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From hairstylist to university

Dr. Sally Vinden’s lifelong learning journeyDr. Sally Vinden is living proof that the places education can take you have no limits. Her career has taken many…

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Cybercrime’s hidden toll: How online scams impact mental health

VIU student seeking participants for a study on the effect of cybercrime on emotional well-being.  Watching a friend fall victim to a cybercrime scam…

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Using children’s picture books to teach about climate change

Expert commentary: Education Professor Dr. Wendy Simms shares her research In 2022, the United Nations said that climate change is the defining crisis of…

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VIU News & Experts: February 14, 2025

Canada-US relations experts 🇨🇦🇺🇸We know what is happening with our neighbour to the south is top of mind for everyone right now, and will be for quite…

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Welcome Dr. Cynthia-Lou Coleman, 2019 Fulbright Canada Jarislowsky Foundation Visiting Research Chair in Aboriginal Studies

Dr. Cynthia-Lou Coleman is curious about the similarities and differences between how Indigenous scientific and cultural issues are covered by the media in Canada and the United States.

VIU selected for an equity, diversity and inclusion grant and the Dimensions pilot program

VIU has been selected to participate in two federal research award programs. The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) grant will help post-secondary institutions become more inclusive, welcome diversity, and improve research and employment opportunities for underrepresented groups. The Dimensions Pilot provides federal recognition of their work on EDI.

VIU Biology Graduate Sets Her Sights on Protection the Environment

Inspired by the environmental research she was able to participate in at VIU Kimberley Barrett is excited to enter into the world of research following graduation.