We the West basketball festival organizers invited local artists to reflect the spirit of Olympic qualifiers event through a court mural project, a meeting of sports and art. UVic alum Emily Thiessen鈥檚 mural design is a hawk taking flight while honouring the beauty of l蓹k虛史蓹艐蓹n and W瘫S脕NE膯 territories.
Lydia Toorenburgh joins the Faculties of Science, Social Sciences and Humanities as the Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator. The new position is another step towards the Indigenization of UVic.
鈥婽he 番茄社区's Spring 2021 honorary degree recipients are: Josh Blair, Barry Gough, Eric Metcalfe, Teresa Petrick, Bruce Poon Tip, Marvin Storrow and Pauline van den Driessche.
Using historical charts, Indigenous ecological knowledge and satellite imagery, UVic geographer Maycira Costa is building a cohesive story to map the past, present and future of kelp resilience.
鈥婣fter the first wave of the pandemic, India is experiencing record numbers of new cases. UVic political scientist Reeta Tremblay explains the political and social dynamics at play.
A new exhibition at Legacy Downtown explores the essential role of Indigenous artists' creative practices in the reclamation and renewal of culture, identity, stories and teachings.
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research is helping to rework Canadian drinking guidelines鈥攅xpected out next year. Postdoctoral fellow Adam Sherk shares the hard truths about alcohol.
Humanities Literacy Week kicks off Feb. 8, with events that showcase the strength and creativity of humanities research at UVic, and shine a spotlight on issues of race, power and state violence.
After 24 years spent working with seniors in the non-profit sector, Isobel Mackenzie, BA 鈥�87, MBA 鈥�97, was acutely aware of the vulnerabilities they faced long before the pandemic hit.
UVic alumna Paula McPhee co-owns Zero Waste Emporium with her husband, Nairn. The couple has received recognition for their green enterprise, including Ecostar and Surfrider Foundation awards.
Students at a new field school learn by visiting the sites where Japanese Canadians were held in internment camps during the Second World War.
The Law Centre offers a critical service to a vulnerable segment of society, and at its heart is a robust student clinical program. The team of dedicated staff and capable law students forms one of the best legal clinics in the country.
Fieldwork to monitor the health of BC鈥檚 vital kelp forests carried on this summer despite the global pandemic, thanks to a partnership between scientists and First Nations communities.
Alumni Bryce Jones (BSc 鈥�16) and Angelique Ahlstrom (BA 鈥�15, MA 鈥�17) are part of a team聽growing a drone reforestation company to help in the battle against climate change.
Rob Fleming kick-started his political career at UVic before becoming a city councilor at age 28. Then, as BC鈥檚 education minister, he navigated school during a pandemic.
Michelle Mahovlich started the 30 by 30 Women in Engineering Award at UVic as a way to honour the promising futures and bright minds lost in the Montreal Massacre.
