The Re-VIU: Top 20 stories of 2024
December 17, 2024
From shellfish biotoxins, to 3,000-year-old beer, to conspicuous consumption research, Vancouver Island University experts had a busy year in the media. Here are the top stories of 2024! #1: When teasing goes too far What should you do when a joke hurts your feelings? VIU Psychology Professor Dr.... Read more
5 questions with Neil Surkan, the City of Nanaimo’s new Poet Laureate
December 16, 2024
VIU English Professor Neil Surkan’s love of poetry goes back to when he was a teenager. “Initially, I think I liked the idea of poetry more than I liked the rigour and difficulty and possibility of poems themselves,” he recalls. “But at university, I fell in love with the feeling of being stumped... Read more
VIU News & Experts: December 13, 2024
December 13, 2024
It's a Wonderful Life, consumer behaviour, drug education In this issue of VIU news & experts: Watch the recording of It's a Wonderful Life Consumer behaviour expert available Teaching kids about climate change while managing anxiety Featured experts Re-creating It’s a Wonderful Life VIU’s... Read more
Re-examining the toxic drug crisis through stories
December 10, 2024
Dr. Sharen Karsten and her team are taking a community-engaged approach to the research. We are excited to share that Dr. Sharen Karsten, a VIU Recreation and Tourism Management Professor, has just received a 2024 Reach award from Michael Smith Health Research BC. The Reach Program funds teams of... Read more
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Community Classroom
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...
How has VIU’s Portal magazine evolved over the years?
How did Portal magazine evolve from a black-and-white photocopied and stapled chapbook to a nationally distributed literary magazine?Joy Gugeler,...
Blog Posts
Going below the surface on shoreline erosion behaviour
What can we learn about shoreline erosion patterns from the past that can help with future glacial melt events? Brayden Klassen is researching how...
Making headlines – Alyona Latsinnik breaks viral election night story
A journalism course project led to Alyona Latsinnik breaking a viral election story that exposed a Conservative candidate’s racist remarks about Indigenous...
VIU student news: December 11, 2024
As we wrap up 2024, we have a video message from VIU President Dr. Deborah Saucier, thanking you for all your contributions to our community. In the video...