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

Boost for brain health research

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CIHR funds two critical brain health research projects: one to show how concussion causes cognitive impairment and another to understand the effects of alcohol and cannabis on the developing brain.

Day in the Life: Henri Lock

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A day in the life of UVic Multifaith Chaplain Henri Lock begins with meditation. Since COVID restrictions began, he has taken that practice online to share with others.

Dino Island, a video game study

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Dino Island is a product of decades of leading-edge research at UVic. And it can improve attention, working memory and executive function in children with disabilities.

The hidden burdens of healthcare workers

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New UVic research led by UVic masters student Marisa Harrington and her supervisor Lynneth Stuart-Hill, is studying the physiological impacts of stress on Victoria-area hospital nurses.

Keeping campus safe with an eye on the future

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Approximately 20 per cent of staff are working on campus at least part of the time. That number is expected to steadily rise as the COVID-19 vaccination program rolls out across the country.

Liquor and lockdown

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British Columbians have been drinking more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic, with private liquor store sales accounting for most of the increase in consumption, especially during lockdown.

Support with substance

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Nursing PhD candidate Meaghan Brown puts managed alcohol program experience and research into practice and policy.

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.

Endowed chair in mathematical biology

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Over the course of her life, mathematician Betty Kennedy contributed to the University of Victoria and the community in so many ways that to a non-mathematician they may seem countless. It is fitting with so much of the generosity that characterized her life that in her passing in 2019, Kennedy bestowed UVic with a $3.6-million gift.

SWC offers students one-stop support

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UVic’s Health, Counselling and Multifaith teams have come together to provide students with an integrated, holistic approach to their wellness needs with the new Student Wellness Centre.

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.

Connecting to the sḵwálwen through the land

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A donor award supports doctoral student Leigh Joseph—ethnobotanist and small business owner—as she examines the potential for traditional foods and medicines to prevent and manage Type 2 diabetes.

Watching wastewater for COVID-19

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A team of three UVic researchers and a local tech firm are partnering to develop a sewage monitoring system that will provide information to help public health authorities detect and track future outbreaks of COVID-19.

Nursing grad supports aging in place

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The physical convocation ceremony for UVic’s 2020 nursing graduates will have to wait—they’re already playing key roles in community health. Sydney Hofmeyr is one of them, joining Island Health.

Drinking within guidelines still risky: study

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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).

Killam Prize to Benoit

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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