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UVic anthropologist’s research sheds light on our understanding of puberty

Dr. April Nowell is the UVic professor behind new research that examines what puberty looked like for Upper Paleolithic — or Ice Age — teenagers. 

UVic Renewable Energy Club identifies solar energy hotspots on campus

UVic’s Renewable Energy Club (UREC) is working to map UVic’s solar energy potential by measuring the amount of solar energy received in a number of key locations around campus. 

‘Cultural Zionist’ to speak on ‘Protest, US Politics and the War in Gaza’

UVic’s Faculty of Law will host an event called Protest, US Politics and the War in Gaza. Promoted on UVic’s website as a “nuanced discussion on one of today’s most…

Five mysteries haunting UVic’s campus

The Martlet sought to uncover UVic's top five campus mysteries. Some we did... others will have to remain unsolved. 

UVic’s sexualized violence response policy is failing survivors

UVic’s SVPR is undergoing a review, three years after the last one, and students are stepping forward to reveal how the current system has failed them. Their stories highlight crucial…

MacLaurin Learning Commons closure limits available study spaces for students

While the renovation of the space came as a surprise to many students, a spokesperson explained that the MacLaurin Learning Commons was never intended to be permanent. The space used…

International student asylum claims rose almost 600 per cent in five years

Applications for asylum by international students have skyrocketed in the last five years according to data sent from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to Global News. The rise in…

B.C.’s Consumer Carbon Tax is a key election issue

B.C.’s consumer carbon tax has been front and centre as an election issue over the past month, as B.C. nears a provincial election on Oct. 19.  Here's what UVic students have…

UVic students and museum researchers find extraordinary dinosaur fossils 

The team found over 90 fossils