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A lifetime of impact and mentorship
A leading scholar and influential voice in her field, Cecilia Benoit has made vital contributions to informed policy debates on…
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Extreme heat regulations for farm workers need updates: report
The heat dome five years ago demonstrated that heat stress affects agricultural workers greater than other BC workers, according to…
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UVic excellence in ecosystem and land sustainability research
2026 Times Higher Education Impact Ratings place UVic ninth worldwide, first in Canada for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal…
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UVic’s upgraded cloud computing site drives Canadian research and data sovereignty
Arbutus Cloud, Canada’s largest cloud computing site for academic research, is now faster while improving sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) and…
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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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50 years of data reveals true extent of climate change impacts on kelp forests
New research from UVic has found that some kelp forests around Vancouver Island were disappearing far earlier than previously thought.
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