We extend heartfelt congratulations to Michael Prince @princepolity who has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to the advancement of disability rights. Michael is bold, generous, critical, and forward-thinking. Congratulations!
https://t.co/2Z3xaLGZJJ
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark’s (@UVicResearch, @uvic) innovative approaches to Indigenous law and governance have advanced the restoration of Indigenous political authority and jurisdiction. #rscBRAVOsrc#RSCCollege
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark (@UVicResearch, @uvic) et ses approches novatrices en matière de droit et de gouvernance autochtones ont fait progresser le rétablissement de l’autorité politique et de la compétence autochtones. #rscBRAVOsrc#CollègedelaSRC
Janelle Jenstad @JanelleJenstad (@UVicResearch, @uvic) has shaped the emerging field of geohumanities as the creator and director of the Map of Early Modern London, one of the most important digital humanities projects in Renaissance studies. #rscBRAVOsrc#RSCFellow
Lin Cai (@UVicResearch, @uvic) is a world-renowned technology innovator, widely recognized for her seminal contributions to network topology control, connectivity theory, and vehicular networking techniques. #rscBRAVOsrc#RSCFellow
Prof. Cai (@UVicResearch, @uvic) est reconnue sur le plan international pour ses innovations technologiques et ses contributions fondamentales au contrôle de la topologie des réseaux... #rscBRAVOsrc#MembredelaSRC
Artist and scholar Hayalthkin’geme – Carey Newman (@UVicResearch, @uvic), makes regional, national, and international impact by combining art and Kwakwaka’wakw Knowledges to address Indigenous and environmental injustice. #rscBRAVOsrc#RSCFellow
Ryan Rhodes (@UVicResearch, @uvic) is an international leader in the field of exercise and health psychology, who has created influential new knowledge that addresses improving family health around the world. #rscBRAVOsrc#RSCFellow
The Research Universities Council of BC (RUCBC) is pleased to announce that Christina Zacharuk will be joining RUCBC as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 16, 2024. @UBC@SFU@UVic@UNBC@RoyalRoads@thompsonriversu
Congratulations to Professor Paul Hoffman of the University of Victoria (@uvic) for being awarded the 2024 Kyoto Prize (@kyotoprize) in Basic Sciences for his contributions to geological research!
More details: https://t.co/6R23IE0BZq
We are incredibly grateful to the @nna_ccj for awarding the Climate Disaster Project its 2023 Special Recognition Citation for our trauma-informed work covering the frontlines of #climatechange.
https://t.co/EbiZtq4bAq
We are thrilled to welcome @ecroft, VP Academic and Provost @uvic, and world-renowned robotics researcher to give our welcoming remarks at #CCWESTT2024. Don't miss it! Register: https://t.co/qKBtEP0IGZ
Today, we welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Hon. Terry Beech to celebrate new federal investments in research. He recognized #UVic as a top-tier university and met with students and researchers, who represent the lifeblood of our rapidly growing research enterprise.
The University of Victoria women’s rowing team excelled in their last season, leading Jane Gumley to take a bow after being named Female Coach of the Year by BC Sports.
https://t.co/DpjNopIR8m
We just launched a new online research survey related to generating expressive motion with a quadruped robot dog:https://t.co/fNb3Qy0bIe multiple-choice, 10-15mins, works on any device, anonymous. Your continued involvement is crucial to our research. Thank you🤖!
Haoyang has a nice paper at HRI 2024 that introduces a way to detect implicit social cues from raw data streams, modelling this exchange of information as a communication process.
Paper: https://t.co/SPyrQaXaq5
Code: https://t.co/ncPkfKa5Gu
Work with @ecroft@monashengineers
Julia Baum, a marine ecologist in the Biology department, launched a first-of-its-kind Canadian graduate training program this fall that aims to prepare the next generation of climate researchers. #WomeninScience https://t.co/qwlhh60q2S