UNB and Keyano College launch new 2+2 Pathway for Environmental Studies

UNB Newsroom

Posted: December 4, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton, Press Releases

The University of New Brunswick and Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alta., have partnered to create a new 2+2 Pathway that offers Keyano students an exciting opportunity to advance their education and careers in environmental science and resource management. Graduates of Keyano’s two-year environmental technology program, in both co-op and non-co-op streams, can now transfer to UNB and...

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UNB researchers working to help women survive intimate partner violence

Jeremy Elder-Jubelin

Posted: December 2, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton, Research

Researchers at UNB studied how women in rural communities experience intimate partner violence. Their findings highlight how challenges like isolation, limited services and close-knit communities increase risk—and offer recommendations to improve safety. In Canada, a woman is killed by her male partner, on average, once a week. Two researchers affiliated with UNB’s Muriel McQueen...

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Healthy Aging Policy Innovation Lab releases first provincial study on Meals on Wheels program

UNB Newsroom

Posted: December 1, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Press Releases

The Healthy Aging Policy Innovation Lab (HAPIL) at the University of New Brunswick, led by Dr. Catherine Bigonnesse, the Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging and an associate professor in political science, has released its first report examining how the community-based meal program Meals on Wheels contributes to healthy aging in New Brunswick. Launched in 2022 with funding from the...

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UNB magnetic materials research will drive Canadian EVs forward

Jeremy Elder-Jubelin

Posted: December 1, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Research, UNB Fredericton

Supported by new funding from Natural Resources Canada, researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are developing new ways of creating the magnetic materials that will make electric vehicles more efficient and sustainable. “We are proud to support innovative research from Atlantic Canadians that will make EVs more affordable and efficient. It’s time to build more...

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