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 capitalize on what the sector has to offer. Read more.
The View Gallery’s latest exhibit IRL by Trish Shwart was profiled in the Nanaimo News Bulletin. The article was also picked up by the Vancouver Island Daily. Read the article.
Kama Money, who attended VIU when it was known as Malaspina University-College, won the people’s choice portion of the Iconic Alberni art exhibit. Read the article.
Dr. Gregory Arkos talks to Nanaimo News Now about the total lunar eclipse (Blood Moon) that occurred on March 13. Read the article.
VIU Psychology student Cala Annala is researching how being a victim of cybercrime impacts a person’s mental health and well-being – an angle of study that is little researched. The story was picked up by an Italian online news magazine HTML.it magazine.
The VIU Mariners women’s volleyball team won bronze at nationals! Read more.
“Drug use is both a criminal justice issue at this point and a health-care issue. It could just be a health-care issue, but we choose to use the criminal justice system to respond to it.” VIU Criminology Professor Dr. Lauren Mayes weighs in on a story in The Discourse about drug use and crime. Read more.
Mounties in Nanaimo say there’s been an uptick in reports of drinks being spiked or tampered with at nightclubs around the city, prompting RCMP to team up with Crime Stoppers and venues for a new awareness campaign. VIU Graphic Design students have created Crime Stoppers posters to be placed in washrooms to spread safety awareness.
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