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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Convocation celebrations for UNBC's Class of 2021 will be held virtually in a ceremony on June 25. The decision to hold the virtual ceremony was made as the University continues to follow strict provincial, federal and international health guidelines.

Led by a group of committed students, UNBC is taking steps to end period poverty by installing menstrual product dispensers in high-traffic washrooms.

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.

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.