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Experts on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 18, 2024 -

Sept. 30 is an important date, as it is designated as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The University of Victoria has made the pledge of ʔetalnəw̓əl̓ | ÁTOL,NEUEL | Respecting the rights of one another and being in right relationship with all things, and is committed to implementing local, national and international responsibilities that support the rights and sovereignties of Indigenous Peoples.

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World premiere of climate-disaster play at UVic

September 9, 2024 - Media release

People across Canada came together to help one another during recent climate disasters, and now Neworld Theatre is bringing those true-life stories to the stage. Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories is the first full-length documentary theatre production based upon on-the-ground climate disaster reporting and will have its world premiere at the UVic's Phoenix Theatre from Sept. 16-21.

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History lesson: Identifying a climate ‘tipping point’ for ocean deoxygenation

September 4, 2024 - Media release

Massive volcanic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions contributing to an extreme global ocean deoxygenation event over 120 million years ago has modern day implications for understanding a climate warming “tipping point,” according to new research published in Nature this week, led by a scientist at Ocean Networks Canada, a UVic initiative.

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A novel diagnostic test for syphilis

September 3, 2024 -

The most widely used diagnostic tests for syphilis can’t differentiate between an active infection and a past one. They’re not good at identifying early and late disease and can’t diagnose congenital syphilis. UVic’s Caroline Cameron and research partners in the US and Spain are working to change that.

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