April 28, 2025
Today is the first day of the BC Coroner’s inquest into the January 2024 passing of Sidney McIntyre-Starko, a first-year University of Victoria student living in residence. This is an importantand welcome step as we seek to better understand the confluence...
April 25, 2025
The university flag will be lowered on Monday, April 28 to mark the Day of Mourning.The post University flag lowered for Day of Mourning appeared first on UVic News.
April 24, 2025
Since 2020, I have been honored to be UVic’s president, and I am grateful for the trust the committee and Board of Governors have shown in asking me to continue serving our university community.The post Shaping our future through greater collaboration: Message...
April 24, 2025
Kevin Hall has been reappointed as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Victoria for a second five-year term, starting Nov. 1, 2025. The post Kevin Hall reappointed to second term as UVIC president and vice-chancellor appeared first on UVic News.
April 15, 2025
When marine biologist Amalis Riera put a hydrophone in an Arctic cod tank at the University of British Columbia, she wasn’t expecting to hear much. Riera had already tried putting hydrophones intanks at the Vancouver Aquarium, in search of an undiscovered...
April 3, 2025
We now have the results of an external review initiated in the wake of Sidney McIntyre-Starko’s passing, conducted by lawyer and former Abbotsford police chief, Bob Rich.The post Results in from external review: Statement from President Hall appeared first...
April 3, 2025
In July 2024, I was appointed Special Advisor to the Provost on Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside students, staff, faculty,researchers, community partners, and individuals with lived and living...
March 28, 2025
Researchers at UVic are partnering with Cowichan Tribes Emergency Services and InDro Robotics to test new drone technology to support risk management for natural disasters.The post Aerial mapping tool takes flight appeared first on UVic News.
March 27, 2025
UVic co-op students are innovators who make a positive impact in their workplaces and communities. Each year, we celebrate three outstanding students from our main co-op program areas. This year’srecipients are helping to plan more sustainable transportation...
March 25, 2025
A first-of-its-kind effort to gain a detailed picture of the energy aspirations of small, rural and remote communities across northern BC has sparked new conversations that will help shape thenext decade of clean energy development in the province. The post...