VIU News & Experts: Wednesday, March 20
March 20, 2024
In this issue of VIU news & experts: Speak with experts involved in a project examining tire toxins that can kill salmon Media invite: Learn how the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation is reclaiming food sovereignty with the help of VIU programs How does a literary magazine answer the call for inclusivity, decolonization and representation with more than just intention? Featured experts... Read more
Raising a glass to nature: Brant Wildlife Festival celebrates biodiversity and conservation
March 20, 2024
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region coordinating this year’s festival, which runs April 5 to 8. Celebrate nature and learn about protecting critical wildlife habitat during the Brant Wildlife Festival. While educating people of all ages about conservation and celebrating the biodiversity of the region are pillars of the festival, participants will also connect with nature through a series of fun... Read more
Embark Student Corp funds food security initiatives at VIU
March 13, 2024
The $400,000 gift will fund student-driven solutions, emergency financial aid and food banks on two of VIU’s campuses. An increasing number of students are being forced to choose between achieving their educational goals and basic living essentials due to the rising costs of living. A new initiative funded through the generosity of Embark, an education savings and planning company, aims to... Read more
International Women's Day Experts 🌎
March 4, 2024
Looking for an International Women's Day-themed story to tell? We have suggestions: Dr. Whitney Wood is VIU’s Canada Research Chair in the Historical Dimensions of Women’s Health. She is currently researching pelvic health histories to help address gaps and inequities in care. She is available to chat about this topic and women’s history/women’s health/gender and health in general.History... Read more
VIU News & Experts: February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024
Need an expert for your story? 🗣️ In this issue of VIU news & experts: International Women's Day experts Online harms bill commentary Helping newcomers to Canada learn English and French Disrupting cancer tumour growth Featured experts Experts for International Women's Day Dr. Whitney Wood is VIU’s Canada Research Chair in the Historical Dimensions of Women’s Health. She is currently... Read more
VIU’s View Gallery presents Kashmir Lesnick-Petrovicz’s Guardians of Land, Life, Seeds and Love
February 27, 2024
An artist talk is at the gallery on Wednesday, February 28 at 1 pm. In 2023, Queen Elizabeth Scholar and photographer Kashmir Lesnick-Petrovicz spent three months in South Africa to complete her internship in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Global Studies program. As a communications intern, she worked for the non-profit Trust for Community Outreach and Education (TCOE), documenting their... Read more
Beyond the boy wizard’s limelight – PUFFS offers a hilarious twist on a beloved magical world
February 27, 2024
What: PUFFS, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic When: March 7 to 16 at 7:30 pm, Opening Gala March 7, 7:30 pm Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus For seven years, a bespectacled boy wizard with a scar went to a certain wizard school and conquered evil. But this isn’t his story. This is the story of the puffs who happen to be at... Read more
Provincial budget and housing experts 🏘️
February 21, 2024
Writing a story about the throne speech/provincial budget or the new housing announcement? We have experts available: What will make BC more affordable? The provincial government’s throne speech yesterday outlined actions government will take over the next few months to deliver more middle-class homes faster, help working families and small businesses with costs, strengthen public health care... Read more
VIU News & Experts: February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024
Need an expert for your story? 🗣️ In this issue of VIU news & experts: Expert opinion on province's new affordable housing investment. Nature-based tourism a key focus for VIU's new BC Regional Innovation Chair for Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development. How can couples keep the spark alive? What goes into the chocolate making process? Featured experts Affordable housing on public... Read more
VIU experts on MAID and finding love in 2024 ❤️
February 9, 2024
VIU experts available this week: Medical assistance in dying: delayed expansion The federal government has delayed the expansion of medical assistance in dying to people suffering solely from a mental illness who meet all the eligibility criteria and safeguards by three years. Nursing Professor Dr. Caroline Variath is researching ways to enhance awareness of and access to end-of-life care for... Read more