Family, friends, faculty and community members filled the R.E.M. Lee Theatre in Terrace on June 3 to celebrate the achievements of University of Northern British Columbia graduates from the Northwest campus set to become nurses and teachers in the region and beyond.

Two UNBC researchers received funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council's Insight Grant and Insight Development Grant programs.

Dr. Margo Greenwood is one of one hundred and one new RSC Fellows from across the country who have been elected by their peers for outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievements.

The graduation celebration at the South-Central campus in Quesnel featured the first cohort of Bachelor of Education grads in the community in addition to graduates in the Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Certificate in First Nations Public Administration programs.

More than 40 graduates from seven graduate, undergraduate and certificate programs celebrated with family and friends as they crossed the stage at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre.

Her journey as an educator has provided UNBC's Dr. Christine Ho Younghusband with learning opportunities to explore culture and make connections - not only with others, but with herself.

A team from the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH), hosted at UNBC, has created a new textbook that addresses ongoing impacts of colonialism in health care and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples’ health and well-being.

After more than 25 years as an educator, researcher and advocate at UNBC, Dr. Margo Greenwood will share her diverse expertise as she steps into her new role as a Senator.

As part of her new role with the CIHR IIPH, which will be housed at UNBC, Professor Dr. Margo Greenwood will help to advance Indigenous self-determination in health research.