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NDP have the most women candidates of all B.C. parties
September 26, 2024 | Vancouver is Awesome via UVic News A recent article discussing the representation of women in the upcoming B.C. provincial election reveals that 60% of NDP candidates, 45% of Green candidates, and 25% of Conservative candidates are women. Despite...
Nature’s Healing Power: Dr. Nevin Harper and the Promise of Wilderness Therapy
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...
Boosting Primary Care: UVic Expands Nurse Practitioner Program with New Provincial Funding
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...
Indigenous Candidates in the B.C. Provincial Election: Challenges and Hopes
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...
For third consecutive year UVic Libraries maximizes eBook savings for students
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...
How safe and effective are anti-obesity drugs for children? Experts weigh in
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...
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