VIU Students Presenting Research and Creative Activity during CREATE Conference
April 8, 2021
WHAT: VIU virtual CREATE Conference – a celebration of student scholarship, research and creative activityWHEN: April 12-15, 2021, various timesWHERE: Sessions offered via Zoom and online galleries, see full schedule hereVancouver Island University’s (VIU’... Read more
BC Government Announces Support for Development of a Food Hub at VIU's Deep Bay Marine Field Station
March 2, 2021
The BC government has announced support for the development of new food hubs to strengthen food security on the island, including a new Seafood Innovation Centre at VIU’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station.“We are thrilled to harness the potential of Deep Bay’s world-class research labs... Read more
Scholarly Article Sheds Light on Whether Island Wolverines are a Distinct Subspecies
February 4, 2021
Through DNA analysis, VIU researchers determined that Vancouver Island wolverines are not a distinct subspecies from those found on the mainland in North America.Scientists and conservationists have been questioning for decades whether wolverines on Vancouver Island are a distinct... Read more
VIU Nursing Professor Receives Financial Support to Continue Resilience Research
January 26, 2021
Support from BC’s health research funding agency will enable Dr. Shannon Dames to focus on further developing a resilience-focused, psychedelic-assisted mental health therapy program. An innovative psychedelic medicine-assisted therapy and resilience training program... Read more
Grant Funds Prototype of Resilience Education Video Game
January 14, 2021
VIU Professor Dr. Leigh Blaney receives $10,000 grant to develop Firefighter Edge, a video game that could help firefighters cope with stress and anxiety experienced on the job.Vancouver Island University (VIU) Health and Human Services (HHS) Professor Dr. Leigh Blaney is branching... Read more
VIU Researchers Examining Genetics of Canada Lynx
December 14, 2020
Data could help governments and wildlife conservation groups understand how climate change might impact the life cycles of the Canada lynx and other species in the boreal forest.The lynx-hare predator-prey cycle that has existed for thousands of years in North America is... Read more
VIU Researchers Investigating Effects of Heat Waves on Marine Animals
December 8, 2020
Three VIU Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture researchers are leading an investigation on the effects of heat waves, due to climate change, on marine animals.Climate change is causing more extreme temperature events, such as heat waves, in marine environments. Researchers at... Read more
Researchers Developing "Game-Changing" Methods to Measure Contaminants
December 3, 2020
VIU acquiring first high-resolution mass spectrometry instrument of its kind in the central Vancouver Island region thanks to grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and BC Knowledge Development Fund.Vancouver Island University (VIU) researchers are striving for faster,... Read more
Researchers Developing a Better User Interface for Historical Archive
December 2, 2020
VIU researchers are mapping historical data contained in the Canadian Letters and Images Project and creating a sophisticated interface so scholars, students and the public can gain better access to information contained in the archive.Researchers at Vancouver Island University’s (... Read more
VIU Professor Appointed to Reference Group for Review of Indigenous Research
November 12, 2020
Georgina Martin is the only BC representative to be elected to a national group responsible for providing direction on building mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous communities and researchers.Dr. Georgina Martin, a VIU Indigenous/Xwulmuxw Studies Professor, has been... Read more