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July-August 2005 · Vol 31 · No 7

Feature

Smiles all around

Five-year-old Melissa Sephton gets a giggle out of her new, customized Eeyore which—thanks to the University of Victoria Assistive Technology Team (UVATT)—flaps his ears and sings a song when activated by an infrared remote.

 

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Omik

 

Inuit law grads celebrate at Arctic convocation

There were tears, cheers and smiles as bright as the 24-hour northern sunshine when the first graduates of the Akitsiraq law program accepted their University of Victoria law degrees at a special convocation in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on June 21.


Clenman

Psychology, music teachers cited for alumni awards
A professor and an instructor who both go the extra mile to enlighten and engage their first-year students have been selected the 2005 winners of the Alumni Awards for Excellence in Teaching.


Summerhayes

Surprise $3.6 million gift

A daughter's love and devotion to her father has resulted in the single largest donation for student awards ever given to the University of Victoria.


weather

UVic partners with schools to create educational weather network

A joint project between two University of Victoria scientists and School District 61 has created a unique network of weather stations at 20 public schools in Greater Victoria.

 

 

 

News

 

UVic partners with schools to create educational weather network

 

Contract signed for VENUS project installation

 

New transition centre helps point students in the right direction

 

New certificate program trains future school leaders

 

University leads in energy conservation

 

New human rights policy approved

 

Faculties honour their teaching and research stars

 

CFI grants fund two computing researchers

 

Board of governors elects new chair

 

Eight students win Blue and Gold Awards

 

Psychology, music teachers cited for alumni awards

 

The future leaders of Nunavut

 

Inuit law grads celebrate at Arctic convocation

 

Students benefit from $3.6 million surprise gift


 

Features

 

Climate control

 

Harvesting camas

 

Taking aim at cancer

 

New UVATT device


 

Columns

 

Around the ring

 

Gifts that make the grade

 

In memoriam

 

Ringers