The Ring

The Ring is the University of Victoria’s community newspaper. Its purpose is:

• to advance the mission and objectives of the university as articulated in the strategic plan
• to inform members of the campus community about news and events of interest to them and
• to help build a sense of community among faculty, staff and students at UVic.

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Latest stories

Top newsmakers of 2020

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2020 was like no other—and the UVic community kept doing what we do best. Here are just a few of the many stories that helped shape a year of news.

Drawing youth voices into community activism

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Professional muralist, activist, and soon-to-be secondary school teacher Kay Gallivan is graduating from UVic this Fall ready to bring more public art into the school system.

Royal Society of Canada class of 2020

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The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announces four UVic researchers as new fellows and member, and also recognizes a professor emeritus for contributions in the literature of social sciences.

CFI boosts UVic research

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UVic projects received a total of $640,002 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leadership Fund.

UVic adopting climate charter

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The University of Victoria is among 15 Canadian universities signing a charter to address the global crisis of climate change. Under the Investing to Address Climate Change Charter, the universities pledge to follow responsible investment practices in ways to address this global challenge.

Scales of Change: a new climate action podcast

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Scales of Change: A field guide to the Dragons of Climate Inaction is a new podcast miniseries exploring the barriers to climate action, produced by Future Ecologies with support from the University of Victoria. The eight-part weekly series is based on the work of UVic environmental psychologist Robert Gifford.

UVic ranked as a global leader in climate action

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A global impact ranking released today by Times Higher Education (THE) evaluating universities’ global contributions towards meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) puts UVic among the world’s top tier of leaders in climate action, and among the world’s top 100 institutions overall in contributing to a sustainable future for the planet. THE ranked UVic fourth among the world’s universities for climate action—meaning research and action taken to understand and respond to the global challenge of climate change.

Investment policy addresses climate change

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The University of Victoria is proposing to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its $225 million short-term investment fund, resulting in divestment from high-carbon emitting companies, and increased investment in renewable energy and other clean technologies.

A rock-solid solution for CO2

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Scientists now know that for Earth to stay within the temperature increase limit set by the Paris Agreement, negative emission technologies, which remove and permanently sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, are essential. The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions is bringing together an international team of experts to take on this challenge in a new four-year feasibility study.

Food production in time of climate crisis

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An interdisciplinary team of UVic and international scholars is exploring how vulnerable communities can build local and regional governance of food systems in the context of climate crisis. They met recently on Vancouver Island for a workshop that launched the Four Stories About Food Sovereignty project.

International dignitaries visit UVic

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On Sept. 30, UVic hosted 51 dignitaries from 47 countries showcasing our world-leading research and to emphasize UVic’s focus on internationalization, clean energy and oceans. The university’s ongoing commitment to Indigenizing the academy was also highlighted.

Seitzinger to become AGU Fellow

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Sybil Seitzinger, executive director of the UVic-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, will be among the 62 scientists honoured as fellows at the American Geophysical Union’s meeting this December in California.

STARS gold for sustainability

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UVic has been rated as one of North America’s most sustainable universities, according to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Year of the Salmon study

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Trawling through international waters in search of salmon had its ups and downs according to geography PhD student, Vishnu Perumthuruthil Suseelan, who spent six weeks aboard the Russian vessel, the Professor Kaganovsky.

Rainforests of the ocean

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Kelp forests are a rich ecosystem critical to many species such as herring and salmon, but researchers know that kelp is decreasing in some areas of the Pacific Northwest. Detailed maps of kelp beds developed by the British Navy in the 19th century are helping modern scientists chart habitat change in coastal BC.

Queenswood now the Ocean-Climate Building

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The Ocean-Climate Building officially opened Jan. 10 with an event acknowledging the funding support to renovate and reconfigure the Queenswood residential care facility. At the opening, the Government of Canada announced $12.6 million over four years for ONC, the anchor group in the building.