by Madison Fernway | Aug 30, 2024 | Events
The Copyright and Scholarly Communications Office is excited to share that the UVic Libraries zero-cost eTextbooks for students 2024-2025 list has been updated with the reading materials for the Fall 2024 semester. The list is a collection of electronic versions of...
by Madison Fernway | Aug 6, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
July 31, 2024 | Global News via UVic News As highlighted in a new article, recent wildfires in Jasper, AB, have been exacerbated by a combination of factors, with climate change-induced heat and dryness playing major roles. A smaller but significant contributor is the...
by Madison Fernway | Jul 8, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
July 3rd, 2024 | Ars Technica via UVic News As highlighted in a new article, researchers Russell Deitrick and Colin Goldblatt from the University of Victoria, Canada, explored the effects of Earth’s rotation slowing down due to tidal interactions with the Moon, which...
by Madison Fernway | Jul 5, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
July 2, 2024 | Smithsonian Magazine via UVic News A new article from Smithsonian Magazine highlights a groundbreaking, forthcoming study suggesting that children from the Upper Paleolithic era may have crafted figurines from clay. This theory stems from fingerprints...
by Madison Fernway | Jun 25, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
June 25, 2024 | Vancouver Sun via UVic News British Columbia’s school districts are gearing up to curb digital distractions. By September, they aim to limit cellphone use during school hours. In Mission, for example, the ban will extend to lunchtime for Grade 9...
