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UVicAnthro @uvicanthro.bsky.social · 16d

New article looks at the history of tuna fisheries along the west coast.
Into the Deep: Origins and Evolution of Northeastern Pacific Ocean Tuna (Thunnus spp.) Fisheries. Fish and Fisheries
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Into the Deep: Origins and Evolution of Northeastern Pacific Ocean Tuna (Thunnus spp.) Fisheries

People have had a profound influence on Earth's biodiversity for millennia, culminating in Anthropocene environmental degradation and the modern biodiversity crisis. While the scale and extent of peo...

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 26d

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 26d

Revolutions, Noriega, Hypatia, and airborne invasions—Volume 4 of The Ascendant Historian is stacked. @uvic.ca history undergrads dig deep into turning points that shaped the world. Read the full issue here: journals.uvic.ca/index.php/co... #UVic #HistoryJournal

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Aug 28

✨ Taylor and Travis might be saying “I do,” but at UVic Libraries, we’re saying “I do not pay for textbooks.” 💸📚
Check the link in our bio for the full list.

#WeSaidYes #ZeroTextbookCosts #UVicLibraries

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Aug 28

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Aug 28

✨ Taylor and Travis might be saying “I do,” but at UVic Libraries, we’re saying “I do not pay for textbooks.” 💸📚
Check the link in our bio for the full list.

#WeSaidYes #ZeroTextbookCosts #UVicLibraries

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Looking to make global connections in your field of work or study? 🌎 🤝

Collaborate with like-minded scholars and professionals from around the world through the BIG Lab Summer Institute program. #Borders #BIG_Lab

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Jun 23

Curious what open science looks like in practice? UVic's Monique Grenier introduces the new Open Science Community of Victoria (OSCV)—a space for researchers to connect around openness, collaboration & reproducibility.
🧪 Read more on the #ScholCom blog: rb.gy/ea8i6w
#OpenScience #OSCV #UVic

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Jun 12

What does #resistance look like now?
What does #justice owe the past?

The new issue of #OnPolitics dives into power, identity, and inheritance—six standout essays from UVic undergrads.

📖 journals.uvic.ca/index.php/on...
#StudentJournals #PoliticalScience #GlobalPolitics

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Jun 12

Intergenerational resilience lives on—quietly powerful, ever present. Fred Chou, co-editor of Stories That Shape Us, reflects on the enduring strength carried through generations.

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#StoriesThatShapeUs #Resilience #ChineseCanadian #CommunityVoices

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“Intergenerational resilience has an enduring and everlasting quality to it; that despite circumstances that may muddle its presence, it continues in a boundless and fervent way.”
— Fred Chou

UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Jun 12

Stories That Shape Us shares the voices of Chinese Canadian families, exploring how resilience is carried across generations—through memory, story, and community.

📖 Free to read on UVicSpace
📚 Print via UVic Bookstore

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#OpenAccess #Resilience #ChineseCanadian

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“This book holds stories of resilience—passed down, rediscovered, and re-shared within Chinese Canadian families.
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Four family dyads.
Four journeys through memory.
Each story developed through collaborative research—with care, consent, and kinship.
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Memory is more than the past.
It’s something we tend.
Something we carry together.”
At the bottom: Stories That Shape Us

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Ocean Networks Canada @oceannetworks.ca · Jun 5

Exciting news from the UN Ocean Conference + One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France!

ONC has been named as an Implementing Partner of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

Learn more 🌊 bit.ly/43RvH4J

@uvic.ca #OceanDecade #KnowTheOcean #UNOC3 #UNOceanDecade

ONC receives UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner status

ONC attending 2025 UN Ocean Conference as implementing partner

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Jun 4

Snowy owl numbers in Canada have dropped nearly 40%. A new blog post explores why, and how UVic’s Dr. Louise Blight is helping raise the alarm. 🦉

Read more: onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/scholarlycom...

#SnowyOwl #ArcticConservation #OpenAccess #UVicResearch

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University of Victoria @uvic.ca · Jun 4

💡🌿 UVic math professor Mark Lewis has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society UK—joining the ranks of Newton, Hawking, Darwin, and Einstein—for his work developing new mathematical methods to solve ecological problems.

Learn more: news.uvic.ca/2025/uvic-ma...

UVic math ecologist elected to Royal Society - UVic News

Mark Lewis is being recognized by Royal Society in the UK for his work developing new mathematical methods to solve ecological problems.

news.uvic.ca

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · Jun 3

This Indigenous People's Month, @big-lab.bsky.social is hosting a series of sessions led by Indigenous leaders, scholars, and policy-makers. If you're interested, the sessions are available both online and in person! You can register here: biglobalization.org/summer/indig...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · May 28

Join us for the next CFGS-BIG Talk featuring Dr. Andrew Burridge!

📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168)
📷 June 4th, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm PST

Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/CFGS-BIG-Tal...

More details: tinyurl.com/CFGS-BIG-Tal...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · Apr 22

Professional Development Opportunity 🚨

Discover the latest in border research and policy through one of our Summer Institutes exploring contemporary border issues 🌎

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · May 29

Another fantastic issue of @philosophyinreview.bsky.social
—open access, freely available, fueling philosophical discourse worldwide!

We’re proud to support journals that keep scholarship accessible to all. Check it out & join the conversation! ⬇️ #publishing #openaccess

Philosophy in Review @philosophyinreview.bsky.social · May 29

📰 Hot off the (digital) press: Philosophy in Review Vol. 45, No. 2!
From 🔤 semantics to 🌌 cosmotechnics—something for every armchair (or real) philosopher.
Free to read, no paywalls, no paradoxes 👉 journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi...
#philosophy #bookreviews #openaccess #philsky

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University of Victoria @uvic.ca · May 23

Recognized for her leadership in mental health and teaching, UVic English Professor Rebecca Gagan has been named a 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow, Canada’s highest honour for post-secondary educators.

🔗 news.uvic.ca/2025/uvic-pr...

UVic prof recognized nationally for transformative teaching - UVic News

UVic English professor, Rebecca Gagan, has been named Canada’s 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow, the country’s highest honour for post-secondary educators. UVic prof recognized nationally for transfor...

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · May 21

#UVicintheNews: Arctic cod grunt—and UVic scientists are listening. Dr. Francis Juanes and his team are using fish vocalizations to track Arctic cod and unlock conservation insights. Dive deeper (and hear #TheCodcast):
🔗 onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/scholarlycom... #OceanConservation

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · May 21

#UVicintheNews: Bill 15 could fast-track B.C. development—but at what cost? UVic's Dr. Gerald Singh (Environmental Studies, @oceancensus.bsky.social) warns it may erode safeguards and sideline #Indigenous voices. #bcpoli #uvic
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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · May 12

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · May 12

#UVicintheNews 💤 Is 8 hours really the magic number? Maybe not. A new international study led by UVic’s @christineou.bsky.social finds that the “ideal” amount of #sleep varies by culture—and aligning with those norms may be better for your health. 👉 onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/scholarlycom...

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · May 1

Technology Integration and Digital Transformation in Border Management is May 14, and explores
• How new technologies are shaping border operations
• Lessons from U.S. security and interagency coordination
• Challenges and ethical considerations in modernization
Register: tinyurl.com/3kw7968d

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · May 1

Strategic Leadership and Change Management will be on May 7, and explores
• Crisis response and leadership in evolving environments
• Strategies for resilient, adaptive border organizations
• European models of governance and cross-border cooperation
Register: tinyurl.com/2s37nc2n

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