Resilient kelp could aid restoration efforts, scientists find

by Kristen De Jager | Mar 11, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

February 16, 2024 | Vancouver is Awesome via UVic News  As the presence of floating kelp forests in marine ecosystems declines in some areas, others are remaining strong. In a recent paper, researchers at the University of Victoria investigated the conditions...

Open Educational Resources Directory for Courses at UVic

by Amelia Ritchie | Mar 11, 2024 | Open access, Open education, Open scholarship

ePublishing Services, UVic Libraries is pleased to share our OER by Discipline Directory. This reference book, lists a wide range of Open Educational Resources (OER) that may be adopted for courses at UVic. It acts as a referratory where the name of a resource, a link...

Global Freshwater Mammals in Crisis: Human Activity Threatens Three Quarters

by Kristen De Jager | Mar 5, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

March 1, 2024 | BNN Breaking via UVic News A recent University of Victoria study found that activities, such as  croplands, increasing aridity, pesticide pollution, and human developments are threatening 43% of freshwater mammals. The study also found that protected...

Hot seawater killed most of cultivated coral in Florida Keys in setback for restoration effort

by Kristen De Jager | Feb 28, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

February 16, 2024 | Daily Mail via UVic News In an effort to increase the population of endangered staghorn and elkhorn corals, researchers had placed them in the Florida Keys. Recently, was discovered that the high temperature seawater had killed more than...

John Borrows receives Order of Canada for 2nd time

by Kristen De Jager | Feb 28, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

February 20, 2024 | CFAX 1070 via UVic News John Borrows, from the University of Victoria, has been named to the Order of Canada as an Officer for a 2nd time. John Borrows is one of the worlds best authorities on Indigenous rights and legal traditions. He is also a...

Engineer seeks to solve major construction issues with brilliant innovation: ‘We wanted to take the difficult and less-traveled route’

by Kristen De Jager | Feb 27, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

February 17, 2024 | The Cool Down via UVic News Rishi Gupta, an engineer and professor at the University of Victoria, is leading a team that is set on replacing cement with other sustainable binding materials. A move that could both transform the construction...