Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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CIFAL Victoria, First Nations co-create emergency planning
CIFAL Victoria is part of a global network but it’s through a local network—of First Nations, academics and emergency preparedness experts—that’s it’s aiming its latest efforts…
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When will net zero be truly possible?
It started with a reunion of sorts, a gathering of old friends and colleagues, all scientists. Over dinner—and for some, lunch the next day—they shared stories,…
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Climate science: Relationships with the land
Janna Wale, as a Gitxsan woman from Gitanmaax First Nation understands and values the science inherent in monitoring the seasons and harvests of her people, in…
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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 a reputation as a social and…
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How UVic teamed with waste pickers in Brazil to build a university
UVic’s Division of Continuing Studies is issuing micro credential certificates for UNICATA students who complete learning modules.
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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 Faculty of Human and Social Development.
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Surfrider UVic drives switch to reusable to-go cups
The University of Victoria (UVic) has launched an innovative pilot project that could help redefine how the campus community consumes beverages on the go. The collaborative…
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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 good at identifying early and late…
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Royal Society of Canada honours five UVic researchers
Five University of Victoria researchers are receiving Canada’s highest academic honour.