SDG 03 – Good health & well-being
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Nurse practitioners bring holistic lens to primary care
When Shari Hurst completes her nurse practitioner studies, she will become a primary care provider to up to 1,000 patients in the Victoria region. Hurst, a registered nurse of 25 years who specialized in cardiology, is among 34 students completing their final year of the University of Victoria’s Master of…
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Disability advocate Michael Prince named to Order of Canada
Over his 38 years at UVic, the acting dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD) has built…
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Researchers examine new and existing challenges this World AIDS Day
Ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday (Dec. 1), read more about the good work of four researchers in the…
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A novel diagnostic test for syphilis
The most widely used diagnostic tests for syphilis can’t differentiate between an active infection and a past one. They’re not…
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Brain injury after overdose
UVic researcher Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera is leading an effort to shine the light on an epidemic¬ underlying the toxic drug…
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Immersive workout
UVic research focuses on gamifying fitness that changes behaviour
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Clues to the cosmos, cognition, cancer, climate and beyond
From ground-breaking research in particle and astrophysics to innovative studies in neuroscience, human health, energy modelling and beyond, UVic’s Arbutus…
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Innovative UVic research gets a boost
From testing environmental stresses on plants to understanding mysteries of the universe, five University of Victoria (UVic) research projects received…