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VIU news and experts for November 10, 2026

November 11, 2026 - 10:44am

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Alumni Spotlight on Jane Stoller

October 10, 2025 - 04:49pm

Celebrated Poet Marilyn Dumont to give the 2025 VIU Gustafson Lecture

October 9, 2025 - 03:16pm

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VIU offers innovative ways to combine trades and business training

October 9, 2025 - 02:31pm

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VIU hosts free all-ages community event

October 9, 2025 - 01:50pm

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VIU students design wearable tech aid for people with visual impairments

October 7, 2025 - 03:31pm

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Getting to Know You: Cliff Feng

October 7, 2025 - 10:30am

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Making learning accessible for students who learn and think differently

November 9, 2026 By Rachel Stern

Marijke De Bruin shares her learning experience at VIU

Building community with media and music: Daniela Alejandra Guevara Sotomayor

May 26, 2025

Meet your 2025 valedictorians

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Studying climate change impacts in Senegal

May 23, 2025 By Annette Lucas

Students earn Queen Elizabeth scholarships for overseas research

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MyVIU student news: May 21, 2025

May 21, 2025

Summer Semester fun 🙌

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Baking alumni return to VIU to help build the “big bar”

May 15, 2025 By Annette Lucas

Erik, Hannah, Faithe and Elleora excited for the sweet challenge

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Beyond the postcard: Unpacking tourism’s impacts on resort municipalities

May 12, 2025 By Jenn McGarrigle

Grad student with impact: Flynn Saunderson

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MyVIU student news: May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

Welcome to summer semester 😎

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Experience Frances Ward’s journey cultivating a kelp farm in the documentary Send Kelp!

May 31, 2024 - 01:30pm

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May 17 President's message to campus community

May 17, 2024 - 09:00am

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Update to community May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024 - 05:15pm

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Statement about encampment on the VIU campus

May 7, 2024 - 05:15pm

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VIU Media Studies hosts Showcase and Social on April 25

April 18, 2024 - 02:00pm

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Portal “rewires and connects” at the launch of its 2024 issue

April 16, 2024 - 11:45am

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