Sponsors

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Collaborators:

UNBC:                            NETWORKS:

OFFICE OF RESEARCH               BC RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK (BCRRHRN)

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT             BC NETWORK FOR AGING RESEARCH (BCNAR)

SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT      CANADIAN RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH ASSOCIATION (CRRHA)

                                                                   WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK (WHRN)

                                                                 WOMEN NORTH NETWORK (WNN)

UNBC's broad mission is to be a "University in the north, for the north." This strong focus on northern issues is underpinned by the University's commitment to enhancing the quality of life of the people and communities of the north. A number of UNBC's research institutes accordingly focus on the social, political, and economic concerns of northern BC and related regions including:

                            Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs

                            The BC Rural and Remote Health Research Institute

                            The Natural Resources and Environmental Studies program

                            The Community Development Institute, and

                            The John Prince Research Forest co-managed with the Tl'azt'en Nation