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Students shine at Geography symposium
Three UNBC students won awards for their presentations and posters at the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers Symposium in Kelowna in March.
Innovating water and sanitation for sustainable communities
Join UNBC's Water and Sanitation Holistic Technologies (WASH-T) Research group for a conversation on off-grid solutions to water and sanitation challenges in small and rural communities.
UNBC receives more than $4.5 million in federal research funding
From studying the impact of glyphosate-based herbicides on the ecosystem, to better understanding income inequality to a renewed Canada Research Chair in Humanities and Health Inequities, UNBC researchers are fostering local solutions for a global impact.
Dr. Sarah de Leeuw reappointed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair
In her next phase as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, Dr. de Leeuw will focus on internationalizing her work in arts-based health research and further examine how this area of study can help improve patient care and address healthcare disparities.
UNBC Innovation Hub to test cutting-edge AI wound care technologies
The Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North will utilize its connections across the region to introduce and validate innovative new technologies in healthcare aimed at advancing patient outcomes and equity in treatment.
Digging deep into herbicide impact on forest ecosystems
In a first for UNBC, Ecosystem Science and Management Associate Professor Dr. Lisa Wood has garnered an Alliance Society grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to lead a five-year project aimed at better understanding the extent of the impact of glyphosate-based herbicides on forest systems.
From classroom curiosity to published paper
Political Science and Geography student Will Hanlon turned an Undergraduate Research Experience project with Political Science Professor Dr. Gary Wilson into his first co-authored published academic paper.
UNBC graduate student nets prestigious scholarship
After working in her chosen field for a decade, Annika Putt was lured back into academia by the opportunity to join a multidisciplinary research team examining the eulachon fishery population in Haisla traditional territory along B.C.'s northwest coast.
UNBC research income increases for fourth straight year
UNBC's research income increased for the fourth straight year in the latest Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities rankings produced by Research Infosource Inc.