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New donor support helps more VIU students stay in school

October 27, 2025 - 01:16pm

Misha Zvekic stands in a garden at VIU's Nanaimo campus.

Microplastics Exposed to Sunlight Can Change their Behaviour in the Environment

March 1, 2022 - 11:30am

VIU Psychology Student Researching Stress, Resilience in Romantic Relationships of Firefighters

February 28, 2022 - 01:00pm

VIU Employee Engagement Survey Results information session recording

February 28, 2022 - 11:45am

Kimberley Barrett wears a white lab coat and stands in a research lab.

Vancouver Island Marmot Breeding Program is Preserving the Genetic Diversity of the Species

February 24, 2022 - 10:00am

Dr. Chris Gill stands in a forested area at VIU's Nanaimo campus.

VIU Researcher Developing Precise Chemical Tests Requiring Minutes Instead of Hours

February 23, 2022 - 09:45am

VIU Teams up with NIC and BCIT to Grow International Partnerships in Kenya

February 22, 2022 - 04:00pm

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Empowering educators worldwide

October 30, 2025

How a VIU alum is shaping the future of learning

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Taking classroom learning to community

May 17, 2023

Jane Dean shares her story

Fernando sits near the totem inside the Centre for Health and Science, VIU's Nanaimo campus

Gaining skills through getting involved

May 16, 2023

From classroom to career: Fernando Jesus Medina Moreno

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Connecting students and employers

May 10, 2023

Jonah Ferguson is here to help

Learning to help people through their final stages of life

May 3, 2023

VIU is launching an end-of-life doula course

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VIU Student Pulse News: May 2, 2023

May 2, 2023

Work and study at VIU this summer 🎒

Sheldon Scow, coordinator of VIU’s Community Cousins program, gifts a scarf to Garifuna elder Emily Palacio, director of the Hand in Hand program in Belmopan, Belize.

Indigenous peer mentors join international cooperation project

May 1, 2023 By Eric Zimmer

A new initiative at the University of Belize is taking its inspiration from VIU’s Community Cousins program.

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Ralph Nilson, former VIU president, smiles with the Dr. Ralph Nilson Centre for Health and Science in the background

Former VIU president Dr. Ralph Nilson named to Order of Canada

December 29, 2021 - 01:45pm

Supporting our community in January 2022

December 22, 2021 - 10:45am

VIU is closed December 24, reopening January 4

December 21, 2021 - 12:15pm

Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021: VIU Nanaimo campus will reopen for afternoon classes and exams

December 18, 2021 - 10:15am

VIU's Nanaimo campus closed this morning (December 18) due to snow and ice concerns

December 18, 2021 - 06:15am

VIU Media Highlights: November 15-29, 2021

November 29, 2021 - 08:45pm

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