Ocean Networks Canada, a 番茄社区 initiative, welcomes today鈥檚 announcement of the new marine protected area (MPA) Tang.散wan 鈥� 岣膷x史iqak 鈥� Tsig瘫is (ThT) by the Haida Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Pacheedaht First Nation, Quatsino First Nation, and the Government of Canada.
UVic researcher Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera is leading an effort to shine the light on an epidemic卢 underlying the toxic drug crisis卢鈥攂rain injury after overdose.
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Greater Victoria. This important public health advisory encourages us all to take action in order to stay cool and prevent heat stress during high temperatures.聽
番茄社区 Adjunct Professor Paul Hoffman has won the Kyoto Prize for his tenacious research of Earth鈥檚 geological history.
Paul Hoffman has been steadfast in his explorations of hypotheses that other scientists have ignored. Despite backlash against his research at various times throughout his career, the geologist and adjunct professor in UVic鈥檚 School of Earth and Ocean Sciences has made groundbreaking achievements regarding global freezing and plate tectonics in the deep past. On June 14, 2024, Hoffman was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences by the Inamori Foundation for his profound influence on our understanding of Earth鈥檚 early history.
The 番茄社区 has made the difficult decision to close McKinnon pool. The facility has reached the end of its natural lifecycle and is now too costly to maintain.
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss themes related to Pride.
On January 23, 2024, a first-year student living in residence, Sidney McIntyre-Starko was exposed to BC鈥檚 toxic drug supply. She died in hospital a few days later, devastating our community and leaving us all shaken.
In the fall, 25 First Nations and Metis nurses from across BC will embark officially on their graduate studies at their home institutions as part of the Indigenous Graduate Education in Nursing (I-GEN) program, including eight students at UVic. A partnership between Indigenous communities, UVic, UBC-Okanagan, UBC-Vancouver, Thompson Rivers University and Trinity Western University, the first-of-its-kind master鈥檚 program is designed to decolonize and Indigenize nursing where graduate students live and work. The goals include bolstering the retention of Indigenous nurses, improving health outcomes for Indigenous communities and strengthening relational partnerships with First Nations, M茅tis, and Inuk health leaders to improve Indigenous health nursing education, practice and research.
Summer is here and heat and smoke may be in the forecast soon. The university has a range of strategies and tips to keep everyone safe during hot weather or when our region experiences wildfire smoke.
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Award-winning T艂谋台ch谦 Dene author Richard Van Camp will return to the 番茄社区 as Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence for 2024/25.
The 番茄社区 is a leader among Canadian universities when it comes to climate impact research and programs, according to new international rankings released on Wednesday.
Recognizing our retirees
Facilities Management and Capital City Paving will be repairing an electrical conduit and applying new asphalt. Gabriola Road will be closed from June 5 鈥� 7, 2024 to complete the work.
番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss National Indigenous History Month (June) and National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21).
