Provincial Health Officer scheduled to receive Honorary Degree
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who has led the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemice and the drug overdose emergency will be bestowed an Honorary Degree at UNBC's virtual Convocation on June 25.
UNBC named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers
From our electric car charging stations to our recent lighting upgrades, UNBC has a lot to celebrate as one of Canada's Greenest Employers.
Indigenous lawyer scheduled to receive Honorary Degree
Dr. Val Napoleon is Cree from Saulteau First Nation and an adopted member of the Gitanyow (Gitxsan) nation. She is also an Indigenous lawyer, academic and researcher who co-established the first-in-the-world Indigenous Law Degree program at the University of Victoria.
UNBC expands Bachelor of Education regional program offering
A proposed new delivery model for UNBC's Bachelor of Education elementary stream at our regional campuses will allow students in both Terrace and Quesnel to complete their studies close to home.
Elder Gagnon scheduled to receive Honorary Degree
Marcel Gagnon is an accomplished artist and Lheidli T’enneh Elder who is dedicated to sharing knowledge and understanding surrounding his cultural teachings, and was instrumental in bringing the Indigenous Court System to Prince George. He'll receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at UNBC's 2021 virtual Convocation on June 25.
Collective agreement with UNBC Faculty ratified
A new agreement that sets the stage for a better era of labour relations has been ratified by the members of the University of Northern British Columbia Faculty Association and the University of Northern British Columbia.
Koehler scheduled to receive Honorary Degree
Dr. Albert Koehler is an engineer, entrepreneur and a past-president of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. He is slated to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the 2021 virtual convocation UNBC on June 25.
Connecting youth with older adults through technology
Through a collaboration between UNBC and School District 57 (Prince George), students aged 8-12 thought about how they could use technology to connect with older family members and had the chance to win a Google Home smart speaker donated by Best Buy Canada.
Bats' unexpected discovery leads to research opportunity
A chance encounter with small brown bats by Candyce Huxter on Halloween Day in 2019 led to the third-year UNBC biology student's first peer-reviewed publication.