by Caitlin Craig | Mar 13, 2020 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Photo by Caitlin Craig Ever notice that for a non-smoking campus, UVic has a lot of cigarette litter? While there are a few designated smoking benches outside of Ring Road, the inside of the Ring is plastered with signs claiming that the area is smoke-free....
by Caitlin Craig | Dec 11, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Image via Pixabay Jae Levy, a third-year organic chemistry student, is researching virtual reality as a teaching tool. Their goal is simple: make chemistry easier to learn by enabling people to see the reactions happen in real time. “Chemistry has always been...
by Caitlin Craig | Nov 22, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Image via Pixabay Did you know that beer, scientifically speaking, is a mystery? The ingredients and recipes might follow a consistent pattern, but the flavour stabilization process — essentially, how long a beer can retain its taste — is not well understood. That’s...
by Caitlin Craig | Oct 25, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Photo by Caitlin Craig Yarra Hassan was tucked into a stairwell alcove on the third floor of the Elliott Building, poring over her laptop. A third year chemistry major, Hassan has been involved in theoretical chemistry research since her first year, when she nervously...
by Caitlin Craig | Sep 24, 2019 | Culture, Uncategorized
Photo by Caitlin Craig While most UVic students are familiar with the McPherson Library — as a study space, research resource, or quiet nap zone — some might not think of it as an active research body in its own right. The B.C. Historical Textbooks Project, run...