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👏The REACH Awards recognize outstanding achievement at the University of Victoria. They honour the extraordinary teachers and researchers who lead the way in making a meaningful impact at UVic and beyond.

Congratulations to all the award recipients! 🎉

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Across UVic, women are advancing knowledge, challenging norms and creating change. 👏 On March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day by highlighting their leadership from Indigenous law to health to biotech and beyond. #IWD2026

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Strong alcohol policy could reduce cancer in Canada  - UVic News A new study looks at the impact cancer warning labels and pricing tied to alcohol content could have on cancer cases and deaths in Canada.

“These are evidence-based policies that jurisdictions are considering — there’s a cancer-warning bill in the Canadian Senate right now, and some provinces have implemented or are thinking about implementing minimum unit pricing — but they’re under-used."

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Climate art as climate action - UVic News What's the point of creativity during climate crisis? UVic Master’s student Braedon Lowey found himself stuck on this question while studying literature.

What's the point of making art in climate crisis?

Artists and scholars @uvic.ca have answers.

#ClimateAction

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Celebrating women and girls in science - UVic News UVic is proud to foster a research environment where women are empowered to learn, explore and lead in their chosen scientific field.

Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
UVic is proud to foster a research environment where women are empowered to learn, explore and lead in their chosen scientific field.
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#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

A decade ago, PICS Executive Director @ianmauro.bsky.social sat down with #DavidSuzuki to reflect on a lifetime shaped by nature, science, and environmental responsibility.

On February 9, that conversation continues at @uvic.ca. We’re looking forward to a full house.

#ClimateLeadership

Two people in heavy jackets near icy shore with a red ship visible on the cold sea under cloudy sky.

Group of people in cold-weather gear standing near a red research station by a rocky shore with crates and a ramp leading inside.

1/🚢 Ruchie and Bradley have safely arrived at the Spanish Antarctic base, Juan Carlos I Base on Livingston Island, #Antarctica, with our partner, @csiccat.bsky.social sky.social!

🧪 🌊 #KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #OceanScience #PolarScience @uvic.ca

B.C.'s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril | CBC News An unseasonably mild winter is coaxing blossoms to bloom early in some Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods, as it experiences one of the warmest Januaries on record.

Cherry blossoms are already starting to appear in Victoria, and it's only January! What does this mean, and how does it relate to climate change?

Thoughts from UVic's Andrew Weaver (@ajwvictoriabc.bsky.social) and Barbara Hawkins are included in this CBC story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New VP Indigenous joins UVic this summer - UVic News UVic is pleased to announce Dr. Angela Jaime has been appointed Vice-President Indigenous (VPI) and will join UVic this summer.

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Dr. Angela Jaime will join UVic as Vice-President Indigenous this summer. Jaime is a member of the Pit River Tribe of Northern California & has 25+ years’ experience in Indigenous education & academic leadership, including roles in advancing equity, anti-racism, & social justice in higher education.

Expert Q&A on post-war legal battle that changed Canadian citizenship - UVic News A new book from UVic historian Jordan Stanger-Ross tells the untold story of Japanese Canadians facing banishment after the war.

In 1945, Canada banished more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan.

Delve into this this dark history with Jordan Stanger-Ross, UVic historian and author of Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution.

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Top 10 stories of 2025 - UVic News We’ve gathered a few of the top stories from 2025 that highlight the incredible work happening across UVic.

In case you missed it... Let's look back some of UVic's top stories from 2025.

Here's to more impactful research and storytelling in 2026. 👏

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Indigenous approach gives meaning to Western research - UVic News A collaboration reveals the key role of relationships in reconciling worldviews to advance knowledge.

UVic’s François Bastien brought an Indigenous approach to metaphor to a @ualberta.bsky.social business research project. He and his colleagues wove strong relationships and a good story.

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@uvicresearch.bsky.social

One year, hundreds of accomplishments, and 10 that topped them all. 🙌

As 2025 comes to an end, join us in looking back at some of our favourite accomplishments of 2025: https://ow.ly/cVzW50XMN5q

How can art address climate crisis? - Humanities - University of Victoria UVic English Master's student Braedon Lowey's new documentary film interrogates the role of art in climate crisis.

What's the point of art in a climate crisis?

Learn how one UVic Master's student is using documentary film to demonstrate how crucial art is to understanding, processing, and addressing climate change: www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...

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Canada’s exile of Japanese Canadian citizens: A shameful 80-year anniversary few remember Canada’s expulsion of thousands of Japanese Canadians 80 years ago offers lessons in a world of sharpening borders, insecurity and talk of who does and does not belong in a national community.

80 years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan, stripping many of them of Canadian citizenship.

More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams:

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Last month Dr. Ammie Kalan, our resident Primatologist, went to Paris, France for a special workshop on the topic of LIFE, where her and a number of experts in zoology, anthropology, evolution, taxonomy, etc. helped to summarize the most important contributions to human knowledge with regards to the Nature of Life, the Diversity of Life, and Life and Society. This is part of a long-term project called Sanctuary on the Moon where a vault of human knowledge engraved on 24 sapphire discs will be sent to the Moon on NASA's Artemis mission in 2029. You can read more at https://sanctuaryonthemoon.com/ and follow the project on instagram @sanctuaryonthemoon When asked about her participation as a scientific expert on this important project, Dr. Kalan answered thoughtfully, "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to showcase the beauty and significance of nature, and the closest I'll probably ever get to 'touching' the moon".

#moon #anthropology @uvic.ca

Top 10 stories of 2025 - UVic News We’ve gathered a few of the top stories from 2025 that highlight the incredible work happening across UVic.

These stories shaped our year. 📆

From psychedelic research to innovating clean energy solutions, let’s revisit some of UVic’s biggest stories from 2025. Each one offers a snapshot of how our students, faculty and partners are creating impact locally and globally.

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3 @uvic.ca Writing students are featured @theguardian.com for a @climatedisaster.bsky.social COP30 partnership: Raamin Hamid, Fernanda Solorza & Ashley Ciambrelli spoke with climate survivors in India, Peru, Brazil & Maui.
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Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds Scientists traced kissing back to a primate ancestor that lived around 21 million years ago.

Pucker up!

Dr. April Nowell commented on the evolutionary origin of kissing for Live Science's new article "Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds"

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@uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social #anthropology #kissing

Global Ranking of Academic Subjects of the ShanghaiRanking - University of Victoria - University of Victoria UVic ranks 1st in Canada for ocean, climate research in global Shanghai Rankings

UVic ranks 1st in Canada for oceanography & atmospheric science in 2025 ShanghaiRanking!

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#ShanghaiRanking #GRAS

Clean energy found in old coal mines - UVic News Cumberland, B.C. was built on coal mining—both literally and practically. Thousands of workers were employed and millions of tonnes of coal were exported

Could a symbol of fossil-fuel history become the foundation for a sustainable future? ⛏️

Cumberland, B.C. and UVic’s ACET team are exploring how abandoned mine shafts could become a modern, low-carbon energy source for the village.

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Testosterone in body odour linked to perceptions of social status - UVic News New research from the University of Victoria suggests we can smell testosterone, and that we associate it with dominance

What can scent tell us about a person?👃

Humans use scent as a form of communication. It can signal fear, sickness, attraction, and more. New research suggests that scent may also tell us something about testosterone levels.

Learn more: news.uvic.ca/2025/testost...

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In The Conversation Canada, Susanna Klassen, postdoctoral researcher in the department of Sociology at UVic shares her research on job quality on BC organic vegetable farms.

Where did the zombie worms go?

A decade after ONC sank whale bones in Barkley Canyon, the deep-sea decomposers are nowhere to be found.

Dive into the story 🪱 https://bit.ly/3WrQQ20

University of Victoria

🧪 🌊 #SciComm #KnowTheOcean

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Where are the zombie worms?   - UVic News An Ocean Networks Canada supported experiment has revealed the absence of the “bone devourer,” Osedax, on submerged whale bones, bringing scary lessons about climate change and potential species loss.

Zombie worms play a key role in recycling whale bones on the seafloor. Yet UVic’s @oceannetworks.ca hasn’t observed them in over a decade—an absence that may signal how expanding low-oxygen zones, driven by climate change, threaten deep-sea biodiversity. 🪱
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CanAssist technology helps local barista work independently   - UVic News Break barriers, build belonging   Despite talent, drive and ambition, many individuals with disabilities still encounter barriers in the workplace.

Innovation helps local barista work independently. ☕

@canassist.bsky.social builds custom tools that break down barriers for people with disabilities.

With Coco Café BC, they created a device that helps barista Colin read orders independently.

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🔬High-resolution imaging just got a lot more accessible. A UVic team led by Arthur Blackburn achieved sub-Ångström resolution using a low-energy electron microscope—a breakthrough that makes atomic-scale imaging more accessible and affordable than ever before.

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🚨 Big news! UVic researchers receive $1.13M from CFI-JELF to advance their work in climate and health innovation. These locally grounded projects are creating global impact, from BC’s alpine ecosystems to coastal communities and beyond. 🌍

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Many hands and hearts came together to celebrate UVic’s new Indigenous Law wing — a space rooted in Coast Salish traditions where Indigenous Law is taught, practiced, and lived.

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