Faculty of Science
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Learning amongst the trees
Listening to Kailey Strachan talk about trees, you can immediately tell that it’s a topic she’s passionate about. The biology student, graduating with a concentration in forest biology this spring, has been fascinated with nature and the outdoors since she was young. UVic’s forest biology program was a perfect fit.
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Sounds of science: finding hope for the ocean with fish sounds
Vanier scholar Hailey Davies is co-leading an education program called FishSounds Educate; an initiative that engages all ages in ocean…
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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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$16.4M reboot elevates cloud computing performance and energy efficiency
Research requires more secure, faster computing power. It’s even better if the system can also deliver energy efficiency. Deployed and…
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World-leading UVic climate research gets a $4M boost
From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University…
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Improving accessibility in chemistry education
Chemistry can be a very colourful science, but for the 5-8% of men and 0.5-1% of women with colour vision…
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Recognizing research and teaching excellence
Twenty researchers, teachers and students are receiving University of Victoria’s REACH awards.
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Small, dark and ancient: Scientists discover a new (but old) Milky Way satellite
An international team of scientists led by astronomers at the University of Victoria has discovered an ancient group of stars…
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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…