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Natalie Ban is at the forefront of seeking solutions to contemporary global environmental challenges; in a way that embraces equity, diversity and inclusion.

Tanaya Marsel, Indigenous talent acquisition specialist at Deloitte, graduates with a UVic MBA this June 鈥斅燼nd she has insights on why diversity and inclusion initiatives sometimes fall short.

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to recognize, learn about and celebrate the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis Peoples.

UVic is 1st in Canada for climate action and in the global top 10 for impact, according to the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. THE scores universities and colleges for how they are responding to UN goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity.

A powerful new exhibit of over 51 original and reproduction works by a c虛i拧aa蕯at岣� (Tseshaht) artist, scholar/educator, activist and actor鈥擥eorge Clutesi (1905-1988)鈥� is on during Indigenous Peoples History Month at the Alberni Valley Museum in Port Alberni until Sept. 2.

May 5 is Red Dress Day, the national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people.

With a $83.6-million boost, UVic will lead a will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero鈥攐ne community at a time.

FAQ on clean energy transition. With a $83.6-million boost, UVic will lead a will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero鈥攐ne community at a time.

Alumna and artist Francis Dick's new solo exhibition at Legacy Art Gallery is an autobiography told through art, each image and object testament to her life鈥檚 journey, her culture, her fearlessness, and her ability to transform joy and pain into art.

Generous community support totalling $1.4 million will advance legal education for Indigenous students at the 番茄社区. A year after the world鈥檚 first law program graduated its first class, a total of 24 new scholarships for Indigenous law students will be awarded, thanks to a group of donors and a partnership with Indspire through their Building Brighter Futures program.

Led by the Tsawout First Nation, the 番茄社区's 2023 archaeology summer field school will conduct the first research-focused archaeological project in the Cordova Bay area, which was originally a teeming centre of life for the people living in an Indigenous village called 染EL 抬I冉C虂E. The fieldwork will map the footprint of the village and surrounding areas using ground penetrating radar and archaeological soil probing techniques, as well as careful exploratory excavations, while bringing SEN膯O纽EN language, oral history, and local knowledge into the research. The project aims to recognize and uplift all the incredible stories attached to the place and to reconnect people to the land and water.

UVic鈥檚 new BSc in Climate Science is unique in North America, linking science and social sciences to prepare students to face the future with skills that turn climate science into real action.

A $1-million, four-year research project funded by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions centres what rural, remote and Indigenous communities need to flourish despite climate challenges.

The 番茄社区 is launching a first-of-its-kind Canadian graduate training program that will capitalize on UVic鈥檚 climate research excellence to prepare the next generation of graduate students with the transdisciplinary skills and experience they will need to tackle the climate crisis head-on.

The names of local villages and the Peoples from the land on which the 番茄社区 now sits were reclaimed and lifted up in a ceremony and celebration at UVic as the names for the university鈥檚 two new student housing and dining buildings. University and community members gathered to reveal the names鈥斈宔q史蓹艐铆n 蕯茅蕯l蓹艐 (Cheko鈥檔ien House) and S艐茅q蓹 蕯茅蕯l蓹艐 (Sngequ House)鈥攁nd to thank and honour the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations for permission to use l蓹k虛史蓹艐蓹n names.

The following UVic experts are available for comment to media as we mark National Indigenous Languages Day on March 31.