Dr. Michael MacKenzie, VIU's Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, and student Nikki Hearns are researching trust and distrust in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada process. Nikki discussed the research with @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

A Wind Phone is a non-working phone for people to use as a bridge between those who have passed & those who are still living as a way to process grief. VIU Social Work Prof Dr. Carmen Lavoie speaks to @chly.ca about the value of wind phones in the grief process: www.frequencynews.ca/news/whats-a...

It’s Black History Month at VIU, featuring art, music, poetry, talks and more. This month our experts are also exploring reconciliation, protecting salmon from tire-wear toxicants, answering your Valentine’s Day questions, and the impact of global climate conferences. Read more: bit.ly/3LX0nfX

VIU's Malapina Theatre will honour Black History Month with Rhythm and Remembrance, a month-long solo exhibit by artist Happy Amarkah. Amarkah has curated a powerful collection of personal works that reflect his unique perspectives, feelings & artistry. Read more: nanaimobulletin.com/2026/01/31/v...

Currently sitting atop the PACWEST division, the VIU Mariners men’s basketball team have their eyes on the prize as they work towards competing at the CCAA Men’s National Championships, hosted by #VIU this March. Read more from the #Nanaimo News Bulletin: bit.ly/4pWSZPo

Congratulations to #VIU Bachelor of Arts student Jennavieve Strub, who has been named the City of Nanaimo's Youth Poet Laureate! Jennavieve is currently in her fourth year, with a dual focus in Psychology and Creative Writing. She will hold this new role until 2028. Learn more: bit.ly/49LZ2l4

Icy conditions on the Nanaimo campus: Facilities Services is doing their best to clear ice as quickly as possible, but you may find some areas are slippery as you make your way across campus. Wear appropriate footwear with good grips when outside.

What started as an assignment in a project management class is becoming a wearable tech aid for people with visual impairments thanks to two students in the Information Technology and Applied Systems program at Vancouver Island University. Read more: www.cochranetimes.com/news-sponsor...

As the effects of the toxic drug crisis become an intrinsic part of health care, nurses on Vancouver Island are adapting to what that means for keeping patients healthy. VIU Nursing students are leading discussions, recently hosting a harm reduction panel talk: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/11/n...

Every year, world leaders, scientists and climate activists meet to make decisions around addressing the climate crisis, and this year, some students from Vancouver Island University were able to witness it, including Political Studies student Jessica Lee: www.chly.ca/local-news/2...

“Thank you to all our donors for believing in – and investing in – our students.” VIU's Giving Tuesday campaign will mean more support for students struggling to stay in school due to financial barriers. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/05/v...

Almost half a million dollars will support students at Vancouver Island University facing financial hardship. VIU's 12th annual Giving Tuesday campaign raised $339,000, and matching funds brought the total to $481,000: bit.ly/4q5T0RF #VIUniversity #GivingTuesdayCA

A body tasked with improving our democracy has made dozens of recommendations to the government of BC. Dr. Michael MacKenzie, VIU's Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, shares his thoughts on the report with @chly.ca: bit.ly/4iZhR7p

One of the mid-Island’s most iconic holiday events is in full swing! Milner Christmas Magic takes guests through a beautifully lit and decorated walk through the property in Qualicum Beach, with gates open Thursday to Sunday between Dec. 4 & 21. Read more @nanaimonewsnow.bsky.social: bit.ly/3MXWaZf

"This year’s campaign focused on the VIU Access Fund, which provides financial support to students facing barriers to completing their education & funds initiatives that address basic needs such as #foodsecurity & equipment" @viuniversity.bsky.social #Nanaimo #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/05/v...

"VIU @viuniversity.bsky.social fourth-year #nursing students hosted a #harmreduction education panel along with the VIU #HarmReduction Alliance, intending to raise awareness about the #toxicdrug crisis, challenge #stigma and foster a safer community." #Nanaimo #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/11/n...

Small supports can make a big difference for VIU students – a healthy snack, a professional outfit or help with an unexpected expense. VIU's Giving Tuesday campaign is raising money for the Access Fund, which provides these essentials and more. Learn more: news.viu.ca/viu-giving-t...

The rise and future of environmental neuroscience in environmental psychology 🌎 Online 📅 18.11. 3pm CET Lindsay McCunn @viuniversity.bsky.social Both disciplines seek to understand the human condition. How can the connection be strengthened? ➡️ Join us online! shorturl.at/AbkjX #Neuroskyence

Talked about coroners last week in my @viuniversity.bsky.social history of crime class. This week we’re talking about gaol (not “jail” autocorrect!) & bail. I find the topic fascinating a have been reworking a publication on this topic since 2017 (I can’t stop adding to it, but I’ll let it go soon).

A unique meteor shower is competing with a ‘super moon’ in Nanaimo skies and VIU astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos spoke to Nanaimo News Now about the event: bit.ly/4qH5Ert

Congratulation to the ultimate team at VIU, who, in just their second year of existence, captured a silver medal at the recent Canadian Ultimate University Nationals in Ontario! bit.ly/47DTBSP

VIU Psychology Professor Dr. Lindsay McCunn was the editor of a recently published book about becoming an environmental psychologist, which is featured in the latest issue of the Cowichan Valley Voice: bit.ly/48Xb0bH

VIU creative Writing Professor and award-winning author Susan Juby's latest work was featured in Whistler's Pique Newsmagazine: bit.ly/43SSRZ1  

With men’s basketball nationals coming to VIU this spring, the Mariners are out of the gate with a 6–0 start as they work toward a championship run on home court. Read more from the Nanaimo News Bulletin: bit.ly/4nI55ed

Just in time for Halloween, VIU alum Shanon Sinn, who wrote The Haunting of Vancouver Island while he was still a student, spoke with The Discourse about about some of Nanaimo's spookiest spots: bit.ly/3Jo2UhU

From a boy playing with a red ball, to elevators moving for no apparent reason or floating heads in doorways, Nanaimo has no shortage of ghostly tales – including at VIU: bit.ly/3JDr482  

A group of VIU nursing students want to make participation in sports more affordable by collecting new and gently used sports equipment for local kids in need. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/27/n...

More support for students at VIU! 🎓 100 new awards + increased funding for 300+ existing ones = $3M helping students stay in school and succeed. 💙 Learn more: news.viu.ca/new-donor-su... #VIUniversity #RipplesofChange #GivetoVIU

VIU Computer Science Professor Ajay Shrestha's AI research finds youth want the benefits of AI without giving up ownership of their data. Parents, teachers, and developers all care — but they’re not on the same page, and now it's time to listen. Read more: bit.ly/4nmkZdY

Congrats to VIU's Dr. Trevor Wideman, a 2025 Research Trainee award recipient from Michael Smith Health Research BC. He's looking at how policies and community partnerships can better respond to BC’s toxic drug crisis. Read more: bit.ly/4qkaIlt

Isabelle Desrosiers, who recently graduated from the psychology program at VIU, is raising awareness about a relatively unknown eating condition called orthorexia nervosa, where a person gets fixated on only eating “healthy” foods. Read about her research in the National Post: bit.ly/471W7SR

Congrats to Farhad Moghimehfar, VIU’s Regional Innovation Chair for Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development, who's been awarded funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to further support his research! Read the full CFI news release: bit.ly/3W06Qbf

Vancouver Island University has been recognized for its work on campus raising awareness around gender-based violence. For 8 years, VIU has been working with the Moose Hide Campaign to stand up against violence towards #Indigenous women & children. Read more @chly.ca: www.chly.ca/local-news/2...

Join us on Monday, September 29 for VIU's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day event. A commemorative walk will take place in the quad at 9 am with ceremony and activities to follow in the Malaspina Theatre. #VIUniversity #OrangeShirtDay

An art exhibit by local Indigenous artist and advocate Lenae Silva about the experience of drug use is showing at VIU's Malaspina Theatre Sept. 24 until Oct. 10. The exhibit is part of an event titled Harm Reduction is an Act of Love. Learn more about Silva and the exhibit: bit.ly/3KmIvtA

Congratulations to former VIU Mariners basketball player Graham Giske, who represented Nanaimo at the adaptive CrossFit Games in Las Vegas this month, finishing as high as sixth in his best event: bit.ly/4nOJVeM

VIU is officially an Ambassador Campus for the Moose Hide Campaign! 🎉 Since 2017, our students and employees have handed out 40,000+ pins – sparking more than 200,000 conversations about ending gender-based violence and taking steps toward reconciliation. Learn more: bit.ly/3VWL0oV

Starting a new business isn’t easy. VIU MBA alum Jane Stoller wants to help people develop time- and sanity-saving practises. Her latest attempt at doing so is a brand-new book: Organize Your Business Like a Boss. Read more: bit.ly/466fpHu

"As many new and returning students are settling into campus life at @viuniversity.bsky.social, students through the campus #health and #wellness centre want to educate students to make sure they know the impacts of the ongoing #toxicdrug crisis" #Nanaimo #BC @chly.ca www.chly.ca/local-news/2...

Need a dose of nature? There’s a prescription for that. Dr. Lindsay McCunn, an environmental psychologist and VIU Psychology Professor, weighs in on a @g1portal.bsky.social article on the psychological benefits of exposure to nature: tgam.ca/47Ju8JF/

Dr. Cameron Gordon, a Psychology Professor at Vancouver Island University, weighed in on an article about teasing. He says you should pay attention to body language. If the other person is tense or silent, step back and apologize. Read more: bit.ly/3VODoon

VIU students enrolled in an interdisciplinary team-based research course confronted a mounting issue experienced on campuses across Canada: student hunger. Read more in this Council on Undergraduate Research writeup: www.cur.org/featuredur-s...

AI literacy, algae blooms and oyster illness, here's how VIU experts are making the news: news.viu.ca/viu-news-aug...

AI development is waiting for no one, with businesses and governments racing to find real-world applications for the technology, VIU Education Prof Julia Hengstler tells the Times Colonist. AI literacy is critical for everyone, she says: www.timescolonist.com/local-news/u...

Former high school students got their first taste of campus life at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo this week. Read more in @nanaimobulletin.bsky.social: www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/f...

Good morning! It's #RockVIU and if you're at @viuniversity.bsky.social you should come by the history department and say hi! I'm not a regular prof, I'm a ~cool prof~. You'll find me by the dinosaur earrings. Campus has so much energy today!!

A dedicated and competent group of local volunteers has come together to form a new society in response to intensifying blue-green algae blooms at Nicola Lake near Merritt. Dr. Chris Gill, Co-Director of VIU's Applied Environmental Research Lab, shares his knowledge: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAFT...

United Way BC is bringing an out-of-school program to new communities on Vancouver Island to help address food insecurity and a lack of after-school support. The expansion includes into Nanaimo schools with support from VIU and the city: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...

Nuu-chah-nulth language keeper and VIU alum Jeneva Touchie (Čakʷaasiqḥw̓iłim) is Ucluelet’s 2025 Citizen of the Year: hashilthsa.com/news/2025-08...

Via Toronto Star: The Women’s Pro Baseball League held the first pro women’s baseball tryouts in over 80 years last Friday. Among those trying out was Alli Schroeder, who's played for Canada and became the first woman to play in the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference at VIU: bit.ly/47f8dts