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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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Fires are Just the 'Tip of the Ice-berg' of Climate Change Impacts on Forests

Bill Beese, VIU Forestry Professor and Forest Ecologist, shares his insights on 'forest management' as wildfires continue to rage across parts of Western Canada and the United States.

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Check out the table of VIU Research Awards Committee (VIURAC) opportunities. These internal awards are a funding source for faculty at VIU to engage in scholarship, research, and creative activity.