News Stories
VIU's Canada Research Chair Focused on "Future Proofing" Shellfish
May 9, 2018
Dr. Timothy Green will be CRC Research Chair in Shellfish Health and Genomics Climate change is one of the biggest threats to shellfish populations and sustainable shellfish farming in Canada and worldwide. In British Columbia, ocean acidification caused by climate change is recognized as a key threat. That’s one reason why Dr. Timothy Green, Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) new Canada... Read more
VIU Press Launches First Book
March 16, 2018
Adjunct Professor Michael A. von Hausen pens Small is Big, a guide to revitalizing small- and mid-size downtowns Vancouver Island University (VIU) Press celebrated an important milestone this week with the launch of its first book. This special honour goes to Small is Big: Making the Next Great Small to Mid-Size Downtowns by Michael A. von Hausen, a leading Canadian urban designer and planner... Read more
Plastic Ocean
January 8, 2018
By Rachel Stern Scientists don't fully understand the impacts of microplastics on ecosystems, and VIU faculty and students are on the cutting edge of research on the issue. A rising tide of plastics are floating in the world’s waterways and amongst the debris is a hidden pollutant — microplastics. Microplastics are smaller than five millimetres, but most are indiscernible to the human... Read more
Introducing the Mass Specmobile
January 8, 2018
By Jenn McGarrigle Is there something strange in your neighbourhood’s air or water? VIU’s Applied Environmental Research Labs is developing new technologies that could revolutionize how we figure out what’s going on in our environment. Thanks to a $1-million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and BC Knowledge Development Fund, VIU scientists are developing new... Read more
International Biosphere Research Journal Launched by VIU
January 8, 2018
Biosphere reserves are the subject of research around the world, yet the field of study didn’t have an academic journal dedicated specifically to biosphere research. That is, not until recently, when VIU faculty and staff stepped up and created an online academic journal — the International UNESCO Journal of Biosphere Reserves. “There are 669 designated biosphere reserves located in 120... Read more
VIU Scientists Earn Grants for Ground-breaking Research
January 8, 2018
Grant funding is helping Dr. Erik Krogh and Dr. Chris Gill push boundaries and develop new scientific approaches in environmental chemistry and analytical mass spectrometry. The VIU Chemistry Profs were awarded two Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant awards totalling $250,000, which will be distributed over five years to support... Read more