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VIU Esthetics and Spa Therapy program hosts open house in new space

October 30, 2024

Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Esthetics and Spa Therapy program has moved into a beautifully renovated space next to the Hairdressing program and everyone is invited to come check it out on Tuesday, November 5. Members of the public can take a tour around the new space, meet students and... Read more


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5 Questions with Cobus Swarts

October 24, 2024

The deeper Dr. Cobus Swarts immersed himself in mathematics, the more his passion for the subject intensified. Swarts, a VIU Mathematics Professor and Math Learning Centre Coordinator, started as a sessional instructor at VIU in 2009 and became a professor in 2010.  Growing up he was always... Read more


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VIU News & Experts: October 23, 2024

October 23, 2024

Sports psychology, climate change symposium 🌍 In this issue of VIU news & experts:  Sports pyschology expert: setting your kids up for success The history of female health Climate change symposium this Saturday Featured experts The mental side of youth sport October is a busy time in youth... Read more


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Our Town explores love, loss and life’s fragility

October 21, 2024

What: Our Town – VIU Theatre department’s fall play When: October 31 to November 9, 7:30 pm Where: Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus Our Town explores the universal human experience of growing up, falling in love and dying. It conveys powerful messages about the beauty and fleeting... Read more




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

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Chasing the total solar eclipse

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