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VIU reaches halfway mark on campaign to remove financial barriers for students

April 30, 2026 - 11:14am

VIU Student Group Hosts Climate Change Symposium

April 14, 2022 - 11:15am

Passionate about parasites, people, and places

April 6, 2022 - 08:30pm

Culinary Teams from Across Canada Coming to VIU to Prepare for Global Competition

April 6, 2022 - 03:30pm

Long Service Awards Matter

April 5, 2022 - 11:45am

5 Questions with Susan Juby

April 4, 2022 - 09:00am

Celebrating Our Strengths and Addressing Our Opportunities

April 2, 2022 - 03:00pm

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What does the public really think about restorative justice?

April 28, 2026 By Eric Zimmer

Criminology student Maddy Reetham-Clayton aims to find out for a community partner

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Hyena stalkings, how hummingbird brains work and meeting Royals

May 19, 2023

VIU’s President and Provost share their research journeys

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VIU Student Pulse News: May 17, 2023

May 17, 2023

Tips to pay for university 💰

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Taking classroom learning to community

May 17, 2023

Jane Dean shares her story

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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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Christmas Magic Returns this Holiday Season to VIU’s Milner Gardens & Woodland

November 24, 2021 - 12:00pm

VIU’s Severe Weather procedures

November 17, 2021 - 05:15pm

Media Highlights: November 1 - 15, 2021

November 16, 2021 - 07:45am

Classes resume at VIU Cowichan today (November 16)

November 16, 2021 - 06:15am

VIU Cowichan Campus cancelling classes this afternoon (November 15)

November 15, 2021 - 02:00pm

Congratulations! VIU 2021 President's and Provost's Awards Recipients

November 10, 2021 - 08:15am

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