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Skipping her way to Japan

June 25, 2025 - 10:17am

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Global Citizens Week promotes solidarity in action

January 30, 2023 - 11:45am

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Creating the next generation of treatments for substance abuse disorders

January 23, 2023 - 08:30am

5 Questions with Stephen Hume

January 20, 2023 - 12:45pm

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VIU restaurant featured as participant during inaugural Dine Out Nanaimo food festival

January 13, 2023 - 10:45am

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Alum of the month: Douglas Groenendijk

January 13, 2023 - 10:00am

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VIU researcher aims to build a new tool to map molecules in tissue

January 4, 2023 - 02:15pm

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From foster care to university graduate

June 24, 2025 By Annette Lucas

Olivia Thomas’s 14-year journey of resilience and perseverance

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Dual Credit program sparks interest in trades careers

December 4, 2023 By Eric Zimmer

Madeline Kozubal shares her story

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Refugee finds future career path with new VIU program

November 28, 2023 By Eric Zimmer

Ezat Haidary shares his story

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VIU Student Pulse News: November 22, 2023

November 22, 2023

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Artificial intelligence in the classroom

November 22, 2023 By Becky Duarte

A student’s guide to using tools like ChatGPT

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Reducing inequality through community planning

November 18, 2023

From classroom to career: Alisha Feser

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VIU Student Pulse News: November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023

Tips for a productive study break and what VIU's budget deficit means for your programs and classes

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VIU professor explores Bach’s Chaconne for Solo Violin during first spring Colloquium lecture

January 27, 2023 - 10:00am

VIU accepts return of Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

January 17, 2023 - 02:15pm

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VIU Media Highlights: January 6, 2023

January 6, 2023 - 02:30pm

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VIU’s View Gallery presents the 2023 Student Art Salon

January 6, 2023 - 01:00pm

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All VIU campuses open today (December 21)

December 21, 2022 - 06:00am

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VIU Media Highlights: December 20, 2022

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