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Sogol's painting for the Iranian Art Exhibition featuring a white tower behind paint-covered hands raised in peace signs

Creating Revolution

Zan. Zendegi. Azadi. Woman. Life. Freedom.   Tape edges the hard canvas. A wide mink brush quickly coats the...
Hunter Jarratt aka @invasivespeciesguy in a VIU hoodie with forest backdrop

Protecting BC’s Native Biodiversity

Vancouver Island is home to many non-native, invasive plant species that threaten biodiversity, human health, and personal livelihoods. We...
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Acclimatizing to Change

Canada issued a ban on the manufacture and import of plastics in December of last year. By December 2023,...

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Courtney Blow

Courtney Blow wakes up in a quiet house with a sinking feeling in her stomach. Her brother sleeps in another room. She hopes he...
A view of the VIU campus, from the perspective of an overworked student leaving the library. Photo via / Bella Hoodle

Giving Tuesday at VIU

Giving Tuesday began in the heart of New York to encourage people to become more engaged in their communities and spread more kindness into...
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Boycott Privilege at the World Cup

Ella Blaschko is an international student from Munich, Germany. She’s in the second year of her journalism studies and spent the fall term at...
Six students holding a gray urchin-shaped trophy on stage with more students clapping behind them

Enter the Urchin Tank

VIU’s Culinary Arts students, Microbiology students, and three Urchins walk into Malaspina Theatre. No, this isn't the start of a bad joke. It's a...
Two VIU students pose for a picture in a dark forest. They are waiting for the timer to go off so they can check the bird traps.

Owl Banding At VIU

I’ve always been fascinated by owls. Their eyes look like two annular solar eclipses, rings bursting with a golden flame, lighting their way through...
Dr. Tony Robertson, an older man with grey hair and beard, sits with his guitar.

Heart of Gold

There is a new bench outside the Education and Social Sciences building on the VIU Nanaimo campus. On it is a plaque that reads:...
A student named Pouya Nejat Pour lighting a candle in honour of Mahsa Amini at her candlelight vigil outside of the library.

Mahsa Amini

Alli, an Iranian MBA student attending VIU stands behind a table outside the campus library in Nanaimo. Melted wax candles dot the table’s surface...
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The Fight for Fairness

The province of BC has opened its doors for international students to access education in the province, with former Premier Christy Clark pushing to...
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A Say on Services

March is usually a busy month for VIU students is with assignments, exams, and final years getting ready to graduate. This year, there’s something...
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The Role of the Preserved Poem

Acclaimed poet A.F. Moritz is the 2021–2022 Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet at VIU. Moritz has written over 20 books of poetry, most recently As...
Sheila Watt-Cloutier

A Rich and Majestic Land

VIU’s Engaged Citizens Speaker series returns on February 8, 2022, with an important human rights issue—climate change. Sheila Watt-Cloutier Siila's presentation Re-imagining a New...
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VIU Graduate Programs Expo

Don’t know what to do after you graduate? Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Graduate Programs Expo can help. VIU has a variety of postgraduate options,...

Latest News

Sogol's painting for the Iranian Art Exhibition featuring a white tower behind paint-covered hands raised in peace signs

Creating Revolution

Zan. Zendegi. Azadi. Woman. Life. Freedom.   Tape edges the hard canvas. A wide mink brush quickly coats the...
Hunter Jarratt aka @invasivespeciesguy in a VIU hoodie with forest backdrop

Protecting BC’s Native Biodiversity

Vancouver Island is home to many non-native, invasive plant species that threaten biodiversity, human health, and personal livelihoods. We...

Older Posts

Courtney Blow

Courtney Blow wakes up in a quiet house with a sinking feeling in her stomach. Her brother sleeps in another room. She hopes he...
A view of the VIU campus, from the perspective of an overworked student leaving the library. Photo via / Bella Hoodle

Giving Tuesday at VIU

Giving Tuesday began in the heart of New York to encourage people to become more engaged in their communities and spread more kindness into...
An illustration of a young man with headphones, with a caption that reads

Boycott Privilege at the World Cup

Ella Blaschko is an international student from Munich, Germany. She’s in the second year of her journalism studies and spent the fall term at...
Six students holding a gray urchin-shaped trophy on stage with more students clapping behind them

Enter the Urchin Tank

VIU’s Culinary Arts students, Microbiology students, and three Urchins walk into Malaspina Theatre. No, this isn't the start of a bad joke. It's a...
Two VIU students pose for a picture in a dark forest. They are waiting for the timer to go off so they can check the bird traps.

Owl Banding At VIU

I’ve always been fascinated by owls. Their eyes look like two annular solar eclipses, rings bursting with a golden flame, lighting their way through...