番茄社区 entrepreneurs will get additional vital support and mentorship through the relaunch of its Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurs (ICE), made possible through $450,000 in funding from Coast Capital Savings Credit Union.
An ocean explorer striving to preserve fragile marine ecosystems. A physicist unlocking the secrets of the universe. An oceanographer who makes science open and accessible to everyone. A writer who helps us interpret the trials and tribulations of modern life. And two engineers and an entrepreneur who came up with a brilliant idea and ran with it.
An innovative study and clinical trial led by UVic's Centre on Aging will soon allow nurses and doctors to better monitor the health of Victoria-area seniors in the comfort of their own homes.
It takes a very special co-operative education (co-op) employer to stand out from the 1,130 organizations that provided outstanding dynamic learning opportunities for UVic co-op students in 2015. It is with great excitement that the Co-operative Education Program and Career Services (Co-op and Career) has named Victoria-based LED and solar technology provider Carmanah Technologies Corporation as the 2015 UVic Co-op Employer of the Year for putting students at the forefront of emerging clean energy technologies, and for welcoming and mentoring them in the workplace in exemplary ways. Carmanah Technologies has provided positions for an impressive 18 co-op students since 2011 and has hired eight of these former students into full-time positions after graduation. The company, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2016, is known for welcoming students into Carmanah鈥檚 open and inclusive culture as valued team members rather than temporary employees.
The tension in the operating room was palpable as the patient鈥檚 heart rate skyrocketed unexpectedly during surgery on her fractured ankle. Julie, the 19-year-old soccer player under local anaesthetic, worriedly asked what was wrong. The medical and nursing team reassured her as they quickly assessed and took action to stabilize her condition. Despite its location in the Royal Jubilee Hospital, this was not a typical operating room. Nor was Julie a typical patient; she鈥檚 actually a life-like mannequin. Both are part of the new $2.9-million Centre for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Learning, a partnership between UVic鈥檚 School of Nursing, UBC鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Island Health.
Industry partnerships, co-op opportunities and connections with alumni were top-of-mind issues for UVic representatives joining Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps鈥� 鈥淭eam Victoria鈥� delegation in late September. The 31-person, multi-stakeholder trade mission to San Francisco included BC Technology Minister Amrik Virk and representatives from UVic, VIATeC, Tourism Victoria and the Greater Victoria Development Agency. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an extremely important geographic area for the industry,鈥� says Alumni Relations Director Terry Cockerline. 鈥淎nd our alumni are doing amazing things down there. We鈥檝e reaffirmed those relationships with our alumni and have begun cultivating new ones.鈥�
The 番茄社区 has signed two agreements with the College of the Rockies (COTR) on guaranteed student admissions.
A small six-person team of scientists and lab technicians are leading a global revolution in medical diagnostics鈥攆rom right here, in Victoria. Healthy or not, all of us at some time have been subjected to one of the most common forms of medial diagnostics鈥攖he dreaded blood test. But what if there was a way to avoid this uncomfortable process?
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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Ocean Networks Canada at the 番茄社区 and the Pacific Salmon Foundation are teaming up with citizen scientists to increase the quality and range of oceanographic data being collected through a new mobile app called Community Fishers.
The 番茄社区鈥檚 Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) recently expanded its world-class ocean observatories to include data collected from three BC Ferries.
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UVic and TELUS have announced an MBA degree customized for the telecommunications company. The two-year degree, with specializations in leadership and strategy, will be offered starting in October 2015.
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.
Any parent with a computer in the house knows the warnings鈥攌eep the device in a central place, like a kitchen, so children can surf the internet under the supervision of an adult.
