Research and discovery at UVic

In a warming world, most extreme weather events become even more extreme. Extremes that once happened every 50 years begin to happen more often.

UVic researchers Brianna Turner and Theone Paterson are working with a global team of scientists to understand the different impacts and improve the mental well-being of communities in Canada.

UVic statistician Laura Cowen and mathematical modeller Junling Ma are working to estimate the hidden circulation of COVID-19 and predict new outbreaks.

UVic civil engineering professor Ralph Evins is using machine learning to design energy-efficient buildings that don’t yet exist.

At the intersection of health promotion, eHealth and psychology, a wee virtual dragon named Draco is in tryouts as a new tool in addressing childhood obesity in British Columbia.