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VIU Fest, health experts and more

October 10, 2025 - 04:49pm

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VIU women’s volleyball team seeks national title on home turf

March 1, 2023 - 02:30pm

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Researchers asking Cowichan region residents how they feel about tourism

February 8, 2023 - 10:30am

VIU Media Highlights: February 3, 2023

February 3, 2023 - 02:45pm

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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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Keeping VIU earthquake-ready with ShakeOutBC

October 14, 2025

Why practicing your response is so important

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

What VIU's budget deficit means for your programs and classes

November 8, 2023 By Mike Quinn, VIU Provost and Vice-President Academic

VIU’s Provost and Vice-President Academic addresses this question

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Preventing slips and falls this winter

November 7, 2023

Tips from VIU Health and Safety Services

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Campuses and locations open for regular business today, December 1, 2022

December 1, 2022 - 06:00am

Wednesday, November 30 update: Nanaimo campus CLOSED for the rest of the day

November 30, 2022 - 10:15am

Severe weather morning campus closure: November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022 - 06:15am

Tuesday, November 29: Nanaimo, Cowichan and Parksville Closed for evening classes

November 29, 2022 - 02:00pm

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VIU Media Highlights: November 23, 2022

November 23, 2022 - 03:30pm

Red, green and blue Christmas lights adorn trees and bushes and the roof of Milner House.

Milner Gardens & Woodland’s festive light display is full of holiday magic

November 22, 2022 - 11:15am

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