by Madison F. | Oct 8, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 11th, 2024 | WebMD via UVic News In recent years, wilderness therapy has gained attention as a unique approach to addressing mental health and behavioral issues, particularly among teens. A new article from WebMD delves into the concept of wilderness...
by Madison F. | Oct 4, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 23, 2024 | Victoria News via UVic News New provincial funding of $532,500 has been allocated to the University of Victoria (UVic) to expand its Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Practitioner program. This funding will allow UVic to train 15 additional...
by Madison F. | Oct 3, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 28th, 2024 | Vancouver Sun (Print Edition) via UVic News As the B.C. provincial election approaches, Indigenous candidates are stepping into the spotlight, aiming to bring fresh ideas to provincial politics and address critical issues like the toxic drug...
by Sarah Kahale | Oct 2, 2024 | News, Open education
eTextbooks for Students (Fall 2024) We are continuing with UVic Libraries eTextbooks for students project, started in fall 2021, to track the use of library licensed electronic books assigned in courses for the fall 2024 academic term. The project provides a list of...
by Sarah Kahale | Sep 27, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 26, 2024 | Nature via UVic News A recent article based on a study out of The New England Journal of Medicine posits the question: Is it safe to use weight loss drugs on children and adolescents? Trials have shown that these drugs can help young people lose...
by Sarah Kahale | Sep 26, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 25, 2024 | Saskatoon StarPhoenix via UVic News UR Pride has filed a legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s new policy requiring parental consent for students under 16 to use their preferred names and pronouns at school. They argue this policy violates two...
