Enhancing biodiversity is not just about protecting pristine habitat, it's also about ensuring habitat influenced by humans remains high quality for a variety of species, according to new research led by UNBC PhD candidate Juan Pablo Ramírez-Delgado.

As more people choose to live at home as they grow older, there are steps communities can take to make neighbourhoods friendly for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

UNBC placed first in its category for not-for-profit research income growth in the latest Research Infosource Canada's Top 50 Research University rankings.

Mathematics and Statistics Assistant Professor Dr. Alia Hamieh is part of a Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Collaborative Research Group examining the role of L-functions in analytic number theory.

A new mapping tool developed by UNBC researchers shows that western Canadian glaciers are shrinking at an increasing rate. Accelerated area loss was highest for small glaciers on Vancouver Island where they experienced a 32-fold increase in the rate of shrinkage. 

Dr. Davina Banner, an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, is being recognized by a professional association for her research and advancing nursing knowledge.

Aquatic species are benefiting from fewer peaks and declines in river flows on waterways with hydroelectric infrastructure according to a new paper authored by Environmental Science Professor Dr. Stephen Déry. The study looked at 500 sites across Canada and the United States over 100 years and showed river flows have become increasingly more consistent.

UNBC researcher Dr. Stephen Déry explains the science behind atmospheric rivers.