Rapid testing in Canada lagging behind

by Nevada Alde | Jan 18, 2021 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

January 14, 2021|CTV News via UVic News Although there are a number of researchers that are concerned about the effectiveness of self-administered rapid tests, there is still a push to distribute them to ensure Canada is staying on top of frequent testing. “Health...

Trudeau’s plan for Indigenous rights

by Nevada Alde | Jan 14, 2021 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

January 11, 2021|Toronto Star via UVic News Those who have spoken within this article emphasize the need for collaborative work amongst the Canadian government and Indigenous peoples. They claim that no matter how difficult the restructuring of certain policies may...

Featured Thesis: Entangled with/in empire – Indigenous nations, settler preservations, and the return of buffalo to Banff National Park

by Stephanie Boulogne | Jan 5, 2021 | Open access, UVicSpace

By Brydon Kramer https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/12476 A Master of Arts thesis in the Department of Political Science Abstract: This thesis mobilizes the concept of “colonial entanglement” to emphasize the deep complexity and unpredictability of...

Featured Thesis: Altering the cafeteria environment to improve health: a pragmatic observational trial of nudges and a marketing campaign to increase salad purchasing by first-year students

by Stephanie Boulogne | Jan 4, 2021 | Open access, UVicSpace

By Nicole Fetterly https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/12475 A Master of Science thesis in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Abstract: Chronic diseases, including obesity are a global epidemic with significant long term mental...

Some Corals Can Survive Through Relentless Heat Waves, Surprising Scientists

by Nevada Alde | Dec 21, 2020 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

December 11, 2020|Smithsonian Magazine via UVic News A team of researchers had the chance to collaborate on a study of brain and star corals in the middle of a heat wave that lasted from 2015 to 2016. The team narrowed their focus on Christmas Island (also known as...

Featured Thesis – Fossils of the distant Galaxy: NGC 5466 and its stellar stream

by Stephanie Boulogne | Dec 21, 2020 | Open access, UVicSpace

By Jaclyn Jensen https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/12440 A Master of Science thesis in the department of Physics & Astronomy. Abstract (excerpts): The stellar halo of the Milky Way is populated by mostly old and metal-poor stars. As dynamical...