Leaving a legacy: Trailblazing nurse practitioner creates new bursary
As one of the first nurse practitioners in northern B.C., Shanda Rojas helped demonstrate the value they bring to the health-care system. Now as the UNBC graduate accepts a terminal diagnosis she is helping the next generation of Family Nurse Practitioner students.
Joint effort saves moose, keeps airport safe
When a camera installed by UNBC researcher Dr. Roy Rea discovered a moose on the Prince George airport property, it launched a collaboration between the Prince George Airport Authority and the University to save the animal while keeping airport operations safe.
From UNBC to the Ivy League
Inspired by her undergraduate research experience at UNBC, Dr. Kirsten Reimer recently completed her PhD at Yale, where she studied how our cells make and edit ribonucleic acid (RNA).
NMP grad pursues northern and rural pediatric learning
After completing her MD undergraduate degree at the UBC Northern Medical Program as part of the Class of 2020, Dr. Gurkirat Kaur Kandola entered UBC’s Pediatric Residency Program – Community Impact stream which offers training in both Vancouver and in northern B.C., providing an opportunity to learn first-hand about rural pediatric care.
City and UNBC lead the way to a low-carbon future with two initiatives in downtown Prince George
UNBC's Wood Innovation Research Lab and the City of Prince George's Downtown Renewable Energy System both performed exceptionally during a recent cold snap.
Province Partners With Interior Universities for COVID-19 Research Solutions
UNBC researchers are collaborating with their colleagues at Thompson Rivers University and University of British Columbia - Okanagan on a variety of innovative COVID-19 related projects.
Laing's Black Lives Matter video wins two CASE grand gold awards
A UNBC Athletics video featuring men's basketball player Tyrell Laing won the Council of Advancement and Support of Education grand gold awards for video on shoestring and the new opportunity and inclusion special recognition category. Laing approached UNBC about producing a video so he could share his thoughts and personal experiences about Black Lives Matter.
Andrews named Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow
Global and International Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Nathan Andrews received a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship. He will partner with Professor Ernest Khalema at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on post-graduate engagement and academic co-mentorship.
