UVic Science

From the atom to the universe, from the cell to the ecosystem, from the theoretical to the applied, we explore the reaches of modern science and mathematics.

[NSERC / CRSNG @NSERC_CRSNG]

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Dori Blakely, PhD candidate @UVic describes how a Canadian instrument on the James #Webb space telescope (NIRISS) is helping us understand how planets are forming in a baby solar system 370 light years away.

▶️ https://t.co/X0lO64LddD

#NSERCsupport
@NRC_CNRC @NASAWebb #JWST

[Ocean Networks 🇨🇦 @Ocean_Networks]

Kick off #LoveDataWeek by joining the Ocean of Data Challenge!

Post-secondary students + recent grads are invited to create stories that communicate scientific insights using ONC’s data.

Register today 👉🏼 https://t.co/biow7nbCsO

@DeepSenseCAv @cove_ocean #LoveData25

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

We're exploring our guts at this week's Café Scientifique talk! Join UVic microbiologist Lisa Reynolds to learn more about how the immune systems manages the intestine and keeps us safe.

📅 Wednesday, February 12 | 7 p.m. | Hermann's Jazz Club

🔗 https://t.co/H0853NLCyE

[FishSounds @fishsoundsweb]

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We will have our next FishSounds Educate seminar on Friday Jan 24 at 9 am Pacific—all about underwater invertebrate sounds with Dr. Ashlee Lillis @ashleelillis! Register here: https://t.co/FRLyUL6qCX

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have long been used to protect declining species and habitats. But could they also be used for climate change mitigation?

In a new study, UVic post-doc @graham_epstein and biology prof @baumlab argue YES. 👇

https://t.co/lIH3MyX5fs

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

More about herring, and how LNG projects may impact herring habitats: https://t.co/0crhlRcEmt

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

Stuff you (probably) don't know about local herring, courtesy of MSc student @JakeDingwall and
@NorthShoreNews. https://t.co/0crhlRcEmt

🧵Thread featuring our favourite facts from the article!

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

Unpublished research alert! More eggs are laid when there's more underwater vegetation. Things like eelgrass, rockweed, red algae, flat kelp, and sugar kelp are very important to spawning.

[Canadian Journal of Chemistry @CanJChem]

New year, new cover, but a throwback to a 2024 paper by the @UVicScience group of Jeremy Wulff.
📰https://t.co/qVERFr56S6

Rendering of a complex polycycle with exceptionally hindered alkenes, produced through an unexpected ring-opening of a functionalized Thiele cage.

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

📢 Hey SEOS alumni, students and friends!

Are you in or near Vancouver during @AMERoundUp? We're hosting a free @UVicSEOS Alumni Night on Sunday, January 19 at Steamworks Brewing Co., and we'd love to see you there!

Register by Jan. 10! 👉 https://t.co/va8l0iqn8U

[Ocean Networks 🇨🇦 @Ocean_Networks]

1/🧽ONC's seafloor cameras captured 4 years of sea sponge life off BC’s coast—the longest continuous recording of these ancient animals!

Dive into the details of this sea sponge stakeout 🌊https://t.co/EqM2Cf5KGM

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

Join us this Wednesday for the first Café Scientifique event of the year, where we'll be exploring galaxies, the James Webb Space Telescope, satellite constellations, and more!

📅 Wednesday, January 8, 2025
⏲️ 7 p.m.
📍 Hermann's Jazz Club

🔗More info: https://t.co/9stJtgltQI

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

Kick off 2025 by looking back at what make 2024 great. From incredible scientific discoveries to major grant funding success to celebrating the accomplishments of our incredible students, it was a remarkable year.

🔗 Read our top 10 stories from 2024: https://t.co/LgBSsbseiL

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

🌤️ 2024 in review: We celebrated one year of our new BSc in Climate Science program

Partway through the year, we sat down with climate science student Camryn Thompson and the co-developer of the program, David Atkinson, to talk about the program.

🔗 https://t.co/XIl8a61SgR