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Dispatches from the ice: A UNB scientist's month onboard research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: October 31, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research, Faculty of Science, UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Earlier this month, UNB associate professor of earth sciences Dr. Audrey Limoges shared with us her first day aboard CCGS Amundsen, as she embarked on a month-long science expedition with the ship’s crew and scientists from across Canada. Want to know what happened after that first polar bear encounter? Here, Limoges shares some highlights from the expedition, including successfully...
Read the full postResearchers make first-ever discovery of sub-Arctic seafloor seasonal movements
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 30, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research, Press Releases
A team of Canadian researchers has uncovered a surprising seasonal rhythm beneath the icy waters of the sub-Arctic, revealing that the seafloor may not be as static as we think. In a recently published paper, researchers from Natural Resources Canada, the University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie University, Queen’s University, Memorial University and the Nunatsiavut Government found that...
Read the full postThe hidden tunnels of UNB
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: October 30, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Under both UNB campuses lie networks of subterranean tunnels that are home to eerie and unexplainable sounds, and the occasional campus legend. They are also strictly off-limits to students, and for good reason. As Canada’s oldest English-language university, the University of New Brunswick has its fair share of supposed haunted buildings and creepy stories. Campus lore has it that a...
Read the full postFrom refinery waste to useful materials and green fuel: New research could revolutionize the global aluminum industry
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: October 27, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, Faculty of Science, UNB Saint John
New research by UNB chemistry professor Dr. Barry Blight could revolutionize how we deal with aluminum refining waste, aluminum recycling and even fuelling our world—reducing how much material ends up in landfills and making our future more sustainable. New research out of the University of New Brunswick may make aluminum smelting more efficient and sustainable—while also creating...
Read the full postFrom construction to corporate accounting: UNB grad builds a life at home
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: October 24, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
UNB Saint John business graduand Dylan Getchell wasn’t sure if university was for him. Now, he’s passionate about building a career in accounting aimed at helping small- and medium-sized Atlantic Canadian businesses thrive. When Dylan Getchell walks across the stage at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John fall convocation ceremony, he will become the first in his...
Read the full postUNB's new MBA in supply chain management delivers its first graduate
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: October 24, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
For industrial engineer Jean Camino, the launch of UNB’s new MBA in supply chain management was perfectly timed, opening the door to opportunities in Canada’s quickly growing logistics industry. As experts in supply chain management know, it’s all about timing: getting the right product to the right place at the right time. For the first graduate of the University of New...
Read the full postFinding her way: A graduate's journey of friendship, resilience and purpose
Kathleen McLaughlin
Posted: October 23, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Every twist and turn in UNB graduate Mansi Kumar’s academic journey helped her discover her true calling in helping others. For Mansi Kumar, an international student from Kenya with Indian heritage, beginning her journey at the University of New Brunswick was anything but linear. Arriving in Fredericton in the heart of winter, mid-academic year, after completing two years of university...
Read the full postTurning dreams into reality: UNB grad’s new venture enhances sleep quality
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: October 22, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
UNB graduate Alexander Tree turned a lifelong struggle with restless sleep into DeepREM, a startup born from the university’s MTME program that uses audio technology to enhance sleep. Being surrounded by innovators inspired master of technology management and entrepreneurship (MTME) graduate, Alexander Tree (BEng 21), to create something of his own. It was through hands-on co-op...
Read the full postUNB unveils new graduate fellowship in history
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 22, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
Windsor Fellow Kelsey James The University of New Brunswick and philanthropist Loretta Windsor are pleased to announce the launch of a new graduate award. The Ken Windsor Graduate Fellowship in History will be awarded to a student pursuing graduate studies in history on UNB’s Fredericton campus. The fellowship has been made possible through a gift of $500,000 from Loretta Windsor, Ken...
Read the full postUNB law marks 50 years of Viscount Bennett lectures with global trade expert
Tim Jaques
Posted: October 21, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
International law expert Valerie Hughes will deliver the 46th Viscount Bennett Memorial Lecture on the topic of Canada-U.S. trade relations on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Mary Louise Lynch Room at UNB law. Fifty years ago, UNB law established a tradition of legal excellence with the first lecture in the Viscount Bennett Memorial Lecture Series. Born at Hopewell Cape, Richard...
Read the full postKathryn Lockhart named executive director of UNB’s McKenna Institute
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 17, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Propel CEO and UNB alum to lead next chapter in digital transformation for New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick is pleased to announce that Kathryn Lockhart will join UNB as the new executive director of the McKenna Institute, effective Nov. 10. Lockhart brings a wealth of experience in scaling early-stage technology companies and, through this work, has helped grow the regional...
Read the full postUNB Announces Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarship recipients for 2025-26
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 17, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarship at UNB Saint John. This year’s recipients are Gabrielle Barrieau and Jacob Fyffe. Valued at $40,000 over four years, the Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarship recognizes outstanding students for their academic achievement, community involvement and...
Read the full postLeadership update from Janet Hoyt, Chair of the UNB Board of Governors
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 16, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Announcements, UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
The following message was sent to UNB faculty, staff, and students on Oct. 16, 2025, from UNB’s Board Chair, Janet Hoyt: To the UNB Community, I am writing with important news about a transition in our university’s leadership. After seven years of significant accomplishments for our community, President Paul J. Mazerolle has informed the Board of Governors of his decision to step...
Read the full postUNB to celebrate students and faculty at 2025 Fall Convocation
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 16, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick will honour students and distinguished faculty during the 2025 Fall Convocation ceremonies from Oct. 23-24. UNB will celebrate the achievements of 620 graduates from across Canada and around the world. This includes 317 students receiving their bachelor’s degrees, 280 earning master’s degrees and 23 achieving the highest level of academic...
Read the full postA day in the life of Ricardo Ehrler: From Honduras to Fredericton, building a greener future
Olusegun Ogunseye
Posted: October 9, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty of Forestry and Env Mgt
Meet Ricardo Ehrler, a passionate environmental engineer from Honduras and current student in the Master of Environmental Management (MEM) program at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). His journey to Fredericton is rooted in a lifelong love for nature, inspired by his father’s farming and agricultural practices back home. After three years working in the private sector, Ricardo knew...
Read the full postDataNB: Ten years in, the name may be new, but this institute's data research expertise is well-established
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: October 9, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, Research, UNB Saint John
Ten years of data-driven research culminate in a milestone anniversary—and a new identity—for a UNB research institute. In this story, we look at how they got to this moment, and what comes next for this team. More than a decade ago, visionary minds came together to address some of the challenges of public data science in New Brunswick: How can we use data to inform best practices...
Read the full postOpinion Piece: Building Canada’s infrastructure for resilience and sustainable development
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 9, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB in the News
Penned by Dr. Jeff Rankin, this op-ed in the Hill Times looks at infrastructure not only as concrete, steel and wood, but also as people, places and possibilities. Read more at The Hill Times.
Read the full postUNB researcher is turning lived experience into policy recommendations to prevent homelessness in N.B.
Kayla Cormier
Posted: October 8, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research, UNB Saint John
A project led by UNB researcher Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik is uncovering how New Brunswickers survive years of housing unaffordability, and co-designing solutions with those living it. At UNB, research isn’t just about data—it’s about people. That ethos is at the core of a new project led by Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik, associate professor of sociology and Canada Research Chair...
Read the full postUNB researcher embarks on an arctic cruise to do some of the coolest (and coldest) science you'll ever see
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: October 7, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, Faculty of Science, Research, UNB Saint John
Dr. Audrey Limoges, associate professor of earth sciences at the University of New Brunswick, is no stranger to the call, or the chill, of the arctic. For the past decade, Limoges’s research has taken her to the waters of the Arctic Ocean, where she works to understand how microscopic life has responded to changing climates over timescales ranging from a single season to multiple...
Read the full postIBME at 60: From early wheelchair hacks to AI-driven care
Tim Jaques
Posted: October 6, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
As part of Research Celebration Week, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering will celebrate its 60th anniversary by showcasing research that combines engineering, healthcare and artificial intelligence at an open house on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon, at RN Scott Hall, 25 Dineen Drive in Fredericton. When a Fredericton rehabilitation centre turned to UNB for help, nobody imagined the request...
Read the full postUNB law orientation highlights reconciliation and equity in legal practice
Tim Jaques
Posted: October 4, 2025 8:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Wabanaki Elders and an equity advocate led sessions for first-year law students that encouraged reflection on history, privilege and cultural knowledge, offering a transformative start to their legal education and a broader view of justice. At the University of New Brunswick (UNB), the path to becoming a lawyer now begins with honouring Indigenous traditions and confronting unconscious...
Read the full postUNB and CUPE sign collective agreement
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 3, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - Local 3339 are pleased to announce they have signed a five-year Collective Agreement. Both parties were pleased to be able to reach a mutually beneficial settlement. Certified as a bargaining unit in 1989, CUPE Local 3339 represents approximately 55 support staff employees on the Saint John campus performing...
Read the full postUNB professor emeritus recognized for work recording Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey language
Kayla Cormier
Posted: October 3, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
What began as a collection of Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey (Passamaquoddy-Maliseet) words on index cards in the early 1970s is now a comprehensive and ever-growing language portal developed in part by retired UNB faculty member, professor emeritus Robert Leavitt. When Robert Leavitt, professor emeritus and retired faculty member at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), first began working with...
Read the full postAsk a grad: Fern da Silva – cultivating a career in forestry and beyond
Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management
Posted: October 2, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty of Forestry and Env Mgt
From Montreal to Fredericton, from the classroom to the forest floor, and eventually into leadership and consulting, Fern da Silva’s journey as a UNB Forestry alumnus is a story of resilience, curiosity, and lifelong learning. Graduating in 1981 with a B.Sc. in Forestry – Resource Management from the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management (ForEM), Fern has built a dynamic...
Read the full postForestry at UNB: A century on, deep roots and new growth come together so that innovation, opportunity and sustainability can blossom
Kayla Cormier
Posted: October 2, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
In the forest of Canadian academic units, UNB’s faculty of forestry and environmental management (ForEM) would be among the “old growth” trees, with over a hundred rings to show its age. While the program has grown deep roots since its first graduating class in 1910, it is far from unchanging, and it continues growing out in new directions, shifting, adapting and thriving in...
Read the full postHow Canadian leadership is shaping the next era of cybersecurity
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: October 2, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB in the News
As cyber threats grow in scale and complexity, Canada is stepping up as a leader in cybersecurity. In this compelling article, discover how Canadian researchers, government and industry partners, led by the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity at UNB, are looking to safeguard critical infrastructure and personal data. From multimillion-dollar investments to AI solutions, this piece explores...
Read the full postAcadian Timber invests $2.5 million in UNB's digital forestry future
Kayla Cormier
Posted: October 1, 2025 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Announcements
The University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) faculty of forestry and environmental management is poised to lead the next generation of sustainable forest management, with the help of a transformative $2.5 million investment from Acadian Timber Corp. and its largest shareholder, Macer Forest Holdings Inc. The investment is being made as part of the McKenna Institute’s support of the...
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