From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two 番茄社区 projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.
From ground-breaking research in particle and astrophysics to innovative studies in neuroscience, human health, energy modelling and beyond, UVic鈥檚 Arbutus Cloud has revolutionized how scientists process, share and store massive data sets.
From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two 番茄社区 projects on Monday [eds note: June 3] received nearly $4 million in federal support to advance climate solutions.
The powerful solar storm driving the aurora borealis over global skies last weekend was also triggering the movement of compasses deep in the ocean, as revealed in new scientific findings shared today by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a 番茄社区 initiative.
Climate displacement is underway, and scientists are starting to learn about these realities from those experiencing this first-hand. A delegation of young Inuvialuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, travelled more than 2,300 km to Victoria to meet with government scientists and detail what life is like living with the impacts of climate change and climate displacement on your doorstep.
The 番茄社区鈥檚 Climate Disaster Project has been named the winner of a Special Recognition Citation at the 2023 National Newspaper Awards鈥擟anada鈥檚 top journalism awards.
The following UVic experts are available to media to discuss environmental and climate change topics ahead of Earth Day (April 22).
As ocean temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, marine plankton may be the newest candidate to act as an oceanic early alert system. According to a new Nature paper from UVic micropaleontologist Andy Fraass, and a team of international collaborators at the University of Bristol and Harvard University, an analysis of the fossil record shows that changes to community structure take place long before mass extinction occurs.
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media for comment about the federal budget, which is expected to be tabled on April 16.
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance is hosting a film screening and conversation at the 番茄社区 to showcase the importance of freshwater management and governance in celebration of World Water Day.
From testing environmental stresses on plants to understanding mysteries of the universe, five 番茄社区 (UVic) research projects received infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
Camryn Thompson, a fourth-year Science student, and David Atkinson, co-developer of the BSc in Climate Science program, for their experiences and insights
UVic geographer Jutta Gutberlet is helping communities of waste pickers in Brazil improve their working conditions, form co-operatives and advance social movements.
The Transformative Climate Action (TCA) certificate offers tools for sustainable futures. Tailored courses explore diverse perspectives on climate change. Attend an info session.
Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a new partnership that will see Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) operating a subsea observatory at the Spanish Antarctic Station, providing year-round, near real-time data on ocean conditions there鈥攖he first time that ONC will extend its ocean monitoring outside Canadian waters.
Rachel Friedman, a Banting fellow, investigates policies to mitigate environmental impacts of global food chains, connecting consumer choices to sustainability.
