Education -- University of Northern British Columbia

Our quick reference and archive of items pertaining to Education at the University level on the North Coast and Northern British Columbia.

Items for UNBC Sports teams can be found here.

2014

November 3-- UNBC to host info session in Terrace this week for prospective Teachers  NCR

October 31-- Iconic WIDC ready for business
October 31-- Recruiting and retaining rural nurses subject of study
October 31-- UNBC nets second spot in Maclean's rankings
October 30-- UNBC prof heads to Ebola front line
October 28-- UNBC team wades into water challenge
October 24-- UNBC holds open house for high school students
October 10-- UNBC research details cloud of sediment in Quesnel Lake
October 7-- Profs look to shed light on mental illness
October 2-- Job training funding given to CNC, UNBC

September 29-- First Northern Medical Program grad returns as specialist
September 26-- UNBC seeks artists
September 25-- UNBC to give student athletes a tuition break
September 15-- UNBC: a northern economic success story 25 years in the making

August 10-- UNBC Research Staff Hard at Work on Mt. Polley Disaster
August 6-- Time needed to gauge breach effects of broken tailings pond, says prof
August 5-- UNBC Experts weigh in on potential environmental effects of tailings pond breach (video)
August 1-- UNBC prof appointed to funding council

July 30-- UNBC reaches into Alberta for presidential pick
July 29-- Daniel Weeks new UNBC President
July 29-- UNBC Introduces New President
July 29-- Daniel Weeks Named New UNBC President (video)
July 29-- UNBC Chooses New President
July 28-- UNBC to announce new president
July 28-- UNBC Set to announce new President
July 28-- UNBC President to be Introduced tomorrow
July 25-- Physiotherapists steered to northern B. C.
July 23-- UNBC Pit House Reaches Completion
July 23-- UNBC Students Build Pit House at Forests for the World (video)
July 22-- UNBC students build First Nation pit house
July 15-- UNBC student's thesis makes case for helicopter ambulance service
July 9-- Local Panel Discusses Recent Landmark Ruling on First Nations Land Title (video)
July 9-- CNC and UNBC Host Panel on SCOC Land Title Ruling
July 8-- UNBC, CNC host panel discussing landmark First Nation ruling
July 7-- Exporting resources not the answer
July 7-- Tsilhqot'in Panel Discussion
July 7-- Panel to Examine Implications of Tsilhqot'in Ruling
July 4-- Radio station has recording studio at university
July 3-- UNBC research identifies moose-vehicle collision hotspots
July 3-- UNBC Study Finds Where Moose Collisions More Common (video)
July 3-- No Update in Search for UNBC President (video)
July 3-- Search continues for UNBC President

June 27-- Northern Sports Centre Filling Up (video)
June 27-- Northern Sports Centre Bursting at the seams
June 19-- Dene Language Conference Underway at UNBC (Video)
June 18-- Northern Gateway has many 'weaknesses' says prof
June 12-- Northern Capital Society funding UNBC athletics
June 10-- UNBC Students Building Pit-House in Forests for the World (video)
June 10-- UNBC Offers Course on How to Build a Pit-House
June 4-- UNBC power plant earns sustainability award
June 3-- UNBC Professors Sign Open Letter to PM Harper on Pipeline
June 3-- National Award for UNBC's Bioenergy Plant
June 3-- Scientists, Scholars pen letter to PM Harper Criticisng JRP Report on Northern Gateway (video)
June 3-- UNBC's Bioenergy plant wins prestigious National award (video)

May 30-- Convocation draws hundreds to UNBC
May 30-- Convocation at UNBC
May 30-- It's Graduation Day at UNBC
May 30-- UNBC Graduates Celebrate with Family and Friends for Convocation (video)
May 30-- UNBC Graduates Celebrate Convocation
May 30-- Active Minds summer camp has spots to fill
May 29-- UNBC convocation Friday
May 28-- UNBC names wood engineering lead
May 27-- Leader named for UNBC Master of Engineering Program (video)
May 23-- River basin research gets $1M grant
May 23-- UNBC Receives $1 Million for Nechako Basin Research (video)
May 23-- UNBC Alumni Association Announces Award Winners
May 19-- UNBC Hosting International Arctic Conferences
May 19-- UNBC Hosting International Arctic Conferences
May 18-- Northern Students Dominate NMP Grad Class
May 16-- UNBC to host Arctic events
May 14-- Good Turnout expected at UNBC Plant Sale (video)
May 13-- Construction Underway at UNBC for New Dome Greenhouse Construction (video)
May 12-- Computers, Theatre and Science at UNBC Active Minds Camp (video)
May 12-- UNBC Plays Up Active Minds Camp
May 11-- UNBC Set to Host Two International Conferences

April 30-- UNBC Faculty Vote to Become a Union (video)
April 30-- UNBC Focused on New Jobs Blueprint
April 30-- Jobs Blueprint Hopeful
April 30-- UNBC, Winter Games team up on sustainability
April 29-- UNBC Faculty Association Now a Certified Union
April 24-- Professor recognized by nursing society
April 23-- UNBC makes green list
April 22-- UNBC one of Canada's Greenest employers for third year in a row
April 21-- UNBC Research Centre Tries to Renew Health Through Art (video)
April 17-- UNBC honorary degree recipients announced
April 16-- UNBC Announces 2014 Honorary Degree Recipients
April 7-- Northern Medical Program celebrates decade
April 7-- Northern Medical Program celebrates decade
April 4-- MLAs say they will fight for physiotherapy program (video)
April 4-- Northern Medical Program Turns 10 (video)
April 4-- Lack of learners
April 2-- Physiotherapy program on hold due to funding concerns (video)
April 2-- UNBC Tuition to rise two percent for 2014-15  NCR
April 2-- Physiotherapy training at risk
April 2-- 10 things the president of UNBC wants you to know about the $400,000 budget shortfall (audio)
April 1-- UNBC budget about $400K less than last year - 10 jobs cut and tuition hiked
April 1-- UNBC Board of Governors passes Budget (video)
April 1-- UNBC Budget passed
April 1-- UNBC tuition fees going up

March 28-- UNBC and Langara team up for Social Work program (video)
March 28-- UNBC, Langara team up
March 27-- UNBC students snag mayors for politicians dinner
March 27-- Exam season is fast approaching
March 27-- Student stress tips (video)
March 26-- UNBC hosts South Korean group
March 25-- South Korean students attend UNBC
March 21-- UNBC on LNG (video)
March 21-- LNG forum at UNBC
March 21-- Police seek witnesses in explosive device incident on University Way
March 20-- LNG forum being held at UNBC
March 20-- Bomb Scare closes down University Way
March 19-- Road to UNBC re-opened
March 19-- UNBC taking part in Energy Conservation contest (video)
March 19-- UNBC Energy contest underway
March 19-- Explosive device found on University Way destroyed
March 19-- Possible explosive device closes University Way
March 19-- Police say there could have been more than one bomb
March 19-- Police confirm IED found on University Way
March 18-- UNBC hold food week on campus (video)
March 18-- It's food week at UNBC
March 16-- Graduate student receives social work award
March 17-- Christmas is coming early for UNBC
March 14-- Documentary "Highway of Tears" airs at UNBC this weekend (video)
March 13-- UNBC students sleep outside for the Homeless (video)
March 13-- UNBC students homeless for 5 days
March 12-- UNBC celebrates culture days (video)
March 12-- Culture day at UNBC
March 7-- Highway of Tears documentary part of UNBC film festival
March 7-- Efforts of Prince Rupert student spur UNBC to commemoration of murder of Nova Scotia student NCR
March 6-- Carbon plan expansion welcomed at UNBC and CNC
March 5-- Class Gift fundraising at UNBC (video)
March 5-- UNBC and Northern Tourism create new courses (video)
March 5-- New UNBC courses
March 4-- Students, NH staff use simulated patient
March 4-- UNBC to host Forestry Symposium (video)
March 4-- Carbon offsets going back to hospitals, colleges

February 26-- Fish farm work earns professor award
February 26-- Concerns raised about Food Program Changes at UNBC
February 25-- Respect is the Word at UNBC
February 20-- UNBC holds Opening doors event for students' futures (video)
February 18-- Youth soccer, UNBC join forces
February 13-- UNBC responds to food fight (audio)
February 12-- Food fight at Northern University (audio)
February 6-- Decision reached on UNBC contract


January 24-- Saudi Students Association Thanks Prince George (video)
January 24-- Saudi Students Say Thanks
January 22-- University takes fundraising trophy
January 17-- Integris donates to UNBC athletics
January 16-- Integris Credit Union donates to UNBC Soccer and Basketball (video)
January 16-- Integris Commits to UNBC Athletics
January 14-- UNBC continues to tap into pine beetle funding
January 13-- UNBC receives mountain pine beetle funding
January 10-- Resource forum at UNBC (video)
January 10-- Wheel thefts lead to police warning
January 10-- Tire Thieves Target Dorm Parking at UNBC
January 10-- Cumulative Effects of Resource Development Focus of Weekend Session at UNBC
January 10-- Tires stolen off cars at UNBC
January 10-- Funding extends Pine Beetle Research
January 9-- UNBC grad DARTs to Philippines

Our archive of items from 2013 and 2012 can be found here

Education -- University of Northern British Columbia

Our quick reference and archive of items pertaining to Education at the university level on the North Coast.

2013


November 22--- Chu leads T-Wolves over Bobcats
November 22-- UNBC Basketball teams out to bounce Brandon
November 18-- UNBC Women sweep TWU, men split
November 15-- UNBC hoops teams back in action
November 12-- Duxbury delivers for TRU
November 12-- T-wolves annihilated in CIS dogfight
November 8-- UNBC women seeking home-court success
November 8-- New look T-wolves set to tangle with Wolf Pack
November 8-- T-wolves work out nerves
November 4-- T-wolves dogged in Winnipeg
October 24-- Globe and Mail gives UNBC top marks
October 24-- Second year for T-wolves moves bar forward
October 23-- UNBC Racks up Positive Report Card
October 22-- UNBC Study makes link between tobacco and Psyhciatric Patients (video)
October 22-- UNBC Study reveals higher rate of death in smokers with mental illness
October 21-- T-Wolves out of playoffs
October 20-- T-Wolves Soccer season all but over
October 18-- UNBC Women wrapping up season in Saskatchewan
October 18-- T-Wolves tackling TWU
October 15-- UNBC Women's Soccer Net First CIS Win (video)
October 14-- UNBC Men's Basketball Gets Started
October 14-- Big Win for UNBC Women
October 13-- Timberwolves get last-minute win
October 12-- Game ends in stalemate
October 12-- Timberwolves take first of two against Grande Prairie in men's basketball
October 11-- Timberwolves end in scoreless draw against Bisons
October 10-- UNBC Soccer player is giving back to the community
October 10-- UNBC Welcomes Fulbright Scholar
October 7-- UNBC Men's Soccer Struggles Over Weekend (video)
October 7-- UNBC Men Fall to Top-Ranked UBC

September 30-- No. 4 Thunderbirds remained undefeated after trip to Prince George
September 30-- Writer in Residence Moves in at UNBC
September 30-- New Writer in Residence at UNBC (video)
September 30-- UNBC Women's Soccer weekend (video)
September 30-- Timberwolves shut out
September 29-- UNBC Ties UFV
September 28-- UNBC Soccer Weekend Soccer Results
September 27-- UFV Cascades defeat UNBC Timberwolves, 2-1 in Chilliwack tonight
September 27-- Gommeringer nets two in final minutes of Spartans win over Timberwolves
September 25-- Women T-Wolves look for first win of season
September 23-- UNBC Doctoral Candidate Receives Major Scholarship
September 23-- Charles Jago honoured (video)
September 23-- T-Wolves almost put bite on Dinos
September 23-- UNBC Men split weekend games
September 21-- T-Wolves earn point against Pronghorns
September 20-- UNBC to host two day mining seminar (video)
September 20-- UNBC to offer mining course
September 20-- T-Wolves top Winnipeg for first win
September 20-- T-Wolves ready after shocking the CIS
September 19-- UNBC women head to southern Alberta
September 17-- Engineering program drumming up support at UBCM (video)
September 11-- Iwama packs it in

August 17-- UNBC men kickoff season with win
August 15-- Student summit showcases sustainable solutions
August 13-- Former pro steps in as new UNBC coach
August 12-- UNBC hires new women's basketball coach
August 9-- Aboriginal students attend medical workshop

July 29-- Minister of Technology to attend program launch
July 29-- Undergraduate programs are next step: engineers
July 26-- Wasted Wood
July 19-- Harder to work for aboriginal health links
July 19-- Students team up on medical exercise
July 17-- One hospital, to go
July 16-- Professor outlines weed-cancer connection
July 15-- Residents asked to bear all for survey
July 6-- Former Prince Rupert librarian takes new position with UNBC  NCR
July 5-- Wilson leaving public library for UNBC

June 21-- Soccer camps teaching skills
June 14-- Youth Writing Camp goes at UNBC
June 14-- T-Wolves grab a guard
June 11-- T-wolves visit Manitoba to kick off season

May 31-- Psych grad student earns top UNBC honours
May 31-- UNBC reaches 10,000 grad milestone
May 29-- UNBC hands ball over to Murdoch
May 28-- New athletics director joining UNBC
May 27-- Interns learning local government ropes
May 28-- Going Global
May 24-- UNBC inks understanding with Asian university
May 23-- T-wolves add soccer speedster
May 10-- Eco-activist makes case to protect Ancient Forest
May 7-- Forecast says local student to appear on TV

April 30-- UNBC to host provincial newscast
April 26-- UNBC gets some height
April 25-- University of Northern British Columbia wins award
April 19-- UNBC recruit aiming for title
April 4-- UNBC prof helped crack beetle code
April 4-- Arctic expert speaks today at UNBC
April 3-- A Second UNBC prof named Academic of the Year
April 2-- UNBC student reclaiming lost language

March 30-- 3M fellowship awaits UNBC engineering student
March 30-- UNBC Student Wins Leadership Award
March 29-- UNBC alive with the sound of slaying
March 28-- Pine Beetle Genes Mapped
March 26-- Forestry Forum set for tomorrow at UNBC
March 26-- UNBC Vice President seeks outlook of Rupert's future from UNBC alumni NCR
March 25-- UNBC tuition set to rise in September NCR
March 25-- UNBC Budget Balanced for Next Year
March 25-- UNBC Passes Operating Budget (video)
March 23-- Tuition hikes, staff cuts coming to UNBC
March 22-- Medical learning centre looks to improve teaching
March 19-- UNBC celebrates second year for bio mass energy system (video)
March 18-- UNBC Bio energy system celebrates second anniversary 
March 15-- UNBC Students win (video)
March 15-- UNBC Engineering students win 1st
March 14-- Eco-erotic book up for poetry prize
March 13-- Students endure homelessness stretch
March 13-- UNBC Professor receives social work award (video)
March 13-- UNBC Multi-Cultural Day (video)
March 12-- P. G. Scholar in running for health honour
March 11-- UNBC Five Days for the Homeless kicks off (video)
March 11-- Food film dished out
March 11-- UNBC Student shortlisted for National Innovation award (video)
March 11-- UNBC Student up for National Health Innovation award
March 8-- Canada Basketball hires Kerswill
March 8-- UNBC Professor Recognized
March 8-- JDC West experience puts UNBC students on the payroll
March 6-- UNBC Project helps Prom Dreams (video)
March 6-- Job Uncertainty for University Graduates (video)
March 6-- Northern BC University Grads have better job prospects than Canadian Average
March 6-- Law students wrestle with key aboriginal query
March 6-- Project Prom Outfits Graduating Teens
March 5-- UNBC hoping to breathe new life in Idle No More (video)
March 5-- Northworks Job Fair at CNC and UNBC (video)

February 28-- UNBC throws support behind wood centre
February 28-- UNBC Holds 3rd Annual Polar Days
February 24-- UNBC offers one year of free schooling to successful candidate NCR
February 22-- Vance feeling the pull of UNBC
February 22-- T wolves take versatile Corrado
February 22-- New program links residents with family doctors
February 21-- UNBC Political Science students conducting polls (video)
February 20-- A farewell for five
February 18-- Emotional end of season for Timberwolves' vets
February 18-- UNBC vets end careers on a high
February 16-- Timberwolves fend off Cougar attack
February 15-- "Fun" season for Dandeneau hinged out of bad luck
February 14-- North's little university is growing up fast
February 14-- Prince George Focus of UNBC Living Wage Study (video)
February 13-- UNBC students conducting Haldi poll
February 13-- UNBC Group back from Peru (video)
February 12-- Slow start sinks T-wolf women
February 9-- T wolves nearly pull down Thunderbirds
February 8-- Arrival of Thunderbirds a landmark moment
February 8-- Seinen opts out of UNBC hoops program
February 8-- T-Birds too powerrful for UNBC men
February 2-- More lessons for UNBC teams
February 2-- Free security guard training offered

January 29-- Fresh doc hits screen tonight at UNBC *
January 29-- UNBC President on Skilled Worker Shortage (video)
January 21-- UNBC Women Study (Video)
January 21-- Northern Study aims to Help Women
January 16-- UNBC Fracking (video)
January 11-- New Vice President of Research for UNBC (video)

2012

December 21-- Japanese Course finishes (video)
December 19-- UNBC Looking for Campus Correspondent (video)
December 18-- UNBC to Offer New Method for Classes (video)
December 18-- UNBC to Offer Block week courses (video)
December 18-- UNBC in Search of Correspondent
December 14-- UNBC Keeps Nursing Program (video)
December 14-- UNBC and UBC Join Forces again
December 13-- Post Secondary Agreement (video)
December 13-- Post Secondary Deal (video)
December 5-- UNBC Meteorologist says normal winter ahead
November 29-- Aboriginal fund awards CNC and UNBC students
November 28-- UNBC puts courses on the block
November 25-- Timberwolves Come Up Empty on Road Trip
November 24-- Timberwolves Come Up short in Lethbridge
November 13-- CUPE 3799 Contract Ratified
November 11-- UNBC Ladies Sweep, Men Split
November 10-- T-Wolves triumph in home-opener
November 10-- TWolves Win Canada West Home Opener
November 7-- Depression campaign
November 7-- UNBC Students Keeping Spotlight on Depression (video)
November 5-- Timberwolves fall in weekend matches
November 2-- Women are 'ready to step on the floor'
November 2-- T-wolves ready for CIS
November 2-- UNBC men win on TRU hard court in first CIS game
November 1-- UNBC climbs to second in Maclean's poll
November 1-- Bumped Up a Notch: Maclean's Ranks UNBC #2
November 1-- UNBC Ranks High in Canada (video)
November 1-- UNBC Ranks Second In Maclean's
October 29-- UNBC staff mull deal
October 24-- UNBC support staff obtain tentative deal
October 22-- T-wolf men earn first CIS win on pitch
October 22-- T-wolves topple Trojans in Calgary
October 19-- Rybachuk already measuring up in CIS
October 19-- UNBC says thanks for million-dollar support
October 19-- Universities push for funds to deal with worker shortage
October 19-- T-wolves topple Trojans in Calgary
October 18-- Building blocks in place for UNBC women
October 17-- On the CIS map
October 16-- Professor convinced some wetlands can't be fixed
October 15-- Timberwolves put run on Warriors
October 15-- Seabrook bringing experience to field
October 15-- T-wolves win championship
October 15-- Soccer T-wolves fall to Spartans
October 15-- Dell plays final home game with T-wolves
October 15-- University link key to firm's success
October 13-- UNBC support staff, province close to hammering out deal
October 13-- UNBC women open CIS season in style
October 13-- Second half lifts Cascades to Victory
October 12-- Florence Nightingale stereotypes have shaped nursing profession
October 12-- Women to battle Spartans
October 12-- Soccer T-wolves fall to Spartans
October 11-- UNBC President named to advisory council
October 11-- UNBC soccer men set sights on win
October 10-- UNBC given annual maintenance boost
September 13-- A Smithers solution for the highway of Tears fears?