The Re-VIU: Top 20 stories of 2024
From shellfish biotoxins, to 3,000-year-old beer, to conspicuous consumption research, Vancouver Island University experts had a busy year in the media. Here...
Re-examining the toxic drug crisis through stories
Dr. Sharen Karsten and her team are taking a community-engaged approach to the research. We are excited to share that Dr. Sharen Karsten, a VIU Recreation and...
Choosing eco-friendly boat cleaners just got easier thanks to VIU researcher’s product database
What products can you use to clean your boat that won’t harm the environment? VIU researchers are giving consumers the answers with a database that breaks...
How advertising imagery reveals Canada’s tourism and transportation narratives
A trip to Hawaii sparked Dr. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh’s research journey Dr. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh, a Vancouver Island University History Professor, is examining...
Explore climate change with VIU experts
VIU experts available November 14, 2024 COP 29 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan until November 22, 2024. UN...
VIU researcher studying how to better people’s long-term ability to walk and run
Dr. Michael Asmussen is looking at ways to improve foot and ankle stabilization to increase performance and minimize injury. We use them every day, usually...
VIU News & Experts: November 6, 2024
Remembrance Day, US election, memory development 🧠 In this issue of VIU news & experts: Re-translating a classic war novel US election results Studying...
VIU Professor Emerita re-translates All Quiet on the Western Front
Dr. Katharina Rout shares her thoughts about working on this classic novel For the past couple of years, professional translator Dr. Katharina Rout has been...
VIU psychology professor researching conversation memory in children
The research has important implications for things like reliability of child witness testimony in the justice system. Have you ever been in the middle of...
5 Questions with Cobus Swarts
The deeper Dr. Cobus Swarts immersed himself in mathematics, the more his passion for the subject intensified. Swarts, a VIU Mathematics Professor and Math...