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 Dissertation: Optimizing mental health for student success at university

by Stephanie Boulogne | Jan 7, 2021 | UVicSpace

By Sarah K. Davis https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/12506 A PhD dissertation in the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Abstract (excerpt): Mental health is one of the biggest issues facing governments around the globe (Keyes,...

Featured thesis: Behind the green screen – critiquing the narratives of climate change documentaries

by Stephanie Boulogne | Jan 6, 2021 | UVicSpace

By Paige McKellar Strapp Bennett https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/12488 A Master of Arts thesis in the Department of Geography Abstract: As the climate crisis continues unabated, documentary films have become an increasingly popular medium through which...

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...