Industrial Research Chair examines water security in Nechako Watershed
The NSERC/Rio Tinto Industrial Research Chair on Climate Change and Water Security partnership is one year old. Led by Environmental Science Professor Dr. Stephen Déry, the project aims to better understand how climate change and human activity are impacting water security in the watershed, which stretches from the Coast mountains to the Nechako River’s mouth in Prince George where it flows into the Fraser River.
Banting Postdoctoral Fellow examines the history of mapmaking in Siberia
Dr. Nadezhda (Nadia) Mamontova received a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue her research into Glafira Vasilevich's mapmaking project with the Evenki people in Siberia. Working with UNBC Geography Professor Dr. Gail Fondahl, Mamontova is exploring the methods Vasilevich used to collect the maps, examining her motivations and tracing the legacy of the place names she used.
An open letter to new and continuing university students in B.C.
A letter from the provosts of British Columbia's research universities, including Dan Ryan, provost, University of Northern British Columbia; Andrew Szeri, provost, University of British Columbia; Jon Driver, provost, Simon Fraser University; Valerie Kuehne, provost, University of Victoria; William Holmes, provost, Royal Roads University; Christine Bovis-Cnossen, provost, Thompson Rivers University; Ananya Mukherjee-Reed, provost, University of British Columbia-Okanagan
Jackson honoured for professional excellence
Environmental Science Professor Dr. Peter Jackson is the newest Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Fellow
Bouchard wins Prix du Canada
Anthropology Professor Dr. Michel Bouchard along with two co-authors won the Prix du Canada en sciences humaines et sociales from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences for their book Les Bois-Brûlés de l’Outaouais. The prize is awarded annually to a French-language book that makes an exceptional contribution to scholarship, is engagingly written, and enriches the social, cultural and intellectual life of Canada.
Serafin, Timms named Class of 2020 Valedictorians
UNBC Class of 2020 Valedictorians Danika Serafin and Katie Timms will each give a brief speech during UNBC’s virtual convocation celebration on June 26. Their presentations are intended to signify a moment of celebration and respect to all those who have made the journey through classes, papers, projects and exams to the culmination of that hard work, their degree.
Association of BC Deans of Education honours UNBC educator
School of Education Lecturer Deborah Koehn received the Teacher Educator award from the Association of BC Deans of Education. The award is presented annually to a teacher educator who has distinguished themselves in partnering with a teacher education program in British Columbia.