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Sarima Amadi looks into a microscope in the biology lab, while wearing a white lab coat.

Could a common tire chemical threaten fruit flies?

By Rachel Stern
Sarima Amadi investigates impact of tire toxins
A student puts a book back on a library shelf

From mom to media studies student

By Becky Duarte
A single parent’s journey back to university
A young man clad in hipwaders is standing in a river with snowflakes falling around him

Hooked on salmon: student leads record-breaking fish count project

By Annette Lucas
Tristen Dieleman follows his passion for fish into local waters
A woman, a man and another woman sitting on a chesterfield looking at a laptop together.

Helping to make health care make sense

By Annette Lucas
Nursing students aim to help people make better health decisions
Joe Clark holds a container with a cutthroat trout fry.

From classroom to creek: saving Nanaimo’s cutthroat trout

By Rachel Stern
Fisheries student Joe Clark is helping to protect local streams
Tarah Dowling stands next to her exhibit.

Tarah Dowling’s art captures the strength and resilience of Tuition Waiver students

By Rachel Stern
Art and audio blend to tell the story of kids growing up in foster care
Young woman sitting on a red couch looking at a laptop

Juggling education and a young family

By Annette Lucas
How Rosalynn White is making her career goals happen
A woman leans on a pillar and smiles into the camera

Finding passion and purpose through a business degree

From Classroom to Career: Rinny Jose
Brayden Klassen smiling at the camera

Going below the surface on shoreline erosion behaviour

By Eric Zimmer
Brayden Klassen shares his story
Laura Hutchinson smiling at the camera with trees in the background.

Finding her career as a biomechanics researcher

By Eric Zimmer
Laura Hutchinson shares her story
Linea Brickwood gets ready to bump the ball during a Mariners game inside the VIU gym while a crowd watches in the background

Mariners alum takes passion for her sport overseas

By Eric Zimmer
Linnea Brickwood shares her story
Mitch Turko wearing a suit and tie, smiling at the camera with a blue and green background.

Accounting alum at the top of his class

By Eric Zimmer
Mitch Turko shares his story