New supports for post-secondary students this fall
Every student who applies for StudentAid BC will now be automatically assessed for the new B.C. Access Grant.
Research collaborations tackle challenges faced by rural B.C. residents
Interior university research coalition funds research to improve the lives of those living outside large urban centres
UNBC Board elects new Chair
Aaron Ekman, the founding founding president of the North Central Labour Council, is the new Chair of UNBC's Board of Governors.
Environmental change and parasite-host interactions
Ecosystem Science and Management Assistant Professor Dr. Heather Bryan received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant worth $152,500 to study how changes to the environment affect the interplay between parasites and their hosts.
Birds must balance caring for offspring with self-maintenance
Ecosystem Science and Management Professor Dr. Russ Dawson received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Discovery Grant for $200,000 to look at how avian parents allocate resources to maximize lifetime reproductive output, and how environmental constraints influence these strategies.
Improving comfort by reducing vibrations in wood buildings
Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Jianhui Zhou received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant worth $127,500 to study effective floor vibration design methods and efficient acoustic treatment solutions as part of the systematic design of mass timber floor systems.
Inspecting insect biodiversity
Ecosystem Science and Management Professor Dr. Dezene Huber received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada Discovery Grant worth $165,000 to examine the impact disturbances, including the mountain pine beetle, wildfires and climate change, are having on the biodiversity of the insects and spiders that call the forest home.
Examining the long-term ecological impacts of glyphosate-based herbicides
Ecosystem Science and Management Assistant Professor Dr. Lisa Wood two Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada grants to study the long-term ecological impacts of glyphosate-based herbicide use on forests in northern B.C. She received a Discovery Grant for the research project and a Research Tools and Instruments Grant to purchase three new state-of-the-art growth chambers for controlled experimentation.
Researchers receive more than $1 million in federal funding
Six faculty members received grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to support their research on topics that are of interest to northern British Columbia and advance the scientific knowledge in their chosen fields of study.