From UNBC faculty research in the news to undergraduate experiences, get a taste of the UNBC research world
Bats' unexpected discovery leads to research opportunity
A chance encounter with small brown bats by Candyce Huxter on Halloween Day in 2019 led to the third-year UNBC biology student's first peer-reviewed publication.
Joint effort saves moose, keeps airport safe
When a camera installed by UNBC researcher Dr. Roy Rea discovered a moose on the Prince George airport property, it launched a collaboration between the Prince George Airport Authority and the University to save the animal while keeping airport operations safe.
From UNBC to the Ivy League
Inspired by her undergraduate research experience at UNBC, Dr. Kirsten Reimer recently completed her PhD at Yale, where she studied how our cells make and edit ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Province Partners With Interior Universities for COVID-19 Research Solutions
UNBC researchers are collaborating with their colleagues at Thompson Rivers University and University of British Columbia - Okanagan on a variety of innovative COVID-19 related projects.
Andrews named Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow
Global and International Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Nathan Andrews received a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship. He will partner with Professor Ernest Khalema at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on post-graduate engagement and academic co-mentorship.
Examining the link between wealth and health
In his new book The Political Economy of Health and Healthcare: Unhealthy Distribution, Economics Professor Dr. Jalil Safaei grapples with the paradox that as global wealth increases, health inequities persist.
Exploring the philosophy of luck
English Assistant Professor Dr. Troy Bordun's forthcoming paper examines philosophical ideas of luck in the context of the Marvel superhero Domino. He will also be teaching a class this semester on comic books and graphic novels.
Déry named UNBC's first Industrial Research Chair
Led by Environmental Science Professor Dr. Stephen Déry, the NSERC/Rio Tinto Industrial Research Chair on Climate Change and Water Security partnership aims to better understand how climate change and human activity are impacting water security in the Nechako Watershed.