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

Keeping Palestinian food culture alive

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UVic historian Elizabeth Vibert has produced a documentary, Aisha's Story, about Palestinian refugee Aisha Azzam, who is keeping Palestinian cultural legacies alive though growing and milling wheat.

Alumna transforms darkness into light

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Alumna and artist Francis Dick's new solo exhibition at Legacy Art Gallery is an autobiography told through art, each image and object testament to her life’s journey, her culture, her fearlessness, and her ability to transform joy and pain into art.

Co-op Students of the Year

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UVic co-op students are going above and beyond to build community and make an impact in the workplace.

Glacier field school inspires students

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Equipped to survive the weather conditions and the long days exploring glaciers in the backcountry, backcountry, students in one geography field school learn about scientific research in physical geography.

UVic’s 2023/24 operating budget

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At their March 28, 2023 meeting, the Board of Governors approved UVic’s Planning and Budget Framework, which outlines key areas of focus and investment over the next three years as well as our operating budget for the coming year.

Finding common threads of Indigenous laws

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Dr. Pooja Parmar has been named a 2023 President’s Chair in the Faculty of Law. Parmar’s work in legal ethics and Indigenous legal orders will expand to include Indigenous communities around the world.

Making relations across oceans of difference

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Dr. Lisa Kealohapaʻaokahaleole Hall has been named a 2023 President’s Chair in the Faculty of Humanities. Her visionary work promises to establish UVic as a pivotal site of trans-Pacific Indigenous scholarly connection and exchange.

UVic 2023 best diversity employer

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The University of Victoria has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for the 12th year in a row. Winners of the 2023 competition were announced March 7, with UVic among two BC universities to be honoured.

Supporting Indigenous-led biodiversity monitoring

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Louie Lopez has been awarded a Liber Ero Post-Doctoral Fellowship to conduct Indigenous-led environmental DNA (eDNA) ecosystem monitoring with the Chipewyan Prairie Dene and Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta.

International Women’s Day

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On March 8, the University of Victoria is joining individuals and educational institutions all over the world to #EmbraceEquity as part of International Women’s Day (IWD).

Co-op Employers of the Year

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Every year, co-op employers in Canada and around the world provide support, mentorship and extraordinary work-integrated learning experiences for students.

What do humpback whales eat in the depths?

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Thanks to DNA analysis and more than a dozen difficult-to-source fecal samples, researchers are starting to understand what humpbacks eat in the deep waters of the Salish Sea.

Connecting land, water and community

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Geography grad student Kate Herchak is reclaiming her Inuk ways of knowing, being and doing in the world through cross-cultural research with Maasai youth.

Mojada updates Medea at the Phoenix

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The Phoenix Theatre's Mojada updates Euripides’ Medea, making it as modern as today’s headlines—blending the ancient Greek family tragedy with Mexican folklore and the bitter reality of America’s immigration system.

Broadening community engagement in art

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Lindsday Delaronde is looking to make a difference by broadening community engagement in the arts as the latest Audain Professor in Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest.

Indigenous youth shape new graphic novel

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A visual storytelling project unites the voices of urban Indigenous youth in care, Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies in Becoming Wolf, a graphic novel about coming of age.