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Expert on impact of racist team names, logos and mascots on Indigenous Peoples

July 14, 2020 -

Paul Whitinui (School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education) is an Indigenous Mori scholar from Aotearoa New Zealand and is available to media to discuss this weeks announcements that the Washington Redskins and the Saanich Braves, under increasing public and financial pressure, will change their nicknames.

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Brain burnout

January 24, 2020 - knowlEDGE

Olav Krigolson has developed a unique mobile electroencephalography (EEG) system to investigate whats happening in our brains when were tired, stressed, oxygen-deprived, struggling with dementia, concussedor on Mars.

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Head space

November 15, 2018 - The Torch

UVic researcher Olav Krigolson is helping NASA study the mental stress of a long space mission to Mars. He'll use portable electroencephalography (EEG) systems in the form of MUSE headbands and PEER research software to monitor the brain activity of crew members.

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