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Alum of the Month: Stephen Hextall

November 20, 2024

Getting involved in extracurricular groups while attending university can change your educational journey. VIU alum Stephen Hextall experienced this for himself when he shifted his learning focus and moved towards an education path and career in climate change adaptation and mitigation. This was... Read more

Geography | Our Alumni

How advertising imagery reveals Canada’s tourism and transportation narratives

November 19, 2024

A trip to Hawaii sparked Dr. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh’s research journey Dr. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh, a Vancouver Island University History Professor, is examining the iconography of travel destinations in transportation advertising from the 19th to the 21st centuries. It all started in Hawaii when she... Read more

History | Research

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Indigenous speaker shares an urgent call to action for all Canadians

November 14, 2024

Acclaimed journalist and author Brandi Morin will deliver the keynote address at VIU’s Indigenous Speakers Series event on November 20. As a Survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis, award-winning journalist and author Brandi Morin uses her personal experiences to tell... Read more

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Explore climate change with VIU experts

November 14, 2024

VIU experts available November 14, 2024 COP 29 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan until November 22, 2024. UN Climate Change Conferences take place every year and are the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change that brings... Read more

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Frances Kelsey’s battle against birth defect causing drug thalidomide profiled in new book

Dr. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh, a Vancouver Island University (VIU) History Professor, recently released her latest book Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and...

Chasing the total solar eclipse

Dr. Greg Arkos, a VIU Astronomy Professor, travelled to Mazatlán, Mexico to view the total solar eclipse. The eclipse crossed North America, passing over...