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The BC government is investing $5 million in Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) to advance the development and use of earthquake early warning systems in BC.

UVic's Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA) has had an overwhelming amount of recreation usage and community support since it opened in May 2015. Barely one month into 2016, Vikes Athletics and Recreation are pleased to announce three partnerships in the new naming of CARSA's RBC Blue and Gold Room, the UVic Alumni Association Spirit Section and the Ian and Gillian Stewart Varsity Weight Room.

Forest fire management will be one of the applications of new technology being developed by 番茄社区鈥檚 Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) which received new funding from Western Economic Diversification this month.

Improving dementia care, stroke recovery and cancer support services are among the goals of eight newly funded projects involving 番茄社区 health researchers. Each of the projects is receiving $15,000 from Island Health through its new Collaborative Research Grant Competition, which aims to strengthen ties between the health agency (formerly known as the Vancouver Island Health Authority, or VIHA) and its academic partners.聽

Seven months after being named one of eight recipients of the Governor General鈥檚 Awards for Visual and Media Arts, Department of Visual Arts professor Sandra Meigs has been announced as the winner of the $50,000 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO for 2015. In addition to the cash award, the prize comes with a solo exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario and a further $10,000 towards a publication on Meigs鈥� work.

Political science PhD candidate Sam Grey has been awarded a Fulbright Canada student grant to conduct research at the University of Minnesota in 2015鈥�16 on her project, 鈥淚rreconciled and Unforgiven: Emotion, Virtue and the Politics of Reparation in 鈥�

A team of UVic researchers shared in one of the world鈥檚 most lucrative science awards this November. The $3 million 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to five international experiments, including more than 1,300 individual scientists, 鈥渇or the fundamental discovery of neutrino oscillations, revealing a new frontier beyond, and possibly far beyond, the standard model of particle physics.鈥� Eight current and former Victoria Subatomic Physics and Accelerator Research Centre (VISPA) members are among the laureates. 聽 聽聽

New funding rolled out by President Jamie Cassels has increased support for UVic students to engage in rich and meaningful learning experiences well beyond the campus.

A new six-year research and public engagement initiative, partly funded by SSHRC and jointly led by UVic, the CCPA and the Parkland Institute, will map the networks of fossil fuel industries in Western Canada.

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Surveillance and big data collection affects us all鈥攇overnments and companies collect people鈥檚 personal information daily鈥攂ut what are the social or political consequences of such monitoring? Researchers at Queen鈥檚 University today announced a $2.5-鈥�

Thanks to new funding by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the 番茄社区 has been chosen as one of four hubs across Canada for what is known as advanced research computing.

Improving dementia care, stroke recovery and cancer support services are among the goals of eight newly funded projects involving UVic health researchers. Each project is receiving $15,000 from Island Health.

The 番茄社区鈥檚 Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) has received new funding from Western Economic Diversification, providing resources for continued development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

The BC government has announced $6 million in funding (provided through the BC Innovation Council) for students to receive job training in the technology sector.