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World-leading climate research gets a $4M boost

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From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University of Victoria projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.

UVic researchers test community climate solutions

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2023 REACH award recipients

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Twenty researchers, teachers and students are receiving University of Victoria’s REACH awards.

Bombardier partnership for sustainable aviation

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UVic's Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) will be Bombardier's first academic partner on the sustainability-focused EcoJet Research Project.

Celebrating 60 years of UVic

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In 60 years of UVic history, six core achievements stand out for shaping the university today, revealing core values we hold—in equity and inclusion, partnerships that serve and build, and in sustainability initiatives that are poised to make a global difference

Fostering sustainable energy transformation

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As a mechanical engineer, ACET director Curran Crawford has worked with a wide range of clean energy technologies—and now, with ACET partners spanning research, finance, policy and local governments, he's ready to find community-specific solutions that work.

Humans have a ‘supersized’ ecological footprint

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New research shows that humans "have emerged as the planet’s most extraordinary predator," harvesting over one third of all vertebrate species for medicine, collections, clothing and the pet trade.

June Ringers

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Yang Shi awarded prestigious CSME Mechatronics Medal During the 2023 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering (CSME) International Congress held May 28-31 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Prof. Yang Shi (Mechanical Engineering) was awarded the prestigious C…

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

New Canadian alcohol guidance

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Three researchers at UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research—director Tim Naimi and scientists Adam Sherk and Tim Stockwell—were part of an expert panel that helped create the new Canadian Guidance on Alcohol and Health.

Mathematical ecologist Mark Lewis is Kennedy Chair

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Lewis has been part of the explosive growth of mathematical biology. As the new chair he is well-positioned to strengthen the field at UVic, while his research continues to have extensive impacts around the world.

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