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Two weeks later, university president Daniel Weeks, who joined UNBC in July 2014, announced he would take an immediate and indefinite medical leave. His announcement came one week after faculty introduced a non-confidence motion against him. The following month, Weeks officially resigned as president. Days later, UNBC faculty passed the non-confidence vote against its former president. Payne, the university’s vice-president of research, was appointed interim president. Since then, he has met ...

"UNBC researchers are advancing knowledge and translating complex ideas into practical solutions," UNBC president Daniel Weeks said. "The seven outstanding faculty members receiving NSERC Discovery Grants this year are leaders in their fields and their work demonstrates the global impact of UNBC, a small University doing big research." The Discovery Grants program supports ongoing research programs with long-term goals and all of the applications go through a peer-review process. The UNBC succe...