Feb. 11 is the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science. From exciting and impactful research discoveries to community and global partnerships, the University of Victoria (UVic) community continues to demonstrate its commitments to advancing breakthroughs by women and girls in science.
Our commitment to advancing climate action, addressing social determinants of health, and supporting Indigenous reconciliation and revitalization is making a difference—from scientific and business breakthroughs to cultural and creative achievements.
Julia Baum (Biology)
Julia Baum is UVic’s Special Advisor, Climate, an expert in marine ecology and conservation, and a UVic President’s Chair. She is the director of Coastal Climate Solutions Leaders (CCSL), a first-of-its-kind Canadian graduate training program that prepares students to tackle the climate crisis head on. She can discuss the impacts of human-caused climate change on marine ecosystems and people, along with ocean climate-change solutions. Read recent research from the Baum Lab. (Contact: [email protected])
Marie- Ève Tremblay (Medical Sciences)
Marie-Ève Tremblay is the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Neurobiology of Aging and Cognition. Her research, which focuses on aging and cognition, has led to greater understanding of how brain immune cells, named microglia, play an essential role in the maintenance of brain health throughout life. Tremblay and her team are using state-of-the-art technologies to identify unique microglial functions that contribute to learning and memory, stress resilience, and overall adaptation to our world in constant evolution. Learn more about Tremblay’s lab. (Contact: [email protected])
Janna Wale (Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions)
Janna Wale is Indigenous Partnerships and Research Lead at PICS. She is Gitxsan from Gitanmaax First Nation and is also Cree-Métis on her mother’s side. She holds a Bachelor of Natural Resource Sciences (B. Nrsc.) from Thompson Rivers University, and an MSc in Sustainability from UBC Okanagan. In her work, Wale uses a complex human-environmental systems approach, where possible, and believes that this lens can be used when looking for ways to bridge western and Indigenous climate work. At PICS, her work focuses on advancing Indigenous climate leadership and priorities. Read this feature profile of Wale. (Contact: Cindy MacDougall, PICS Communications: [email protected])
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