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BC budget supports UVic initiatives
On Feb. 20 the provincial government tabled Budget 2018 which includes support of a UVic law program that will be the first of its kind in the world, funding for tuition waivers for former youth in care and a change in the policies for financing of student housing, which will help with the construction of a new UVic residence.
Managed alcohol programs: out from under the radar
The practice of providing alcohol to people with severe alcohol dependence is a complex and sometimes controversial approach to harm-reduction. For the first time, a peer-reviewed journal has compiled the largest collection of peer-reviewed articles on these managed alcohol programs, led by UVic's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.
Ethnobotany class revives plant on campus
Following in the footsteps of world-renowned ethnobotanist Nancy Turner, ethnobotany PhD candidate Fiona Hamersley Chambers has led environmental studies students across the campus since 1999, using it as a living classroom as they study the relationship between people and plants.
Arctic sea ice research
Expanded community engagement into more Arctic communities is helping UVic's Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) carry out the ocean science that matters most to the people who live in Canada’s North.
UVic to host national reconciliation forum
UVic has been selected to host the 2018 National Building Reconciliation Forum this fall. The announcement was made in November by Universities Canada at the 2017 forum in Winnipeg.
Sacred places
UVic anthropologist Brian Thom has long worked with Coast Salish First Nations and Parks Canada on cooperative management in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. Recently, Thom saw an opportunity to more fully integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices into co-management efforts.
Indigenous knowledge fills gaps in studies
The Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance partnered with UVic conservation scientist Natalie Ban and colleagues on two recent publications on the status of two marine species. By interviewing Indigenous fishers, Ban and collaborators were able to fill in data gaps, with implications for research applicable to BC and elsewhere in the world.
One mind, one people and 42 Indigenous languages
A new language revitalization project led by the University of Victoria will bring new life and strength to at least 42 Indigenous languages in Canada. NEȾOLṈEW̱ will work with nine Indigenous-led partner organizations across the country, forming a learning and research network to strengthen efforts to revive Indigenous languages.
Bringing positivity, perspective and leadership to public service
Alana Green, BCom '17, Ch'nook Scholar valedictorian and positive-minded change-maker, takes her role as public servant very much to heart. Green, a member of the Cree community of Duncan's First Nation in northern Alberta, began the BCom program with previous career experience and currently works for the Canadian Coast Guard.
Studies point grad toward Indigenous health career
Cheyenne Smith is determined to do her part to improve the health of Canada’s Indigenous populations, especially HIV/AIDS rates, after she graduates this month with an undergraduate degree in anthropology and a minor in French.
Day in the life: Alana Sayers
Fierce, smart and motivated, English PhD student Alana Sayers isn't afraid to create space for herself and other Indigenous students.
Cassels appears before Commons committee
University of Victoria President Jamie Cassels made a presentation before the House of Commons standing committee on finance on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.
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