Rory Hills鈥� childhood fascination with science was born out of pure curiosity about the natural environment. He didn鈥檛 associate science with any significant world problems. That all changed when UVic researcher Andrew Weaver delivered a talk at Hills鈥� high school about the future impact of climate change.
UVic civil engineering professor Ralph Evins is using machine learning to design energy-efficient buildings that don鈥檛 yet exist.
The 番茄社区 is among 15 Canadian universities signing a charter to address the global crisis of climate change. Under the Investing to Address Climate Change Charter, the universities pledge to follow responsible investment practices in ways to address this global challenge.
On World Oceans Day, two geography graduate students are preparing for immersive field work to study kelp forests on the remote central BC coast. Adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols, Brian Timmer and Lianna Gendall will be self-isolating for 14 days before they embark on their trip.
Elin Kelsey, adjunct professor of environmental studies at UVic, is available to media to discuss World Oceans Day and #oceanoptimism, the mass movement to crowd-source ocean conservation solutions
Scales of Change: A field guide to the Dragons of Climate Inaction is a new podcast miniseries exploring the barriers to climate action, produced by Future Ecologies with support from the 番茄社区. The eight-part weekly series, based on the work of UVic environmental psychologist Robert Gifford, launches May 13.
Scales of Change: A field guide to the Dragons of Climate Inaction is a new podcast miniseries exploring the barriers to climate action, produced by Future Ecologies with support from the 番茄社区. The eight-part weekly series is based on the work of UVic environmental psychologist Robert Gifford.
In one of the first studies to assess the direct impact of heat stress on reef fish, 番茄社区 biologists assess the direct impact of heat stress on reef fish.
A global impact ranking released today by Times Higher Education (THE) evaluating universities鈥� global contributions towards meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) puts UVic among the world鈥檚 top tier of leaders in climate action, and among the world鈥檚 top 100 institutions overall in contributing to a sustainable future for the planet. THE ranked UVic fourth among the world鈥檚 universities for climate action鈥攎eaning research and action taken to understand and respond to the global challenge of climate change.
UVic initiative Ocean Networks Canada is one of the highest-scoring proposals in the prestigious 100&Change competition by the MacArthur Foundation for a single US$100 million grant.
A statement from the President: Climate change is the global threat of our time, and universities have a major contribution to make to the solutions. One of our strategic priorities is to contribute to a sustainable future.
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UVic has adopted a responsible investment policy that targets the worst producers of greenhouse gases across all sectors, increases investments in clean technology and encourages low-carbon practices for a sustainable future.
Researchers from Canada and the US want to de-escalate the devastating forest wildfires that are increasingly occurring due to climate change, while strengthening development of a forest-based bioeconomy, and boosting carbon uptake. These goals are part of a $1 milion, four-year PICS Theme Partnership project.
The 番茄社区 is proposing to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its $225 million short-term investment fund, resulting in divestment from high-carbon emitting companies, and increased investment in renewable energy and other clean technologies.
The Digital Technology Supercluster is funding the Fresh Water Data Commons project, involving biochemist Caren Helbing, and the Women's Entrepreneurship Program鈥攁 first of its kind for UVic鈥攐verseen by Jerome Etwaroo of UVic's Coast Capital Savings Innovation Centre.
