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UVicSpace top article April 2024 | An uncomfortable city: a community-based investigation of hostile architecture
April 30, 2024 | UVicSpace This month's top visited article on UVic's institutional repository (UVicSpace) was a 2021 masters' thesis titled An uncomfortable city: a community-based investigation of hostile architecture by Jessica Annan. The author published their...
B.C. professor quits federal panel in protest of new disability benefit
April 22, 2024 | Global News via UVic News In a recent turn of events that has caught the attention of many, Michael Prince, a respected professor from the University of Victoria, has made a bold statement by stepping down from a federal panel. His resignation comes...
Greater Victoria psychologist shines light on series about 1997 Virk murder
April 22, 2024 | Victoria News via UVic News Hulu’s new series, Under the Bridge, is a chilling reminder of the tragic murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk in 1997. The series, based on the horrific incident, aims to shed light on youth violence and bullying. However,...
The killer whale trainers who still defend captivity: ‘I’m an endangered species myself’
April 16, 2024 | The Guardian via UVic News The 2013 documentary, Blackfish, sparked a critical look at the marine mammal training industry. The film portrayed a bleak image of orca trainers in the US, suggesting that the spectacle of orca shows conceals the true...
The Tula Foundation receives $92 million donation to supercharge coastal science
March 13, 2024 | Yahoo! Finance via UVic News The Tula Foundation, a Canadian organization known for harnessing science and technology to tackle urgent public interest issues, recently received a significant financial boost. Founders Eric Peterson and Christina Munck,...
Should Alcoholic Beverages Have Cancer Warning Labels?
April 9, 2024 | The New York Times via UVic News A recent article from The New York Times discusses a new law in Ireland that will require alcohol containers to bear a label stating, "THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND FATAL CANCERS" and "DRINKING ALCOHOL...
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