Research Stories at a Glance

From UNBC faculty research in the news to undergraduate experiences, get a taste of the UNBC research world

  • Dr. Phil Burton and one of his experimental set ups, logs placed in a forested area.
    September 2, 2021

    When a tree falls in the forest, does it contribute to climate change? According to an international team of researchers, including UNBC Ecosystem Science and Management Professor Dr. Phil... more

  • Hossein Kazemian demonstrates equipment in the Northern Analytical Lab Services facility.
    August 26, 2021

    The Northern Analytical Lab Services (NALS) at the University of Northern British Columbia has achieved a major milestone. It has received accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada to the... more

  • Dr. Sarah Gray
    August 6, 2021

    With diabetes cases rising in Canada, research on treating the disease is becoming even more important. An estimated one third of Canadians have diabetes or prediabetes, with type 2 diabetes... more

  • Ancient cedar stands are now rare in regional landscape due to past logging, shown here within areas now in the Ancient Forest park.
    July 29, 2021

    Core areas within British Columbia’s inland temperate rainforest are at risk of ecosystem collapse within nine to 18 years if provincial logging practices don’t change according to an... more

  • Darian Goldin Stahl
    July 16, 2021

    The diagnosis may be the same, but illness affects each individual in a different way. Illness can be isolating, exhausting, bewildering and hard to share with others, even with your own... more

  • UNBC Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Wenbo Zheng in his lab
    July 8, 2021

    We use it to heat our homes and our water and as fuel for transportation, but how can we get natural gas out of the ground safely and efficiently? By integrating geomechanics with geofluids... more

  • Global and International Studies Professor Dr. Nathan Andrews in McCaffray Hall
    June 29, 2021

    Public consultation. Meaningful engagement. Social license.  The dialogue concerning how resource extraction companies deal with the community is commonplace, but what does it mean to the... more

  • Nancy Harris and Mark Groulx in the David Douglas Botanical Garden
    June 23, 2021

    Across British Columbia, there are extraordinary outdoor recreational spaces where we can explore and interact with the natural world. Spending time outdoors has enormous physical, emotional... more

  • Tobuche (left) and Tabuche (right) peaks in the Khumbu Valley, Nepal Himalaya.
    June 10, 2021

    A new synthesis of current research, co-authored by University of Northern British Columbia researcher Dr. Joseph Shea, highlights the uncertain future of water security in the highest mountains of... more

  • Dr. Kriston Rennie sits on a bench on TELUS Student Street.
    May 26, 2021

    During its nearly 1,500-year history, the Benedictine abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy has been a haven for religious contemplation surrounded by a sea of antagonism and warfare. In his new book, The... more

  • Aaron Larsen
    May 13, 2021

    What began as a class assignment in an undergraduate history class at the University of Northern British Columbia will soon be at the centre of Aaron Larsen’s doctoral research at one of the world’s... more

  • Hugues Massicotte in the field at Aleza Lake Research Forest
    May 5, 2021

    The University of Northern British Columbia is recognizing three distinguished Professors Emeriti at the University’s virtual Convocation on June 25. Dr. Henry Harder (Health Sciences), Dr. Ross... more

  • Satellite image of the Klinaklini Glacier and the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield in  British Columbia
    April 28, 2021

    A supercomputer located at the University of Northern British Columbia helped an international team of researchers discover that the rate of mass loss from Earth’s glaciers is accelerating.  The... more

  • Candyce Huxter takes photos of bats
    March 16, 2021

    As small, brown bats swooped in and around her, Candyce Huxter stood quietly snapping photos and taking notes in her bird and mammal observation journal. She noted the bats, a bit smaller than black... more

  • A bull moose on the grounds of the Prince George Airport Authority
    March 4, 2021

    When a healthy adult moose appears on a wildlife camera, it usually puts a smile on Dr. Roy Rea’s face. With a steady decline in their population, Rea knows that any moose that is capable of breeding... more

  • UNBC Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate Dr. Kirsten Reimer went on to complete her PhD at Yale.
    March 3, 2021

    Getting research experience as an undergraduate at the University of Northern British Columbia taught Dr. Kirsten Reimer what it means to be a scientist and inspired her to follow her curiosity to... more

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