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🍁 #Victoria #BritishColumbia el Cónsul General Allan Najum se reunió con el Director de Iniciativas de Investigación Estratégica @UVicResearch @joaquintrap para conversar sobre proyectos de colaboración bilateral ⬆️⬇️ en #Neurociencias 🧠 #OcéanosyEnergíasMarinas 🌊💡
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Amplifying northern voices in clean energy planning...
@unbcfe Assistant Professor Dr. Sinead Earley and @uvic colleagues are engaging with community members across northern B.C. as part of a five-year clean energy research project.
More: unbc.ca/our-stories/story/no…
#ThisIsUNBC
ALT (Photo credit: Aaron Whitfield, Red Bike Media) Group of people posing for a photo in front of a large indigenous art mural.
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#Genomics is making waves in #KelpConservation! 🌊🧬 Supported by Genome BC, @uvic & partners like the #KelpRescueInitiative, researchers are using genetic insights to restore BC’s vital kelp forests.
🔗 canadiangeographic.ca/articl…
#KelpGenomics #ClimateAction
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AI vs. human touch: What's the future of wildlife image review? Explore the balance between efficiency and personal connection in conservation efforts and scientific training. #uvic
Image Credit: Andrew Barnas, School of Environmental Studies.
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At #Congressh 2025, Katelin Albert from @uvic told us about her research in looking at people’s health experiences and medical decision making. 💡 What’s your research passion? @UVicSocialSci
ALT Portrait of Katelin Albert.
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Do you have somebody in your family who is unwell and needing to navigate what to do? This Public talk, free of charge, is being held @uvic Coming up in a few weeks in #YYJ 👇👇👇 @UVicResearch @UVicNursing
👋Victoria! Join us on June 17th at 7pm PDT for an event with University of Victorias Institute on Aging, @machealthsci and @caringbc for a discussion about the Seven Keys!
👉Register today to save your seat: loom.ly/W89Ass8
@hseowphd @sammywinemaker
UVic scientists are among 13,508 researchers awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for work on the @ATLASexperiment at @CERN. Prof. Robert McPherson leads Canada’s 200-member team exploring the building blocks of the universe.
news.uvic.ca/media-release/u…
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[Press Release] The LHC experiment collaborations at CERN receive Breakthrough Prize
The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the @ALICEexperiment , @ATLASexperiment, @CMSExperiment and @LHCbExperiment.
Find out more: home.cern/news/press-release…
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2/🪨“@Solid_Carbon has the potential to leverage the world’s largest reservoir for #CO2 sequestration, ocean basalt, to combat the #ClimateCrisis & lay the foundation for a #Canadian-led sustainable solution.”
💬@KateMoran, @solid_carbon PI + ONC CEO
🔗bit.ly/4iu77g3
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1/🪨ONC welcomes today’s announcement of $24 million over 6 years from #Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund to advance @solid_carbon — one of the most promising #CO2 removal projects to combat the #ClimateCrisis.
News release👉🏼 bit.ly/4iu77g3
@uvic @TIPS_SPIIE
ALT Microscopic view of basalt at 350x magnification, showing detailed surface texture. Credit: University of Calgary
ALT Hand holding a cylindrical basalt core sample with visible mineral deposits. CREDIT: Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
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2/🫨#YVR subscribers received 11 seconds’ notice from our system before ground shaking arrived.
Learn more about ONC’s network of land+sea sensors, designed to provide max warning time for offshore #earthquakes in the subduction zone off the #BC coast 🌎 bit.ly/3Qronqv
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1/🫨ONC’s land+seafloor #seismic network successfully detected the earthquake felt in #Vancouver and #Victoria early this morning and notified critical infrastructure subscribers.
The #earthquake was located 30km southwest of Bellingham and occurred around 5:00 a.m. PST.
@uvic
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1/🧽ONC's seafloor cameras captured 4 years of sea sponge life off BC’s coast—the longest continuous recording of these ancient animals!
Dive into the details of this sea sponge stakeout 🌊bit.ly/3W8aT5A
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Congratulations Michael! this is such a well-deserved recognition of a truly wonderful, generous and gracious colleague. @uvic
We extend heartfelt congratulations to Michael Prince @princepolity who has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to the advancement of disability rights. Michael is bold, generous, critical, and forward-thinking. Congratulations!
cbc.ca/news/politics/order-o…
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Habitat-Mediated Soundscape Conservation in Marine Ecosystems is now published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment!
This work explores the nexus between changing habitats, marine biodiversity communities, and anthropogenic stressors.
doi.org/10.1002/fee.2824
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🧠 Do you have what it takes to be one of Canada’s next top research communicators? Enter the #SSHRCStorytellers Challenge for a chance to win $3,000:
sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-soc…
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Support one of 26 great causes across @UVic this Giving Tuesday!
Help @UVicAging raise funds to support students and bring opportunities to older adults in our community!
Give online now👉 bit.ly/4f0VElQ
#AddSprinklesUVic #GivingTuesdayCA
It’s Giving Tuesday! Choose to support one of 26 great causes across @UVic!
Help @CanAssistUVic support community members with customized, assistive technologies. #accessibletechnology
Give online now👉 bit.ly/3VjF0H9
#AddSprinklesUVic #GivingTuesdayCA
ALT The CanAssist team standing in the workshop next to machinery