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Rod McCormick, left, and elder Estella Patrick Moller

New research chair in Aboriginal early childhood

Posted on: July 12, 2013

Dr. Rod McCormick has been appointed to be the B.C. Regional Innovation Chair in Aboriginal Early Childhood Development.

Student Research – Q & A with Katie De Groot

Posted on: September 10, 2012

Ecology major Katie Degroot is growing oats and peas this fall in the Research Greenhouse, to see if companion planting can reduce the impact of climate change on crops.

Student Research – Q & A with Timothy Crowe

Posted on: September 4, 2012

Timothy Crowe’s undergraduate research project asks whether cave bacteria that were able to produce new antibiotics but lost that ability when cultured in the lab could have lost the genes to do so.

Student Research – Q & A with Sara Burchnall

Posted on: August 27, 2012

Is “happiness” the new GDP? Economics and Accounting Major Sara Burchnall used Statistics Canada’s census and survey data to investigate well-being among Canadians from a socioeconomic standpoint.

Student Research – Q & A with James Pomfret

Posted on: August 20, 2012

Looking for dietary changes that might provide answers to declining Vaux’s Swift populations, Animal Biology major James Pomfret spent six months collecting and examining samples of bird poop from a chimney roost.

Student Research – Q & A with Tamara Bandet

Posted on: August 13, 2012

Tamara Bandet, a Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology major, is testing the susceptibility of a pathogenic bacteria that causes respiratory tract infections to the antibiotics that are commonly prescribed. “I like that research is always a surprise.”

Mussels, Bluebirds and Tour Guides – Q & A’s with Undergrad Researchers

Posted on: August 8, 2012

These undergraduate researchers have investigated such diverse topics as mollusk colouration, bluebird parenting, and tour operators, but share a passion for research and the drive to ask, why. Read the UREAP Q & A’s.

Student Research – Q & A with Paige Hegadoren

Posted on: August 7, 2012

Fourth year Physics student Paige Hegadoren’s UREAP project identified factors that affect the ability of infrared thermography to detect fevers in cattle. Her research was one of only three student presentations selected for the 3rd International Beef and Cattle Welfare Symposium in Saskatoon.

Student Research – Q & A with Steven Holm

Posted on: July 30, 2012

Finance and Economics major Steven Holm (BBA Honours 2012) surveyed 600 students to find out if student achievement is affected by the way students pay for tuition, whether they work, receive scholarships, bursaries, or help from family, or get student loans.