In case you missed it... Let's look back some of UVic's top stories from 2025. Here's to more impactful research and storytelling in 2026. 👏 🔗 Top 10 stories of 2025: ow.ly/NH9t50XTejE

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. 🔗 news.uvic.ca/2025/indigen... @uvicresearch.bsky.social

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

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... cc: @uvicscholcom.bsky.social

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: theconversation.com/canadas-exil...

#moon #anthropology @uvic.ca

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. news.uvic.ca/2025/top-10-...

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. finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo... Pics: Chad Hipolito (F/A), Gouchen Wang (R)

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" tinyurl.com/3mc6kfjc @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social #anthropology #kissing

UVic ranks 1st in Canada for oceanography & atmospheric science in 2025 ShanghaiRanking! 🌊 Learn more: ow.ly/hLHm50XtQUj 📸 Kim Nesbitt / Ocean Image Bank #ShanghaiRanking #GRAS

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. news.uvic.ca/2025/clean-e...

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... @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social

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.

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 University of Victoria 🧪 🌊 #SciComm #KnowTheOcean Photo credit: Alamy Stock Photos

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. 🪱 🔗 news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

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. 🔗 news.uvic.ca/2025/canassi...

🔬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. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/6GgI50XbgL8

🚨 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. 🌍 ow.ly/sXrw50X9T4t

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. 🔗 Learn more: news.uvic.ca/2025/buildin...

🧠 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. Learn more: ow.ly/bNl250X7XmB

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

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

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 🧪 🌊#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci

"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

🧡 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

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

Earlier today, the Board of Governors announced that Qwul’sih’yah’maht, Dr. Robina Thomas, has agreed to an extension of her role as Acting President and Vice-Chancellor until March 31, 2026. Learn more: https://ow.ly/5n9550X2wwo

"The global ocean is not changing equally or at an even rate," said Matt Miller, a researcher at the UVic's School of Earth and Ocean sciences. "The polar regions, the Arctic, for instance, are experiencing the most drastic changes." 🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/climate... @uvicscience.bsky.social

🏔️ Are nature enthusiasts hurting the ecosystems that they love? A team of researchers led by UVic is partnering with the Squamish Nation and BC Parks to investigate how overuse and global warming contribute to degradation of mountain ecosystems. 🔗 news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

Fine Arts was thrilled to be so well-represented at the launch of the new @uvic.ca Kula Library Futures Academy on Sep 15: Esi Edugyan, Richard Van Camp, Atom Egoyan, Sean Holman + Shelagh Rogers, Lawrence Hill, Dave Obee & many other fascinating thought leaders! www.uvic.ca/library/abou...

A new 2SLGTBQIA+ Liaison Nurse and the Trans Healthcare Research Co-Lab are solutions for better healthcare, by and for community members. healthresearchbc.ca/news_article... @uvic.ca‬ @vanislandhealth.bsky.social

UVic receives $5M investment from the Mastercard Foundation to strengthen education initiatives for indigenous youth. 🔗 Learn more about this investment: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

👏 Five UVic researchers named to the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s highest academic honour. Their work advances science, engineering, health and technology worldwide while making a lasting impact here at home. 🔗 ow.ly/sE3a50WRjBB Explore the thread below to learn about each recipient ⬇️

How did rich canadians get even richer? 📈 Canada’s income gap reached a record high this year. In an article from @thetyee.ca, UVic income inequality researcher Peter Dietsch speaks about the uptick in executive pay. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/A6Ke50WNIlu @uvichumanities.bsky.social

Canada’s income gap reached a record high this year. How did we get here? Hear from Peter Dietsch (@uvic.ca Philosophy) in @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

From butterflies to weeds, every observation can help map life on Earth. 🦋 A UVic collaboration has contributed over a million species observations to iNaturalist—one of the world’s largest biodiversity platforms. 🔗 Join a worldwide community documenting nature: news.uvic.ca/2025/inatura...

1/🫨 ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 20km south of Port Renfrew on Aug 18 2025 & notified critical infrastructure subscribers. The earthquake occurred around 7:17pm PST. @uvic.ca #KnowTheOcean #EarthquakeEarlyWarning #YVR

Congratulations to Katya Rhodes, #uvic public administration @uvic.ca @uvicresearch.bsky.social @picscanada.bsky.social #ACET www.uvic.ca/socialscienc...

🌍 How fast do glaciers shape Earth’s landscape? A new global study led by UVic Geographer Sophie Norris has some answers.‪ Using a machine learning, the study predicts glacial erosion for 85% of modern glaciers and reveals how temperature, rock type, and heat impact erosion. 🔗 ow.ly/gBmA50WBxya

New research from UVic's School of Earth and Ocean Sciences has highlighted a seismic hazard in the Yukon. Previously believed to have been dormant for over 40 million years, the Tintina fault may be capable of producing an earthquake with a magnitude over 7.5. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/yQbH50WwqnU

The widespread marine heat wave, known as The Blob reshaped how ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean functioned—and climate change makes it likelier that these extreme weather events will return: www.capitaldaily.ca/news/uvic-re...

People across Canada are feeling the impacts of wildfire season. New research from the POLIS Wildfire Resilience Project at UVIC explores how beneficial fires — fire that maximizes ecological benefits and minimizes risks to communities — can help build wildfire resilience.

UVic professor helps guide Google’s efforts in consumer health. 🩺 Congrats to Faculty of Health professor, Ryan Rhodes, who has been named to an international team of experts who will advise tech giant Google on new health technologies. 🔗 Learn more: www.uvic.ca/health/stori...

Today is #WorldBrainDay! Concussions are among the most common brain injuries, but they remain difficult to diagnose and treat. At UVic's Concussion Lab, Dr. Brian Christie and team are working to improve recovery and long-term brain health. news.uvic.ca/2025/uvic-co...

📖 UVic Libraries is launching Kula: Library Futures Academy—the world’s first library-based innovation hub. 🎤 Join us Sept 15–16 for panels on Truth, Knowledge & Society with authors, archivists, & artists. 🎟️ Early bird tix: www.eventbrite.ca/e/kula-acade...

🔬UVic researchers are transforming how UTIs are diagnosed. Linda K. Nartey and the Goodlett Lab have developed a new way to diagnose UTIs that gives results in hours, not days. This means faster treatment, fewer false positives, and less plastic waste. 🔗 news.uvic.ca/2025/better-...

Marine heatwaves are reshaping our oceans. 🐟 🪸 New research from the University of Victoria’s Baum Lab offers a stark preview of how heatwaves will impact the future of our oceans. 🔗 Learn more: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

🚨 Calling all global research leaders! UVic is inviting established scholars with an academic focus on climate change solutions or mental health to apply for nomination to the 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) program. 🔗 www.uvic.ca/research-inn... @uvicresearch.bsky.social

Two philosophy grads will follow the @uvic.ca Vikes Men’s Soccer team for two years. “Even if someone’s not played the sport, if even a sliver of a second you feel a little bit seen, I have completely accomplished [my task] as a filmmaker.” 🗨️ Raymond Dimmitt 🔗 martlet.ca/uvic-philoso...

UVic celebrates a major milestone in education! The first grads of our Indigenous Post-Degree BEd program, through @uviceducation.bsky.social, have completed their degree — reimagining how we train teachers in BC. 👏 Class of 2025 — thank you for leading change! Learn more: ow.ly/A8ON50Wq2oK