From hairstylist to university
March 17, 2025
Dr. Sally Vinden’s lifelong learning journey Dr. Sally Vinden is living proof that the places education can take you have no limits. Her career has taken many different directions – hairstylist in London, instructor in Vancouver Island University’s Hairdressing program and, mostly, recently... Read more
VIU in the news: March 14, 2025
March 16, 2025
Dr. Farhad Moghimehfar, VIU’s BC Regional Innovation Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development, is leading research that will help people understand who is using mountain bike trails and how they're using them. The goal is to push decisionmakers to support local trail networks and... Read more
Cybercrime’s hidden toll: How online scams impact mental health
March 10, 2025
VIU student seeking participants for a study on the effect of cybercrime on emotional well-being. Watching a friend fall victim to a cybercrime scam motivated Vancouver Island University (VIU) Psychology student Cala Annala to research how this can impact mental health. “I realized the social... Read more
VIU in the News: March 8, 2025
March 8, 2025
The Discourse’s International Women’s Day article featured several VIU community members who are making an impact in Nanaimo: the women's basketball team, Leah Vaisanen and Alyona Latsinnik. Have you ever answered the phone, only to find an upset person on the other end? Managing these... Read more