UVic has become one of only 14 post-secondary institutions in the world to reach a STARS Platinum sustainability rating. The ranking celebrates UVic鈥檚 holistic approach to sustainability and how it鈥檚 integrated in everything we do.
The 番茄社区 (UVic) is welcoming investments to support Canadian research and innovation detailed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campus visit on Friday that included meeting faculty and students whose research is transforming the lives of Canadians every day.
The following UVic experts are available to media to discuss environmental and climate change topics ahead of Earth Day (April 22).
As ocean temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, marine plankton may be the newest candidate to act as an oceanic early alert system. According to a new Nature paper from UVic micropaleontologist Andy Fraass, and a team of international collaborators at the University of Bristol and Harvard University, an analysis of the fossil record shows that changes to community structure take place long before mass extinction occurs.
Spring has finally sprung at UVic and campus is turning green. Now, thanks to BC鈥檚 Top Employer Awards, the university is looking even greener.
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media for comment about the federal budget, which is expected to be tabled on April 16.
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance is hosting a film screening and conversation at the 番茄社区 to showcase the importance of freshwater management and governance in celebration of World Water Day.
UVic鈥檚 co-op program launched a new initiative that helps students directly link their work to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. UVic co-operative education (co-op) students have always been changemakers鈥攖he work they tac鈥�
From testing environmental stresses on plants to understanding mysteries of the universe, five 番茄社区 (UVic) research projects received infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
Camryn Thompson, a fourth-year Science student, and David Atkinson, co-developer of the BSc in Climate Science program, for their experiences and insights
UVic geographer Jutta Gutberlet is helping communities of waste pickers in Brazil improve their working conditions, form co-operatives and advance social movements.
UVic's Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) will be Bombardier's first academic partner on the sustainability-focused EcoJet Research Project.
Located on L蓹k虛史蓹艐蓹n (Songhees and Esquimalt) territory, the National Centre for Indigenous Laws (NCIL) at UVic is still under construction but its architectural design is already winning awards.
Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a new partnership that will see Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) operating a subsea observatory at the Spanish Antarctic Station, providing year-round, near real-time data on ocean conditions there鈥攖he first time that ONC will extend its ocean monitoring outside Canadian waters.
Rachel Friedman, a Banting fellow, investigates policies to mitigate environmental impacts of global food chains, connecting consumer choices to sustainability.
Lusungu Kayani-Stearns, a Vanier scholar, explores African cities, focusing on the unacknowledged waste sector, aiming for inclusive urban transformations.
