Science

UVic’s thriving marine biology program has room to grow

According to Dr. Ben Neal, a biology professor at UVic, the university’s undergraduate marine biology program could expand to include more locally applied marine conservation aspects.

UVic students and museum researchers find extraordinary dinosaur fossils 

The team found over 90 fossils

UVic researcher receives five-year grant to develop syphilis vaccine

Dr. Caroline Cameron, researcher and professor in the department of biochemistry and microbiology at the University of Victoria, is leading a team of international researchers to develop a vaccine for…

UVic’s ECS programs have a gender diversity problem

The Women in Engineering and Computer Science club is combatting the "systemic" issue of non-male student retention through solidarity.

UVic biomedical engineers reimagine 150-year-old vaginal examination device

The Revyn team recently took home the Herbert B. Jones Foundation Second Place Prize in the amount of $10 000. 

Cherry blossom trees bloom earlier than usual in Victoria this year

This year Victoria's cherry blossom trees blossomed a week earlier than usual — and their preemptive arrival might be cause for concern. 

What are earthquakes, and can climate change cause them? 

Nissen says an earthquake is “a sudden release of stored elastic strain energy within the Earth caused by the motion of tectonic plates.”

UVic graduate community joins nation-wide walkout to demand a living wage

On May 1, hundreds gathered outside UVic's McPherson library as part of a Canada-wide walkout organized by Support our Science (SOS).

​Students flock to Instagram to follow the beloved UVic peacock 

A peacock, affectionately nicknamed George, has amassed over 1 000 followers on Instagram and hundreds more admirers during his months of living on the UVic campus, despite concerns about his…