Media Releases

November 9, 2009 - 

The platform vehicle for building the car of the future is now on the University of Victoria campus.

November 5, 2009 - 

Four honorary degrees—the university’s highest recognition—will be presented at the University of Victoria’s Fall Convocation ceremonies on Nov. 9 and 10 in the University Centre Farquhar Auditorium.

November 3, 2009 - 

A new independent research white paper from the UVic-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions says that BC has the power to support the introduction of more than two million plug-in electrified vehicles if charging is done in off-peak demand periods

November 2, 2009 - 

A new research paper, co-authored by UVic health economist Rebecca Warburton, suggests that pharmaceutical companies can afford to provide lower-priced vaccines for lower-income countries.

October 27, 2009 - 

A newly inked agreement  will see a duplicate set of all the scientific data being collected by the world-leading VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada ocean observatories sent to an advanced data storage system at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S).

October 26, 2009 - 

A new report, involving UVic’s Office of Community-Based Research, makes the case for changing how Canada applies knowledge and research to address the country’s social conditions.

October 20, 2009 - 

It’s too early for snow but that won’t stop snowboarders, hockey players and curlers from putting on a show at the University of Victoria to welcome the Olympic torch when it comes to campus on Oct. 30.

October 20, 2009 - 

Two projects that give members of the community the opportunity to participate in the groundbreaking research being conducted at UVic are part of $10.5 million in funding announced recently by the CANARIE Network.

October 19, 2009 - 

A research collaboration involving UVic scientists has developed a method using the force of light to gently trap, manipulate and study tiny, active objects as miniscule as viruses—opening doors to expanded viral research.

October 15, 2009 - 

One of Canada’s most acclaimed nature writers, Don Gayton, is the University of Victoria’s Haig-Brown Centenary Writer-in-Residence.

October 13, 2009 - 

A former chief of the Port Alberni Hupacasath First Nation is sharing her expertise with the University of Victoria.

October 8, 2009 - 

Is your teen doing drugs? According to a new report on substance use among BC high school students, prepared by the UVic's Centre of Addictions Research (CARBC) and the McCreary Centre Society (MCS), the answer to that question is probably no.

October 7, 2009 - 

The Faculty of Business at the University of Victoria is introducing a new PhD program aimed at training the next generation of researchers and educators in the field of international management and organization.

October 7, 2009 - 

Here is Victoria’s chance to sing its praises of our local heroes. Each year, community leaders are lauded with the Victoria’s Leadership Awards (VLA), and nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 awards.

October 6, 2009 - 

The Legacy Awards, UVic’s annual gala celebration of outstanding members of the university community, were presented on Oct. 13 at the Victoria Conference Centre.

October 5, 2009 - 

What does it take to be an astronaut? Hear all about Canada’s 2008/09 astronaut recruitment campaign from University of Victoria physics and astronomy professor and aspiring astronaut Dr. Geoffrey Steeves, one of the finalists in the campaign.

September 30, 2009 - 

Two seniors who have spent decades improving the lives of others in the capital region will receive the University of Victoria Centre on Aging’s 2009 Valued Elder Recognition Award (VERA).

September 23, 2009 - 

Two promising scholars in the fields of brain function and micro-engineering are the University of Victoria’s newest Canada Research Chairs.