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$1M game changing investment by Coast Capital Savings will give UVic innovators and entrepreneurs a big boost.

On Sept. 30, UVic hosted 51 dignitaries from 47 countries showcasing our world-leading research and to emphasize UVic鈥檚 focus on internationalization, clean energy and oceans. The university鈥檚 ongoing commitment to Indigenizing the academy was also highlighted.

Brianna Carrels will graduate from UVic's biomedical engineering program and was involved in the inception of a medical device start-up while also working part time for another med-tech company.

Two outstanding individuals鈥揳n exceptional human rights advocate and a renowned technology entrepreneur鈥搘ill be recognized with UVic鈥檚 highest academic honour at fall convocation ceremonies. A total of 1,460 degrees, diplomas and certificates will be awarded this fall.

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds new $1.5M international research project. The global team of scientists, engineers and social scientists plan to turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into rock permanently beneath the Earth's ocean floor

The release by Google of a new project involving Indigenous languages highlights an initiative led by UVic anthropologist Brian Thom and Indigenous languages teacher yutustanaat Mandy Jones (Snuneymuxw First Nation) including words, phrases, a proverb and songs in the Hul'q'umi'num' language.

An initiative led by anthropologist Brian Thom and Indigenous languages teacher yutustanaat Mandy Jones (Snuneymuxw First Nation) is a highlight of a new Google project featuring 55 Indigenous languages in 27 countries and was launched on the UN鈥檚 International Day of the World鈥檚 Indigenous Peoples.

Bernadette Perry, a PhD student in French, has spent hundreds of hours honing Explorez, her new French-language video game that helps students reinforce their language skills while exploring the UVic campus.

A new study led by recent PhD graduate Frances Stewart shows how the movements of one small mammal 鈥� the weasel-like fisher 鈥� through natural forested corridors underlines the importance of these safe pathways and points to implications for many other forest animals across the country.

Mechanical engineer Zuomin Dong and UVic鈥檚 Clean Transportation Research Team are working to cut down on the environmental impacts of marine vessels in our oceans.

Civil engineering PhD candidate Harsh Rathod is using artificial intelligence and robotics to help detect and quantify defects like cracks and holes in public infrastructure such as bridges and dams.

Amazing life of Stewart Butterfield

New smart microfibres target emerging drug therapies for deadly disease.

Some UVic-made apps save lives, some save time鈥攁nd others enhance our leisure hours. Here are just a few of the notable apps made on campus or by members of the UVic community.

Lin Cai is designing networking solutions to self-driving vehicles by creating a safe and seamless wireless network that connects vehicles, roadside infrastructure, pedestrians and the 鈥渃loud.鈥� Cai is the recipient of a 2019 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, awarded today in Ottawa by NSERC.

Lin Cai is designing networking solutions to self-driving vehicles by creating a safe and seamless wireless network that connects vehicles, roadside infrastructure, pedestrians and the 鈥渃loud.鈥� Cai is the recipient of a 2019 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, awarded May 6 in Ottawa by NSERC.