Congratulations to Rubi who successfully defended her masters thesis on March 24th as a candidate for the degree of Master of Arts in International Studies! Thesis entitled: VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG INDIGENOUS MAYA SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN THE DRY CORRIDOR OF GUATEMALA Defence Committee :  Chair:  Dr. Thomas Tannert, University of Northern British Columbia   (not pictured) Supervisor:  Dr. Tristan Pearce, University of Northern British Columbia (pho

The UNBC Career Centre hosted a Careers in Research Night in the Bentley Centre on March 31st this year, allowing students and alumni to come together to learn about different career paths in research, network with employers in Prince George, and speak to other students and faculty. ECRG's very own Halena Scanlon was an alumni panelist, sharing her journey from student to researcher, and offering insights into the research field. Mackenzie and Halena hosted and ECRG table, w

Congratulations to James Whitehead on his NEW publication! Whitehead, J., Pearce, T. D., Halseth, G., Canosa, I. V., & Ford, J. D. (2026). Understanding the human dimensions of wildfire risk at a community level in British Columbia, Canada.  The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien ,  70 (2), e70065.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/cag.70065 ABSTRACT Recent spikes in the number of large and catastrophic wildfires in Canada pose significant risks to the e