Welcome to the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Masters

• Master of Geography student, Chris Jensen, is investigating how to manage rainwater where it falls - "mimicking Mother Nature". Read more about this important research.
• “Lion vomit might just be the worst smell in the world.” That juicy tidbit is just part of the ongoing education of geography master’s student Mary Smulders. Smulders is busy conducting research on lions in Kenya. Read about it in The Ring.
• Doug Csima, a graduate student in Health Information Science, earned a silver medal at the 2009 world rowing championships in Poznan, Poland, in August, as a member of Canada's men's eight team.
• Master of Political Science student, Elodie Texier, represented UVic at the Simulation of the European Parliament Quebec-Canada-European Union (SPECQUE) in August in Germany. Read about it in The Ring.
• Master of Biology student, Valerie Mucciarelli, is monitoring artificial reefs off Ogden Point. Read about it in The Ring.
• Leila Scannell (Psychology) and Sarah Mead-Willis (English) both receive Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medals at June's convocation. Read about them and other medal winners in The Ring.

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Doctoral

• PhD Candidate Sarah Buydens pursues the importance of mentorship among military women in her PhD research. Read about her work in The Ring.
• PhD Candidate Alison Proctor works with faculty and others in the engineering department on an underwater robot. Read about it in the Times Colonist.
• PhD Candidate Janet Newbury receives the prestigious Vanier Scholarship. Read about it in The Ring.
• EcoCAR teams roll out architectures for 'green' vehicle of the future. Read the full news release on General Motors, prdomain website.
• Twelve awards were recently granted to UVic graduate students from the REACH (Research in Early Education and Child Health) group, the UVic branch of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), a consortium of 6 BC universities. Eight students were recognized for exemplary research relevant to early childhood and four students were recipients of thesis funding. For more information download the PDF from the Research in Early Childhood Care, Education and Health website.

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Alumni

• Alumnus Philip Kevin Paul is a finalist for the prestigious Governor General's Literary Award with his newly released poetry volume. Read the full story here.
• Alumnus Emily Braden has reached new heights with her emerging powerful soul- jazz singing. Read about it in the Times Colonist.
• UVic alumnus Julie Wafaei has been named one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year. Read the full news story in the Toronto Star.
• UVic fine arts alumnas Franke James tells the story of her conversion to environmentally friendly living in her new book. Read the full news story from the Times Colonist.
• UVic alumna Tamara Vrooman, CEO of Vancity Credit Union, is featured in the Spring 2009 Torch magazine. Read the full story here.

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Grad greats in The Ring

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• June 2009
• November 2008
  
• June 2008
• November 2007

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