UVic World Ranking
The 2014 QS World University Rankings by Subject have been released and UVic is ranked among the elite top-200 institutions globally for scholarship and research in six subject areas: English language and literature, psychology, earth and marine sciences, geography, physics and astronomy, and law. See http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/tip.php?date=26022014#1546
Community
Leadership
The 10th
anniversary Victoria Leadership Awards were held on February 26 with two UVic
winners and many UVic representatives in attendance to congratulate all
nominees and recipients. This year, Dr.
Hélène Cazes and Prof. Donna Greschner received the UVic Community Leadership
Award.
Upcoming community fundraiser for people with
autism
The 3rd annual YAM Autism Magazine Autism Walk will be held on campus Sunday, April 6. Over 500 people are expected to attend to support autism services and resources in the community. See http://www.yamautismwalk.com/
Canada Water Week film screening and panel discussion
The UVic film, Lost Rivers, will take viewers across
the globe in a hunt for the disappeared Petite Rivière St-Pierre in Montreal,
Saw Mill River in New York, River Tyburn in London, England and the Bova-Celato
River in Bresica, Italy. The history of lost urban rivers will be retraced by
plunging into archival maps and underground with clandestine urban explorers. Following
the film, the focus will be on water priorities closer to home—including green
infrastructure, stormwater utilities, and collaborative restoration efforts in
the Victoria region—through a moderated panel discussion with four local
experts:
- Scott Murdoch, a registered
landscape architect with Murdoch de Greeff Inc.;
- Ed Robertson, assistant director
of Public Works for the City of Victoria;
- Nikki Curnow, coordinator of the
Bowker Creek Initiative
- Kirk Stinchcombe, a
sustainability specialist and advisor for UVic’s POLIS Water
Sustainability Project (also the panel moderator)
When: Tuesday, March 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Room 105, Harry Hickman Building, UVicAdmission is free and everyone is welcome.
First Nations gravedigger talks about a career in dust and bones
Harold C. Joe has cared for the dead, reburying ancestors at
disturbed and desecrated First Nations gravesites for more than 30 years. Also a filmmaker, the Cowichan ancestral
consultant has produced documentaries, including Wisdom of the River and
Stolen Hearts. He will lead a discussion with local
anthropologists—Kristina Bowie and Darcy Matthews about the ongoing
disturbances and desecration of First Nations ancestral burial sites. This lecture is part of The John Albert
Hall Lecture Series presented by UVic’s Centre for
Studies in Religion and Society, featuring expert perspectives on the changing
role of religion in contemporary society.
When: Thursday, March 13 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Room C122, David Strong Building, UVic
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Nana Mouskouri will perform at UVic
Internationally acclaimed singer and humanitarian Nana Mouskouri has sold over 200 million records and is one of the best-selling and most-loved recording artists worldwide. Her career spans over half a century. Nana Mouskouri returns on Stage with her "Happy Birthday Tour", starting on her Birthday in Athens and will lead her once more for one year around the world.
When: Sunday, March 30th at 8 p.m.
Where: UVic Farquhar Auditorium
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For a calendar of other UVic events see http://events.uvic.ca
