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Cultural re-centring model

March 29, 2019

How does one 鈥渟peak back鈥 to violence experienced by Indigenous girls, young women, two-spirit youth, even whole communities impacted from centuries of oppression? This question frames the work of Sisters Rising, an Indigenous-led, community-based research project that honours Indigenous youth who have experienced sexualized, gender-based violence by offering traditional land- and arts-based teachings.

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Renewable energy pathways

February 22, 2019

How much land will a carbon-free electricity system require?聽 Early in his research career, Kevin Palmer-Wilson discovered that renewable energy sources such as wind and solar could play a major role in a future carbon-free electricity system&#鈥

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Trailblazing harm reduction

January 25, 2019

A managed alcohol program (MAP) provides people who haven鈥檛 found success with abstinence-based approaches with pre-measured doses of beer or wine鈥攐ften paired with housing and other supports鈥攁s a way of reducing the harms from alcohol. But do they work? A national study, co-led by Bernie Pauly and Tim Stockwell at UVic's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, is finding out鈥攁nd so far, signs point to yes.

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Artificial reefs: junk or habitat?

December 28, 2018

Over the last 27 years, eight ships and one airplane have been intentionally sunk off the BC coast for the enjoyment of recreational divers鈥攁nd to enhance habitat for local marine life. Yet artificial reefs remain controversial. Desiree Bulger, a master鈥檚 student in UVic's School of Environmental Studies, set out to find some answers.

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