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Revitalizing laws and legal systems

The Ring

New Indigenous law workshops and educational offerings, in-person and in-community as well as online, articling positions for Indigenous law students, an immersive model of community-based Indigenous legal education and so much more will be made possible by major, multi-year funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia.

Constantly curious

The Torch

Alumna Tanya Lloyd Kyi (BA ’96) is a superstar children’s author—keeping the focus on fun and trusting in her young readers’ innate curiosity about the world.

What do workers want? 5 key takeaways from the first citizens

The Conversation

What do workers want? 5 key takeaways from the first citizens

Hope and story

The Torch

UVic social sciences grad and Crookes professor Sean Holman works long hours trying to bring a human face to the way the media covers climate change—and build communities of action.

Remembering Norma Mickelson

The Ring

UVic marks the passing of Norma Mickelson, the university’s eighth chancellor and an inspiring leader whose work helped make UVic a more equitable community.

The freelance life

The Torch

Recent Writing graduate Jenessa Joy Klukas covers child welfare, education and Indigenous issues as part of her busy freelance career.

In memoriam: Dr. Harbindar Sanghara

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Harbindar Sanghara.

Team player

The Torch

UVic grad Manusha Janakiram applies lessons learned on the rugby pitch to the award-winning programs she produces for CBC Radio.

Making news

The Torch

CHEK television anchor Stacy Ross, BFA ’97, is a fierce proponent for local news. In 2009, she and her colleagues made a bold and risky move, buying the station to save it from closing.

Nature in focus

The Torch

UVic Environmental Studies alumnus Trevor Dixon Bennett explores the cultural connection to environment through his production company, Kingtide Films.

Learning about trauma

The Torch

UVic’s Tim Black says exposure to disturbing influences does not mean a person will be traumatized. And how we all respond can help or hinder.

National day in honour of Dec. 6, 1989

On Dec. 6, UVic marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The annual event and walk starts at 11:30 a.m., with classes cancelled for an hour and flags lowered.

Historian receives top research award

The Ring

Historian Jordan Stanger-Ross is one of five academics from across Canada who will be honoured in the House of Commons today after receiving a prestigious Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact award, which is one of the highest national awards for Canadian researchers.

HIV In My Day

Four decades after the start of a pandemic that has claimed 40 million lives, University of Victoria researchers are putting the stories of British Columbians who lived through the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the spotlight. HIV In My Day, a community-based oral history project led by School of Public Health and Social Policy Associate Professor Nathan Lachowsky, captures the stories of 120 long-term HIV survivors and caregivers.

HIV research and art intersect

HIV In My Day, a community-based oral history project that gathered the stories of HIV survivors and caregivers during the early years of BC’s HIV/AIDS epidemic, has been adapted into a play. In My Day will premiere in Vancouver at The Cultch theatre, the day after World AIDS Day. The play takes its script from almost 120 oral history interviews collected from 2017 to 2020 as part of a University of Victoria-led research project.

Celebrating 100,000 co-op work terms

The Ring

Physics and astronomy student Tess Grindlay's co-op work term with the Canadian Space Agency is one of more than 100,000 that students UVic students have completed since the program was established in 1976.

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Revitalizing laws and legal systems

Constantly curious

What do workers want? 5 key takeaways from the first citizens

Hope and story

Remembering Norma Mickelson

The freelance life

In memoriam: Dr. Harbindar Sanghara

Team player

Making news

Nature in focus

Learning about trauma

National day in honour of Dec. 6, 1989

Historian receives top research award

HIV In My Day

HIV research and art intersect

Celebrating 100,000 co-op work terms