Three UNBC Professors To Recieve Grants
Friday, May 17, 2013 @ 11:59 AM
Prince George- Three research projects will receive more than $500,000 dollars at UNBC.
The projects are being awarded related to mental illness, barriers to cancer diagnosis , and senior mobility issues in northern and central BC.
Dr. Robert Olson, an assistant Professor at the Northern Medical Program is receiving $57,000 from the Vancouver Foundation and an additional $50,000 from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for his research into the coordination of cancer diagnosis and care in isolated Aboriginal communities.
Dr Candida Graham, and academic physician in Psychiatry in the Northern Medical Program will receive $237,000 from the Vancouver foundation to study how to better meet the needs of mental health service users and help improve their health.
Dr Greg Halseth , a Geography Professor at UNBC will receive $227,000 to study mobility of seniors.
Comments
A geography professor studying the mobility of seniors?
I’m just playing here as I think that Dr. Greg Halseth is a wonderful man but I can just see the headlines: Mobility in seniors reduced (process of aging). Helped by exercise and positive attitude.
Sorry for this post but I couldn’t help myself.
They (including me) say that “tenure breeds mediocrity”. Say it ain’t so.
I’m surprised that Todd Whitcombe didn’t apply for a grant to study what the heck happened to his predictions for his beloved NDP in our recent Provincial election.
Hart Guy. You don’t need a study to tell people the NDP sucks.
Hart Guy: Todd Whitcombe’s academic field is chemistry, not politics.
northern man, we seem to have study after study to find out what the average person with a brain already knows! I’m sure that Todd would love some grant money to find out why the NDP sucks!
billposer, if you haven’t been reading Mr. Whitcombe’s column in the PG Citizen lately, he has spent pretty much all of the last month beating up on Christy Clark and the Liberals while at the same time telling us how wonderful the NDP is!
In this headline, its i before e except after c. Sorry, couldn’t help myself.
Very worthwhile research projects for some very talented professors.
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