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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…

B.C.’s Conservative Party proposes re-allocating funding to “essential fields” in post-secondary education

B.C.'s Conservative Party proposes reallocation of funding to "essential fields" should they be elected. UVic students speak out.

Residence staff began requesting naloxone training in 2022. It took the death of a student for UVic to listen

CLs at UVic may receive naloxone training following tragic death of Sidney McIntyre-Starko, but CLs have been asking for training since 2022.

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.

President Kevin Hall says UVic is ‘open to dialogue’ with encampment

Inflammatory allegations say otherwise, according to People’s Park: ‘We are here to stay until they earnestly engage with our demands’.

B.C. moves to re-criminalize drug use in public spaces

B.C. re-criminalizes public drug use as of May 7, just one year into the province's three-year exemption from the CDSA.

UVic international students push back against new work hours

New cap on work hours for international students aims to balance work opportunities and academic success, but puts some in a double-bind.

UVic says divestment from Israel-associated companies is ‘complex’

Pro-Palestine encampment demands divestment, but UVic says the process is "complex" and turns to investment policy instead.

Pro-Palestinian encampment pitched on UVic quad

People's Park demands UVic divests; University says encampment goes against policy and shuts buildings early.

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