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Finding keys to salmon resiliency through research

Sustainable fish populations depend on resilient ecosystems. With climate change, habitat loss and other environmental pressures posing significant threats to both fish stocks and their habitats, researchers at UNBC’s Quesnel River Research Centre (QRRC) are working to understand the impacts of those pressures on salmon and develop strategies to preserve salmon species for future generations.

UNBC Celebrates Promotions of Trailblazing Faculty Members

UNBC celebrated the promotion of 15 faculty members, including Dr. Indrani Margolin and Dr. Caroline Sanders, who have achieved the rank of full professor.

UNBC scientists receive $5 million grant for salmon research in Quesnel Lake

While the project focuses on salmon populations in the Quesnel watershed, the team of researchers expects the findings to be application to other large lake systems in the Pacific Northwest undergoing climate change.

New volcano course advances Indigenization

Students participating in a summer geography course will spend six days learning about both the Nisga'a history and culture surrounding the Sii Aks volcano and volcanology.

UNBC researchers secure nearly $2 million in funding

Eleven UNBC researchers received funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's Discovery Grant Program.

Markey, Dr. Sean

BA, Political Science (UBC); MES, Environmental Studies (York University); PhD, Economic Geography (Simon Fraser University); MCIP (Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners) and RPP (Registered Professional Planner)

Adjunct Professor, Geography

Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Geography

Phone

778-782-4702

sean_markey@sfu.ca

Website

https://www.sfu.ca/rem/people/profiles/markey.html

Biography

Professor and Graduate Program Chair in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University.

Research and Expertise

Sean's research concerns issues of local and regional economic development, rural and small-town development, community sustainability, and sustainable infrastructure. Sean continues to work with municipalities, non-profit organizations, Aboriginal communities and the business community to promote and develop sustainable forms of community economic development. He serves on the Board of Directors with the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation and the Vancity Community Foundation.

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