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VIU News & Experts: October 15, 2026

October 15, 2026 - 01:53pm

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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VIU hosts BC Protected Areas Research Forum

January 3, 2023 - 03:45pm

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Alum of the month: Margot Fedoruk

December 15, 2022 - 08:30pm

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Chasing triathlon dreams and a teaching career

October 19, 2026 By Eric Zimmer

Education student Ryan Seaman balances his full-time studies with a full training schedule

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Navigating rental agreements

September 11, 2023 By Michael Witcomb, Off-Campus Housing Coordinator

Common off-campus rental housing issues

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Welcome to the new academic year

September 10, 2023

A message from Irlanda Gonzalez Price, AVP, Student Affairs

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10 ways to stand out at a job fair

September 8, 2023 By By Ariann Sigsworth, Career Practitioner Student

Tips from the Career Studio

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Memories from Malaysia

September 7, 2023 By Katie Temporal

My experience as a sustainability intern

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University lingo 101

September 5, 2023 By Samantha Allan

University jargon can sometimes seem like its own language

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Student Pulse News: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

August 30, 2023

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Open House Showcases Research Initiatives in the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere

March 7, 2022 - 10:15am

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VIU Receives Funding to Expand Nursing Seats

February 22, 2022 - 01:30pm

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VIU’s Theatre Department Presents an Adaptation of Durrenmatt’s Play – The Visitor

February 22, 2022 - 10:30am

Griffin Prize-Winning Poet A.F. Moritz to Give VIU Gustafson Lecture and Reading

February 17, 2022 - 09:30am

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VIU’s View Gallery presents Jim Holyoak: Arborescence

February 10, 2022 - 09:00am

VIU BC Top Employer 2022

VIU Receives BC Top Employer Award for third year in a row

February 8, 2022 - 01:45pm

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