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UNBC RESEARCHERS RECEIVE FUNDING GRANT

Professors at UNBC will be able to do the research they need in their respective field thanks to a 436 thousand dollar boost.

The new funding was made possible through Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.

Three discovery grants will fund projects in health care, biology, and computer science.

Northern Medical Program Associate Professor Dr. Sarah Gray received 140 thousand dollars to continue hormone research.

Ecosystems Science and Management Professor Dr. Russell Dawson will use 105 thousand for furthering his research on determining important factors of influencing reproductive effort and success of birds.

Computer Science Professor Dr. Alex Aravind get’s a 90 thousand dollar grant to develop, verify and prove as well as conduct performance studies on concurrent programs that solve synchronization problems.

Biochemistry Professor Dr. Chow Lee and Chemistry Professor Dr. Stephen Radar will purchase a new piece of equipment with imaging capabilities for proteins and nucleic acid analysis.

The 49 thousand dollar grant will cover 90 per cent of the new equipment with the UNBC picking up the rest of the tab.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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