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Student paper publishes first print edition in 10 years

Alex Graham

Posted: December 21, 2023 2:00:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Saint John



The Baron staff enjoy a read of the new print edition. Back row, left to right: Taylor Fennelly, Joseph Albert, Matthew Heans and Aalia Dehinbo. Front row, left to right: Kylie Mackenzie, Cameron Kennie, Emily Wheaton and Abigail Legacy. The Baron wants the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John campus to give print a chance. The online student newspaper has embraced a bygone era with...

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UNB Saint John celebrates linguistic diversity with inaugural Language Tree ceremony

Todd Ross

Posted: December 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John



Photo: left to right: Kim Wilbur, lecturer, department of nursing and health Sciences; Leigha Thurber, SRC Indigenous student rep; Todd Ross, Indigenous advisor from the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus; Jana Nicol, ASD-S First Nations Education Coach; Opolahsomuwehs (Elder Imelda Perley); Laura Taylor, ASD-S Subject Coordinator First Nation Education; Ande Mosher, SRC mature...

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New agreement to facilitate human resources accreditation for UNB students

UNB Newsroom

Posted: December 19, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John



Photo: Back row, from left to right: Judy Van Tassel, President of CPHR, Dr. Mercy Oyet, Dr. Morrie Mendelson, Dr. Chris Smith. Front row: Tina Thibodeau, CEO, Dr. Michel Rod, Dean The University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the Chartered Professionals in human Resources New Brunswick (CPHRNB) have signed a new agreement that will make it easier for students on the Saint John campus to become...

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Energy program recognized for nearly 30 years of sustainability initiatives

Alex Graham

Posted: December 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton



Photo: Solar panels on the Facilities Management building in Fredericton. University administrators and local utilities have recognized the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Energy Management Program for its nearly three decades of energy efficiency and sustainability work on Fredericton and Saint John campuses. “UNB has a longstanding Energy Management Program; it goes back to...

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Students make national ‘capture the flag’ cybersecurity competition

Alex Graham

Posted: December 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton



Photo: UNB's winning team at the CyberSci competition from left to right: Matthew Toms-Zuberec, Jacob Pembleton, Micah Landry, Stephen White, Larissa Thorne. There’s nothing this University of New Brunswick team likes to do more than get together on the weekends for a round of Capture The Flag (CTF). It's not the schoolyard game where teams try to physically take a flag from each...

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Canadian foundation supports digital innovation that aids right whale conservation

Eric Marks

Posted: December 11, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John



Thanks to the Murphy Family Foundation, the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) McKenna Institute and intrepid researcher Dr. Kim Davies, one of our region’s most iconic and endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale, is getting a better chance at survival. “When people think about the digital transformation of New Brunswick, wildlife conservation isn’t the...

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UNB lab uses AI to help grow local company that serves the manufacturing sector

Alex Graham

Posted: December 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton



Photo: Left to right. Joshua Pickard senior director of product and innovation at Eigen Innovations and Atah Nuh Mih UNB Master of Computer Science student. The University of New Brunswick (UNB) Analytics Everywhere Lab in the Faculty of Computer Science has leveraged the power of AI to help a local company expand its range of products that detect defects in manufacturing sectors like...

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Value for MoneyNB student spotlight: Meet the students supporting tourism through website analysis

Martina Berko, Shayna Cloutier and Chloe York

Posted: December 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB



In 2023, NB-IRDT welcomed Value-For-MoneyNB to its Pathways to Professions experiential learning program for the first time as a Future GNB research stream. It is also part of a larger initiative undertaken by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture to understand how well it is promoting New Brunswick businesses and if it could be better allocating its resources.   For 13...

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