Research Stories at a Glance
From UNBC faculty research in the news to undergraduate experiences, get a taste of the UNBC research world
From UNBC faculty research in the news to undergraduate experiences, get a taste of the UNBC research world
In 1920, seven immigrant-run hospitals formed a fundamental part of the health network of Buenos Aires. The Italian, Spanish, British, German, French, Galician, and Jewish hospitals... more
Prince George, BC – Three University of Northern British Columbia faculty members have secured grants totaling more than $390,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council... more
Prince George, BC – A University of Northern British Columbia team of researchers will study whether crops such as specialty plants and vegetables, medicinal and natural health products,... more
A new study from the Northern Medical Program at UNBC shows that minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) legislation in Canada can have a major effect on crimes committed by young adults. Young... more
UNBC researcher Dr. Henry Harder has been appointed to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institutes Advisory Boards on Indigenous Peoples’ Health. Dr... more
Prince George, BC – The global impact of human activities on the natural environment is extensive, but those impacts are expanding at a slower rate than the rate of economic and population... more
UNBC Forest Ecology and Management students Anna Tobiasz and Hadyn Yeomans are working with botanist Curtis Bjork in the biodiversity assessment. UNBC researchers have discovered a rare... more
A new book published by UNBC’s Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies team offers expert advice on the crucial relationship between communities and researchers. Titled... more
As part of her research, Dr. Steffi LaZerte recorded both natural singing patterns of black-capped chickadees in quiet and noisy areas in different cities across B.C. Just like humans... more
Prince George, BC – Five UNBC researchers have secured $453,000 in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Three of them, including Dr.... more
The Bathurst caribou herd, with calving ground approximately 500 km north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, has experienced a dramatic decline in distribution and abundance over the... more
Dr. Siraj ul Islam may be able to glimpse into the future when it comes to improving seasonal climate forecasting. The UNBC Environmental Science Post-Doc spent five years working on... more
The Wood Innovation and Design Centre in downtown Prince George has won a Governor General’s Medal in Architecture. The building, designed by Michael Green Architecture, was one of 12... more
UNBC graduate student Corbin Black is the lead author on a research paper that was published in the international journal Protein Science. Imagine being able to peer... more
Dr. Nadine Caron, an affiliate UNBC faculty member with the Northern Medical Program, is leading a project to establish a biobank that will be the first of its kind in B.C. Northern BC is... more
UNBC researchers are looking into the viability of using “the miracle tree” as a point-of-use water treatment. The Moringa oleifera is a tropical tree and gets its moniker from the... more