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The Ring is the 番茄社区’s community newspaper. Its purpose is:

• to advance the mission and objectives of the university as articulated in the strategic plan
• to inform members of the campus community about news and events of interest to them and
• to help build a sense of community among faculty, staff and students at UVic.

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Latest stories

Art history passion fuels international experience

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Taking online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic at 3 a.m. India-time may not have been the ideal first-year experience, but it didn鈥檛 deter Aashna Kulshreshtha from enthusiastically pursuing her undergraduate degree in art history at UVic. 鈥�

An archive of their own

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When you ask graduating Honours English student and Loran Scholar Maya Wei Yan Linsley about their work, they might tell you, 鈥淚 took being a nerd a little too seriously.鈥� You could call research the driving force behind Linsley鈥檚 鈥�

The language of community

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As a student in Mandarin classes at UVic, Mina Guan approached the material as someone who grew up with Mandarin and Cantonese in the home鈥攚hat鈥檚 known as a heritage language learner. In class, she found a community of other heritage lan鈥�

Anthropology grad's international experience

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Graduating this spring, anthropology major/sociology minor undergraduate student, Emma Emile appreciates her time at UVic and especially how anthropology 鈥渟parked critical reflection on what it means to be human.鈥�

Distance learning helps Calgary grad balance life

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When Maddy Yonkers crosses the stage for convocation at the 番茄社区 in June to receive her bachelor鈥檚 degree, it will be the first time she has set foot on the island.

Learning amongst the trees

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Listening to Kailey Strachan talk about trees, you can immediately tell that it鈥檚 a topic she鈥檚 passionate about. The biology student, graduating with a concentration in forest biology this spring, has been fascinated with nature and the outdoors since she was young. UVic鈥檚 forest biology program was a perfect fit.

PhD grad Indigenizing business in Canada

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Emily (Williams) Salmon graduates with a PhD in International Management and Organization from UVic鈥檚 Gustavson School of Business this month. The Coast Salish researcher has already launched her career, joining Simon Fraser University as assi鈥�

Redefining success in music with lifelong learning

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When it comes to career paths, most music students aspire to professional positions after graduation鈥攑laying with an orchestra, say, or becoming a chamber musician or band teacher. Not so with Philip Manning, who took a different approach to h鈥�

An exciting career change with civil engineering

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When it comes to pursuing one鈥檚 passion through education, it鈥檚 never too late to start鈥攁nd learning as a mature student offers many professional advantages, according to Solomon Rosenberg, who returned to school at 35 to pursue hi鈥�

World-leading climate research gets a $4M boost

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From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two 番茄社区 projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.

UVic researchers test community climate solutions

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From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two 番茄社区 projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.

Supporting first-generation students

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A new UVic program is helping first-generation students build community, overcome feelings of alienation and imposter syndrome, and support them in navigating the culture of higher education.

2023 REACH award recipients

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Twenty researchers, teachers and students are receiving 番茄社区鈥檚 REACH awards.

Co-ops advance UN sustainability goals

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UVic鈥檚 co-op program launched a new initiative that helps students directly link their work to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. UVic co-operative education (co-op) students have always been changemakers鈥攖he work they tac鈥�

2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards

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An environmental problem-solver healing our dirt, an ocean engineer unlocking climate data and a grassroots activist are among this year鈥檚 18 recipients.

Bombardier partnership for sustainable aviation

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UVic's Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) will be Bombardier's first academic partner on the sustainability-focused EcoJet Research Project.