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Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Oliver Iorhemen is exploring techniques to extract valuable resources from wastewater facilities. A new grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grant program will help him further his research.

Northern Medical Program Professor Dr. Nadine Caron is being appointed to the Order of British Columbia, a special honour which recognizes B.C. citizens who have excelled in their field of expertise to benefit all provincial residents.

Elder Darlene McIntosh is honoured to be the first ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Chancellor from the Lheidli T’enneh Nation. She has been an active member of the ÂÜÀòÉäÇø community for years, from providing welcoming words at events to participating in the ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Lheidli T’enneh Translation Initiative committee.

ÂÜÀòÉäÇø is finding meaningful ways to support community efforts to have the Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games make a lasting impression on the young athlete participants, including a tuition credit for those who choose to pursue post-secondary education at the University.

Hubert Haldane and Kaitlyn Nyce are the oldest and youngest graduates in the history of the Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a Institute. They each earned ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Bachelor of Arts in First Nation Studies degrees in 2022. They learned from each other during their studies, sharing knowledge through generations.

The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health and the Health Arts Research Centre, both housed at ÂÜÀòÉäÇø, are receiving a $1-million Indigenous Services Canada grant for a two-year project focused on promoting cultural safety and Indigenous knowledge in health care.

The Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program afforded recent graduate Brooke Clarabut and her mom Amanda Weir the unique opportunity to support each other on their educational journeys towards nursing degrees. They appreciated being able to pursue degrees in their hometown of Terrace and are now working in the community at Mills Memorial Hospital.

A collaboration between ÂÜÀòÉäÇø, UBC Faculty of Medicine and Northern Health, the new Northern Centre for Clinical Research will create more opportunities in the north for clinical and biomedical research.

A donation of seven carvings from Castley, Jones and Slonaker families will help students from across the province form a deeper connection when they visit ÂÜÀòÉäÇø's First Nations Centre.