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ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Political Science Professor Dr. Gary Wilson is the lead author of a new book that traces the political development of three Inuit regions in northern Canada over the past 40 years.

ÂÜÀòÉäÇø will be hosting a full day of events as part of the Moose Hide Campaign Regional Gathering in Prince George on Feb. 24.

Writing poetry isn't easy and it's even more challenging in a second language. ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Global and International Studies major Briana Greer met that challenge and had her Japanese poem selected for publication in the Shortest Letter in Japan contest.

Dr. Catherine Nolin has spent more than 20 years doing migration research in Guatemala. In mid-January, she co-organized a field trip in the Maya-Achí region of Baja Verapaz that focused on Indigenous initiatives that are helping Achí culture and society recuperate.

Sports Information Officer Rich Abney won the grand gold award at the Council of Advancement and Support of Education for the story he wrote chronicling Timberwolves men's soccer player Michael Henman's mental health journey.

Stories are more than shared narratives, they are also cultural experiences. Recently published research from ÂÜÀòÉäÇø's Dr. Shannon Freeman demonstrates the power stories have to strengthen relationships and preserve culture.

Dr. Jianbing Li, an Environmental Engineering Professor at ÂÜÀòÉäÇø is leading part of a national project to investigate improved methods to separate oil from water to make it more efficient and less costly to clean up marine oil spills. He will also conduct experiments to treat oily waste and convert it into useful energy. Fisheries and Oceans Canada pledged $1.9 million to fund the next stage of Li’s research through the multi-partner oil spill research initiative (MPRI).

ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Assistant Professor of Anthropology Dr. Lianne Tripp collaborated with Dr. Larry Sawchuk of the University of Toronto to explore the history of the Barbary macaques that call Gibraltar home. Their new book, Monkey Tales, tells the story of the close connection between the monkeys and humans of Gibraltar.