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Experts on National Indigenous History Month
University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss National Indigenous History Month (June) and National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21).
University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss National Indigenous History Month (June) and National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21).
Chemistry can be a very colourful science, but for the 5-8% of men and 0.5-1% of women with colour vision deficiency (CVD), it can also cause difficulties.
The powerful solar storm driving the aurora borealis over global skies last weekend was also triggering the movement of compasses deep in the ocean, as revealed in new scientific findings shared today by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative.
May 5 is Red Dress Day, the national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. Each year on this day, we wear red to honour our mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins, aunts, siblings and diversely gendered relatives and acknowledge the families and communities that have been impacted by the on-going crisis of MMIWG2S+.
Climate displacement is underway, and scientists are starting to learn about these realities from those experiencing this first-hand. A delegation of young Inuvialuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, travelled more than 2,300 km to Victoria to meet with government scientists and detail what life is like living with the impacts of climate change and climate displacement on your doorstep.
May is Asian Heritage Month – an opportunity for UVic to showcase the stories, research, contributions and vital impact made by people of Asian descent on campus, in our communities and beyond. The following UVic experts are available to media to discuss topics of Asian heritage during Asian Heritage Month.
UVic Libraries offers a number of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. Deadline to apply is May 31.
The University of Victoria’s Climate Disaster Project has been named the winner of a Special Recognition Citation at the 2023 National Newspaper Awards—Canada’s top journalism awards.
The university flag will be lowered on Sunday, April 28 to mark the Day of Mourning.
Shelagh Rogers named as next Queen’s Chancellor
The university flag will be lowered on Apr. 27 in honour of Rebecca Warburton.
The university flag will be lowered on Apr. 24 in honour of Dr. Rod Dobell.
UVic has become one of only 14 post-secondary institutions in the world to reach a STARS Platinum sustainability rating. The ranking celebrates UVic’s holistic approach to sustainability and how it’s integrated in everything we do.
The University of Victoria (UVic) is welcoming investments to support Canadian research and innovation detailed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campus visit on Friday that included meeting faculty and students whose research is transforming the lives of Canadians every day.
A cougar sighting has been reported in Mystic Vale around 10 pm on Thursday, April 18. Please be aware of your surroundings and use caution while using the trails or wooded areas.
The following UVic experts are available to media to discuss environmental and climate change topics ahead of Earth Day (April 22).