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Getting to Know You: VIU Facilities Maintenance team

January 6, 2026 - 10:49am

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Citizen Scientists Asked to Look for Plants and Animals during Annual MABR BioBlitz

April 1, 2022 - 10:00am

Trauma-Informed Leadership at VIU

March 31, 2022 - 09:45pm

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VIU’s CREATE Conference Showcases Student Research and Creative Activity

March 30, 2022 - 03:00pm

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VIU Receives Funding for new EV Skills Training Program

March 21, 2022 - 03:30pm

National Championship Basketball Tournament a Fond Farewell for VIU Student

March 18, 2022 - 02:00pm

Program Helps Students Transform Business Ideas into Reality

March 17, 2022 - 02:45pm

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From “I’m not sure I belong” to “I know I can”

December 18, 2025 By Eric Zimmer

How VIU’s Pathways program helped Kylie rebuild confidence, discover purpose and step into a nursing career

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International student finds dream job in Nanaimo

May 31, 2023

Jiayi Li’s innovation saved his company thousands of dollars

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A story of perseverance and hard work

May 30, 2023

Meet valedictorian Teagan Howden

Ashley stands in VIU's nursing simulation lab, wearing scrubs and a stethoscope

The art of balancing school, work and life

May 24, 2023

Meet valedictorian Ashley Sandhu

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Creating accessible computer science courses

May 24, 2023 By Rachel Stern

Amber Thomas shares her experience

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Tips to write a focused statement of purpose

May 20, 2023 By Anisha Das

Getting into grad school

two people seated talk to one another, on the left is VIU Provost and Vice-President Academic Dr. Michael Quinn, on the right is VIU President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Deborah Saucier

Hyena stalkings, how hummingbird brains work and meeting Royals

May 19, 2023

VIU’s President and Provost share their research journeys

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VIU campuses closed today (January 6) due to severe weather

January 6, 2022 - 06:00am

VIU Receives Provincial Funding to Expand Work-Integrated Learning Opportunities

January 5, 2022 - 04:00pm

VIU to delay the start of classes to January 10, 2022

December 30, 2021 - 12:30pm

Ralph Nilson, former VIU president, smiles with the Dr. Ralph Nilson Centre for Health and Science in the background

Former VIU president Dr. Ralph Nilson named to Order of Canada

December 29, 2021 - 01:45pm

Supporting our community in January 2022

December 22, 2021 - 10:45am

VIU is closed December 24, reopening January 4

December 21, 2021 - 12:15pm

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