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Looking out for our heroes
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Firefighters, search and rescue workers and paramedics put their lives on the line for our safety every day, yet we tend to take their health for granted. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e so busy taking care of others, they sometimes don鈥檛 pay enough attention to taking care of themselves,鈥 says Lynneth Stuart-Hill, an occupational physiologist in UVic鈥檚 School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education. Stuart-Hill鈥檚 research looks for ways to improve working conditions for first responders, whom she calls 鈥渙ccupational athletes.鈥
New programmer at Legacy Art Galleries
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At Legacy Art Galleries, Academic and Community Programmer Gillian Booth works on development and facilitation of programs related to gallery exhibitions and the UVic art collection and she also helps grow and enhance links with community. She's "always been a maker and a writer" 鈥 with an eye on art.
MAPs for Indigenous language learning
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Adult learners are a "missing generation" in Indigenous language revitalization. The majority of fluent speakers are 70 years of age or older and although young children in immersion are speaking their languages in increasing numbers, many Indigenous adults aged 18 to 60 do not. Onowa McIvor (Indigenous education) and Peter Jacobs (linguistics) just wrapped up the first study of the Mentor-Apprentice Program for Indigenous adult language learners in BC.
Reclaiming the reef net fishery
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Almost a decade ago, XEM纽OLTW瘫 Nick Claxton told his family he wanted to revitalize the reef net fishery, a fishing practice unique to the Straits Salish people and banned by the colonial government 100 years ago. His uncle advised: 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 just go fishing. You must first build a ceremonial net.鈥 And so began the spiritual, cultural and educational journey that Claxton considers his life鈥檚 work. It also became his PhD dissertation in curriculum and instruction at the 番茄社区鈥攁 research study designed to revitalize the knowledge, ceremony and practice that was nearly lost.
Island Health research grants
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Improving dementia care, stroke recovery and cancer support services are among the goals of eight newly funded projects involving 番茄社区 health researchers. Each of the projects is receiving $15,000 from Island Health through its new Collaborative Research Grant Competition, which aims to strengthen ties between the health agency (formerly known as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, or VIHA) and its academic partners.聽
Science educator award for Zehr
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番茄社区 neuroscientist E. Paul Zehr remembers the precise moment when his research career shifted gears and science communications became a major part of his activities as a scholar and academic. 鈥淚t was a Friday afternoon in 2007 and I was searching Google Scholar for publication information on one of my papers,鈥 he recalls. He was pondering how many people his work actually affected. His most cited paper at the time had about 150 citations. But what if that meant only 150 people had read it? Was that acceptable impact? 鈥淔or me, the answer was no,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 decided then and there that I wasn鈥檛 satisfied with standard measures of academic productivity and impact and instead wanted to reach larger groups more directly.鈥
Royal Society spotlights faculty
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Canada鈥檚 academic stars to converge on Victoria Hey Victoria, get ready to host almost 400 distinguished academic guests鈥攖he Royal Society of Canada is coming to town! The Royal Society (RSC) is Canada鈥檚 national academy dedicated to promoting learning and research in three main streams: the arts and humanities; the social sciences; and the sciences. Every year, the RSC holds its annual general meeting in a different Canadian city. This year, RSC fellows and college members from across the country will converge on the Victoria Conference Centre/Fairmont Empress Hotel on Nov. 26鈥28. The 番茄社区 is the sponsor institution.
Underwater thesis defence
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When 番茄社区 grad student Mike Irvine appears before a panel of academics to defend his master's project鈥攖he penultimate step before graduation鈥攈e'll look the part of the young professional wearing a pinstriped suit. Except that under it, he'll be wearing his wetsuit.
What's next for McKinnon?
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In the next few months, the Vikes will slam-dunk for the last time in McKinnon gym, Thunder will wave a fuzzy goodbye to its once-sky-blue walls, gymnasts and martial artists will take in the last of the distinctive 1975 scent of the apparatus gym and most other athletics and recreation activities will relocate to their new digs in CARSA鈥攖he Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities. When they do, the 40-year-old McKinnon building will be getting a new lease on life.
The facts of life
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Any parent with a computer in the house knows the warnings鈥攌eep the device in a central place, like a kitchen, so children can surf the internet under the supervision of an adult.
Calling all couch potatoes
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New Year's resolutions to exercise more are as predictable as post-holiday leftovers, bloated credit card statements and pine needles embedded in the carpet. But while the joint goal of getting fit and losing weight is generally the most popular of resolutions, it is also the one most commonly broken.
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