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2019 Provost's Engaged Scholars

The Ring

Over the course of their careers, health geographer Denise Cloutier and business professor Brent Mainprize have been deeply engaged with communities—creating better lives for older adults and Indigenous youth across British Columbia. As the 2019 recipients of the Provost’s Engaged Scholar Award, Cloutier and Mainprize’s commitment to healthy aging and Indigenous peoples will be celebrated during Ideafest.

Nautical maps from century ago help BC researchers chart kelp

National Post

Nautical maps from century ago help BC researchers chart kelp

Co-op Employers of the Year

The Ring

Each year, UVic Co-op and Career Services recognizes employers who have provided extraordinary hands-on learning opportunities to UVic co-op students.

New digital map of kelp forests

Media release

A new tool for understanding kelp decline and its impact on BC coastal habitats drew upon British admiralty charts from 1858 to 1956. UVic geographer Maycira Costa and research colleagues have created the first historical digital map of BC’s coastal kelp forests to further investigate this loss of kelp.

New archive of acclaimed writer

Media release

Edith Iglauer achieved an extraordinary writing career covering topics spanning the Second World War to a modern-day fishing village. Her personal and literary archives, including original notes from her New Yorker articles, have been donated to UVic Libraries for scholarly research.

Crabs seen feasting on methane seep

Media release

Tanner crabs observed feasting at a bubbling methane seep on the deep seafloor in the northeast Pacific Ocean may be developing a way to adapt to climate change, says a marine ecologist from the University of Victoria whose work with Oregon-based researchers establishes for the first time that a commercially-harvested species is feeding on the energy source.

How flipping crabs revealed a hidden food supply

Globe & Mail

How flipping crabs revealed a hidden food supply

Week-long festival offers 40 free events

Media release

How have whales influenced human culture and history? Why are we reluctant to accept scientific findings on topics like vaccination or climate change? Where do Indigenous law, women and human rights intersect? Explore these thought-provoking questions and many more at the University of Victoria's eighth annual Ideafest.

Renewable energy pathways

knowlEDGE

How much land will a carbon-free electricity system require? Early in his research career, Kevin Palmer-Wilson discovered that renewable energy sources such as wind and solar could play a major role in a future carbon-free electricity system&#…

Canada fails at alcohol policy: reports

Media release

Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments could be doing a much better job at implementing policies that reduce alcohol-related harms, according to new reports from UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.

Gustavson students sweep community challenge

The Ring

Student teams from UVic’s Gustavson School of Business swept the South Island Prosperity Project's community-improvement Future Innovator Challenge, taking the top three spots of the post-secondary category. The challenge engages young innovators in helping to improve the quality of life for citizens of the region.

A decade of support for undergrad research

The Ring

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA) have supported 1,013 undergraduates in every discipline on research topics ranging from mindful meditation’s effect on stress, attention and exam performance to the biological impacts of a transition to solar energy. The annual JCURA spotlight is now a centrepiece of Ideafest as well.

2018 Co-op Students of the Year

The Ring

From supporting Syrian refugees’ arrival to Victoria, to curating interactive exhibits and identifying opportunities in the labour market, this year’s UVic Co-op Students of the Year are positive change makers. Each student was recognized by their co-operative education programs for their meaningful and outstanding contribution to multiple areas of their life including class, the workplace and the greater community.

Trojan Women at the Phoenix

The Ring

Euripides’ tragedy reminds us that the casualties of war are not abstract concepts but living, breathing, suffering people It’s sad contradiction of the human condition that the only thing as timeless as war is our simultaneous desire fo…

Inaugural Cycling Plan approved

The Ring

UVic’s first ever Campus Cycling Plan is now in action. The plan provides a comprehensive and coordinated approach to support cycling as a safe, enjoyable and convenient mode of transportation for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

From co-op student to co-op employer

The Ring

Two alumni, and a technology start-up that drives environmental impacts down.

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2019 Provost's Engaged Scholars

Nautical maps from century ago help BC researchers chart kelp

Co-op Employers of the Year

New digital map of kelp forests

New archive of acclaimed writer

Crabs seen feasting on methane seep

How flipping crabs revealed a hidden food supply

Week-long festival offers 40 free events

Renewable energy pathways

Canada fails at alcohol policy: reports

Gustavson students sweep community challenge

A decade of support for undergrad research

2018 Co-op Students of the Year

Trojan Women at the Phoenix

Inaugural Cycling Plan approved

From co-op student to co-op employer