VIU Launches Nanaimo-focused Remembrance Day Project
October 29, 2018
For 11 days leading up to Remembrance Day, nearly 200 names of Nanaimo soldiers who died during the First and Second World Wars will be displayed in prominent locations across the city. Nanaimo Remembers is a unique video memorial project that displays details about the fallen soldiers listed on the Dallas Square Cenotaph downtown. Spearheaded by Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Marketing,... Read more
VIU Research a Breakthrough in Opioid Overdose Harm Reduction
October 29, 2018
Researchers at Vancouver Island University (VIU) are zeroing in on a drug-testing method that could dramatically slow a burgeoning epidemic of opioid overdoses and potentially save countless lives. Led by Dr. Chris Gill, a VIU Chemistry professor and Co-Director of the Applied Environmental Research Laboratories (AERL), the research uses mass spectrometry-based methods to overcome key... Read more
Gender Historians Bring International Research Journal to VIU
October 15, 2018
The world’s leading journal on the history of gender relations is now basing its North American editorial operations out of Vancouver Island University (VIU). VIU History Professors Dr. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh, Dr. Katharine Rollwagen and Dr. Cathryn Spence made a successful bid to become the North American co-editors of Gender & History, a well-respected international journal that publishes... Read more
VIU Professor and Master’s Student Collaborate to Develop Vancouver Island's Water Budget
October 3, 2018
In resource-rich Canada, people often assume our water supply is limitless but between contamination and overuse, we have to wonder: how much water is really available? Vancouver Island University (VIU) Geography Professor Dr. Alan Gilchrist and Master of Geographic Information Systems Applications student, Tim Sivak, have partnered with the BC Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource... Read more
Lunch Series Looks to Satisfy Appetites for Information
October 3, 2018
An upcoming series of talks at Vancouver Island University (VIU) promises to put the lunch hour to good use satisfying appetites for intriguing information. The purpose of the Lunch and Learn series is to build a culture of knowledge sharing at VIU — whether it’s original research, scholarship or other creative activity — in a supportive, non-formal setting, says organizer Tanis Dagert, VIU... Read more
VIU attends UArctic Council Meeting and Congress in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland
September 26, 2018
Vancouver Island University attends UArctic Council Meeting and Congress in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland As an Arctic Nation, Canada is a significant member of the University of the Arctic (UArctic). UArctic was created in 2002, and VIU has been a member institution since 2007. Since 2010, and through the North2North (N2N) student mobility program, VIU has hosted 20 students from... Read more
VIU Nursing Professor Receives $10,000 Reach Award
September 10, 2018
Dr. Shannon Dames is investigating how self-compassion development can boost resilience in healthcare workers and address toxic work environments Vancouver Island University (VIU) Nursing Professor Dr. Shannon Dames and a multidisciplinary team from Island Health are collaborating to develop curriculum that will emphasize the importance of promoting self-compassion among healthcare... Read more
VIU Launches Regional Air Quality Mapping Pilot Project in Alberni Valley
July 26, 2018
Applied Environmental Research Lab’s research vehicle hits the streets in August Researchers with Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Applied Environmental Research Laboratories (AERL) are trolling the streets this summer in the name of science. Faculty, researchers and students involved with the lab have a new world-class research vehicle, and with the co-operation of community partners in... Read more
VIU Library Takes Role in Preserving Regional History
May 23, 2018
Newspaper archives to be digitized at VIU Who are we without our stories? It is in sharing our stories – our history – that we build our connection to community. Ben Hyman, University Librarian at Vancouver Island University (VIU), hopes to strengthen residents’ connections to their community by making the stories of Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley's early history easily accessible to the... Read more
VIU Geography Students Research Barriers to Bio-Diesel Use
May 11, 2018
Research used to increase awareness of bio-diesel as an alternative to fossil fuels What stops a person from adopting a change in their business operations, and what factors could convince them to make that change? Students in Vancouver Island University (VIU) Professor Dr. Matthew Bowes’ upper-level Cultural Geography class are attempting to answer these questions as part of his latest... Read more