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Construction begins on new student housing at VIU

Students studying at Vancouver Island University's (VIU's) Nanaimo campus will have access to more on-campus housing beds and a new dining hall, with ...

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VIU joins Canada-wide agri-food innovation project

Vancouver Island University (VIU) is honoured to be a partner institution in the Sustainable Food Systems for Canada Innovation Platform (SF4C), which aims to...

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Scholar explores mountain biking’s social impacts on Indigenous communities

Dr. Kimberly Coleman joins VIU as the 2025 Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Studies. ­As an avid mountain biker, Dr. Kimberly Coleman is well...

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Enigye "Happy" Amarkah

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