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Brand trust sinks to all-time low

Media release

The Gustavson Brand Trust study shows that faith in brands is on the decline, even as society becomes more reliant on certain services and products during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sharing our positivity

YouTube

Sharing our positivity

Drinking within guidelines still risky: study

The Ring

Will following Canada’s low-risk drinking guidelines insulate you from harm? Maybe not, according to new research from UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).

The search for virus-resistant material

Canada Foundation for Innovation

The search for virus-resistant material

MacLaurin renovations improve student spaces

The seismic upgrades underway at the MacLaurin Building D-Wing are also transforming the building’s interior.

Experts on kelp forests available

On World Oceans Day, two geography graduate students are preparing for immersive field work to study kelp forests on the remote central BC coast. Adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols, Brian Timmer and Lianna Gendall will be self-isolating for 14 days before they embark on their trip.

Grad student research on kelp forests

The Ring

On World Oceans Day, two geography grad students prepare for an immersive two weeks of remote field work studying kelp forests on BC’s central coast. Adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols, Brian Timmer and Lianna Gendall will be self-isolating for 14 days before they embark on their MITACS internship with the Hakai Institute.

Killam Prize to Benoit

The Ring

Cecilia Benoit, a scientist with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) and professor emerita with the Department of Sociology, has been awarded the 2020 Killam Prize in Social Sciences from the Canada Council for the Arts

Grant to paleontologist will shape next generation of scientists

Times Colonist

Grant to paleontologist will shape next generation of scientists

3M National Student Fellows

The Ring

Two of 10 of this year's prestigious 3M National Student Fellowships have been awarded to UVic students. Hanna Jacobsen (sociology and gender studies), and Madeleine Kenyon (philosophy) join eight others to become Canada’s 2020 3M fellowship recipients.

Raising Draco

knowlEDGE

At the intersection of health promotion, eHealth and psychology, a wee virtual dragon named Draco is in tryouts as a new tool in addressing childhood obesity in British Columbia.

Development of a real-time COVID-19 home test

A low-cost screening test that can be used from your home and read in minutes could change how public health officials track and control the spread of COVID-19.

Researcher awarded for reducing inequity

Media release

From advocating for the recognition of Indigenous and non-Indigenous midwives, to working with street-involved youth, to empowering sex workers to become their own health advocates, sociologist Cecilia Benoit has made vital contributions to the advancement of class, race and gender equality in Canada. CISUR scientist and sociology professor emerita at UVic has been awarded the 2020 Killam Prize in Social Sciences.

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Brand trust sinks to all-time low

Sharing our positivity

Drinking within guidelines still risky: study

The search for virus-resistant material

MacLaurin renovations improve student spaces

Experts on kelp forests available

Grad student research on kelp forests

Managing the university’s response to a pandemic

Expert on #oceanoptimism

Risks of isolation on seniors

Killam Prize to Benoit

Grant to paleontologist will shape next generation of scientists

3M National Student Fellows

Raising Draco

Development of a real-time COVID-19 home test

Researcher awarded for reducing inequity