Applied Research & Innovation
Conducting Research At GPRC
GPRC Research and Innovation is always looking to advance new research opportunities. In this resource for new and veteran researchers, you will find a quick guide to getting started on your next research project. What kind of research is happening at GPRC?GPRC has four signature research areas where we have established a... Read Article »
GPRC Student Investigates New Approaches to Bioremediation with Research Award
GPRC biology student Ashleigh Friesen Wolfe is one of two recipients of GPRC’s $5,000 Student Research Award this past May. This award is presented annually to students with outstanding research proposals, who are then paired with faculty or community mentors and provided with resources to turn their proposal into a reality. Although many sub... Read Article »
GPRC Student Combines Agriculture with Computer Automation in Innovative Project
GPRC student Breann Thiessen has combined her dual passions of gardening and computer science to pursue a unique research opportunity at the College. Thiessen was one of two recipients of GPRC’s Student Research Award, which is presented annually to students who submit an actionable research proposal with high potential. Thiessen, who is purs... Read Article »
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GPRC English Instructor Nominated for Prestigious Dissertation Award
Not many people would characterize fifteenth-century Europe as an especially great time for women. Yet recent research from GPRC English instructor Dr. Murrielle Michaud shows that many women in this time period still found ways to empower themselves through an unlikely channel: religious literature. Michaud’s 2018 ... Read Article »
NBDC Helps Alberta Honey Producer Keep Hives Healthy
In 2008, after years of working in canola production and pollination, Landen Stronks was ready to try something new. “I never anticipated that I would be in the bee industry at all,” he said, “but when the opportunity came along, we decided to go for it.” Ten years later, Stronks now operates a “blooming... Read Article »