UVic's popular running track at Centennial Stadium is getting a new surface this summer, thanks to funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada as part of Canada 150 Celebrates. The federal contribution is $254,000.
A new research program led by marine ecologist John Volpe and grad student Stefania Gorgopa is a great opportunity for scuba divers to get involved as citizen scientists. The UVic researchers are turning to the local sport diving community for help conducting surveys of marine fish populations around Victoria and the Gulf Islands.
On July 12, UVic announced the return of its Frank Lloyd Wright art glass to Martin House, a public landmark and architectural masterpiece designed by Wright in the early 20th century in Buffalo, New York. Before it goes home, it will be displayed in a Legacy Downtown exhibition till mid September.
鈥婣n impassioned community volunteer who knows what it's like to live on the streets, and a legal scholar who wants to change how the legal system deals with Aboriginal land claims are two UVic students receiving three-year doctoral scholarships, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation announced today.
A UVic team led by neuroscientist Craig Brown has found that stimulating brain circuits with light can improve recovery from a stroke. Study results were published June 23 in Nature Communications.
鈥婳n July 8, the 100th anniversary of Tom Thomson鈥檚 death, Paul Walde will swim across Canoe Lake, accompanied by a synchronized swim squad, canoe flotilla and brass band. Walde, chair of UVic's visual arts department, intends to reframe the early 20th-century artist鈥檚 legacy and images of Canada in a future installation.
UVic and Global Affairs Canada join forces in November to highlight diversity and inclusion in the 21st century. The inaugural Victoria Forum brings together business leaders, visionaries, politicians, youth, and civil society leaders to stimulate new thinking and action.
Spring convocation marks the successful completion of academic studies for 3,641 students who will receive their degrees, diplomas and certificates throughout the week to the applause of family, friends and loved ones. The nine ceremonies include the awarding of six honorary degrees.
The impressive performance of 鈥渃itizen scientists鈥� who signed on for a study counting deep-water sablefish off the Tofino coast is heartening proof that understanding our oceans is something we can all be part of, says one of the Ocean Networks Canada scientists who co-authored the study.
UVic Properties is partnering with Chard Development Ltd. on a proposal to redevelop the Broad Street properties, a collection of revenue real estate holdings in downtown Victoria owned by the 番茄社区.
A $500,000 donation from The Joyce Family Foundation will establish new bursaries at UVic to help Indigenous students with financial need achieve their academic goals.
Researchers of the Forest Carbon Management Project鈥攃reated by the UVic-led Pacific Institute for Climate solutions鈥攆ound BC's forestry sector can greatly help meet climate targets through region-specific management, bioenergy, and more long-lived wood products.
