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Victoria Youth Poet Laureate
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Ann-Bernice Thomas doesn鈥檛 hesitate when asked the most surprising aspect of being named the City of Victoria鈥檚 2016 Youth Poet Laureate. 鈥淎ll the attention,鈥 she says with a quick laugh. 鈥淐onsidering I didn't really hear anything about last year's poet, it's been really surprising . . . but nice.鈥 A second-year double-major in theatre and writing, Thomas was announced as the new Youth Poet Laureate in January and quickly received a flurry of attention from nearly all of Victoria鈥檚 media outlets. Her one-year term, jointly funded by the City of Victoria and the Greater Victoria Public Library, ends on December 31, for which she will receive a $1,750 honorarium and $1,000 in special project funding.
Science Action video competition
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UVic mechanical engineering student Devesh Bharadwaj is participating in a nation-wide NSERC competition,聽Science, Action!聽The video contest challenges post-secondary students to film the people, research and innovations that are transforming the way Canadians live and work, and showcases how science and engineering contributes to our understanding of the world and universe around us.
Balloons for coastal mapping
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Heavy rain did not deter 25 undergraduate geography students from their hands-on learning course on beach dynamics and coastal erosion this February. Using new digital mapping technologies including terrestrial laser scanning (ground based LiDAR), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), kites and balloons, the students captured high-resolution imagery of Cadboro Beach.
2015 Co-op Employer of the Year
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It takes a very special co-operative education (co-op) employer to stand out from the 1,130 organizations that provided outstanding dynamic learning opportunities for UVic co-op students in 2015. It is with great excitement that the Co-operative Education Program and Career Services (Co-op and Career) has named Victoria-based LED and solar technology provider Carmanah Technologies Corporation as the 2015 UVic Co-op Employer of the Year for putting students at the forefront of emerging clean energy technologies, and for welcoming and mentoring them in the workplace in exemplary ways. Carmanah Technologies has provided positions for an impressive 18 co-op students since 2011 and has hired eight of these former students into full-time positions after graduation. The company, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2016, is known for welcoming students into Carmanah鈥檚 open and inclusive culture as valued team members rather than temporary employees.
Changing campus drinking
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A project dedicated to changing the culture of drinking and other substance use among post-secondary students received a funding investment of $400,000 from the province this Feb. Co-led by the 番茄社区鈥檚 Centre for Addictions Research (CARBC) and the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division, Changing the Culture of Substance Use (CCSU) is a long-term project that鈥檚 helping 11 campuses across BC access evidence about alcohol and substance use, assess the cultures on their campuses, decide on鈥攁nd test鈥攚ays to influence their campus cultures, develop tools, and share those tools and experiences with other campuses.
An algorithm for teamwork
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Game programming contests drive student interest, experience and skill鈥攁nd are putting UVic on the map in the programming world On Saturday, Feb. 20, UVic played host to a virtual battle, attended by over 300 students and developers wanting to test their artificial intelligence programming skills. It was the third annual BattleSnake competition. In the classic arcade game Snake, a player maneuvers a growing 鈥渟nake鈥 around the computer screen. As the snake grows in size, it becomes more difficult for the player to avoid making the snake run into itself. BattleSnake builds on this simple game: as the snake eats apples, it grows in size. Run into a wall, your own tail, or another snake鈥檚 tail and it鈥檚 game over. But there鈥檚 a competitive aspect to this version: run head-on into another player鈥檚 snake and the longer one consumes the shorter one.
A Davos dynasty
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MBA students repeat first-place performance in international sustainability business competition Competing in the Corporate Knights鈥 鈥淏usiness for a Better World Case Competition鈥 is not for the faint of heart. Teams are pitted against fellow MBA students from universities across the globe for the opportunity to present their green business plan to a panel of elite judges in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum. No pressure, right?
75,000 co-op placements
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Forty years after launching one of Canada鈥檚 largest co-operative education programs, the 番茄社区 is celebrating its 75,000th co-op placement.
2015 Co-op Students of the Year
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Each year, UVic鈥檚 Co-operative Education Program and Career Services recognize three co-op students who have made outstanding achievements in their academic achievement, workplace performance and community involvement. One student is selected from each of our three major program areas.
Study abroad: Ecuador, Spain
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The "Study Abroad" programs offered by the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies left two UVic undergraduate students last year not only with an amplified fluency for Spanish but also with unforgettable memories and an incomparable immersion in language and culture.
Designing for the future
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Theatre MFA student Graham McMonagle dresses for theatrical success While the majority of Department of Theatre graduate students are working professionals looking to further their academic credentials, Graham McMonagle is truly exceptional. A professional dancer for 20 years and the co-founder of Victoria鈥檚 Canadian Pacific Ballet company, which operated locally from 2007 to 2014, McMonagle lacked any pre-existing bachelor鈥檚 degree鈥攚hich means he had to be granted 鈥渆xceptional entry鈥 status by both Graduate Studies and Senate.
Studying sea, learning land
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The Salish Sea is a vibrant international region, teeming with change鈥攕o it should come as no surprise that an international field school which puts dynamic learning experiences at the heart of sustainability leadership reflects those characteristics as well.
Vikes band course
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Love sports? Play an instrument? With the brand-new Vikes Band course, you can now combine both鈥攆or credit! A new initiative between the School of Music and Vikes Athletics, Vikes Band (MUS 189) is a new for-credit course that will rehearse and perform at Vikes Varsity events and special events on campus. If you played in your high school band or just play for fun, you can still put those skills to use to play game-day music鈥攅ven if you aren鈥檛 a music major.
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.
First Indigenous co-op exchange
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When UVic student Kimberly Hanton packed her bags for her work term in Australia last month, she carried words of encouragement from the local Indigenous Elders. Hanton recently embarked on the university鈥檚 first Indigenous co-op exchange after attending a departure ceremony at First Peoples House in her honour. This unique co-op exchange saw Hanton travel to the University of Newcastle in Australia in August, while UVic will welcome Australian Indigenous student Cristal Walters to campus this fall.聽
New hospital simulation centre
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The tension in the operating room was palpable as the patient鈥檚 heart rate skyrocketed unexpectedly during surgery on her fractured ankle. Julie, the 19-year-old soccer player under local anaesthetic, worriedly asked what was wrong. The medical and nursing team reassured her as they quickly assessed and took action to stabilize her condition. Despite its location in the Royal Jubilee Hospital, this was not a typical operating room. Nor was Julie a typical patient; she鈥檚 actually a life-like mannequin. Both are part of the new $2.9-million Centre for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Learning, a partnership between UVic鈥檚 School of Nursing, UBC鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Island Health.
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