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
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
From left: UNBC nursing professors Catharine Schiller and Dr. Shannon Freeman. In February 2015, the end-of-life landscape in this country underwent dramatic change. The Supreme Court... more
UNBC Ecosystem Science and Management Professor Darwyn Coxson accepts congratulations from B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond. Research being... more
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