University Of Victoria

• Tuberculosis case detected at University of Victoria

  Tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria that often infects the lungs and can be fatal if not treated.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2023
  
• Deep sea robot expedition sets sails off Vancouver Island coast

  Starting Sunday, the Ocean Networks Canada Abyss Summer Expedition is embarking on a 22-day expedition with two robots, also known as remotely operated vehicles (ROV).

  Environment

  Jun 25, 2023
  
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• ‘This is not a super safe world’: B.C. researcher examines how children are targeted online

  Dr. Jan Kietzmann has now been recognized, along with his coauthor Dionysios Demetis, for their research on online child sexual exploitation

  Tech

  Mar 18, 2023
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• ‘First of its kind’ study by B.C. scientists links air pollution to decrease in brain function

  A new study on air pollutants and brain function at two B.C. universities is raising questions when it comes to living in high-traffic areas.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2023
• B.C. universities to receive $4.3 million for innovation research funding

  Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Island University, UVic and UBC will receive the funding, with the bulk going to projects at the Vancouver and Okanagan UBC campuses.

  Education

  Dec 19, 2022
• Victoria-based charity seeks public support to equip Ukrainians in need with prosthetics

  The Victoria Hand Project designs and deploys low-cost, 3D-printed prosthetic arms in eight developing countries and in underserved communities in Canada and the United States.

  Features

  Aug 5, 2022
• COVID-19: B.C. report details disturbing ‘shadow pandemic’ of intimate partner violence

  Eighty-five per cent of survey respondents reported an onset of intimate partner violence during the pandemic, and 77 per cent reported an increase in that violence.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2022
• Study shows industrial development giving coyotes an edge in wolverine habitat

  Industrial development is helping coyotes move into wolverine country and edge out the rare carnivore despite its fierce reputation, newly published research suggests.

  Environment

  Jan 19, 2022
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• University of Victoria trying to get rapid tests to students, staff amid COVID-19 outbreak

  The take-home testing kits are available on a 'short-term basis,' the university said Thursday, in response to the recent cluster of COVID-19 cases. 

  Health

  Dec 16, 2021
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• B.C.’s alcohol consumption highest in two decades during first year of COVID-19

  During the first year of the pandemic, British Columbians over the age of 14 drank the equivalent of 547 cans of beer, or 104 bottles of wine, per person.

  Consumer

  Dec 15, 2021