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
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing a myriad of ways we teach, research and collaborate. UNBC Global and International Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Nathan Andrews is exploring some of those changing... more
With more than two decades as a social geographer, an advocate for social justice and educator, Dr. Catherine Nolin, a Geography Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia, has been... more
As wealth and prosperity grow in many parts of the world, the health and well-being of people remain glaringly unequal. In his new book The Political Economy of Health and Healthcare: Unhealthy... more
Can we make our own luck? Or does luck come down to pure chance? English Assistant Professor Dr. Troy Bordun explores these questions through the lens of Marvel Comics superhero Domino in a soon-to-... more
From its headwaters in the Coast Mountains to its mouth in Prince George, the Nechako River is a key artery that flows through British Columbia’s Interior Plateau. Home to iconic species such as the... more
Prince George, B.C. – The University of Northern British Columbia saw its research income increase the most of any university of its size in the latest edition of Canada’s Top 50 Research... more
Prince George, B.C. – Rapidly evolving technology can make a big difference in the lives of older adults, their caregivers and the health-care systems that support them. A new AGE-WELL National... more
Glaciers in B.C.’s Columbia River basin are 38 per cent thicker in mass than originally thought, according to research led by the University of Northern British Columbia. Despite the increased... more
Teaching, research and service are at the heart of the academic vocation. For UNBC Conservation Science and Practice Professor Dr. Pamela Wright, that means creating engaging educational... more
Four years ago, scientists with the Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative began to suspect that river otters were eating some of the juvenile sturgeon released into the river for conservation... more
Watch as UNBC biologist Dr. Roy Rea and his team of student researchers spent the summer of 2020 combing the Macleod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest north of Prince George collecting moose droppings... more
Exploring the beauty of outdoor destinations is something many British Columbians can sometimes take for granted. Several UNBC professors, with support from a Social Sciences and Humanities... more
Natural mixing of lake waters may resuspend contaminants deposited in Quesnel Lake by the Mount Polley mine spill, according to scientists who have been studying the lake since the spill in 2014.... more
Christiana Onabola, a PhD Health Sciences student at the University of Northern British Columbia, has been awarded a federally-funded Vanier Scholarship for her research that focuses on the United... more
For years University of Northern British Columbia Geography Professor Dr. Greg Halseth has tracked how rural and small-town communities have navigated a turbulent global economy and ongoing social... more
Our health and the health of our communities is top-of-mind for everyone during the current pandemic. In her latest research project, University of Northern British Columbia History Associate... more