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Research hits home for UVic psychology professor studying racism during COVID-19.

A new course offered as a microcredential by the Division of Continuing Studies helps adult learners with the skills to prepare for natural disaster, pandemic, conflict and cyber-attack.

鈥淐all to Mind鈥� is a new podcast series from UVic recorded by people living with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other forms of dementia. Hosted and led by Debra Sheets, a nursing professor and researcher with the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, the series features intimate audio diaries and conversations about the rewards and challenges of caregiving, the impacts of isolation and finding joy by living in the present, and staying in love when everything else is changing.

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British Columbians drank more alcohol during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than they have in the past 20 years of data collection, according to the latest analysis of BC alcohol sales data from CISUR.

The supply chain as a determinant of health

It鈥檚 not unusual at UVic to see a stir of activity and excitement around this time of year as students and their families start to arrive on campus for the start of school. This year, as the university prepares to welcome about 22,000 students after more than a year of mostly virtual programming, the scale of our usual September return to campus has increased dramatically. 聽

UVic science grads Yamila Franco and Paige Whitehead bring an earth-friendly, bioluminescent glow stick into the light.

Through the Research Accelerator Fund, UVic alumni are boosting six projects focused on making communities stronger in the wake of the pandemic.

UVic welcomes four Banting fellows.

While still a UVic student, Boma Brown (BA 鈥�14) founded the Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour to promote equity in health care.

The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at UVic has created a new evidence-based, public-health-oriented guide for municipalities considering allowing drinking in their public outdoor spaces.

UVic Health Informatics graduate Dr. Mahmood Tara, MD, PhD 鈥�07, discusses his work helping to fight COVID in Mashad, Iran.

Why Alberta must rethink its ban on Canada-China post-sec collabs

Jessica Ball is available to media in advance of Father鈥檚 Day (June 20) to discuss her new study about fathers鈥� involvement in childcare and housework during the pandemic.

Kashtin Apsassin, who graduates with a Master of Global Business degree this spring, is one of many new grads around the world who finished their degrees during a pandemic. In his case that also meant starting a co-op, beginning a job hunt and starting a new career, all without leaving his home.