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two people seated talk to one another, on the left is VIU Provost and Vice-President Academic Dr. Michael Quinn, on the right is VIU President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Deborah Saucier

Hyena stalkings, how hummingbird brains work and meeting Royals

VIU’s President and Provost share their research journeys
A man stands in the foreground with the waterfront and a marina full of boats behind him

VIU Student Pulse News: May 17, 2023

Tips to pay for university 💰
Jane Dean looking at the camera on a sunny day and smiling

Taking classroom learning to community

Jane Dean shares her story
Fernando sits near the totem inside the Centre for Health and Science, VIU's Nanaimo campus

Gaining skills through getting involved

From classroom to career: Fernando Jesus Medina Moreno
Portrait of Jonah with arms crossed in front of greenery

Connecting students and employers

Jonah Ferguson is here to help
silhouette of a man watching the sunset

Learning to help people through their final stages of life

VIU is launching an end-of-life doula course
Student looks at the view wearing a backpack

VIU Student Pulse News: May 2, 2023

Work and study at VIU this summer 🎒
Sheldon Scow, coordinator of VIU’s Community Cousins program, gifts a scarf to Garifuna elder Emily Palacio, director of the Hand in Hand program in Belmopan, Belize.

Indigenous peer mentors join international cooperation project

By Eric Zimmer
A new initiative at the University of Belize is taking its inspiration from VIU’s Community Cousins program.
Ottis Crabbe wearing chef's hat and full cooking attire preparing a dish in a pot on a stove in an industrial kitchen during a competition.

Taking his culinary skills to global competitions

By Eric Zimmer
Ottis Crabbe shares his story