Judy Zhu (BCom '03) and James Thom (BCom '03) have been enjoying the twists and turns of their career paths since graduating from UVic. Now, they are dedicated to giving back to young business students and entrepreneurs.
Despite an extended training block littered with obstacles leading up to Tokyo 2021, UVic Vikes-connected athletes and alumni kept going, and significantly contributed to Team Canada's success on the world stage.
In May 2021, Haida Owned & Operated Indigenous Advancement of Cultural Entrepreneurship (I ACE) alumni Patrick Shannon, also known as Nang 岣粹�榰ulas, co-founded Canada's first Indigenous modelling agency.
番茄社区 men's rugby alumnus Nathan Hirayama, alongside Ontario-raised basketball player Miranda Ayim, both 33, were named Canadian co-flagbearers this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
A team of researchers from civil engineering at UVic aims to cut emissions and make landmark buildings in Greater Victoria greener.
A new UVic study finds two-thirds of people start out as friends before they become romantically involved.
Through the Research Accelerator Fund, UVic alumni are boosting six projects focused on making communities stronger in the wake of the pandemic.
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.
Alyssa Talley (BSc 鈥�11) founded the meal-kit service, Local Urban Bites, to help busy people put healthy, locally sourced meals on the table.
UVic Health Informatics graduate Dr. Mahmood Tara, MD, PhD 鈥�07, discusses his work helping to fight COVID in Mashad, Iran.
Adventurer, father, lifelong learner and proud M茅tis, Ry Moran (BA 鈥�02) has joined UVic as the inaugural Associate University Librarian 鈥� Reconciliation.
A Victoria-based company with plans to manufacture green-energy products will be leaning heavily on UVic research expertise as it expands into the electric vehicle and stationary storage markets.
Douglas magazine features the 2021 10 to Watch winners, of which six are UVic-linked projects.
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.
