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Three students walk by the Health and Science Centre

VIU Student Pulse News: March 20, 2024

What's going on at VIU 🍏
Four students in a gym holding volleyballs

Creating a safe place to play and learn

Child and Youth Care students participate in community program

Student studies at a desk in the library with a view of the City of Nanaimo in the background

Time management, Mariners at nationals and study resources 📚

VIU Student Pulse News: November 9, 2022
A clock on a desk next to a laptop and pen holder by Samantha Allan

Time Management 101

Learning to use your time more effectively can make all the difference in university
A view of VIU's Nanaimo campus library from the exterior with a snowed-in quad by Samantha Allan

Preparing for West Coast weather scenarios

Extreme weather preparedness for on campus and in the community
Armin Saatchi next to a mass spectrometer on loan to VIU from Thermo Fisher Scientific by Rachel Stern

From recovery to harm reduction

One alum’s story of personal healing and joining the fight against the opioid epidemic
People dressed in costumes sitting on paddleboards at Westwood Lake

VIU Student Pulse News: October 26, 2022

Halloween happenings, new library resources & scholarship deadlines 👻
Jenni Ottilie Keppler stands on the koi pond bridge at Vancouver Island University's Nanaimo campus. by Rachel Stern

Harnessing the power of the poop loop

Meet Jenni Ottilie Keppler, VIU’s visiting student researcher from Germany
above view of a person with a laptop in front of them, notepad next to them and crafting materials around them by Samantha Allan

How to build your skills outside of the classroom

Why getting involved is so important for your success
Melanie stands in front of the Tobacco Caye sign, which reads Study Abroad underneath it by Melanie P. Loureiro

My summer internship in Belize

What it’s like doing research on a coral reef
Picture of VIU's Nanaimo campus with a rainbow going across

VIU Student Pulse News: October 12, 2022

#MyVIU contest, resume tailoring & Mariners games ⚽