Ocean Networks Canada, a 番茄社区 initiative, welcomes today鈥檚 announcement of the new marine protected area (MPA) Tang.散wan 鈥� 岣膷x史iqak 鈥� Tsig瘫is (ThT) by the Haida Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Pacheedaht First Nation, Quatsino First Nation, and the Government of Canada.
番茄社区 Adjunct Professor Paul Hoffman has won the Kyoto Prize for his tenacious research of Earth鈥檚 geological history.
Respected Inuit climate leader and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Siila (Sheila) Watt-Cloutier has been named the inaugural Indigenous Climate Fellow at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).
Award-winning T艂谋台ch谦 Dene author Richard Van Camp will return to the 番茄社区 as Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence for 2024/25.
The 番茄社区 is a leader among Canadian universities when it comes to climate impact research and programs, according to new international rankings released on Wednesday.
International researchers led by 番茄社区 microbiologist Caroline Cameron are developing a vaccine for syphilis, an ancient disease that is, once again, increasingly prevalent. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US is supporting the project with US$7.8 million over five years to engineer a hybrid protein with a goal of preventing infectious and congenital syphilis. 聽
The powerful solar storm driving the aurora borealis over global skies last weekend was also triggering the movement of compasses deep in the ocean, as revealed in new scientific findings shared today by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a 番茄社区 initiative.
The 番茄社区鈥檚 Climate Disaster Project has been named the winner of a Special Recognition Citation at the 2023 National Newspaper Awards鈥擟anada鈥檚 top journalism awards.
UVic has become one of only 14 post-secondary institutions in the world to reach a STARS Platinum sustainability rating. The ranking celebrates UVic鈥檚 holistic approach to sustainability and how it鈥檚 integrated in everything we do.
As ocean temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, marine plankton may be the newest candidate to act as an oceanic early alert system. According to a new Nature paper from UVic micropaleontologist Andy Fraass, and a team of international collaborators at the University of Bristol and Harvard University, an analysis of the fossil record shows that changes to community structure take place long before mass extinction occurs.
Critically acclaimed Canadian opera singer and national CBC Radio host Marion Newman is returning to the 番茄社区 to join the award-winning teaching faculty at the School of Music. Newman鈥攚hose traditional name is Nege鈥檊a鈥攊s of Kwagiulth and St贸:l艒 First Nations descent with English, Irish and Scottish heritage. The 2022 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award recipient will officially join the School of Music as an assistant professor on July 1, 2024.
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance is hosting a film screening and conversation at the 番茄社区 to showcase the importance of freshwater management and governance in celebration of World Water Day.
