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Technicians devise remote weigh scale to assess health of Vancouver Island marmots

The smart device will help researchers determine if supplemental feeding improves the reproductive health of marmots.Two Vancouver Island University (VIU) Technicians, working in collaboration with the Wilder Institute, have spent almost two years building an electronic weigh scale to pr

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Sheldon Scow, coordinator of VIU’s Community Cousins program, gifts a scarf to Garifuna elder Emily Palacio, director of the Hand in Hand program in Belmopan, Belize.

Indigenous peer mentors join international cooperation project

By Eric Zimmer
A new initiative at the University of Belize is taking its inspiration from VIU’s Community Cousins program.
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Taking his culinary skills to global competitions

By Eric Zimmer
Ottis Crabbe shares his story
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5 Questions about university transfers

By Christine Johnson
...and how to streamline the process
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