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SRCA Symposium Feedback April 18, 2024 - 9:37am

Thank you for attending the 2024 Research and Creative Activity Symposium.
IDEAS 2024 April 10, 2024 - 10:56am

Get ready to be wowed at the IDEAS 2024 Showcase, where we celebrate the outstanding achievements of TAT faculty and staff! Dive into a dynamic array of interactive conference-style poster presentations, unveiling the brilliance behind TAT's creative activities, applied research initiatives, and ongoing projects. Plus, don't miss our world cafe-style sessions, your ticket to incubating the next big idea!
Research and Creative Activity Symposium Registration April 9, 2024 - 3:55pm
2024 Research and Creative Activity Symposium April 17, 2024 - 3:25pm

Date: Friday, April 26
Time: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Building 210/R275

Join this celebration and showcase of scholarship, research, and creative activity at Vancouver Island University.

The day will begin with a panel presentation on transformative learning through research moderated by Dr. Nicole Vaugeois, Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies. Throughout the day VIU employees will share the projects that they are pursuing in 15-minute presentations and poster presentations.
Research Showcase and Celebration: Faculties of Health Sciences and Human Services and Education April 9, 2024 - 8:52am

All are welcome to join us at this event designed to showcase the various points of excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity in these two Faculties. The format will be five-minute lightening talks given by researchers in HSHS and Education. Come join us to learn, be inspired, and share in community (cash bar and light snacks will be provided). 
ITCH Medieval Madness play April 8, 2024 - 9:42am

Join us for our Inclusive Theatre Collective's production of "Medieval Madness", an original script by student Ceridwen Nord. In this witty whodunit, kings and knights, processes and pals try to figure out who is the culprit. In this fun farce, students take on both performance and technical roles. 
ITCH Medieval Madness play April 8, 2024 - 9:39am

Join us for our Inclusive Theatre Collective's production of "Medieval Madness", an original script by student Ceridwen Nord. In this witty whodunit, kings and knights, processes and pals try to figure out who is the culprit. In this fun farce, students take on both performance and technical roles. 
2024 3MT People's Choice April 10, 2024 - 6:44pm

Please choose your favourite 3MT presentation!

The person with the most votes is going home $100 richer!
K-12 Educator Pro-D Workshop April 3, 2024 - 4:59pm

Immerse, Explore, Educate: Unveiling the Wonders of Water and the Ocean at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station

K-12 teachers are welcomed to join us for an exciting, hands-on day of learning for educators, with a water theme.

Educational organizations from in and around Vancouver Island will present an overview of the programs they offer for K-12 students.

VIU's STEMantics public education program is your host, and we will share our program options.

An afternoon field trip to the intertidal zone will be featured, so don't forget your boots!
Deep Bay Open House for Brant Wildlife Festival April 2, 2024 - 2:36pm

Special One-day Open House: Monday April 8th
Project Pitch April 6, 2024 - 11:21am

Oysters are our World March 6, 2024 - 9:29am

Oysters are our World: Public Event to Showcase VIU Shellfish Aquaculture Teaching and Research at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station.
- Faculty and student research presentations and posters
- Public lectures on marine science and seafood
- Guided tours of the station, grounds
- Boat tours of aquaculture farm
- Marine science-themed activities and displays from VIU STEMantics
- Seafood from local community partners (complimentary!)
- Beverages available for purchase from local wineries
- Free shuttle from and to the VIU Nanaimo campus
2023-24 REACH Award Recipients February 23, 2024 - 12:12pm

Fifteen REACH Award Recipients were chosen in the 2023-24 academic year, ten undergraduate and five graduate students. Please read below to learn a little more about their projects.
Graduate Students with Impact January 25, 2024 - 7:42pm
Multiple-eyed Seeing Intercultural Collaboration (MeSIC) framework January 22, 2024 - 10:36am

This framework is the result of a Participatory Action Research (PAR) undertaken by the NCPR during 2023. Two focus groups explored different models, theories and experiences to design, from a multiple-eyed seeing approach,  the framework that will guide the research and knowledge mobilization across a 3-Prong Approach Psychedelic-assisted Therapy Learning System (3P-PaT LS) that considers research, education and service delivery.
Internal Award Recipients 2023 January 12, 2024 - 10:33am
Student Resources January 8, 2024 - 9:26am

Welcome to the Under Construction Student Resources page. Anticipate lots of activity between December 2023 and February 2024. 

Are you looking for a specific resource? Please let us know what it is! Email ogs@viu.ca.
BC Regional Innovation Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development February 14, 2024 - 9:01am

BC Regional Innovation Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Development

Introduction
The Urchin Tank - Seaweed Challenge February 14, 2024 - 11:41am

Join us for the Centre for Seafood Innovation’s Urchin Tank – a show like no other!
This is the culmination of a semester-long innovation challenge where Vancouver Island University Microbiology and Culinary Arts students teamed up to develop fermented seaweed products. The goal of this unique innovation challenge is to create safe and tasty fermented products that could be developed into saleable food products. 
Let's Talk Seafood... and eat it too! November 14, 2023 - 2:49pm