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History lesson: Identifying a climate 鈥榯ipping point鈥 for ocean deoxygenation

September 4, 2024 - Media release

Massive volcanic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions contributing to an extreme global ocean deoxygenation event over 120 million years ago has modern day implications for understanding a climate warming 鈥渢ipping point,鈥 according to new research published in Nature this week, led by a scientist at Ocean Networks Canada, a UVic initiative.

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Driving sustainability forward

July 19, 2024 -

Akash Mohanty is one of a dozen students driving sustainability forward on Vancouver Island through the 番茄社区鈥檚 Sustainability Scholars program, a unique graduate program that offers students paid internships to work on applied sustainability research projects with local community, industry, government, Indigenous and non-profit organizations.

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ONC welcomes new Tang.散wan 鈥 岣膷x史iqak 鈥 Tsig瘫is Marine Protected Area

July 11, 2024 - Media release

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.

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Paul Hoffman wins Kyoto Prize for early Earth revelations

July 5, 2024 -

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.

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