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Telling our #ProudlyUNB stories
Engineering the future of North Shore Mi'kmaq District Council communities
UNB Alumni
Posted: Nov 28, 2023
Category: Inspiring Stories , Young Alumni , Engineering , UNB Fredericton
Tyler Patles (BScE’09) is a Mi’kmaq professional engineer and member of the Natoaganeg First Nation who feels strongly about giving back to his community. As director of Technical Services for the North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC), oversees housing, infrastructure, and emergency management programs for the Tribal Council, which provides services to seven out of the fifteen...
Read the full postQ&A: Julianne MacCallum, UNB Alumni Student Leadership Award
UNB Alumni
Posted: Nov 24, 2023
Category: Inspiring Stories , UNB Saint John , Young Alumni
Recipient of a 2023-24 Alumni Student Leadership Award, Julianne MacCallum is a bio-psychology student on UNB's Saint John campus and has been heavily involved in student life as well as in her community. Julianne is a volunteer with the Promise Partnership Program, the Student Athletic Advisory committee, and the Golden Key Honour Society, and is president of the UNBSJ Global Medical...
Read the full postUNB Alumni Holiday Gift Guide 2023
UNB Alumni
Posted: Nov 24, 2023
Category: Insights , Law , UNB Saint John , Kinesiology , Computer Science , Inspiring Stories , Science , Education , Management , UNB Fredericton , FOREM , Engineering , Renaissance College , Arts , Nursing , Young Alumni
Share your UNB pride this holiday season! 'Tis the season for supporting ‘local.’ The 2023 Alumni Holiday Gift Guide highlights products and businesses by our very own #ProudlyUNB alumni around the world. UNB alumni are creating and contributing exciting things to their communities and beyond. Get your seasonal shopping done from the comfort of your home, while discovering the...
Read the full postUNBeknownst #33: Barbara Wasson on how technology and AI are shaping the future of learning
UNB Alumni
Posted: Nov 23, 2023
Category: Podcast , Computer Science , UNB Fredericton
Barbara Wasson (BScCS’82) is the director for SLATE - The Science of Learning and Technology, the Norwegian national centre for learning analytics. She is one of the founders of Kaleidoscope, a European Network of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning and has been the principal researcher on numerous Norwegian and international projects. She is also member of the Norwegian...
Read the full postEngineering the challenges of the 21st century
UNB Alumni
Posted: Nov 15, 2023
Category: UNB Fredericton , Engineering , Inspiring Stories
Alex Miller (BScSE’79) is a pioneer in transforming geography and mapping into a 21st-century digital tool used by millions around the world. As president and founder of Esri Canada, the leading geographic information system (GIS) company in Canada, he believes that collecting and using information through a unifying lens helps us see systems within our whole living ecosystem and is...
Read the full postBlazing trails for women in rugby around the world
UNB Alumni
Posted: Nov 14, 2023
Category: UNB Fredericton , Kinesiology , Inspiring Stories
Cristina Flores Justic (BPE’83) describes herself as a bit of a rebel. The daughter of a diplomat, Cristina attended a private French school in Mexico City, but, craving more action and adventure, soon found herself studying at Bishop’s College School in Canada. After finishing high school, she made her way to the University of New Brunswick for an undergraduate degree, flourished...
Read the full postThe technology and science behind sustainable diversity and inclusion
UNB Alumni
Posted: Nov 13, 2023
Category: UNB Fredericton , Inspiring Stories , Computer Science
Michael Wright (BBA’96, BCS’99) says that lasting and meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts have to be about the science. That’s why he and co-founder Dr. Leeno Karumanchery created MESH/Diversity, a New Brunswick-based company offering software grounded in behavioural science and data, tailored for forward-focused organizations who want sustainable culture...
Read the full postTaking steps toward sustainability through upcycled fashion
UNB Alumni
Posted: Oct 25, 2023
Category: Inspiring Stories , Insights , UNB Fredericton , Science , Young Alumni
A UNB alum is inspiring others to make sustainable clothing choices and to reduce their impact. Maria Hernandez (BSENR’21), the face behind upcycled clothing line Palo Verde Designs, has combined her love for fashion and her deep commitment to making the planet a more sustainable place. Palo Verde grew out of a longtime love of sewing and started as a side-hobby during her second year at...
Read the full postThe Booker Prize, the Scottish Highlands and a love of writing
UNB
Posted: Oct 19, 2023
Category: Arts , Inspiring Stories , UNB Fredericton
It’s been a big year for Sarah Bernstein (MA’12). Her latest novel, Study for Obedience, was published in the U.K. and Canada in the summer of 2023. It’s now shortlisted for both the 2023 Booker Prize (one of six finalists) and 2023 Giller Prize (one of five finalists). And, she was named to Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 2023 list. Oh, and she’s about to...
Read the full postUNBeknownst #32: Sara Taaffe on the tension between economic progress and sustainability
UNB Alumni
Posted: Oct 19, 2023
Category: Young Alumni , UNB Fredericton , Podcast , Renaissance College
“Knowing that there are a lot of people who really care and are working every day to make change, and seeing more and more policies and corporate behaviour changing, it leaves me feeling optimistic that we’re doing better than we were doing a year ago. There is hope and people have power.” ~ Sara Taaffe (BPHIL'15) Sara Taaffe (BPHIL’15) is a senior...
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