The UVic Legacy Art Gallery Downtown聽operates as a lively and engaging centre for art that is easily accessible to the community. Legacy will feature several free and open to
the public art exhibitions this fall.
Maclean鈥檚 magazine has released its annual university rankings, with UVic ranked as Canada鈥檚 top comprehensive university, a distinction it shares with SFU this year. UVic was also
ranked as the top school for promoting Indigenous visibility鈥攁 position it鈥檚 held since this category was introduced in 2018.
Following Coast Salish protocol, Dr. Kevin Hall formally requested permission to work on the territory prior to being installed as UVic鈥檚 eighth president and vice-chancellor at a
ceremony hosted by Chancellor Shelagh Rogers and the Office of Indigenous Academic & Community Engagement.
This September, all eyes were on UVic business grad and instructor Cory Stephens as the newest recipient of the Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations, presented by the
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and CIBC.
This year鈥檚 Orange Shirt Day programming at UVic will take place from September 27-29. The recent discovery of hundreds of unreported graves at former residential schools has made
this year鈥檚 activities even more meaningful and significant.
UVic welcomes two inaugural UVic Impact Chairs鈥擜manda Bates (biology) and Heather Castleden (School of Public Administration)鈥攖o five-year research positions.
Eight UVic researchers in the fields of science, social sciences, engineering, and humanities have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada, the country鈥檚 highest academic
honour.
One of the newest 2021 Pierre Elliot Trudeau Fellows, Wanosts鈥檃7 Lorna Williams helped shape Indigenous educational collaborations and inclusive learning environments鈥攐n campus and
off.
Collaborative new research shows that for millennia, Indigenous people managed their relationship with shellfish and sea otters to safeguard their access to
shellfish.
Three sustainable research projects deliver societal benefits thanks to funding from BC Knowledge Development Fund.
Fisheries and Oceans supports Canada鈥檚 ocean research technology and blue economy innovation with $8.7-milion funding in the 番茄社区鈥檚 Ocean Networks
Canada.