February 2007

University of Victoria climatologist Andrew Weaver holds up two binders containing the hottest topic on the planet on Feb. 2—the first volume of the latest climate assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Six UVic-based researchers contributed to the IPCC report. As a lead author of the chapter on climate prediction, Weaver became one of the most sought-after media interviews in the world. Over several days, he fielded more than 100 media requests from across Canada and the US and as far away as Ireland, Paris and Chile. For a story on the climate modelling work in Weaver’s lab, see Back to the future.

Features

	Are we killing the world’s oceans? Feb. 21–22 public forum presented by UVic and RSC: The Academies (formerly the Royal Society of Canada), the forum will address issues of critical importance to the future of the Earth’s oceans.
	King and queen of Canadian university basketball have their court On January 20, centre court in the McKinnon Gymnasium was officially named Ken and Kathy Shields Court.
	UVic appoints first director of Indigenous affairs Frances (Fran) Hunt-Jinnouchi is a strong advocate of listening to a person’s needs and then acting accordingly.