Reading in the digital environment
From ancient cave paintings to hand-printed books to Facebook, people have been reading in various forms for thousands of years. But what will the act of reading look like in the future and what can we learn from the past to ensure digital applications enhance and expand the reading experience?
Presenting … UVic’s research all-stars for 2009
A mechanical engineer, an English scholar, an expert in European studies, an advocate for Aboriginal child health, and a university-community team that assists people with special needs are winners of the University of Victoria’s 2009 Craigdarroch Research Awards.
Newest research chair wants to move Aristotle into the digital age
A philosopher who wants to explore the philosophical, historical and social significance of Aristotle’s logic in the Middle Ages and make it more accessible through digital technology is the University of Victoria’s newest Canada Research Chair, announced on Feb 23.
Research excellence
Each year, several UVic faculties confer awards for excellence in research to faculty members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in their field. In this issue, we profile four recent recipients of such awards for leading-edge work in international finance, nano-magnetization dynamics, Victorian popular literature and global corporate power and social change.
MASTERMINDS LECTURE SERIES
For several decades, gastrointestinal infections have been among the world’s top four leading causes of death. Now Canada is experiencing a growing list of new food-borne pathogens. In an April 15 public lecture, Dr. Edward Ishiguro (biochemistry and microbiology) will speak on “What Everyone Should Know About Listeria, Salmonella and Other Food-borne Pathogens.”
Dr. Michael Best: Awarded
Dr. Michael Best, professor emeritus and former chair of UVic’s Department of English, is the recipient of the 2009 Award for Outstanding Achievement for Computing in the Arts and Humanities presented by the leading Canadian academic society in the field of digital humanities.
Fall from prosperity
UVic historian John Lutz is providing a fresh perspective on Aboriginal poverty. His new book, Makúk: A New History of Aboriginal-White Relations, explains how Canada’s Aboriginal people fell from prosperity to poverty and the origins of the myth of the “lazy Indian.”
Dr. Angus McLaren: Awarded
Dr. Angus McLaren, professor emeritus (history), has been awarded the Bonnie and Vern L. Bullough Book Award for 2008 for his book Impotence: A Cultural History, published by the University of Chicago Press. The award is given annually by the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality for the most distinguished book written for the professional sexological community and published during the previous year. A prize of $500 and a plaque are given to the recipient.
In memoriam: Michael Cullen
Michael Cullen, a senior instructor in the Department of English, passed away Jan.16. He had been at UVic since 1990.
In memoriam: Dr. Geoffrey N. O’Grady
Dr. Geoffrey N. O’Grady died on Dec. 28, at home in Victoria, just before his 81st birthday. He came to the linguistics department at the University of Victoria in 1965, becoming involved in the study of various Indigenous languages on Vancouver Island and teaching phonetics and historical sound change.
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