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Sustainable Transportation

The Ring

A recent comprehensive review of UVic’s Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program showed that during 2018, 62.38% of commuters took advantage of sustainable transportation options (cycling, walking, carpooling, etc.)—including a 1.8% increase in the number of pedestrians and 0.9% increase in the number of cyclists.

New outdoor recycling stations

The Ring

Facilities Management will be expanding the campus recycling and composting program over the summer by installing new outdoor zero-waste stations. The zero-waste stations will make it more convenient to recycle and compost no matter where you are on campus, and help the university meet its overall waste diversion target of 75%.

Student housing-dining project update

The Ring

An accelerated schedule for the university's new student housing and dining project will propel it to completion in early 2023, 16 months earlier than originally scheduled. The student housing and dining project will create housing for an additional 621 students currently living off campus and help to address the acute regional need for housing.

June 2019 Ringers

The Ring

A UVic interdisciplinary field school on migration, xenophobia and Holocaust memorialization in Europe has won a national award for innovation. Charlotte Schallié (Germanic and Slavic studies) accepted the 2019 Innovate German Award on behalf o…

Spring 2019 Convocation

The Ring

Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends gathered on campus this June to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Spring Convocation from June 10–14, ceremonies were held to confer 3,777 degrees, diplomas and certificates. Congratulations, grads!

Grad's mapping tool on track to fight forest fires

The Ring

Co-op work term leads to a new tool for teams of parachute-based firefighters When UVic geography grad Patrick Robinson parachutes into BC’s remote backcountry to fight forest fires in the summer, he’ll be packing a valuable piece …

Healing through language

The Ring

Margaret Erasmus, of Yellowknives Dene First Nation, conducted her master's research on the mental and physical health benefits of learning one’s language as an adult.

New teacher fosters inclusive education

The Ring

For Dominique Rochefort, a citizen of the Métis Nation, the journey to become an empowered teacher was mined with self-doubts and life challenges. Rochefort graduates with a UVic BEd in elementary teacher education—and will receive a Maxwell Cameron award from the BC Teachers’ Federation for the outstanding quality of her practice teaching, her top GPA and engagement in social justice.

Q&A on Pride 2019

Aaron Devor—the world’s first Chair in Transgender Studies at UVic and founder and academic director of UVic’s Transgender Archives—is available to media for comment as Canada prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality and people prepare for Pride 2019 festivals in cities across the continent to honour the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.

Humans consume a lot of microplastics

Media release

A new University of Victoria study suggests humans are unknowingly consuming tens of thousands of micrplastics every year.

Learning the history of the world's oceans

The Ring

Cultural perspectives on ocean science stand out for new doctoral grad.

Honing the craft of storytelling

The Ring

PhD graduate Samantha MacFarlane defended her Humanities dissertation on the same day that she won a prestigious award for designing a digital exhibit about Johnny Cash. She achieved it all, combining a love of storytelling with an enriching library work experience––in time for her June graduation.

Making artisanal mining safer and more sustainable

The Ring

Graduates Keri Graumann and Dheeraj Alamchandani are using the tools and techniques of engineering as a way to advance social justice and global sustainability in artisanal mining.

People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds

The Guardian

People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds

Staff conference breaks work silos

The Ring

Have you ever felt disconnected from your coworkers in other departments across campus, or wished you knew more about UVic’s research and initiatives? As a former UVic student and current staff member, this university has been an influential part of my life for the past decade.

Investing in the future

The Ring

UVic surpassed its fundraising goal by $3 million this year, raising $18.9 million from 4,795 donors. The funds increased the number of students supported by donor-funding by 2 percent with 89 new awards.

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Sustainable Transportation

New outdoor recycling stations

Student housing-dining project update

June 2019 Ringers

Spring 2019 Convocation

Grad's mapping tool on track to fight forest fires

Healing through language

New teacher fosters inclusive education

Q&A on Pride 2019

Humans consume a lot of microplastics

Learning the history of the world's oceans

Honing the craft of storytelling

Making artisanal mining safer and more sustainable

People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds

Staff conference breaks work silos

Investing in the future