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Ian wears gloves and a lab coat and looks through a microscope

What’s hitchhiking in a Vancouver Island bird of prey?

By Annette Lucas

Unravelling the parasite mystery in barred owls

A student puts a book back on a library shelf

From mom to media studies student

By Becky Duarte

A single parent’s journey back to university

Five students talk to each other at CREATE conference

MyVIU student news: March 19, 2025

Budget info and research showcase 🧪

A small sign with a pink border that reads Happy International Women's Day

Celebrating women who lead

Sharing the stories of VIU students, faculty and alum

Three totems at the Gathering Place

What are land acknowledgements and protocol?

By Heather Burke

How to be a respected guest while working, living, learning or playing on traditional lands.

Text reads Celebrating Asian Heritage Month at VIU with image of cherry blossoms and lotus flower

Asian Heritage Month resources

A guide to learn, celebrate and help you take action

A group of students takes part in an Afro dance fusion class together

MyVIU Student Newsletter: March 5, 2025

Events, career advice and academic supports 📚

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

A woman, a man and another woman sitting on a chesterfield looking at a laptop together.

Helping to make health care make sense

By Annette Lucas

Nursing students aim to help people make better health decisions

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