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Embracing the dark

The Torch

Writing grads Jeremy Lutter and Ben Rollo on the appeal of making movies that scare us.

Diving deep

The Torch

A talented team of UVic grads creates Hakai Magazine, an online publication exploring coastal life and phenomena through long-form features, stunning photography, comics and videos.

Innovative Apps

The Torch

Some UVic-made apps save lives, some save time—and others enhance our leisure hours. Here are just a few of the notable apps made on campus or by members of the UVic community.

Good business

The Torch

Together, mother and daughter Umeeda and Nareena Switlo run a thriving international food and beverage business that provides needed employment in Belize.

National STEAM award goes to UVic math student

The Ring

Tyra Cockney-Goose, a second-year UVic math student, became the first Inuit to be awarded a national STEAM Horizon Award this spring. The award, supported by three national museums and NSERC, among others, honours youth who promote positive changes throughout their communities using science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.

New proposal for Broad Street properties

UVic Properties is partnering with Chard Development Ltd. on a new proposal for UVic’s Broad Street properties that would contribute to the vibrancy of downtown while providing ongoing revenue to support the university’s overall educational mission.

FSAE team on way to competition

The Torch

UVic’s Formula Motorsport team is off to races after the theft of crucial custom-made parts from the vehicle they built threatened to throw a wrench in their 2019 season.

Expert on Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection

Daniel Westlake (Dept. of Political Science) is available to media to discuss the election of Paul Manly in Monday's Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection, winning only the second Green Party seat in the House of Commons.

Safer intelligent transportation

Media release

Lin Cai is designing networking solutions to self-driving vehicles by creating a safe and seamless wireless network that connects vehicles, roadside infrastructure, pedestrians and the “cloud.” Cai is the recipient of a 2019 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, awarded today in Ottawa by NSERC.

The future of intelligent transportation

The Ring

Awards celebrate UVic employees

The Ring

The President's Extraordinary Service Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of our people. Congratulations to the three individuals and two team recipients who were celebrated at the awards ceremony on April 30.

MEC tops Gustavson Brand Trust Index

Media release

The 2019 Gustavson Brand Trust Index indicates consumers view brands positively when a crisis is responded to with honest, authentic remedies. The insight is evidenced by Mountain Equipment Co-op leading this year's ranking. MEC took several positive actions in response to criticism over the lack of diversity of people in their ads.

Art and science of listening

knowlEDGE

Music technology professor Kirk McNally scrutinizes recordings to better understand the relationship between musicians, engineers and music producers.

UVic a top green employer

The Ring

For the third year in a row, the University of Victoria has been included in the list of Canada’s 100 Greenest Employers. The national awards recognize an elite group of Canadian employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness and action.

Drug checking to reduce overdoses

Media release

An innovative program designed by a chemist and social worker at the University of Victoria is being piloted at Victoria harm reduction sites to provide a quick, accurate chemical analysis of drugs in order to prevent overdoses while also comparing and evaluating different drug-checking technologies.

Sugar and immune cell cancer research

Media release

A strong knowledge of how the body processes sugar is crucial in designing one-of-a-kind cancer treatments. University of Victoria immunologist Julian Lum, the recipient of a $1.08 million research grant, is engineering natural immune cells to fight cancer using a kind of immunotherapy called CAR-T therapy.

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Embracing the dark

Diving deep

Innovative Apps

Good business

National STEAM award goes to UVic math student

New proposal for Broad Street properties

FSAE team on way to competition

Expert on Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection

Safer intelligent transportation

The future of intelligent transportation

Awards celebrate UVic employees

MEC tops Gustavson Brand Trust Index

Art and science of listening

UVic a top green employer

Drug checking to reduce overdoses

Sugar and immune cell cancer research