CFUR Presents: The Abstract

CFUR Presents: The Abstract

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CFUR Presents: The Abstract episodes

  • Episode 12: Mapping and Interpreting Pathways from First Peoples with Karen Church

    PhD student Karen Church has had a long career in archaeology, spending decades on Haida Gwaii and immersing herself in the language and culture of the Haida people.  Tune in to hear about her Master's research, which used culturally modified trees to map remnant pathways left by Haida peoples up to 1600 years ago, and how her PhD is taking form on a much broader continental scale.

    Track List:

    Beirut - Scenic World
    Saltwater Hank - Old Hazelton
    Peter Gabriel - San Jacinto

    59 min
  • Episode 11: Systematic Conservation Planning with Chris Morgan
    Balancing the need to maintain biodiversity while also providing for communities can be difficult, but the work of MNRES candidate Chris Morgan aims to use systematic conservation planning to achieve just that. We talked to Chris about his research being undertaken with the Tsay Keh Dene Nation in their territory in northern BC. Chris explains how he is using a wide range of GIS data to determine priority areas for conservation in this territory, and how his work might help influence land-use decisions in the future.
    Track List:
    Bon Iver - Woods
    The Decemberists - Down By the Water
    Riit - qaumajuapik
    Caribou - Jacknuggeted
    alt-J - Hunger of the Pine
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 10: Just Transitions with Megan Gordon
    In the face of shifting global markets and the imperative to move to a low-carbon economy due to climate change, many communities across Canada are experiencing the loss of their primary industries. Megan Gordon, a Master's student in Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, is researching the social impacts on communities forced to adapt to changes in forestry-based economies. Tune in to learn what a "Just Transition" looks like, and how academics and governments research the effects of such transitions on community members.
    Track list:
    John Prine -Angel from Montgomery
    Sarah Harmer - The Lookout
    Merle Haggard - Working Man Blues
    Motion City Soundtrack -The Future Freaks Me Out
    59 min
  • Episode 8: Chinook salmon monitoring and stream restoration with Thomas Balfour

    Thomas Balfour is a Master's student in the Freshwater Fish Ecology Lab at UNBC and a Project Manager at Central Westcoast Forest Society (CWFS). In this episode, Tom talks to Jeremy & Kristen his developing research project monitoring Chinook salmon in a lake-headed watershed on the wet westcoast of Vancouver Island, and working on stream restoration with a non-profit organisation. If you're interested in hearing more about CWFS, check out https://clayoquot.org/ and their instagram.

    58 min
  • Episode 7: Hydrology and climate change with Alex Bevington

    Alex Bevington is a Research Hydrologist with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) and also a PhD student at UNBC. His research interests include remote sensing of the mountain cryosphere, climate change, and watershed management. Alex has undertaken field work all over Canada and has done extensive adventuring around the world.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 6: The Abstract, Explained (Plus Radiothon!)

    On today's episode we dive into who we are, why we are hosting a radio show (now podcast!) and hype the CFUR Radiothon. It's odd times across the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but at a proper social distance, the show will carry on!

    Track list:

    The Tallest Man on Earth - Troubles Will Be Gone

    Andy Shauf - Dust Kids
    Blitzen Trapper - Furr

    30 min
  • Episode 5: Learning to Teach with Dr. Christine Ho Younghusband

    Dr. Christine Ho Younghusband has been an Assistant Professor in UNBC's School of Education since 2018, during which time she has participated in redesigning the B.Ed. and M.Ed. programs at the university to focus more on the experience of students in rural, remote and indigenous contexts. Christine has been a member of the teaching community of BC for the last 26 years, during which time she has taught countless students and future teachers. Tune in to learn how education in BC is shifting the onus of learning back to the teacher, and how she has found herself in ever expanding roles in the North. 

    58 min
  • Episode 4: Lichens, moss, and forests with Ivy Evergreen

    Ivy Evergreen recently completed her honours undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Darwyn Coxson, looking at the ability for lichen transplanted from the BC coast to the interior wetbelt to survive under different environmental conditions. She also talks at about all of the different field and research opportunities she has had during her time at UNBC and how it may inform her career path moving forward. Finally, she tells us some epic tales  from her time at UNBC!

    Track list:

    Wolf Parade - Forest Green

    Dan Mangan - Leaves, Tree, Forest
    WALLA - Nature
    Sudan Archives - Iceland Moss
    Wintersleep - Forest Fire

    58 min

About CFUR Presents: The Abstract

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Kristen Kieta and Jeremy Morris host a show about life within the spheres of research and community at the University of Northern British Columbia. We’re graduate students interested in learning more…