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Minimum alcohol price could save lives
When governments create a minimum price for alcoholic drinks, alcohol-related deaths and hospital visits fall sharply, according to a Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research study.
Grad's mapping tool on track to fight forest fires
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Co-op work term leads to a new tool for teams of parachute-based firefighters When UVic geography grad Patrick Robinson parachutes into BC’s remote backcountry to fight forest fires in the summer, he’ll be packing a valuable piece …
Save the date for diversity forum
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The 2014 Provost's Diversity Research Forum, Critical Conversations: Arts, Allies and Activism will take place on Jan. 29-30, 2014. Featured keynote speakers are authors Denise Chong (The Concubine's Children) and Yvonne Brown (Dead Woman Pickney: A Memoir of Childhood in Jamaica).
BC roadside prohibitions effective
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Researchers at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research (CARBC) have determined that British Columbia’s new drinking and driving laws, implemented in 2010, are making a considerable impact in lives saved. A study led by Dr. Scott Macdonald, CARBC assistant director, and published online in the peer-reviewed academic journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, found that the number of fatal alcohol-related collisions decreased by more than 40 per cent under the new law.
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