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UVic’s 2026 Schulich Leaders
Maya Walton and Jason Zhang are recipients of the 2026 Schulich Leaders Scholarship. Both students have demonstrated leadership within their…
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Researchers find global loss of permafrost accelerating
An international team of researchers has found accelerating permafrost degradation across the Arctic, Antarctic and high-mountain regions.
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Top oceanographer brings phytoplankton and climate change research to UVic
Adrian Marchetti joins UVic as the BC Leadership Chair in Marine and Ecosystem and Global Change to advance research in…
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UVic’s new biomedical engineering director on the future of a growing field
John White, director of UVic’s Biomedical Engineering program, on wearables, AI diagnostics, and where the field is headed.
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Two internationally recognized scholars join UVic through federal research chair program
A $16 million federal investment announced on Thursday is helping the University of Victoria (UVic) expand its leadership in marine…
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Humans trained to spot AI faces in battle against deepfake fraud
AI-generated deepfake faces are increasingly realistic and difficult to spot—until now—in a new study that suggests humans have been successfully…
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Study strengthens alcohol’s link to deadly pancreatic cancer
A new paper led by researchers at UVic contributes to mounting evidence that alcohol use can cause pancreatic cancer.
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