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UNB TME start-up disrupts blockchain and cryptocurrency analytics
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 28, 2020 12:30:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Born out of the University of New Brunswick’s Technology Management and Entrepreneurship Centre (TME) in February of 2019, Gray Wolf Analytics has since begun to transform the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency analytics. Initially, Dr. Dhirendra Shukla, chair of the J Herbert Smith Centre for TME sold student entrepreneurs on the need to help financial and intelligence organizations...
Read the full postNew Brunswick farm population
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 28, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
The topic of farming in New Brunswick has been growing in importance and for good reason. A large proportion of NB farmers are nearing retirement, and the number of operating farms in the province is shrinking. Most recently, the onset of COVID-19 highlighted NB’s reliance on temporary foreign workers and food imports, emphasizing the existing strain on agricultural production. These...
Read the full postEleven new members appointed to UNB’s Board of Governors
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 27, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Larry Hachey, chair of the Board of Governors for the University of New Brunswick, is pleased to announce the appointment of eleven new members to the Board. The eleven individuals represent a wide range of interests and experiences. Among them are four UNB academics, a philanthropist, a telecommunication professional, a president of infrastructure development, two UNB students, the CEO of the...
Read the full postUNB launches innovative program aimed at provincial health care reform
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 26, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of New Brunswick was developing an ambitious plan to help address the most challenging and important issue facing New Brunswick and Canada – the delivery of effective, efficient and sustainable health care. UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative (IHI) is a program focused on health education and research, coupled with social innovation...
Read the full postFoundation extends support for Beaverbrook Scholars Award
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 25, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
The Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation will continue its support of the University of New Brunswick’s Beaverbrook Scholars Award for a further two years, matching donations from Beaverbrook Scholars to a maximum of $100,000 per year. This will bring the foundation’s total contribution to the award to $500,000 over five years. In 2018, the foundation announced a commitment to match...
Read the full postUNB announces new communication studies certificate in social media
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 25, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the communications studies program on the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, UNB Saint John is proud to offer a new certificate program in social media beginning in fall 2020. The certificate, which is designed to be completed in one academic year of full-time study, is compatible with online learning and provides students with a...
Read the full postLocal Saint John company produces branded face masks for UNB Saint John students
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 24, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick Saint John campus has enlisted the help of local business The Estey Group to provide students with UNB-branded community face masks for fall 2020. With non-medical masks now a requirement on campus, students will each be given their own UNB-branded face mask when they return for the start of the semester. “When the decision was made to provide students...
Read the full postStudents at UNB receive Canada’s largest STEM scholarship
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 21, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Jessica Dean and Stephen White have been named the University of New Brunswick’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship. Out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates across Canada, 1,400 students were nominated. This year, 100 students received this celebrated award, up from 50 in prior years. Jessica Dean, 18, is a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich Leader...
Read the full postUniversity of New Brunswick advances new technology to help protect North Atlantic right whales
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 17, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick, with the support of Transport Canada, is advancing new proven technology to improve the detection of North Atlantic right whales in part of the shipping lanes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Due to the success of its 2019 pilot project, a UNB research lab has launched an underwater acoustic glider that will enhance the surveillance and monitoring of North Atlantic...
Read the full postMBA student helps to strengthen UNB as the University for New Brunswick
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 14, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Juan (Coco) Du is an international student completing her master of business administration at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus whose passion lies in enhancing the educational experience and quality of life for others. Having been a senior education consultant in China for 10 years, Du has provided personalized consulting services to approximately 2,000 families,...
Read the full postResearch at NB-IRDT among 27 funded NB COVID-19 projects
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 13, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers around the world have focused their efforts and expertise on detecting, treating, and responding to the virus and its aftermath. In New Brunswick, research is underway to address the challenges of COVID-19 – not only in relation to its global impact but also regarding specific issues affecting New Brunswick. Recently, 27 New Brunswick...
Read the full postNew dataset from UNB to help detect man-in-the-middle attacks
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 11, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC) at the University of New Brunswick has released its first-ever DNS over HTTPS (DoH) dataset funded by CIRA’s Community Investment Program. The benchmark cybersecurity dataset, named CIRA-CIC-DoHBrw-2020, will be used to improve privacy of encrypted communication and detect man-in-the-middle attacks. The dataset has been created by a CIC team...
Read the full postPathways to Professions program comes to a close
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
At NB-IRDT, we research priority issues in New Brunswick, like outmigration. We also dedicate resources to being part of the solution. This summer marked the inaugural run of our experiential student research program – Pathways to Professions. Through this and other such programs we are investing in the future workforce and future research capacity in New Brunswick. In recent years, New...
Read the full postUNB M.Sc. forestry student wins the 2020 PCI Geomatics Young Scholars Award
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 7, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
David Forsey, a master of science in forestry student at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton recently completed a thesis on eelgrass mapping using WorldView-2 imagery and won the 2020 PCI Geomatics Young Scholars Award. Under the supervision of Dr. Brigitte Leblon (UNB, FOREM), Dr. A. LaRocque (UNB/HRA, FOREM), Dr. Marc Skinner (UNB/HRA & Stantec) and Angela Douglas (UNB/HRA & Southern...
Read the full postNewcomer leverages experiences and education to make a difference
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 5, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Newcomer, entrepreneur and researcher are just a few of the many hats that Agunbiade Seun Richards wears. As a business owner and entrepreneurship PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Seun found his home in the Port City and is dedicated to growing the city’s economy and population growth through entrepreneurship. Inspired by his own experiences and education,...
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