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A young man clad in hipwaders is standing in a river with snowflakes falling around him

Hooked on salmon: student leads record-breaking fish count project

By Annette Lucas
Tristen Dieleman follows his passion for fish into local waters
Joe Clark holds a container with a cutthroat trout fry.

From classroom to creek: saving Nanaimo’s cutthroat trout

By Rachel Stern
Fisheries student Joe Clark is helping to protect local streams
Gerri McEwen and Devin Ayotte dig through sand that is lighted blue, green, yellow and red.

Students dig deep into learning with augmented reality sandbox

By Rachel Stern
Innovative tool projects topography onto the sand
Dr. Xueling (Julie) Luo and Devin Ayotte adjust an 3D robotic arm.

Robotic arm brings engineering theory to life

By Rachel Stern
Engineering department builds 3D robotic arm for interactive learning
Alex Bhargava stands on the Malaspina Theatre stage looking off to the left. He wears all black and blue and purple smoke swirls around him.

Lighting up the stage – Alex Bhargava shares his transformative experience

By Rachel Stern
Building resilience and confidence through VIU’s Theatre diploma
Jindar Sboto smiles while working in a VIU Chemistry lab.

Researching the chemistry of cannabis

By Rachel Stern
Student leads method development for marijuana measurement
Headshot of Ashutosh Mishra

MBA student shares his 2SLGBTQ+ university experience

By Rachel Stern
Ashutosh Mishra embraces inclusivity and freedom at VIU
An early childhood educator reading a book to three kids

Earn while you learn with the work-integrated early childhood education program

You don’t need to stop working to further your schooling
a power engineer inspects large tanks in a big machine room with sunlight peeking through the window

Find your new career path as a power engineer

By Eric Zimmer
VIU’s next program intake is this fall
Bryan Lamprecht kneels in front of a patch of Hosackia pinnata flowers nestled in a field of grass.

Saving an endangered Nanaimo flower

By Rachel Stern
VIU Biology student studying rare flower only found in Nanaimo area
Chelsey Watts stands amongst bushes and trees holding a bird.

Preserving nature’s music for future generations

By Rachel Stern
Chelsey Watts researches local bird species
Tyson holds up his Ma Murray award

Alum wins coveted Ma Murray award for feature writing

Tyson Whitney’s feature series for the North Island’s ongoing hospital closures picked up the gold medal this year.