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Nine UNBers make finals for Atlantic AquaHacking Challenge
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 30, 2020 2:55:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The Atlantic Canadian division of the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation’s AquaHacking Challenge has announced its five finalist teams, with nine UNB students and alumni making the cut. AquaHacking Challenges are nine-month programs held across Canada in which competitors work to solve water-related problems, including issues with potability and industrial pollution. The Atlantic version...
Read the full postUNB announces Beaverbrook Scholars
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 29, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick is proud to announce the 2020 recipients of the Beaverbrook Scholars Award, rewarding New Brunswick’s most exceptional students for their academic abilities and community involvement. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Beaverbrook Scholarships and the commitment to shaping future leaders at UNB. This year’s recipients are Julia Dupuis, David...
Read the full postUNB research focuses on life satisfaction after traumatic spinal cord injury
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 26, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
A study, conceived and designed by a University of New Brunswick PhD candidate, is examining the perceptions and reality of life satisfaction following traumatic spinal cord injuries. “An Examination of Life Satisfaction Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Induced Quadriplegia and Paraplegia: Comparing Society’s Expectations to Patient Reported Life Satisfaction” was...
Read the full postUNB Makerspace partners with NB Power to 3D-print COVID-19 relief materials
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 24, 2020 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
NB Power and UNB are no strangers to working together on innovative and impactful projects. The Emera & NB Power Research Centre for Smart-Grid Technologies was formed in 2017 to create synergies and research partnerships, and the Smart Grid Innovation Network has been a collaboration with the two partners, along with others, since 2016. The team at NB Power work hard every day to keep the...
Read the full postUNB graduate students earn $2.5 million in federal scholarships
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 24, 2020 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Graduate students at the University of New Brunswick enjoyed unparalleled success in the 2020 spring competitions for scholarships with the Government of Canada Tri-Agencies (NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR). Topping the list of awards was an unprecedented three Vanier Scholarships, which is Canada’s most competitive and prestigious national scholarship for graduate students. The awards are valued...
Read the full postRecognizing National Indigenous History Month
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 23, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. This represents a time where we honour the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous Peoples, and recognize the strength of present-day Indigenous communities. National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, is an opportunity for the broader community to learn, appreciate and acknowledge the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis...
Read the full postNew UNB Nursing Chair to support Indigenous health and nurses
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 19, 2020 2:55:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
A recent investment of nearly $1 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) and the Canadian Nurses Foundation will enable the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of nursing to gain capacity in the field of Indigenous health, focused on strengthening relationships, forming new community partnerships and improving...
Read the full postUNB professor elected president of Canadian Political Science Association
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 18, 2020 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Dr. Joanna Everitt of UNB’s Saint John campus has been elected as president of the Canadian Political Science Association, an organization representing political science faculty and students across the country. She is the first president from an Atlantic Canadian university in more than 20 years. Dr. Everitt is a professor of political science and the director of the UNB Urban and...
Read the full postUNB launches program connecting students and NB businesses for COVID-19 relief
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 18, 2020 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is pleased to announce the launch of Catalyst, a program designed to support communities as they adapt to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Catalyst will give New Brunswick businesses access to some of UNB’s brightest and most talented students for assistance in immediate COVID-19 recovery and long-term strategy development. Through this program,...
Read the full postUNB researcher making the world a safer place from chemical weapons
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 16, 2020 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
It has been 95 years since the League of Nations met on June 17, 1925, to sign the Geneva Protocol, an early attempt to ban the use of chemical and biological weapons in armed conflicts. Nearly a century later, however, their existence continues to be a risk to human security around the globe. New research out of the University of New Brunswick and the University of Kent (UK) will make it...
Read the full postUNB researcher part of $1.65-million project to develop expertise in earth observation data
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 10, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Today’s students will be tomorrow’s experts, but they need training opportunities to reach that point. This September, University of New Brunswick researcher Dr. Brigitte Leblon will take part in a $1.65-million, multi-institution NSERC CREATE project to give more students access to research experience and mentorship in the area of earth observation and big data. Dr. Leblon is a...
Read the full postEnd of life literature review for pandemic response
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
NB-IRDT research analyst Jeff Gaudet was one of several Moncton-based researchers who produced a rapid-response literature review examining issues, concerns, best practices, and recommendations for end of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lead author was Marc-Andre Gaudet, an Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) researcher. The report was produced to support Vitalité Health...
Read the full postNB-IRDT gets experiential learning program off the ground and at a distance
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
NB-IRDT's experiential learning program, Pathways to Professions, has proceeded full speed ahead, despite the challenges of operating during a global pandemic. The program was developed - and then adapted to be delivered remotely - by staff at the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) in partnership with the Atlantic Institute for Policy Research (AIPR),...
Read the full postACAA cancels 2020-21 season first-semester sports
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 9, 2020 4:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The Atlantic Collegiate Athletics Association (ACAA) has cancelled all first-semester sports scheduled for the 2020-21 season. The decision to cancel first-semester sports, which was made after deliberation among its 10-member institutions, affects men’s and women’s soccer and cross country and women’s rugby, as well as exhibition and early season competitions for men’s...
Read the full postAUS cancels fall 2020 competition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 8, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Atlantic University Sport has announced its decision to cancel all regular and postseason competition until January 2021 and U SPORTS has cancelled all fall national championships. The decision was made after consulting with Ontario University Athletics, Canada West, RSEQ, and U SPORTS. Canada West and OUA are making similar announcements today. Decisions on winter semester competition will be...
Read the full postReshaping the NB workforce in a post-pandemic recession
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 8, 2020 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
The following commentary by UNB President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle appeared in the June 6, 2020, edition of the Telegraph-Journal under the headline “Reshaping the New Brunswick workforce after COVID-19.” A year ago, I returned to New Brunswick after working in Australia and the United States over a thirty-year period. At the time, I remarked to people that the...
Read the full postStatement on Flannery Jewellers
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 5, 2020 1:50:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and condemnation of all forms of racism goes beyond our institution’s values and extends to our strategic vision and our actions. We have formed a Presidential Standing Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights and developed an Institutional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. We know there is still work to be...
Read the full postUNB researchers to share, teach data expertise with provincial government
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 4, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) at UNB is sharing its expertise to provide New Brunswick’s public servants with the skills to interpret, understand and use large data sets in developing public policy. With greater amounts of more diverse data being collected every day, the potential use of this data to inform decisions grows accordingly. But using it...
Read the full postStanding together against racism and injustice
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 3, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The events of the past few days, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, illustrates the important work --yet still largely undone --in fighting racism in all its forms around the world. At UNB we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we condemn all forms of racism. Racism and racial bias have no place and is not tolerated at UNB. As a community we need to...
Read the full postNew LPN to BN pathway at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 3, 2020 8:50:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus will launch a new pathway to nursing education in September 2020. Funding from the Province of New Brunswick’s Nursing Resource Strategy was provided to the faculty of nursing to create the LPN-BN pathway so the program would be ready for admission in fall 2020. This is one year earlier than anticipated. Licensed Practical Nurses...
Read the full postFunding announced for GNB employee data literacy training
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
The University of New Brunswick's NB-IRDT has been awarded $200,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to develop a training program for Government of New Brunswick policymakers on how to incorporate data into decision-making. NB-IRDT currently has research partnerships with four government departments. The new training program will expand on these existing...
Read the full postNB-IRDT research featured in food security webinar
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
Food insecurity touches at least one in every six households in New Brunswick. It takes many forms: anxiety about running out of food, missing meals, and not being able to afford food. NB-IRDT platform research featured prominently in “What the Food?” a Food for All NB webinar on May 20. The first in a series on New Brunswick’s food sector, the talk was titled...
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