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A winding path to a degree that resonates: Bree Sinnott

Meet your 2025 valedictorians
Six Vancouver Island University students standing inside a building

More than a meal: The food security challenge at VIU

By Annette Lucas
Year-long project investigated student hunger on campus
Headshot of Daniela Alejandra Guevara Sotomayor

Building community with media and music: Daniela Alejandra Guevara Sotomayor

Meet your 2025 valedictorians
Six Vancouver Island University students standing together in front of a bush

Studying climate change impacts in Senegal

By Annette Lucas
Students earn Queen Elizabeth scholarships for overseas research
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MyVIU student news: May 21, 2025

Summer Semester fun 🙌
a triple layer dessert called a Nanaimo bar

Baking alumni return to VIU to help build the “big bar”

By Annette Lucas
Erik, Hannah, Faithe and Elleora excited for the sweet challenge
A man wearing a beige and white plaid jacket over a white t-shirt is sitting on the arm of blue Adirondack chair in front of a door and window to a building

Beyond the postcard: Unpacking tourism’s impacts on resort municipalities

By Jenn McGarrigle
Grad student with impact: Flynn Saunderson
Nathan in the quad

MyVIU student news: May 7, 2025

Welcome to summer semester 😎
A male university student is walking on a treadmill for research

Finding balance in foot and ankle research

By Annette Lucas
Jakob Tortorelli is taking steps to a fulfilling career helping people stay on their feet