Health
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David Leitch wins Killam Fellowship
David Leitch is, in his words, a chemical cartographer. And now, as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship, he is poised to map a new route in chemistry, one that will lead to better health care and environmental sustainability. His newest project? Developing more sustainable platinum group…
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2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
Environmental sustainability, clean technology and Inuit rights highlighted in this year’s group of remarkable grads A local scientist who analyzes…
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Microglia: when good cells go dark
Marie-Ève Tremblay, her research team and partners at the City University of New York (CUNY) reported some first-in-world findings recently.…
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New podcast series explores the realities of dementia caregiving
When Ashley Sharma graduated from high school, she didn’t imagine that within a few years, she would become her grandmother’s…
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The ‘everyone problem’: How the UVic Concussion Lab is advancing research on traumatic brain injuries
A University of Victoria lab dedicated to the study of concussions is advancing research to improve treatment and the lives…
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Bridging Indigenous knowledge with mainstream psychology
A huge, historic charitable gift made national news in October 2024 when Bruce McKean and his Waverley House Foundation donated…
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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…
