Swimming upstream: How one Environmental Science student is using research to protect salmon habitats 

By improving water quality testing methods, Kiera Haddon is helping to preserve biodiversity at Port Moody’s Noons Creek.

Q&A: A Political Science alum answers the needs in the classroom as a school board trustee

Hudson Campbell breaks down his journey on the campaign trail to the Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows Board of Education.

Setting the tempo: Music alum rocks between the band room and the stage

Drummer extraordinaire Evan MacNamara takes his passion for music from Douglas to UBC with the Dual Bachelor of Music and Education.

Creating safe spaces: How a Therapeutic Recreation student is championing trans-inclusive policies

Anna Parrish looks at ways to create safer and more inclusive policies for trans people to take part in recreational activities without fear and discrimination.

This Sociology instructor is advocating for menstrual equity across the country

Dr. Lisa Smith is using her research to provide better menstrual education and access to period products for all Canadians.

Student researcher unveils why mirrors could affect dancers’ body image

While many dancers rely on mirrors to correct their technique, Cara Paley’s study tells us why they could affect dancers’ body image.

An ear for the industry: How this Hearing Instrument Practitioner student is helping others through lived experience

Nicolette Barnes wants to improve the lives of others with hearing loss, just like her.

2023 Student Leadership Awards winners announced

The Student Leadership Awards hosted 150+ guests to honour this year’s winners and nominees for their contributions to Douglas College.

The complicated history of Paldi, B.C.’s earliest multicultural community 

Two Douglas-funded scholars have spent years researching an old Vancouver Island logging town hailed as an early “multicultural utopia.”

Douglas College launches Canada’s first Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management

A new generation of highly specialized professionals is on the rise with the new BSc-HIM.