VIU Earth Science Department

04/07/2026

VIU Earth Science GEOL 202: Earth Structures students show off their course project poster for a structural analysis of Stephenson Point Nanaimo

01/27/2026

A fantastic turnout for Vancouver Island University Earth Science and Geoscience students and alumni at AMEBC Roundup 2026!

12/12/2025

Familiar locations for many of you, your fieldtrip locations are getting some attention

Much of Vancouver Island is covered by a layer of 230-million-year-old basalt, but erosion at select beaches has exposed layers of both older and younger roc...

12/05/2025

Congratulations Colby McDonald! Our newest VIU Geoscience program graduate.

11/05/2025

VIU Earth Science students build character working in the rain to learn about slope stability for their introductory geology course

10/20/2025

A successful, albeit drizzly, day at VIUFest 2025!

10/14/2025

09/29/2025

A great day spent with Vancouver Island University Geoscience students examining a volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit showing this Saturday for their GEOL308: Geochemistry course.

08/14/2025

2020 Geoscience graduate Andrea Cankovic featured in VIU news blog. Congratulations on all of your successes Andrea.

Andrea Čanković credits the Vancouver Island University community, including five years of playing on the VIU Mariners women’s volleyball team, with helping her come out of her shell. The Geoscience graduate came to VIU from Croatia as an international student determined to overcome language bar...

06/12/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! Best of luck in your future endeavors.

04/14/2025

GEOL 202 Posters make it to CREATE event!