Tag: sustainability
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Exploring new elements and creating greener plastics
Inorganic chemist Saurabh Chitnis is expanding our knowledge of the elements and developing low-carbon plastics.
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Top 10 stories of 2025
We’ve gathered a few of the top stories from 2025 that highlight the incredible work happening across UVic.
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Arctic climate action award highlights collaborative research
The Arctic is warming—nearly four times the rate of the rest of the planet—altering Indigenous ways of life in the…
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Environmental studies grad student finds hope in the rainforest at COP30
Travelling to the United Nations climate summit deep in the Brazilian Amazon was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Rekha Marcus.
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Clean energy found in old coal mines
Cumberland, B.C. was built on coal mining—both literally and practically. Thousands of workers were employed and millions of tonnes of…
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Making science accessible through political uncertainty
In the digital age, data is the lifeblood of research and discovery. Too much research remains hidden behind paywalls. As…
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First climate science students cross the convocation stage
Camryn Thompson and Maya deWitt are UVic’s first graduates from the new climate science program.
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Environmental monitoring: Seeing the unseen through eDNA
Caren Helbing leads environmental DNA use for conservation and species at risk.
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A Place of Medicine: a day with UVic’s inaugural Indigenous Land Steward Loreisa Lepine
Tiny shoots spring up in the courtyard now called A Place of Medicine, home to some of most vital Indigenous…