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UVic’s François Bastien brought an Indigenous approach to metaphor to a @ualberta.bsky.social business research project. He and his colleagues wove strong relationships and a good story.

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Indigenous approach gives meaning to Western research - UVic News
A collaboration reveals the key role of relationships in reconciling worldviews to advance knowledge.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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One year, hundreds of accomplishments, and 10 that topped them all. 🙌

As 2025 comes to an end, join us in looking back at some of our favourite accomplishments of 2025: https://ow.ly/cVzW50XMN5q
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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What's the point of art in a climate crisis?

Learn how one UVic Master's student is using documentary film to demonstrate how crucial art is to understanding, processing, and addressing climate change: www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...

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How can art address climate crisis? - Humanities - University of Victoria
UVic English Master's student Braedon Lowey's new documentary film interrogates the role of art in climate crisis.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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80 years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan, stripping many of them of Canadian citizenship.

More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams:

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Canada’s exile of Japanese Canadian citizens: A shameful 80-year anniversary few remember
Canada’s expulsion of thousands of Japanese Canadians 80 years ago offers lessons in a world of sharpening borders, insecurity and talk of who does and does not belong in a national community.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Last month Dr. Ammie Kalan, our resident Primatologist, went to Paris, France for a special workshop on the topic of LIFE, where her and a number of experts in zoology, anthropology, evolution, taxonomy, etc. helped to summarize the most important contributions to human knowledge with regards to the Nature of Life, the Diversity of Life, and Life and Society. This is part of a long-term project called Sanctuary on the Moon where a vault of human knowledge engraved on 24 sapphire discs will be sent to the Moon on NASA's Artemis mission in 2029. You can read more at https://sanctuaryonthemoon.com/ and follow the project on instagram @sanctuaryonthemoon When asked about her participation as a scientific expert on this important project, Dr. Kalan answered thoughtfully, "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to showcase the beauty and significance of nature, and the closest I'll probably ever get to 'touching' the moon".
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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These stories shaped our year. 📆

From psychedelic research to innovating clean energy solutions, let’s revisit some of UVic’s biggest stories from 2025. Each one offers a snapshot of how our students, faculty and partners are creating impact locally and globally.

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Top 10 stories of 2025 - UVic News
We’ve gathered a few of the top stories from 2025 that highlight the incredible work happening across UVic.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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3 @uvic.ca Writing students are featured @theguardian.com for a @climatedisaster.bsky.social COP30 partnership: Raamin Hamid, Fernanda Solorza & Ashley Ciambrelli spoke with climate survivors in India, Peru, Brazil & Maui.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Pucker up!

Dr. April Nowell commented on the evolutionary origin of kissing for Live Science's new article "Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds"

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Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds
Scientists traced kissing back to a primate ancestor that lived around 21 million years ago.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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UVic ranks 1st in Canada for oceanography & atmospheric science in 2025 ShanghaiRanking!

🌊 Learn more: ow.ly/hLHm50XtQUj

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UVic ranks 1st in Canada for ocean, climate research in global Shanghai Rankings
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November 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Could a symbol of fossil-fuel history become the foundation for a sustainable future? ⛏️

Cumberland, B.C. and UVic’s ACET team are exploring how abandoned mine shafts could become a modern, low-carbon energy source for the village.

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Clean energy found in old coal mines - UVic News
Cumberland, B.C. was built on coal mining—both literally and practically. Thousands of workers were employed and millions of tonnes of coal were exported
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November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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What can scent tell us about a person?👃

Humans use scent as a form of communication. It can signal fear, sickness, attraction, and more. New research suggests that scent may also tell us something about testosterone levels.

Learn more: news.uvic.ca/2025/testost...

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Testosterone in body odour linked to perceptions of social status - UVic News
New research from the University of Victoria suggests we can smell testosterone, and that we associate it with dominance
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November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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In The Conversation Canada, Susanna Klassen, postdoctoral researcher in the department of Sociology at UVic shares her research on job quality on BC organic vegetable farms.
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Where did the zombie worms go?

A decade after ONC sank whale bones in Barkley Canyon, the deep-sea decomposers are nowhere to be found.

Dive into the story 🪱 https://bit.ly/3WrQQ20

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🧪 🌊 #SciComm #KnowTheOcean

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October 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Zombie worms play a key role in recycling whale bones on the seafloor. Yet UVic’s @oceannetworks.ca hasn’t observed them in over a decade—an absence that may signal how expanding low-oxygen zones, driven by climate change, threaten deep-sea biodiversity. 🪱
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Where are the zombie worms?   - UVic News
An Ocean Networks Canada supported experiment has revealed the absence of the “bone devourer,” Osedax, on submerged whale bones, bringing scary lessons about climate change and potential species loss.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Innovation helps local barista work independently. ☕

@canassist.bsky.social builds custom tools that break down barriers for people with disabilities.

With Coco Café BC, they created a device that helps barista Colin read orders independently.

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CanAssist technology helps local barista work independently   - UVic News
Break barriers, build belonging   Despite talent, drive and ambition, many individuals with disabilities still encounter barriers in the workplace.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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🔬High-resolution imaging just got a lot more accessible. A UVic team led by Arthur Blackburn achieved sub-Ångström resolution using a low-energy electron microscope—a breakthrough that makes atomic-scale imaging more accessible and affordable than ever before.

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October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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🚨 Big news! UVic researchers receive $1.13M from CFI-JELF to advance their work in climate and health innovation. These locally grounded projects are creating global impact, from BC’s alpine ecosystems to coastal communities and beyond. 🌍

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October 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Many hands and hearts came together to celebrate UVic’s new Indigenous Law wing — a space rooted in Coast Salish traditions where Indigenous Law is taught, practiced, and lived.

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October 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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🧠 What if a protein could be injected to help heal both “leaky gut” and severe depression?

New research from the University of Victoria, published in Chronic Stress, shows that a glycoprotein called Reelin may one day be able to do just that.

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UVic neuroscientists advance depression research - UVic News
A new paper from the Caruncho Lab shows the potential of a protein called Reelin for treating both “leaky gut” and severe depression.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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3/🧊Data from 35 CTD deployments spanning 22 locations within the South Shetland Islands are being processed by ONC’s data specialists.

Full story 🔗https://bit.ly/4n7CvmA

🧪 🌊#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #SciComm #DataScience #BigData
Researchers in cold-weather gear ride in a small inflatable boat across icy Antarctic waters, with floating ice chunks and snow-covered mountains under a bright sun.
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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2/🧊ONC was proud to support the #Canadian Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE) team as they sailed the Southern Ocean aboard the Royal Canadian Navy vessel, HMCS Margaret Brooke in Feb+Mar 2025.

Full story 🔗https://bit.ly/4n7CvmA

🧪 🌊#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #SciComm #BigData
A bathymetric map of the South Shetland Islands and Bransfield Strait near Antarctica, showing ocean depths, islands, research bases, and sampling locations marked with colored dots.
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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1/🧊 ONC is partnering to support the global delivery of research data from the first all-Canadian led scientific expedition to the Southern Ocean.

The data will soon be available on ONC’s data portal, Oceans 3.0 and partners’ platforms.

Full story 🔗 bit.ly/4n7CvmA

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A yellow oceanographic instrument floating on calm Antarctic waters, with glaciers in the background under an overcast sky.
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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"Liver harm caused by alcohol is a public health problem. Collectively, we need to take better care of our livers by taking steps to reduce alcohol consumption in the population."
CISUR's Tim Naimi in @ca.theconversation.com #alcoholpolicy #alcoholresearch
September 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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🧡 Orange blanketed our campus today as hundreds came together to honour Survivors, their families and communities and to reflect on Canada’s history of colonial violence.

We will never forget. Every Child Matters.

➡️ If you need, support is available: https://ow.ly/YxSo50X4155
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Ten years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report, Acting President, Dr. Robina Thomas reflects on what this moment means for her, Indigenous communities across Canada, and the role of education in shaping the future.

🔗 Read the full op-ed: https://ow.ly/kz8x50X34AF
September 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM