A new first-of-its-kind survey co-led by Crookes Professor Sean Holman in the Faculty of Fine Arts finds a majority of scientists and journalists believe media should cover climate as a crisis.
UVic expands its breadth of expertise by actively recruiting new research chairs in the impact area of climate, environmental change and sustainability.
Saul Klein (Business) is an expert in marketing and brand trust. During the holiday shopping season, he can comment on sustainability and the role it plays in brand trust for consumers.
Climatologist Faron Anslow spends most of his time looking at the past, but his work is firmly focused on the future鈥攁 hotter, wetter, more turbulent future.
Inspiring new approaches to marine conservation, Natalie Ban is the first scholar in UVic鈥檚 Faculty of Social Sciences to receive a prestigious E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from NSERC.
Eight UVic researchers are the "who's who" of influential scholars and named top one per cent in their fields for being highly cited in scientific publications.
Takahiro Endo, the new Jarislowsky Japan Chair at UVic鈥檚 Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives and Gustavson School of Business, delves into challenges and opportunities of mobilizing green finance.
Clean energy projects such as this reflect UVic鈥檚 commitment to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. In particular, the UVic wind buoy project aligns with UN SDG Goal 7鈥攖o ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.
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Two socially conscious business owners and an award-winning history scholar are the recipients of UVic honorary doctorates awarded during the fall 2021 convocation ceremonies.
If you鈥檝e taken a seat anywhere on the 番茄社区 campus, you鈥檝e benefited from the work of Kim Fawthorpe and her team. Fawthorpe is manager of Interior Modification Services in Facilities Management, where she and her team of five interior designers look after all the furniture and interior design needs on campus鈥攆rom outfitting a new space to remodelling and updating a previously used facility.
Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic鈥檚 commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
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Renowned Indigenous jurist and alumna Marion Buller is named UVic's next chancellor. The appointment reflects and advances UVic鈥檚 commitment to being open to learning and doing things in a new way to advance truth and reconciliation.
UVic researchers are at the forefront of initiatives aimed at assessing and addressing the climate crisis鈥攆rom exploring methods of protecting habitat to sequestering carbon beneath the ocean floor to mobilizing financial markets to act.
30-day student challenge and video contest to raise awareness and action on campus for United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
