The Gustavson School of Business has balanced its commitments to social responsibility and international education by investing in five carbon offset projects, countering the environmental impact of its air travel and achieving carbon neutrality 鈥� believed to be the first business school in the world to do so.
From a cheap and easy way for mining-impacted communities to test their drinking water to a powerful microscope able to observe the tiniest "workhorses" of our cellular system, 番茄社区 researchers who received Canada Foundation for Innovation grants in April are working to address some of the world's most daunting problems.
Aspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada will benefit from a $1 million gift from BMO Financial Group to expand the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs Program.
An internationally recognized researcher renowned for his leading-edge work in molecular and materials chemistry is joining faculty at the 番茄社区 as a Canada 150 research chair.
A collaborative team led by 番茄社区 doctoral student and Hakai Scholar Kieran Cox and fish ecologist Francis Juanes has found that anthropogenic noise is changing the ability of fish to forage, reproduce and avoid predation.
In a study that spans the Pacific Coast of Canada, UVic researchers have confirmed that human disturbance of seagrass meadows results in lower fish diversity. Coastal seagrass meadows are important nursery grounds for commercial and ecologically significant fish species.
Three 番茄社区 researchers have been awarded a total $935,000 in federal funding to study the impact of underwater noise on critically endangered southern resident killer whales and the Chinook salmon they depend on for almost 80 per cent of their diet.
Separate salt and water, and they long to come back together. That special chemistry could provide an innovative solution to the dilemma of storing and extracting surplus energy generated by intermittent energy sources such as solar, wind and wave power, says the founder of UVic-supported company Pani Energy.
As cases of substance use and mental illness continue to rise across Canada, the City of Victoria is having success with integrating police officers into health care on Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams, according to a new report by UVic psychologists Catherine Costigan and Erica Woodin.
Antibiotic apocalyses, science of quakes, ultrasound technology for Indigenous languages? This is just some of what'll be explored March 5-10 at Ideafest 2018, with more than 40 events showcasing our research, innovation and creativity with panels, workshops, exhibits, performances, screenings and tours.
A new law program at the 番茄社区 is the world's first to combine the intensive study of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous law, enabling people to work fluently across the two realms. Students will graduate with two professional degrees, one in Canadian Common Law (Juris Doctor or 'JD') and one in Indigenous Legal Orders (Juris Indigenarum Doctor or 'JID').
For the first time, a peer-reviewed journal has compiled the largest collection of peer-reviewed articles on managed alcohol programs, which are harm-reduction interventions that provide alcohol to people with severe alcohol dependence. The work is part of a national study led by UVic's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).
