Current Students

VIU Chemistry students Simon Maguire, Lily Eggert and Trevor Michalchuk snagged top honors during a national chemistry conference this summer.

Simon won an undergraduate poster award and Lily and Trevor received student presenter awards for their talks. They earned the awards at the Environmental Chemistry Division of the Canadian Society of Chemistry conference in Winnipeg this summer. The conference aims to bring people together to embrace learning exchange ideas, advance careers and the chemistry profession.

Jindar Sboto found his educational path at VIU during his first-year courses.

Jindar attended VIU because it was close to home. He didn’t choose his area of study right away but was always interested in the sciences – biology, chemistry and physics.

Warning: The play, The Kids Are All Dying, contains conversations about gun violence and a school shooting, loud gunshot sounds, discussion of child death, coarse language, drugs and alcohol.

Ali Dillon-Cardinal wrote a play that explores the often-unheard voices of teenagers dealing with the trauma of a school shooting.

A small flower with yellow and cream petals is on the edge of extinction in Canada and a VIU research team is fighting to save it.

Bryan Lamprecht, a VIU Biology student, is working with Dr. Jasmine Janes, a VIU Biology Professor, studying Hosackia pinnata, also known as Bog bird’s-foot-trefoil. The rare species is red-listed in BC and Canada. There are only five sites where this rare flower grows in Canada, all near Nanaimo. The plant also grows along portions of the western coast of the United States.  

A “unique archaeological phenomenon” sparked Halle Walle’s desire to get a taste of life in ancient times – figuratively and literally.

Attending VIU allowed Zeke Critchlow to push his limits and uncover a “deep-seated passion for programming and research.” 

“The VIU community has enriched my experience, making it a delightful place to study and grow. The support and encouragement from my instructors have been crucial, pushing me to exceed my perceived limits and explore new heights in my capabilities,” says Zeke. “Thank you to everyone who helped make my VIU experience awesome!”

What began as a typical day for Lucas Gamp turned out to be anything but.

Safeguarding birds for future generations is crucial, says Chelsey Watts.

This week you probably noticed a lot of students wearing regalia and graduation caps. That’s because convocation ceremonies were on June 12 and 13, and Semélshun, VIU’s Indigenous Graduation Recognition Ceremony, was on Friday, June 14. This will be the last edition of the Student Pulse until mid-August. We wanted to give you a break to enjoy some summer sun! 😎 Don't worry, if anything important comes up, we'll reach out. 
 
In this issue:

When Chiara Sedola wrote a paper for a VIU class, she had no idea her work would take her to Washington, DC to present at a conference.

But that’s exactly how things played out for the fourth-year student, who is majoring in Liberal Studies and Biology.