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Harm reduction course meets growing need for education

October 20, 2026

For the past three years, a community-driven harm reduction course at the University of Victoria has been transforming learning for nursing and health...

Palliative care resource supports frontline workers

October 6, 2026

A new national palliative and end-of-life care resource is providing frontline workers with tools and strategies to better support people who are aging with serious illness alongside poverty and...

Grant supports Gitxsan environmental justice project

October 1, 2026

Social Work's Jenny Morgan is working with the Gitxsan Nation to examine how climate change affects traditional ways of living and the impact on people's health and wellbeing.  Morgan, who...

Meet Lansdowne Scholar in Public Health, Karen Urbanoski

August 31, 2026

Karen Urbanoski is the Faculty of Health’s inaugural Lansdowne Scholar in Public Health. A professor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria,...

How to find your passion at UVic

Zeina Ebeid discovered her passion for technology at the University of Victoria. After graduating with a dual degree in Computer Science and Health Information Science, Ebeid returned to her...

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