March 2014 Update

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.

 

http://ring.uvic.ca/news/helene-cazes-donna-greschner-local-heroes-lauded-10th-anniversary-vlas

 

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, UVic
Admission 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
Buy Tickets Online
 
 

For a calendar of other UVic events see http://events.uvic.ca   

IdeaFest- for the community and free at UVic. March 3-8, 2014.

IdeaFest, 2014 – Ideas that can change everything

University of Victoria - March 3-8, 2014

Explore over fifty ideas worth celebrating at the University of Victoria’s 3rd annual IdeaFest.

Are you a computer nerd, music lover or crusader for social justice? This year’s festival shines a spotlight on the diverse research, creativity and passion for knowledge found in every corner of campus, with topics ranging from renewable energy technology and global peace-making to innovations in music composition and human health.

New and emerging research will be explained, debated, re-worked and brought to life in a wide range of panels, workshops, exhibits, lectures, performances, screenings and tours.

Come be inspired and engage with ideas that really can change everything.

Visit the website for festival details and the full program of events.

 

www.uvic.ca/ideafest

August 2013 Update

UVic supports Symphony Splash

 

UVic supported Symphony Splash once again this year as a member of the Band of Heroes. Eugene Dowling represented UVic in the group photo and on the “barge”. For twenty-five years, Dowling was Principal Tubist with the Victoria Symphony and has been a faculty member of the UVic School of Music for over thirty years.

 

Photo credit Victor Chong. More photos at https://www.facebook.com/victoriasymphony

 

UVic’s efforts to help people with learning and memory problems

A UVic post-doctoral student’s efforts to help people with learning and memory problems related to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive disorders have earned her a $50,000 award. Celina Berg will also have access to office and lab space in San Francisco for up to six months at the Canadian Technology Accelerator, a startup incubator supported by the Consulate General of Canada. The consulate partnered with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to create the “Cognition Challenge.” It asked for submissions from Canadian researchers to help deal with unmet medical needs caused by Alzheimer’s and cognitive disorders. Berg is one of two winners chosen from 45 entries. Her submission, “CanDo: A Smart App for Cognition”, proposed a series of apps to help people with cognitive challenges do everything from mastering daily tasks to travelling independently. She has been working on the apps with CanAssist at UVic.

 

 

For a calendar of UVic events see http://events.uvic.ca/