It brings us great pleasure to announce that D. Stephen Lindsay, University of Victoria, Canada, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award. Congratulations, Steve! buff.ly/3VoaQkX UniversityOfVictoria

Grateful to have Dr. Daniel Vigo—BC's newly appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for Psychiatry, Toxic Drugs and Concurrent Disorders—join us for BC Consensus on Brain Injury, our UniversityOfVictoria led community-engaged study. Mental Health Systems and Services Laboratory UBC Medicine UVic Research

June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time for all Canadians—Indigenous, non-Indigenous, and newcomers—to reflect on and learn about the history, sacrifices, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Learn more: ow.ly/yVg050SnvQu

"Naimi, Shield and Rehm have said flaws in previous research masked alcohol’s dangers." wsj.com/health/alcohol…

#UVicInTheNews: A Times Colonist article about the recent salmon farm die-offs quoted UVic Social Sciences's Dr. Gerald Singh on his study that examined global trends in farmed fish mortality. More on the article, and Dr. Singh's work on the #ScholComBlog: onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/scholarlycommu…

Paul Hoffman wins the Kyoto Prize for his profound influence on our understanding of Earth’s early history. The geologist and adjunct professor UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences has made groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of global freezing and plate tectonics. ow.ly/c6RN50Sweff

Restoring kelp on the coast does more than grow more plants; with the Kelp Rescue Initiative, biodiversity and climate impacts are big winners #DFO_Pacfic #uvic #bamfieldMSC linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Calling faculty: What do you do on the UVic Library website? Fill out our 5-minute survey and enter to win a $50 VISA gift card. surveymonkey.ca/r/task-survey UniversityOfVictoria UVic Research UVic Humanities UVic Fine Arts UVic Faculty of Education UVic HSD UVic Engineering and Computer Science UVic Gustavson School of Business UVic Social Sciences

Calling #UVic Early Career Researchers! Learn about the peer review process. The deadline for the CIHR Reviewer in Training program is August 6th. Apply as a Mentee or an ECR Reviewer. More info: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52291.html

Congrats to librarian Aditi Gupta whose team-based research is accepted for publication with C&RL. The study examines marginalized graduate students’ use of academic libraries for research activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. ow.ly/AIRl50SHJcN @uvicresearch

#UVicintheNews: UVic Geography's Dr. Chris Bone weighs in on the role of the mountain pine beetle and the climate crisis in the devastating fires in Jasper, AB. Check out the #ScholComBlog for more on Dr. Bone and his work: onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/scholarlycommu… UVic Libraries UVic Research

"To address this crisis, many of Canada’s responses to the opioid crisis still focus downstream on adults, after problems have started or become entrenched. In contrast, primary prevention operates upstream in childhood — before most young people start engaging in substance use."

This astonishing observation by #UVic Physics and Astronomy PhD candidate Jess Speedie (Jess Speedie) catches a glimpse of a pregnant star forming new planets. The image is a finalist in NSERC / CRSNG's #ScienceExposed competition. Vote for Jess by Sept 22! nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ScienceExposed…

Congratulations to the five prominent #UVic scholars who have been named Fellows or members of The Royal Society of Canada, celebrated for their contributions in the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well as in Canadian public life! #rscBRAVOsrc RSC // SRC uvic.ca/news/topics/20…

UVic, UTokyo | 東京大学 and KEK : High Energy Accelerator Research Org. have signed an MoU to promote the Hyper-Kamiokande international physics research project. 7 Canadian institutions are participating in this program to elucidate the Grand Unified Theory and the evolution of the universe. ow.ly/R9Ow50TeQA5

We're delighted to see the Fighting Fire With Food project receive such well-deserved attention. PICS is proud to fund this essential research. Don't miss this chance to hear from experts on adapting to the new reality of wildfire in B.C., with The Narwhal .

UVic’s Caroline Cameron and global partners received $352,124 from NIH to develop a new test for detecting syphilis that could revolutionize diagnosis and treatment, helping to tackle this global health issue. uvic.ca/news/topics/20…

Between a rock & a hard place: identifying a ‘tipping point’ for climate warming & potential widespread ocean deoxygenation. A new study in nature led by ONC's Kohen Bauer uses ancient rock samples to examine the impact of volcanic CO2 emissions🪨 bit.ly/3AODeX0 UniversityOfVictoria

Northern elephant seals use deep-sea research sonar as a dinner bell to find their fishy feast, a new study published in PLOS ONE reveals. Dive into the new release to find other never before seen habits 🦭 bit.ly/3TfAdoW #KnowTheOcean UniversityOfVictoria UVic Science UVic Research

An international team of astronomers, led by @UVic PhD candidate Jess Speedie, has unveiled groundbreaking evidence supporting a rapid "top-down" theory of planet formation in new research published in nature this week. Jess Speedie UVic Physics & Astro uvic.ca/research-innov…