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Global Citizens Week promotes solidarity in action

January 30, 2023 - 11:45am

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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Celebrating VIU’s emerging salmon leaders

July 26, 2025 By Pacific Salmon Foundation (reprinted with permission)

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Dual Credit program sparks interest in trades careers

December 4, 2023 By Eric Zimmer

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Refugee finds future career path with new VIU program

November 28, 2023 By Eric Zimmer

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Artificial intelligence in the classroom

November 22, 2023 By Becky Duarte

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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

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VIU's Nanaimo and Cowichan campuses closed due to severe weather

December 20, 2022 - 05:45am

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Count Yourself IN! Launch of Employee Diversity Identity Census

December 14, 2022 - 12:30am

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VIU Foundation’s Giving Tuesday campaign raises more than $500,000 for students in need

December 7, 2022 - 02:00pm

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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Vigil happening today

December 6, 2022 - 10:00am

Sunday, December 4: All campuses and locations open for regular Sunday activities

December 4, 2022 - 08:00am

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Alumni Spotlight on Megan Fortune

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

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

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Celebrating VIU’s emerging salmon leaders

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Dual Credit program sparks interest in trades careers

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VIU Student Pulse News: November 22, 2023

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Artificial intelligence in the classroom

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VIU's Nanaimo and Cowichan campuses closed due to severe weather

Count Yourself IN! Launch of Employee Diversity Identity Census

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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Vigil happening today

Sunday, December 4: All campuses and locations open for regular Sunday activities

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