Fifty delegates from six universities across BC, including UVic, gathered in Penticton to launch a master’s of Indigenous nursing research project. The first-of-its-kind master’s degree combines high-level professional training with community-driven interventions designed to meet the needs of Indigenous Peoples living in rural and remote areas.
On Sept. 6, the Royal Society of Canada announced seven scholars from UVic are elected to Canada’s highest academic honour.
Seven UVic researchers in the fields of science, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and human and social development have been elected to Canada’s highest academic honour.
James Matthew Besa, a fourth-year cis male nursing student of colour, receives the Margaret A. Evans scholarship and is recognized for his hard work and unusually positive outlook on life.
2022 Bachelor of Science in Nursing grad Tory Cundiff reflects on how she chose this career path and her experience coming into her profession during the pandemic.
Christine Ou (Nursing) is available to media to discuss her recent study about the connection between mothers, sleep and postpartum anger—the subject of [TITLE TO COME + HYPERLINK], published in The Conversation Canada today.
After a practicum organizing a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Edget Waktola graduates this spring with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
Co/Lab takes a collaborative approach to promote health, health equity for people who use drugs
While MAPs largely flew under the radar for years, the COVID-19 crisis has led to a surge in interest, with new programs opening up across the country.
Nursing PhD candidate Meaghan Brown puts managed alcohol program experience and research into practice and policy.
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.
Vital family visits for seniors
Managing alcohol in COVID
The following University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Palliative Outreach Resource Team is built upon lessons learned from a three-year study led by UVic palliative care researcher Kelli Stajduhar, lead investigator of the Equity in Palliative Approaches to Care program.
A new palliative care program is providing care to people with life-limiting illnesses who are homeless in Victoria. The Palliative Outreach Resource Team is a UVic, Island Health, Victoria Cool Aid and Victoria Hospice collaboration connecting people in need with health and social supports.
