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Solid Carbon Project confirms scale of feasibility of storing CO₂ in ocean basalt on a gigatron scale

Scientists working on the Pacific Institute for Climate Solution’s (PICS) Solid Carbon Project have concluded that they have found a large-scale carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage solution to help combat climate…

Indigenous-led Campus as Living Lands Project aims to make space for resurgence

The Campus as Living Lands Project supports a series of land-based learning opportunities and is being championed by Jeff Corntassel, an associate professor with the Department of Indigenous Studies at…

UVic braces for a changing climate

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially announced that July 2021 had the highest average monthly temperature ever recorded. At the end of June, temperatures in Victoria approached 40°C. Stores…

Sean Holman begins Environmental and Climate Journalism professorship at UVic

On Sept. 1, renowned investigative journalist Sean Holman began a five-year appointment as the new Wayne Crookes Professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism with the University of Victoria’s Department of…

UVic vampire history course celebrates 20 year anniversary

For any student that is interested in looking for an academic experience that will surely shed light onto the darkness of the vampire's life without getting burnt, this is their…

Access4All continuing push for accessible learning

As the fall semester witnessed the return of face-to-face instruction on UVic’s campus, the #Access4All initiative states, “international and disabled students are being left behind.”

UVic CyberAware campaign promotes cybersecurity

UVic’s CyberAware initiative is occurring the entire month of October. The initiative, which coincides with Canada's Cyber Security Awareness month, gives students the opportunity to equip themselves with the tools…

Award-winning student project proposes climate course for first years

For a lot of students, the first year of university is a time of upheaval. Starting university means new people, new classes, new expectations, new responsibilities, and sometimes, moving far…

UVSS aims to lower referenda quorum from 15 per cent to five per cent

At their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Oct. 28, the Board of Directors will ask students whether they are in favour of reducing quorum, the percentage of undergraduate students needed…