the Salish Sea.

Two UVic finalists in Science Exposed photo contest

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In February, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) launched its first edition of Science Exposed, a contest to showcase images of scientific research, in all fields of study. Participants are eligible for a chance to win one of three prizes, as well as win $1,000 for the Public Choice Award.

Science Action video competition

The Ring

UVic mechanical engineering student Devesh Bharadwaj is participating in a nation-wide NSERC competition, Science, Action! The video contest challenges post-secondary students to film the people, research and innovations that are transforming the way Canadians live and work, and showcases how science and engineering contributes to our understanding of the world and universe around us.

3M award for hands-on science ed.

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UVic’s 11th 3M National Teaching Fellowship recipient drives tomorrow’s teachers to rethink curriculum and the student experience. David Blades believes education is a political act and teachers need to be up front about that. “You’re always educating for something, toward something,” says the professor of science education and curriculum theory.

Champion of hands-on science given award

Media release

In recognition of his exceptional teaching and education leadership, UVic professor David Blades was awarded a 2016 3M National Teaching Fellowship.

A decade of pioneering ocean science

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On Feb. 8, 2006, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) installed the world’s most advanced cabled seafloor observatory in Saanich Inlet—making history with the world’s first interactive realtime portal into the ocean. This allowed scientists, policy-makers, educators and the public to “enter” the ocean from anywhere, at anytime, via the internet, starting a decade of exploration, innovation and expansion that continues today. In celebration of this milestone, ONC has gathered together the top 10 reasons to celebrate.

Celebrating 10 years of pioneering ocean science

Media release

UVic's Ocean Networks Canada celebrates 10 years of pioneering science.

Science educator award for Zehr

The Ring

University of Victoria neuroscientist E. Paul Zehr remembers the precise moment when his research career shifted gears and science communications became a major part of his activities as a scholar and academic. “It was a Friday afternoon in 2007 and I was searching Google Scholar for publication information on one of my papers,” he recalls. He was pondering how many people his work actually affected. His most cited paper at the time had about 150 citations. But what if that meant only 150 people had read it? Was that acceptable impact? “For me, the answer was no,” he says. “I decided then and there that I wasn’t satisfied with standard measures of academic productivity and impact and instead wanted to reach larger groups more directly.”

CFI funding boosts science projects

The Ring

UVic's leadership and participation in several national and international big science projects been given a huge shot in the arm with the injection of $14.8 million in new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

Funding boosts major science at UVic

Media release

The University of Victoria’s leadership and participation in several national and international big science projects has got a huge shot in the arm with the injection of $14.8 million in new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

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