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UNB professor brings Stanley Cup to UNB Fredericton
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 24, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Stanley Cup winners get to spend just a few precious hours with hockey’s greatest trophy, and UNB’s Dr. Ryan Hamilton wanted to share his with the university community. As an alumnus and assistant professor in the UNB Fredericton department of psychology, Dr. Hamilton wanted to share the moment with the community where he has met many mentors, friends and his wife, Karyn. On Aug....
Read the full postA better shot for health care in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
Over the past few years, New Brunswick’s health care system has been struggling to improve service delivery, given the shortage of primary care providers and increasing need for health care services among the province’s aging population. With the additional strain COVID-19 has placed on the system, the need to free up resources is more urgent than ever. In 2009, changes in...
Read the full postSeventeen UNB researchers awarded more than $3 million in SSHRC and NSERC funding
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 17, 2021 11:30:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
On June 15, the Government of Canada announced investments of more than $635 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to support more than 4,800 lead researchers and their teams. UNB researchers have been awarded $3,041,565 of that funding, supporting emerging and established research programs and...
Read the full postStepscan, CyberNB and UNB collaborate on pioneering gait-based biometric security
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 12, 2021 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
One small section of flooring, one giant leap for access security. Biometric security is becoming increasingly familiar, with fingerprints and facial measurements used to unlock doors and devices not only in secure facilities, but in everyday life. Prince Edward Island-based Stepscan Technologies has developed a new technique for contactless security, believed to be the world’s first...
Read the full postUNB researchers supported by federal, provincial funding to better understand the natural environment and quantum physics
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 11, 2021 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Two University of New Brunswick researchers have been awarded $450,000 in external funding in recognition of their innovation and research potential. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced the 2020-2021 recipients of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) on Aug. 11. The CFI JELF supports strategic investment in research infrastructure, enabling researchers and institutions to...
Read the full postUpdate: Survey results on mental health impacts of COVID-19
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 11, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
Pollara Strategic Insights and Mental Health Research Canada are conducting a series of 13 nationwide surveys to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadians. At NB-IRDT, we are focusing on how New Brunswickers responded. Previously, NB-IRDT reported on the results of Survey 2 (conducted in August 2020). We present here the results from Survey 6 (conducted in April...
Read the full postUNB engineering students successfully launch weather balloon into near space
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 5, 2021 10:45:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Three engineering students from the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus took their passion for aerospace to new heights as they successfully launched and recovered their high-altitude weather balloon (HAB) from the Earth’s stratosphere. The project was initiated and led by first-year mechanical engineering student Jagriti Luitel, who found inspiration for the project...
Read the full postUNB celebrates Pride 2021
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 4, 2021 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
At UNB, we believe that Pride should be celebrated year-round. We encourage our UNB community to show their pride, allyship and to show up as their authentic selves. In recognition of this year’s Pride celebrations, and in representing our aspirations as an institution, we have raised a Progress flag on both the Fredericton and Saint John campuses. With the raising of this flag, we...
Read the full postUNB launches Transact Mobile Credential for students, faculty and staff
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 3, 2021 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Students, faculty and staff on the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus will benefit from the use of mobile credentials on iPhone, Apple Watch and Android phones this year – making UNB the first Canadian institution to implement Transact’s mobile campus ID solution. Mobile credentials will enhance door access and contactless payment capabilities by...
Read the full postUNB-led research project receives $366,000 in funding from Health Canada
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 3, 2021 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
A multi-institution, multi-disciplinary research project housed at the University of New Brunswick has received $366,000 in support from the Government of Canada. The funds will be used for research to help identify the barriers and restrictions to access to surgical abortions in the province between 2015 - 2020, from the perspective of medical professionals and the lived experience of New...
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