Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents. In a study published today in the Journal of Human Evolution of the timing of puberty in Pleistocene teens, researchers are addressing a knowledge gap about how early humans grew up.
The 番茄社区 is celebrating four outstanding researchers recently announced as 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars and one prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellow.
Graduating this spring, anthropology major/sociology minor undergraduate student, Emma Emile appreciates her time at UVic and especially how anthropology 鈥渟parked critical reflection on what it means to be human.鈥�
In a first high-resolution DNA study of "Mutton"鈥攖he only known woolly dog fleece in the world鈥攁n international researcher team from the Smithsonian鈥檚 Natural Museum of Natural History and UVic, pinpointed the genes responsible for the unusually long, crimpy undercoat, which was highly spinnable and could be made into warm blanket yarn.
As part of her undergraduate research in anthropology UVic student Katherine Strom Trudel, who graduates this June, looked at the experience of food insecure mothers and caregivers in Victoria.
The REACH Awards honour the extraordinary teachers and researchers who lead the way in dynamic learning and make a vital impact at UVic, in the classroom and beyond.
A six-week immersive field school at an ancient site in the Greek village of Arma provides ample hands-on experience while studying abroad.
In a new book for youth, Aggie and Mudgy: The Journey of Two Kaska Dena Children, UVic anthropology alumna Wendy Proverbs traces the 1,600-kilometre voyage of sisters forced from their remote village to Lejac Residential School.
UVic anthropologist Melissa Gauthier uses art and the HT94 project to shed light on illegal economies and global impacts on those living in the shadows cast by globalization of human smuggling.
A UVic anthropologist who has dedicated much of his career to supporting Indigenous Peoples鈥� land rights is the latest recipient of the Leadership Victoria Award for Extending Reconciliation.
The war in Ukraine pushes cryptocurrency into the forefront of geopolitics. Anthropologist Daromir Rudnyckyj is founding director of a new lab at UVic and answers current questions on currencies.
The Reach Awards celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.
The Reach Awards celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.
The UVic Legacy Art Gallery Downtown聽operates as a lively and engaging centre for art that is easily accessible to the community. Legacy will feature several free and open to the public art exhibitions this fall.
UVic welcomes four Banting fellows.
UVic anthropologist of sound, Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier applied her research skills to produce a report for the Doctors of the World mobile health clinic in Victoria.
