VIU News & Experts: March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
Featured in this issue: Planetary alignment expert What's in store for Island tourism? How honeybees are affected by climate change VIU's largest student research conference Reach out to us for experts for your stories! Featured experts Dr. Gregory Arkos on planetary alignment Five planets –... Read more
VIU researcher developing better tools to detect and manage bacterial infections in salmon
March 27, 2023
Dr. Spencer Russell is pursuing his research with the help of NSERC and Mitacs grants. Dr. Spencer Russell is working to understand and manage bacterial infections in salmon. Russell, a Vancouver Island University (VIU) Fisheries and Aquaculture Associate Professor, is researching Tenacibaculum.... Read more
VIU News & Experts: March 15, 2023
March 15, 2023
Featured in this issue: World Water Day experts Planning for more age-friendly communities Tuition waiver program for former youth in care expanded Indigenous Speakers Series Reach out to us for experts for your stories! Featured experts World Water Day on March 22 is about accelerating change... Read more
VIU researcher examining pelvic health histories to help address gaps and inequities in care
March 15, 2023
Dr. Whitney Wood received more than half a million dollars from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to pursue her study. Studies on women’s health tend to focus on reproduction. Vancouver Island University (VIU) researcher Dr. Whitney Wood believes this has led to gaps and inequities in care... Read more
VIU News & Experts: March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023
Pyschedelic research, International Women's Day, sustainable development week and more. Reach out to us for experts for your stories! Featured experts VIU experts on International Women's Day March 8 is International Women's Day, a day to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness about... Read more
VIU launches collaborative psychedelic research centre
March 2, 2023
The first of its kind in Canada, the centre will bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives together for research, treatment and program development. A new psychedelic research centre at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives together to co-... Read more
Researchers asking Cowichan region residents how they feel about tourism
February 8, 2023
Residents aged 15 and older can share their thoughts in an online survey. The number of visitors to Vancouver Island has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels and in some cases, communities are seeing more tourists than even before. Unfortunately, the labour market hasn’t recovered to the same... Read more
VIU Media Highlights: February 3, 2023
February 3, 2023
VIU in the news this week 📃 The Spring Semester is ramping up at Vancouver Island University. Next week, the campus will be packed with events as part of Global Citizens Week, which features a wide variety of speakers, events and panel discussions. As always, please reach out to us if you need... Read more
VIU lecture series kicks off with the story of the endangered Vancouver Island marmot
January 31, 2023
Science and Technology Community Lecture Series features seven presentations by VIU faculty. Scientists are sharing their insights on everything from the endangered Vancouver Island marmot to investigating deep-sea organisms with computational chemistry during the Vancouver Island University (VIU) ... Read more
VIU experts appear live on CBC Nanaimo broadcast
January 27, 2023
Several shows were broadcasting from Serious Coffee on Hammond Bay Road The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation launched its permanent bureau in Nanaimo on Friday, January 27 with a special live broadcast in the Harbour City that featured several experts from Vancouver Island University. The Nanaimo... Read more