With more than $1.5 million in funding, the GROW research project team gathered with community partners to officially launch a collaborative study aimed at digging deeper into the ecological and health impacts of herbicides on forest ecosystems.

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UNBC researchers listed in the most recent release of a peer-reviewed database of the top two per cent of the world's scientists.

Finding strength in community and mental health advocacy

Drawing from his personal journey and empowered by the Mitacs Indigenous Research Ambassador program, Patrick Stubbington Teed Louie George has helped raise mental health awareness and built bridges to support at UNBC's Prince George campus.

Fostering wildfire resilience in northern communities

Students, faculty, staff, outside experts and community members came together to look at ways to bolster community resilience in an event called 'Wildfire Friday'.

Finding keys to salmon resiliency through research

Sustainable fish populations depend on resilient ecosystems. With climate change, habitat loss and other environmental pressures posing significant threats to both fish stocks and their habitats, researchers at UNBC’s Quesnel River Research Centre (QRRC) are working to understand the impacts of those pressures on salmon and develop strategies to preserve salmon species for future generations.

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250-960-5830

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Koper, Dr. Nicola

PhD (University of Alberta), MSc (University of Guelph), BSc (University of Guelph)

Dean, Faculty of Environment

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250-960-5121

nicola.koper@unbc.ca

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8-270

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Bryant, Shelley

Administrative Coordinator

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250-960-5830

shelley.bryant@unbc.ca

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8-268

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Friess, Amber

Administrative Assistant

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250-960-6664

amber.friess@unbc.ca

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8-342

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Keen, Michelle

Administrative Assistant

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250-960-5832

michelle.keen@unbc.ca

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Teaching Lab 8-149

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MacKay, Janice

Administrative Assistant, School of Planning and Sustainability

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250-960-6173

janice.mackay@unbc.ca

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10-3064

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Zhang, Yihang

Administrative Assistant, NRES

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250-960-5867

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Clapp, Dr. Tara Lynne

PhD (University of Southern California), MEDes (University of Calgary), BES (University of Manitoba)

Chair, School of Planning and Sustainability

Associate Professor

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250-960-6016

tara.clapp@unbc.ca

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10-3066

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Watershed governance, rural community development, community sustainability and resilience, environmental communication, planning theory.

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Nolin, Dr. Catherine

PhD, MA (Queen's University at Kingston), BA Geography (University of Calgary)

Chair, Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Professor

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250-960-5875

catherine.nolin@unbc.ca

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Teaching Lab 8-148

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Guatemala, Central America, Canadian mining abroad, Forced Migration, Structural Violence, State Violence, Indigenous Rights, Human Rights, Social Justice, Experiential Learning, Field Schools, Genocide Studies, Refugees, Qualitative Research, Gender.

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