Society, culture & education
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The language of community
As a student in Mandarin classes at UVic, Mina Guan approached the material as someone who grew up with Mandarin and Cantonese in the home—what’s known as a heritage language learner. In class, she found a community of other heritage language learners, and she started to wonder: how can heritage…
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Anthropology grad reflects on international experience
Graduating this spring, anthropology major/sociology minor undergraduate student, Emma Emile appreciates her time at UVic and especially how anthropology “sparked…
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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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Advancing careers and UN sustainability goals
UVic’s co-op program launched a new initiative that helps students directly link their work to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable…
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Studying Ukraine’s national literature in wartime
Olha Chaplia was finishing her dissertation in Ukraine when Russia launched a full-scale invasion in 2022. With aid from the…
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Making space for Indigenous feminism
What does it mean to make space for Indigenous feminism? School of Indigenous Governance Associate Professor Gina Starblanket explores this…
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Advocating for justice and understanding through storytelling
When you ask Thembelihle (Thembie) Moyo who she is, she’ll tell you she identifies as a mother of two beautiful…
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Upcycling lives
UVic geographer Jutta Gutberlet is helping communities of waste pickers in Brazil improve their working conditions, form co-operatives and advance…
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Building Black community on campus
Momentum is building around a movement to build a better sense of Black community and inclusion on the UVic campus.…