River otters have been eating juvenile sturgeon released from a Vanderhoof hatchery. By visiting dozens of otter latrine sites along the Nechako River, UNBC graduate student Cale Babey has begun to quantify the extent of the predation.
Once again, UNBC ranks among the best small universities in Canada. In the latest rankings from Maclean's magazine, UNBC placed fifth out of 19 universities in its category. Its students placed first in the awards category, acknowledging their success in achieving national recognition.
A new digital tool developed by UNBC professors in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injury BC’s Access BC team will support work to enhance accessibility and create more barrier-free outdoor destinations.
The University of Northern British Columbia community is mourning following news that Joseph Gosnell, Sr., the University’s seventh Chancellor, died in the early morning hours of Aug. 18, 2020. Gosnell served as Chancellor from 2019 until his death.
With so much information circulating online about Covid-19, Health Sciences Librarian Trina Fyfe advises everyone to take a closer look at what one reads by checking out the sources of the information and ensuring disinformation is not spread.
Christiana Onabola, a UNBC Health Sciences PhD student, has earned a federally-funded Vanier Scholarship for her research that focuses on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how they are relevant to local populations and communities along the Nechako Watershed in British Columbia and Niger Delta in Nigeria.
History Associate Professor Dr. Jacqueline Holler and Geography Professor Dr. Greg Halseth received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grants to continue their research programs. Holler is exploring the role women played in the practice of medicine during the colonial period. Halseth is studying the importance of local government to the economic sustainability of small towns and rural communities.