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Zeroing in on cancer with technology that maps molecules inside tissues

October 23, 2026 - 09:30am

VIU Alum of the Month: Ron Brash

Alum of the Month: Ron Brash

October 20, 2020 - 03:15pm

Photo by Gerd Altmann

Congratulations!

October 19, 2020 - 10:00am

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Fires are "Just the Tip of the Iceberg" of Climate Change's Impact on Forests

October 5, 2020 - 10:30am

Zoom fatigue

Back by Popular Demand: Work Well-being Practices

October 1, 2020 - 03:00pm

VIU Launches Two New Information Technology Diploma Programs

VIU Launches Two New Information Technology Diploma Programs

September 29, 2020 - 02:15pm

Terri Doughty, a VIU English Professor, will use Swedish artist Elsa Beskow’s work to illustrate how children’s picture books can contribute to a shift in perspectives in the plant-human relationship, during her Colloquium Series lecture.

VIU's Colloquium Series Lectures Live Streaming this Fall

September 17, 2020 - 02:30pm

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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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How do I get an employer to interview me?

April 16, 2022 By Lillian Morpak

Resumes, cover letters, interview prep and more: advice from an expert

How is climate change associated with anxiety?

April 12, 2022

A part of the VIU spring 2022 Science and Technology Community Lecture Series

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Behind the Screen: The History and Politics of Canadian Breast Cancer Imaging

April 10, 2022

Part of the Gender, Health and Social Justice Speaker Series

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Diseased, Delinquent Bodies: Sanitation, Health Care and Jail Discipline in Colonial India

April 10, 2022

A part of the Gender, Health and Social Justice Speaker Series

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End of semester party, research and exam prep 📖

April 6, 2022

VIU Student Pulse News: April 6, 2022

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Beyond Voices: audio media and the sound of scholarship

April 6, 2022

Media studies professor Robin Davies takes audience members on a journey of sound

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Supports Available: UIA Flight 752 Plane Crash

January 9, 2020 - 10:00am

Incident at VIU Trout Facility

January 7, 2020 - 10:00am

Max FineDay, Indigenous Speakers Series

In Search of the Promised Land: Freedom, Prosperity and #Landback for Indigenous Peoples

November 6, 2019 - 02:30pm

Engaged Citizens Speaker Series

VIU Launches New Speaker Series with Renowned Expert on Democracy and Civil Society

September 9, 2019 - 10:00am

Kevin Borserio, Director, Skidegate Haida Immersion Program

VIU Recognizes Alumni for Achievements in Language Preservation and Research

May 23, 2019 - 09:30am

Douglas White III Speaks on Re-Imagining Reconciliation in VIU's Indigenous Speakers Series

November 16, 2018 - 11:45am

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