Kate Field, a geography grad student, is lead author of a study focusing on the animal care policies used by peer-reviewed journals that commonly publish wildlife research. Here she answers questions about her new research, which she hopes will safeguard wildlife from unethical research practices.
How does one 鈥渟peak back鈥� to violence experienced by Indigenous girls, young women, two-spirit youth, even whole communities impacted from centuries of oppression? This question frames the work of Sisters Rising, an Indigenous-led, community-based research project that honours Indigenous youth who have experienced sexualized, gender-based violence by offering traditional land- and arts-based teachings.
How much land will a carbon-free electricity system require?聽 Early in his research career, Kevin Palmer-Wilson discovered that renewable energy sources such as wind and solar could play a major role in a future carbon-free electricity system&#鈥�
Over the last 27 years, eight ships and one airplane have been intentionally sunk off the BC coast for the enjoyment of recreational divers鈥攁nd to enhance habitat for local marine life. Yet artificial reefs remain controversial. Desiree Bulger, a master鈥檚 student in UVic's School of Environmental Studies, set out to find some answers.
When brilliant minds come together, tough problems get solved. Just ask Island Health, which now has a new way to address an issue affecting hundreds of vulnerable Vancouver Island residents after a team led by international business students at UVic鈥檚 Gustavson School of Business cracked the case.
As a M茅tis woman, Brigitte Benning grew up in a tight-knit family with a strong maternal role model who taught her how to advocate for the rights and recognition of Indigenous people. Sociology caught her attention with its diversity of issues on gender, mental health, the environment, Indigenous methodologies, feminist studies and religion.
Chorong Kim and Chong Su Kim will cross the stage at convocation in November, marking the end of nine years together鈥攁nd two degrees each鈥攁t UVic. They have shared a few brown bag lunches along the way, as well as stressful moments as graduate students.
Three UVic researchers have received 2018 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships鈥攐ne of the federal government鈥檚 most prestigious scholarships for doctorial students and post-doctoral researchers. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of students鈥� extraordinary combination of academic excellence, research potential and leadership.
A network of artisans is the fabric of business for Dara Jarallah, a Master of Global Business student (pictured above), who launched her social start-up Shoppinglee two years ago and is currently completing a co-op term in Jordan.
Hector Vazquez Cordoba, a PhD student in the Faculty of Education, came to UVic in response to a calling he felt to enhance music education in schools throughout Mexico. Now an accomplished violinist and tenured member of the Orquesta Universitaria de M煤sica Popular in Xalapa, Hector wanted to bring classical music to young people in small communities.
Geography PhD candidate Jackie Ziegler studies the intersection between tourism and biodiversity conservation. She hopes her graduate research in Mexico and the Philippines will help inform government policy makers, local villages and visitors on the ethics of feeding sharks for tourism purposes.
Scientists have known for years that blood vessel loss in the brain is a factor in cognitive decline as people age. New research at the 番茄社区 has provided an explanation for why we lose blood vessels鈥� vital knowledge that could one day lead to preventive and protective strategies for maintaining brain health.
This May, the second annual REACH Awards will celebrate UVic scientists, scholars and artists for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching鈥攆rom a field school in Cuba to a performance atop a glacier in BC's interior.
Climate change affects the trends in temperature and precipitation that many regions in BC are already seeing and will see more of in the future: higher annual mean temperatures; increases in winter precipitation; and drier summers. These changes must be factored into building design to reduce risks to infrastructure and to people's health and well-being, climate experts say.
A collaborative team led by 番茄社区 doctoral student and Hakai Scholar Kieran Cox and fish ecologist Francis Juanes has found that anthropogenic noise is changing the ability of fish to forage, reproduce and avoid predation.
PhD biology candidate Amy Teffer from New England is one of more than six dozen authors, including UVic fisheries ecologist Francis Juanes, of a new study on the foraging habits of the world鈥檚 shark populations. She calls UVic 鈥渢he obvious choice鈥� for her doctorate.
