In September, our Faculty made history by launching UVic’s first faculty-level Alumni Advisory Board. The board provides valuable advice to our leadership team, bringing non-academic perspectives to our programs. The board consists of eight alumni, all incredibly accomplished entrepreneurs in their respective fields—from data mining to beer brewing.

Tansi kiyawow (hello everyone), Lydia nitsiyigason (my name is Lydia). Otepimisiw niya (I am Bungi Cree Metis). I use the pronouns she/they. December 1st was my one year anniversary working as the Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator for the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. In my role, I support faculty and staff with their decolonization learning and...

Aging is one of the big questions in biology and health sciences today. Gregory Owens (Biology) and UC Berkley biologists went fishing for answers in the genetic makeup of Pacific Ocean rockfish, some of the longest-lived vertebrate species on the planet. In a new paper published in Science, they examine the genetic basis of life span variation in Pacific Ocean rockfish.

Alan McConnachie (NRC-Herzberg, Physics and Astronomy) and John Burke (Biochemistry & Microbiology) have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada.

Ian Manners, Royal Society of Canada Fellow (2011), has been awarded the 2021 Herny Marshall Tory Medal.

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"My parents were married in Bamfield in June 1926 and immediately hiked the life-saving trail to Pachena where they lived until 1937," says Michael Hadley, "Stories of the rugged and isolated trail, which they regularly hiked between Bamfield and Pachena for supplies, fascinated me as a child."
This year, Michael and Anita Hadley established a new award to support UVic science students at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.

In dim light, a line of armoured vehicles slowly snakes through narrow streets. The driver in the lead vehicle focuses on the road ahead but is cautious of possible threats. Suddenly, an explosion in the road rocks the caravan. Several vehicles receive damage but all arrive safe at their destination. The passengers and drivers are all unharmed but the damage to the largely metal vehicles is severe enough to write them off.