On July 19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of the Prime Minister鈥檚 Youth Council, a body of 30 young Canadians aged 16 to 24, who will provide non-partisan advice to the Prime Minister on national issues such as employment, access to education, building stronger communities as well as climate change and clean growth, among others.
A new diagnostic test to determine whether cancer patients should respond well to a specific targeted drug therapy is the goal of a project awarded funding from Genome Canada.
The 番茄社区 congratulates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team of 30 new cabinet ministers鈥攕worn in today at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa鈥攚hich, notably for the campus community, includes three UVic alumnae.
New research on the future of BC鈥檚 most important resource from the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance With the replacement of its over a century-old Water Act with the new Water Sustainability Act in 2014, British Columbia has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to modernize its freshwater legislation and usher in a new era of water stewardship. The Water Sustainability Act has many promising features that can better protect the province鈥檚 freshwater resources. Yet full implementation of the new act hinges on passing critical supporting regulations that will provide the necessary details to make the act fully functional.聽
The 番茄社区 welcomes today鈥檚 announcement of the federal government鈥檚 new Canada First Research Excellence Fund that will provide $1.5 billion to Canada鈥檚 universities to excel globally.
UVic鈥檚 plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) smart grid project, which received $600,800 in federal funding on Aug. 8, will help generate a better understanding of intermittent renewable electricity sources such as wind, tidal, wave and solar.
BC鈥檚 carbon tax does not appear to have had a measurable impact on international agricultural trade, according to new analysis commissioned by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).
Building new programs and expanding capacity in high-demand areas to meet the needs of both students and the new economy is a key role for BC postsecondary institutions, says 番茄社区 President Jamie Cassels. Cassels was speaking to an audience of 160 business leaders in Vancouver April 24 during a panel on 鈥淚nstitutions as Economic Enablers鈥� that was part of the 鈥淧utting BC To Work鈥� business forum hosted by the Business Council of BC and CKNW AM980.
Almost a decade after nurse practitioners (NP) were introduced into BC鈥檚 health care system to expand accessibility, health-care options and fill gaps in the system, barriers prevent them from fully performing their roles, a report by University of 鈥�
The provincial government has committed to a new Water Sustainability Act by early 2014, and researchers at UVic鈥檚 POLIS Project on Ecological Governance say that BC has the potential to become a standout example for sustainable freshwater management and protection.
The following 番茄社区 faculty members can discuss the Feb. 18 provincial budget: Elisabeth Gugl (Dept. of Economics) is an economist who teaches in the areas of labour economics, public finance and microeconomic theory. Dr. Gugl studi鈥�
The following 番茄社区 faculty members can discuss the Feb. 11 federal budget: Elisabeth Gugl (Dept. of Economics) is an economist who teaches in the areas of labour economics, public finance and microeconomic theory. Dr. Gugl studies 鈥�
A new model for BC鈥檚 fresh-water management and policies, including improved accountability for decision-makers, is proposed in a report released today by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the 番茄社区.
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The ONC Innovation Centre at UVic has received $4.4 million to continue its work on commercializing marine technologies, products and services to benefit the marine safety, energy and transportation sectors.
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