October 2008

Waterkeepers

Training Indigenous “water-keepers”

While providing clean, safe and secure drinking water to Canada’s First Nations communities is a top priority of the federal government, providing an effective instructional tool for the training of Aboriginal small water systems operators is the top priority for UVic education professor Dr. Don Bergland, MDA’s (MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates) Russ Baker and their unique “water-keepers” team. more »

Features

Rabbit

Child and youth care faculty are working to eliminate the use of child soldiers

“It’s possible. We can do it. We must do it.” So says Dr. Sibylle Artz, one of several faculty members from the School of Child and Youth Care who are involved in the international effort to eliminate the use of child soldiers. more »


Crawford

Making the move to sustainability

Many university units are about to move across campus into new buildings with extensive sustainability features, but what about the moving process itself? How can that be done in the most sustainable way? more »


Cochrane

A round with particle physics: Interview with Dr. Michel Lefebvre

UVic physics professor Dr. Michel Lefebvre sat down with The Ring to answer some questions about the start-up of the biggest science experiment in the world. more »

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