Business owner and philanthropist to receive honorary degree
Driven by a desire to give back to community, Prince George business owner Selen Alpay's hard work and business acumen have facilitated his numerous and far-reaching accomplishments in community caring and community development.
Preserving cultural heritage focus of new UNESCO chair
UNBC Global and International Studies Associate Professor Dr. Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville and Heritage Saskatchewan Director of Living Heritage Kristin Catherwood are the new United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Co-Chair in Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods.
Carving space to share stories
It was a season for learning new skills and sharing stories through art, as students gathered with Cree/Dakelh artist Clayton Gauthier for wood carving sessions through the winter months.
Leading climate action in northern B.C.
The Northern BC Climate Action Network is holding its first in-person meeting at UNBC on April 4. The network, which launched in 2022, aims to identify and celebrate opportunities for climate action that work for northern B.C., encourage regional innovation and identify funding opportunities.
Sharing a teaching journey
At the 2023 Robert W. Tait Lecture, Senior Lab Instructor Dr. Umesh Parshotam will speak about his teaching journey and how that influences his current pedagogical philosophy.
Reflections from the Koh-Learning program
UNBC's Koh-Learning team reflected on their unique collaborative learning program centred around the waterways in the Nechako watershed during a Research Week special presentation.
UNBC becomes university member at TRIUMF
UNBC is one of seven new university members of TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre. UNBC researchers have been working on projects at the facility since 1993. Currently, UNBC is involved in a project that aims to build the world’s most advanced ultra-cold-neutron facility to carry out the world’s most precise measurement of the neutron electric dipole moment.
Research transforms learning experience
When a Research Ambassador encouraged undergraduate student Ahmad Jalil to pursue his research interests by just reaching out to a professor in his field of interest, the Bachelor of Health Sciences student felt he might lack the skills required. His interest soon outweighed his hesitancy and he's recently submitted a manuscript for journal review based on his research with UNBC's Northern Analytical Laboratory Services.