World-leading ocean and climate researchers at the 番茄社区 have a new centre where they can continue producing the critical knowledge used by communities, governments and industry for sustainable ocean management and to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Human influence played a major role in British Columbia's 2017 wildfire season, significantly increasing the risk of wildfires, says a study by research scientists from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium at the 番茄社区 and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
UVic geography professor Johan Feddema鈥檚 life-long academic interest in the interactions between human activity and the earth鈥檚 surface and climate didn鈥檛 start in a lab but in a graveyard. During a graduate course examining the degree of deterioration of different tombstones, Feddema embarked on his own study鈥攕crutinizing the condition of marble grave markers in Philadelphia and surrounding cities.
Walking along the foothills of the northern Peruvian Amazon, 14 UVic environmental studies students鈥攁long with instructors Ana Maria Peredo and Kate Turner and mentors Murdith McLean and Frederique Apffel-Marglin鈥攅mbarked on a unique learning experience this spring that wove together ecology, economy and spirituality in an Indigenous setting.
UVic faculty members are available for informed commentary on the Federal Court of Canada's decision that the National Energy Board's assessment of the TransCanada Pipeline from Edmonton to the West Coast was flawed, which puts the controversial project in limbo.
A Canada-US team led by 番茄社区 green chemist and professor of civil engineering Heather Buckley has won first place in a global competition to identify new preservatives for use in cosmetics and household products.
UVic team鈥檚 breakthrough makes a highly durable industrial plastic accessible for wider use in automobiles and other applications. Jeremy Wulff鈥檚 team has synthesized a plastic that could replace metal to make vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient.
A durable industrial plastic adapted by a 番茄社区 chemist for use in vehicle components could be a vital step toward lighter vehicle weights and greater energy efficiency.
On May 30, UVic geographer Chris Darimont was named the Raincoast Chair in Applied Conservation Science at the university. The five-year chair role supports Darimont and his Applied Conservation Science Lab to grow their research, teaching and outreach programs in community-driven applied conservation science.
Even underground oilsands mines can harm forest wildlife
ONC and Tsleil-Waututh Nation to monitor Burrard Inlet
One morning at the Shambhala Music Festival in the Kootenays a few years ago, young scientist-to-be Paige Whitehead looked around at the vast piles of discarded glow sticks everywhere and was struck by the thought that there surely had to be a more environmentally friendly way to party.
In a study that spans Canada's Pacific Coast, UVic researchers have confirmed that human disturbance of seagrass meadows results in lower fish diversity. While human activity is known to impact a variety of ecosystems, the effect of human activity on coastal biodiversity is largely unknown. Coastal seagrass meadows are important nursery grounds for commercial and ecologically significant fish species.
In a study that spans the Pacific Coast of Canada, UVic researchers have confirmed that human disturbance of seagrass meadows results in lower fish diversity. Coastal seagrass meadows are important nursery grounds for commercial and ecologically significant fish species.
Killer whale research gets $12M
Three UVic researchers have been awarded a total $935,000 in federal funding to study the impact of underwater noise on endangered southern resident killer whales and the chinook salmon they depend on for almost 80 per cent of their diet.
