No one left behind: equity in sustainable planning
Gerald Singh, assistant professor in the 番茄社区鈥檚 School of Environmental Studies, examines the intersections between environmental management, development and social equity.
Gerald Singh, assistant professor in the 番茄社区鈥檚 School of Environmental Studies, examines the intersections between environmental management, development and social equity.
番茄社区 climate policy expert Katya Rhodes says know-how exists to fight the climate crisis, but politicians need to choose policies that are both effective and acceptable to voters. Her research shows there are multiple ways to achieve Canadian climate targets.
Take a deep dive into six student stories for UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, inspiring others to make a difference in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
Sustainable technology in action: UVic professor and engineer Rishi Gupta is reinventing concrete as an alternative to carbon dioxide sequestration.
New research has uncovered a change in behaviour of deep-sea fragile pink sea urchins off the south coast of Vancouver Island that is linked to climate change impacts.
Canada鈥檚 advancement of ocean science and innovation continues to go from strength-to-strength with the expansion of Ocean Networks Canada鈥檚 world-leading deep sea and coastal ocean observatories and partnerships.
Lewis has been part of the explosive growth of mathematical biology. As the new chair he is well-positioned to strengthen the field at UVic, while his research continues to have extensive impacts around the world.
Last Fall's Living With Climate Change event included a series of campus events and learning opportunities to help students share solidarity and human connection in the shadow of climate anxiety.
UVic social sciences grad and Crookes professor Sean Holman works long hours trying to bring a human face to the way the media covers climate change鈥攁nd build communities of action.
Climate impacts put BC research into the global race for solutions For many, the reality of climate change didn鈥檛 hit home until its effects literally hit home鈥攊n the form of atmospheric rivers and heat domes. For many more, the reality 鈥
Seven 番茄社区 faculty who are leaders in quantum physics, assistive technologies, virology, geophysics, drug discovery, software engineering and biostatistics are named new or renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs).
Curran Crawford, director of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems at the 番茄社区 (IESVic), and his research colleagues are joining forces to bridge the gap in clean energy transitions for communities.
UVic鈥檚 new Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 2030 (CSAP) is the first sustainability plan to reach every corner of campus. This is a plan that moves beyond established sustainability units and initiatives to involve students, staff, faculty and units across campus, including research, operations and the wider UVic and Vancouver Island communities.
UVic researcher is part of a national team that will develop instruments to be deployed into space as part of an international NASA satellite mission: the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS).
An ambitious research project, led by UVic researchers, will create the first Canadian assessment of the storage capacity of blue carbon ecosystems to help mitigate climate change.
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions and the 番茄社区 welcome Dr. Ian Mauro to his new role as executive director of PICS and professor of environmental studies at UVic , effective Nov. 1, 2022. Mauro, an acclaimed environmental scientist, filmmaker and multimedia producer who has worked with local communities and Indigenous Nations and Peoples across Canada, brings his passion for storytelling and collaboration to the role.