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Accelerating glacier melt and the loss of mountain snowpack will have a significant impact on water security for people in the Himalaya-Karakoram in southern Asia. Geography Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Shea co-authored a new paper in the journal Science examining which populations will be impacted and how different river basins will be affected.

A Science Escape at ÂÜÀòÉäÇø is a free immersive program which will offer participating Indigenous youth from Northern BC an opportunity to expand their STEM knowledge through active online learning, at-home experiments, and, when it becomes possible, a week-long on-campus experience.

Monte Cassino, the first house of the Benedictine Order of Catholic priests, has been destroyed and rebuilt many times over the centuries. Dean of the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities Dr. Kriston Rennie traces that tumultuous history as he explores the abbey as a cultural product.

Aaron Larsen's interest in witch trials was piqued during an undergraduate history class at ÂÜÀòÉäÇø. A three-time ÂÜÀòÉäÇø graduate, Larsen will soon begin his doctoral studies examining witch trials in Switzerland at the University of Oxford.

An international team of researchers used a supercomputer jointly funded by ÂÜÀòÉäÇø and the Hakai Institute to create digital elevation models demonstrating that the rate of mass loss from Earth's glaciers is accelerating. ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Geography Professor, Hakai affiliate and Canada Research Chair in Glacier Change Dr. Brian Menounos co-authored the study published today in the journal Nature.

From our electric car charging stations to our recent lighting upgrades, ÂÜÀòÉäÇø has a lot to celebrate as one of Canada's Greenest Employers.

A proposed new delivery model for ÂÜÀòÉäÇø's Bachelor of Education elementary stream at our regional campuses will allow students in both Terrace and Quesnel to complete their studies close to home.

A new agreement that sets the stage for a better era of labour relations has been ratified by the members of the University of Northern British Columbia Faculty Association and the University of Northern British Columbia.