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UVic experts on issues related to the federal election.

Eight research projects at the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø received a total of $1.45 million in federal support, helping keep our researchers at the forefront of science and innovation.

Fisheries and Oceans supports Canada’s ocean research technology and blue economy innovation with $8.7-milion funding in the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø’s Ocean Networks Canada.

UVic's primary provider of emergency medical insurance coverage for international students, guard.me, has informed the university of a cybersecurity incident resulting from an unauthorized third-party unlawfully accessing their data systems. Many of guard.me's clients are impacted by this incident, including UVic.

CAMTEC is expanding to establish a biosafety facility with new, cutting-edge equipment previously unavailable on Vancouver Island and infrastructure upgrades that will triple their research capacity.

·¬ÇÑÉçÇø men's rugby alumnus Nathan Hirayama, alongside Ontario-raised basketball player Miranda Ayim, both 33, were named Canadian co-flagbearers this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Through the Research Accelerator Fund, UVic alumni are boosting six projects focused on making communities stronger in the wake of the pandemic.

Heather Castleden has joined UVic’s School of Public Administration as professor and the inaugural President’s Impact Chair in Transformational Governance and Planetary Health. The activist scholar and human geographer brings her research expertise in the environment, health, social justice and decolonization.

While still a UVic student, Boma Brown (BA ’14) founded the Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour to promote equity in health care.

The Office of the VP Research and Innovation is working to transform a currently unoccupied space in the Petch building into a shared facility for health researchers from across the University. Faculty, staff and students are invited to a virtual townhall meeting to contribute their ideas.

The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at UVic has created a new evidence-based, public-health-oriented guide for municipalities considering allowing drinking in their public outdoor spaces.

UVic Health Informatics graduate Dr. Mahmood Tara, MD, PhD ’07, discusses his work helping to fight COVID in Mashad, Iran.

A Victoria-based company with plans to manufacture green-energy products will be leaning heavily on UVic research expertise as it expands into the electric vehicle and stationary storage markets.

Douglas magazine features the 2021 10 to Watch winners, of which six are UVic-linked projects.

How tiny gold particles injected into tumours could improve radia

UVic students took to the streets and explored urban gardens as part of an experiential geography course, Food and the City.