Media Releases

February 4, 2010 - 

Join some of UVic’s most community-engaged researchers Feb. 11 and 12 for Critical Conversations III: International, Indigenous, Intersectional, the third annual diversity research forum.

January 28, 2010 - 

The inspirational abilities of Victoria’s local community heroes were honoured today at the sixth annual VLA fundraising reception and ceremony.

January 28, 2010 - 

Students interested in careers in the high-tech industry should come prepared to network with the best, when UVic Co-op and Career hosts the “Engineering-Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair” on Tuesday, February 2.

January 27, 2010 - 

The University of Victoria and the UVic Alumni Association will present Alumni Week 2010 from Feb. 1 through Feb. 7, with 14 events honouring the contributions UVic graduates make to their communities—in the capital region and around the world.

January 25, 2010 - 

The University of Victoria opened its striking First Peoples House today with patrons, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Steven L. Point and his wife Gwendolyn Point in attendance.

January 20, 2010 - 

The Pauquachin Nation and the University of Victoria have signed an agreement that gives the Pauquachin Nation the exclusive right to negotiate the purchase of Dunsmuir Lodge.

January 12, 2010 - 

University of Victoria and University of Waterloo students interested in completing a co-op term abroad have a new source of support thanks to a $178,000 grant from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC).

January 11, 2010 - 

A $42.5 million investment by the federal and provincial governments will upgrade six aging UVic buildings. The renovations will create up to 272 direct jobs and provide students, faculty and staff with safer places to learn and work.

January 6, 2010 - 

Rev. Tom Oshiro, director of the Victoria Mustard Seed, is this year's Leadership Victoria Lifetime Achievement Award.

December 23, 2009 - 

The University of Victoria has entered into a pilot project agreement with Common Ground, a wildlife damage control company, as the next step toward a long-term management plan for the feral rabbit population on campus.

December 21, 2009 - 

Award-winning author and Globe and Mail senior feature writer Sandra Martin is the University of Victoria’s new Harvey Stevenson Southam Lecturer in Journalism and Nonfiction.

December 18, 2009 - 

Keep your mind sharp, learn new skills and meet people who share your interests by participating in courses offered by UVic’s Division of Continuing Studies.

December 15, 2009 - 

It’s a world first: thanks to new technology developed by the University of Victoria, researchers can now show how multiple parts of the right brain dynamically process spatial relationships.