If it wasn’t for a hurricane, the life of globally renowned Inuk and Nunatsiavut art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte would have taken an entirely different turn.

Globally renowned Indigenous art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte joins the University of Victoria as the inaugural Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practices. The $8-million research chair will advance reconciliation through the transformative power of art and innovative exhibition practices and support a new generation of students, researchers, educators, curators and artists to drive change through artistic practice.

Seven University of Victoria faculty who are leaders in quantum physics, assistive technologies, virology, geophysics, drug discovery, software engineering and biostatistics are named new or renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs).

An introductory course in web and mobile app design is expanding the ways that UVic students can reach and help others. The popular course is aimed at non-specialists, who learn to design and develop their very own web-based apps.

Alec Krawciw had the highest academic standing of any student graduating from UVic with a bachelor’s degree this spring and also found time to lead a student engineering team, earn a minor in software engineering, and volunteer in the community. Krawciw found plenty of ways to follow his passion in robotics during his time at UVic, including a co-op in which he designed and built a prototype electric hydro-foiling catamaran from scratch.

A UVic civil engineer’s vision and research has been a driving force behind the creation of a national centre that will help policymakers make decisions about the best ways to remove carbon from energy systems.

A UVic-based team is behind a bilingual, open source, pan-national digital network and research hub that launched in beta this spring.

A Canadian e-commerce marketplace that brings together consumers and car dealerships from across the country is relying on UVic expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) to improve its operations and enhance its customers’ online experience.

Humans are going to need the help of machines in fighting climate crisis.

Eight UVic researchers are the "who's who" of influential scholars and named top one per cent in their fields for being highly cited in scientific publications.

Jan Kietzmann (BCom '98), Associate Professor of Innovation and Information Systems at the Gustavson School of Business discusses the potential benefits and risks of deepfake technology.

A passion for music and computers inspired Professor George Tzanetakis to transform his popular UVic course for a global platform so it could reach an unlimited audience.

From Saskatchewan to Northern Alberta to right here in Victoria, co-op students are making vital contributions to communities and organizations across Canada and the globe.

Simulated phishing email training helps faculty and staff spot cyber-attacks.

The REACH Awards celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.

Alejandra Zubiria Perez, who graduates this month with a master's in geography, focused her UVic studies on grizzly bear behavior.