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Men have been disconnected from their emotions and a male liberation movement is needed for men, said Carol Bilson, director of operations at the Anti-Violence Project (BPD file Photo)

B.C. asked to reimagine masculinity as part of Men’s Mental Health Month

‘The gender expectation that we put on men and masculinity is unnecessary and doubles down the harm’

 

ONC operates world-leading observatories in the deep ocean, coastal waters and land of the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Canada, and in the Southern Ocean. (Graphic Submitted/ ONC)

Northern Lights affected University of Victoria’s deep sea observatories

Observatories operate in the deep ocean coastal waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic

 

A new project at UVic released their first publication which lays out priorities that can be acted on right away to help manage wildfires. (Courtesy UVic)

B.C. wildfire project tells communities how to protect and prepare

University of Victoria files first report under the POLIS Wildfire Resilience Project

 

Around 50 Pro-Palestine protesters have started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)

Pro-Palestine encampment sets up on University of Victoria campus

Around 50 protesters have tents and signs set up in front of the campus library

Around 50 Pro-Palestine protesters have started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)
Six student and worker unions for the University of Victoria signed a letter urging the province to consider reforming post-secondary funding amid a $13 million budget cut. (Photo courtesy of UVic)

Univ. of Victoria unions call for post-secondary funding reform amid budget cuts

Student and worker unions call on the province for change during $13 million budget cuts

Six student and worker unions for the University of Victoria signed a letter urging the province to consider reforming post-secondary funding amid a $13 million budget cut. (Photo courtesy of UVic)
The University of Victoria is one of 14 post-secondary institutions worldwide who achieved the STARS platinum sustainability rating. (Courtesy UVic)

B.C. university one of just 14 worldwide to reach platinum sustainability

“This milestone highlights our commitment to a greener future”

The University of Victoria is one of 14 post-secondary institutions worldwide who achieved the STARS platinum sustainability rating. (Courtesy UVic)
A swimmer emerges from the ocean near Ogden Point after a record-breaking hot day. (Black Press Media file photo)

Hot Topic: UVic, CRD extreme heat study gathers personal stories

Extreme heat stories, survey data to inform service providers, Island Health and CRD

A swimmer emerges from the ocean near Ogden Point after a record-breaking hot day. (Black Press Media file photo)
A University of Victoria researcher found that plankton behavior changes before a mass extinction event, which could give insights to how climate change effects the ecosystem. (University of Victoria)

Marine plankton could act as alert in mass extinction event: UVic researcher

Fossil record analysis shows that plankton community structures change before a mass extinction

A University of Victoria researcher found that plankton behavior changes before a mass extinction event, which could give insights to how climate change effects the ecosystem. (University of Victoria)
A study that combined camera trap data from around the world looked at how animal behaviour changed during the pandemic. A lynx is seen in this image captured by a camera trap. (Courtesy of Jason Fisher)

Global study, B.C. researcher analyze how mammals responded during pandemic

Animals more active in developed areas, less so around humans in natural areas

A study that combined camera trap data from around the world looked at how animal behaviour changed during the pandemic. A lynx is seen in this image captured by a camera trap. (Courtesy of Jason Fisher)
Students on UVic campus in Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria has higher share of visible minorities with university degree

Census figures show 33.6% of visible minorities in Victoria hold degrees

Students on UVic campus in Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)
Erin Kelly an associate professor and the director of the academic and technical writing program is like many in the post-secondary education system figuring out how AI can be responsibly used. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

B.C. professors still processing how AI fits into post-secondary education

Educators are finding the line between using AI as a tool or for plagiarism

Erin Kelly an associate professor and the director of the academic and technical writing program is like many in the post-secondary education system figuring out how AI can be responsibly used. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Along with a team of international scientists, University of Victoria astronomers found an ancient group of stars orbiting the Milky Way galaxy that may be the key to understand the origin of structure in the universe. (Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope photo)

B.C. scientists discover stars that may help uncover origin of universe

Researchers found a cluster of about 60 stars orbiting the Milky Way galaxy

Along with a team of international scientists, University of Victoria astronomers found an ancient group of stars orbiting the Milky Way galaxy that may be the key to understand the origin of structure in the universe. (Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope photo)
Recycling sorters pick through waste at a Brazil cooperative. (Courtesy of Jutta Gutberlet)

B.C. recyclables ‘Diverters’ mixing economic opportunity with cutting waste

Foundation’s dump-defying programs pursue partnerships to end the stigma around ‘binning’

Recycling sorters pick through waste at a Brazil cooperative. (Courtesy of Jutta Gutberlet)
A UVic astronomer and his fellow researchers used Gaia-obtained data to find some white dwarf stars aren’t exhibiting the usual cooling process associated with the “dead stars.” (Courtesy of Simon Blouin via UVic)

‘Dead star’ reputation of white dwarfs challenged by B.C. astronomer’s study

Stars that stop cooling for over eight billion years could have implications for galaxy dating

A UVic astronomer and his fellow researchers used Gaia-obtained data to find some white dwarf stars aren’t exhibiting the usual cooling process associated with the “dead stars.” (Courtesy of Simon Blouin via UVic)
Increased aridity is one of the human-induced factors accelerating the extinction of freshwater mammals, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Victoria ecologist. Pictured is cracked earth is visible in an area once under the water of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states. (AP Photo/John Locher)

UVic-linked study finds humans speeding up freshwater mammal extinction

Three in four freshwater mammals facing threats from expanded human activity

Increased aridity is one of the human-induced factors accelerating the extinction of freshwater mammals, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Victoria ecologist. Pictured is cracked earth is visible in an area once under the water of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states. (AP Photo/John Locher)
UVic says declining international student enrolment is the primary cause for budget cuts. (Black Press Media photo file)

B.C. university cuts budget $13M due to international student decline

University of Victoria says it’s too early to determine which areas of the school will be affected

UVic says declining international student enrolment is the primary cause for budget cuts. (Black Press Media photo file)
The University of Victoria is working with Bombardier to test aircraft for the EcoJet project. (Photo courtesy of Bombardier)

VIDEO: University of Victoria works to build eco-friendly aircraft

Partnership with Bombardier involves building aircraft scale models for flight testing

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The University of Victoria is working with Bombardier to test aircraft for the EcoJet project. (Photo courtesy of Bombardier)
A group of swimmers take the plunge into the cold waters of the Salish Sea. (News Staff/Thomas Eley)

‘It doesn’t have to be painful’: B.C. professor touts benefits of cold plunges

You should never stay in the water longer than that becomes uncomfortable for you

A group of swimmers take the plunge into the cold waters of the Salish Sea. (News Staff/Thomas Eley)
The federal government is changing the financial requirements for international students wishing to study in Canada. (Photo courtesy of UVic)

B.C.’s international students face big cost-of-living requirement hike

Increase from $10,000 a year to $20,635 is the first of its kind since the early 2000s

The federal government is changing the financial requirements for international students wishing to study in Canada. (Photo courtesy of UVic)
The positioning of Ocean Networks Canada’s five new autonomous deep-sea monitoring floats in the northeast Pacific. (Courtesy of the Argo Program)

UVic’s deep-sea ‘droids’ studying new depths in waters off west coast

New monitoring devices tracking impact of climate change, changes in ocean conditions

The positioning of Ocean Networks Canada’s five new autonomous deep-sea monitoring floats in the northeast Pacific. (Courtesy of the Argo Program)