The University of Victoria is now home to the most powerful microscope ever built. The seven-tonne, 4.5-metre tall Scanning Transmission Electron Holography Microscope (STEHM) is a one-of-a-kind machine built for UVic by Hitachi High Technologies Canada in Japan.

For thousands of years, Aboriginal words have been passed along orally from generation to generation. Now, in this era of tweets and touch screens, there is a rich and growing cache of talking dictionaries and the University of Victoria, along with the Tlicho Community Services Agency (TCSA), has just launched the Yati Dictionary App for the Tlicho language.

The first NEPTUNE Canada ocean expedition of 2012 is preparing to cast off from Esquimalt on Sunday, May 27 aboard the 274-ft. research vessel, Thomas G. Thompson. A major highlight of the month-long operations “cruise” is the installation of a deep-sea tsunami “antenna”—the first of its kind in the world.

The University of Victoria, through the Gustavson School of Business, has signed agreements to work with the new government of the Republic of Tunisia to help develop its administrative capacity and to promote academic collaboration and exchange.

Bloodybelly comb jellies, sea pigs, deep sea spiders—real images and video of these and over 125 other little-known inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean can now be viewed on an iPad. The Marine Life Field Guide, published by the University of Victoria’s NEPTUNE Canada, is the first interactive visual reference to species of the deep sea for tablet computers.

The famed Lafayette String Quartet will put a classical touch on the UVic Alumni Association’s annual general meeting on May 29.

University of Victoria political scientist and privacy expert Dr. Colin Bennett has found Canada’s federal political parties are collecting and managing vast amounts of sensitive personal information on Canadians, yet are largely unregulated by privacy protection laws.

The first step of UVic's five-phase expanded consultation for the new Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA) and adjacent parkade began earlier this year. UVic has now completed Step 5 of this process, with its submission to the District of Saanich on May 30 of the updated variance application with the revised parkade design and preferred exterior option.

Is centralized heating an effective way for BC communities to reduce greenhouse gases? DE systems can reduce carbon and save money – but only if re-regulated. A new white paper from the UVic-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions outlines an economic regulatory framework.

University of Victoria President David Turpin announced today that he will step down from his position at the end of June next year.

Local literary luminary and alumna Esi Edugyan has taken home the BC Book Prizes fiction award. The UVic writing department led the way for this year's nominations, with instructor Steven Price and alumnus DW Wilson nominated for fiction, adjunct prof Patrick Lane for poetry and former instructor Pamela Porter for children's literature.