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VIU reaches halfway mark on campaign to remove financial barriers for students

April 30, 2026 - 11:14am

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Balancing parenthood and post-secondary studies

May 6, 2026 By Eric Zimmer

How support and stability is helping Lavdeep Gill pursue a career in health care

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VIU Student Pulse News: April 7, 2021

April 8, 2021

Q&A event about Fall 2021, Instagram photo contest, digital survival kit and more 💬

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Let's Explore the Seafloor: Scallops

March 30, 2021 By Olivia Alexander

Scallops are one of the most amazing critters in our ocean! Well – we might be biased.

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VIU Student Pulse News: March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021

COVID protocols, tax help, VIU Games and more

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Putting New Ideas into Action for the Local Seafood Industry

March 17, 2021

Tour Deep Bay Marine Field Station’s new Seafood Innovation Centre

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Post-Secondary and Public Sectors

March 16, 2021

A Panel Discussion

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Extreme Science: The Virtual Edition

March 14, 2021

Series of videos showcase daring and exciting physics and chemistry experiments

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