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New sexualized violence policy

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The Board of Governors has approved a new policy on the prevention, education and response to sexualized violence for the University of Victoria, marking the next step toward the policy’s adoption and implementation in May.

Not your grandma’s radio station

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Radio is not dead, quite the contrary. UVic's very own radio station, CFUV (101.9 FM), is breathing life into campus and community members alike who hold passion for local music and alternative broadcasting. Producing original programming every day from 6 a.m. to midnight, CFUV is a station that provides an evolving platform to those whose voices otherwise may not be heard.

Facing Canada’s future: reflections from Converge

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Reflections by Maxwell Nicholson, second-year economics student, on the Converge 2017 conference—where leaders, students, politicians and university executives came together to develop a vision for Canada's future.

One million views for student blog project

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500 posts in, MyUVic Life provides a first-person perspective on the UVic student experience. MyUVic Life is a blog for students, by students. A diverse team of undergraduate student bloggers create first-person stories that are posted as an accessible and widely read collection.

Winning co-ops contribute to vital research

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Innovative, aspiring and motivated to make a positive impact—these are the qualities shared by three extraordinary students who were recognized for their outstanding work ethic, initiative and engagement by being named as the 2016 Co-op Students of the Year.

2016 Co-op Employers of the Year

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More than 1,000 employer organizations hire UVic co-op students each year, giving them the opportunity to apply their academic studies and make a difference in the community.

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Student Jess Harvey's reflection on the 2017 Provost's Diversity Research Forum, and the social context—the shadow of intolerance, bigotry, xenophobia and misogyny—that makes the event so important.

Spreading a love of science

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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.

Input invited on draft sexualized violence policy

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Sexualized violence is unacceptable and prohibited at UVic. In its work to address sexualized violence as a significant and systemic societal and campus issue, the university is inviting comment on a draft policy to be released Feb. 6, which will apply to all campus members.

Studies in shallow graves

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Forensic anthropology course conducts in-death investigations. All jokes about popular TV shows like Sherlock and CSI aside, real-world forensic anthropologists who assist in identifying and locating of missing persons share a desire for problem solving, critical thinking and a deep curiosity. Stephanie Calce’s forensic anthropology class exposes students to the huge field of forensic science through hands-on projects. Spoiler alert: the students live.

Timely actions by many keep campus safe

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Preparedness, notification and quick responses by campus community members pay off in arrest of suspect. Personal safety on UVic’s campus is a shared responsibility—a point demonstrated by events in 2016. Looking out for each other should be an everyday occurrence. And on top of preparedness and prevention, there are times when quick thinking and rapid responses also play a key role in keeping the campus safe.

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.

''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.

Saanich Inlet research sheds new light on ocean dead zones

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Every two weeks since September, a research team on the UVic research vessel MSV John Strickland has been venturing into the inlet to collect water samples at various depths (roughly 300 litres per day) to measure the levels of everything from dissolved gases and trace metals to phytoplankton and microbes.

Indigenous law graduate student wins top Canadian research award

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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

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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.

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