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
A team of UNBC interdisciplinary researchers has received a federal grant of nearly $400,000 to further their study of local mushrooms as a potential cancer and diabetes prevention or... more
A new study led by a Northern Medical Program (NMP) researcher shows that alcohol-impaired driving crimes spike immediately after the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) is reached, indicating... more
Dr. Stephen Déry is conducting research into the impacts of declining snowpacks in the Fraser River Basin. A new study by UNBC researchers details the impacts of a rapidly declining... more
UNBC Ecosystem and Science Management Professor Dr. Phil Burton has been named the Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Forest Research. Burton, who also serves as the Regional Chair... more
Prince George, BC – Two University of Northern British Columbia economists are part of a team of 28 academic researchers from a dozen universities, civil society organizations and... more
Undergraduate student Faran Rashid wants to know if local mushrooms could be the basis for a future brain cancer treatment. Rashid earned a two-year studentship from the Brain Tumour... more
Prince George, BC – An interdisciplinary team of UNBC researchers will further their study of local mushrooms as a potential cancer treatment thanks to a contract research agreement from Genome... more
Prince George, BC – UNBC researchers secured a combined $436,000 in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grants and scholarship programs... more
UNBC undergraduate biology student Michelle Cundy discovered that a number of seedlings set for tree planting this year in southern BC had poor root growth and were not suitable to be... more
Prince George, BC –– A new research paper documents the physical and chemical characteristics, location, and extent of a sediment plume within Quesnel Lake for the first time since a mine... more
Prince George, BC – A research paper co-authored by a UNBC faculty member projects that glaciers in Western Canada will lose 70 per cent of their volume by the end of the 21st century. The... more
Prince George, BC – UNBC Associate Professor of Political Science Tracy Summerville knows the significance of the social sciences and humanities in a liberal arts education and she’s looking... more
Prince George, BC - New research has found that birthday-related drinking is associated with upsurges in hospital admissions among young people. This study of drinking behaviour in... more
Prince George, BC – Collisions between moose and vehicles can be deadly, but identifying hotspots along the highway can help reduce the risk to humans and ungulates alike. Newly published... more
Prince George, BC – A new monitoring method developed by University of Northern British Columbia Biology Professor Ken Otter will help wind farm proponents have a better understanding of... more
Prince George - Four UNBC professors in the Integrated Water Research Group have secured $1 million worth of funding to explore important issues regarding the Nechako River basin over the... more