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CMCC and UNB sign a MOU to expand academic and health collaboration
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 2, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Press Releases
The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) and the University of New Brunswick have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) building on an existing academic pathway agreement and signaling a shared commitment to exploring expanded collaboration in education, clinical care and research. The MOU complements the articulation agreement first established in 2023, which provides qualified...
Read the full postTrayces offers an intimate and confronting view of Black identity, history and lineage
Hilary Creamer
Posted: February 2, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
The exhibition invites viewers into a powerful encounter with Black identity and lineage, as Gary Weekes’ portraits, set against fire-scarred baking trays, confront, connect and reveal the soul through subjects’ gazes. Artist and photographer Gary Weekes ensconced the subjects of his latest exhibition inside a ten-foot-tall tent of translucent fabric to capture the often-illusive...
Read the full postSiemens Academic Software Grant Brings World‑Leading AI Tools to UNB Students
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 29, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Press Releases
Students at the University of New Brunswick will soon have access to state‑of‑the‑art design and simulation tools, thanks to an industry-grade software grant from Siemens. Building on UNB’s long-standing collaboration with Siemens, the grant provides students with access to the company’s Global Academic and Future Workforce program, an initiative that equips...
Read the full postHolocaust started with words, not camps, says UNB historian
Tim Jaques
Posted: January 26, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
International Holocaust Remembrance Day highlights Dr. Cheryl Fury’s warning: ‘We are forgetting.’ Dr. Cheryl Fury (BA'88, MA'90) stood with others at the edge of a monument filled with seven tonnes of human ashes at Majdanek, a former death camp the Nazis set up in occupied Poland. Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff began to cry. “It was the only time I saw Vera cry on...
Read the full postVR tech to help UNB education students face classrooms
Tim Jaques
Posted: January 23, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
By recreating authentic school experiences, the program will strengthen readiness and reduce stress for new teachers entering the field. For new teachers, classroom experiences can be hard to plan for. Teaching happens in busy classrooms where many things are happening at the same time. Students have different learning needs, emotions, friendships and challenges, all while teachers try to...
Read the full postHonouring Black brilliance and Black History Month
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
UNB is marking the 30th anniversary of national recognition of Black History Month in Canada by honouring this year’s official theme: Black Brilliance Across Generations – From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries. Through February, events across our campuses will shine a light on the scholars, artists, changemakers and visionaries whose impact has shaped our past and...
Read the full postUNB and Holland College partner to launch accelerated criminology degree
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick and Holland College's Atlantic Police Academy (APA) have partnered to offer students a faster, more practical and holistic route to a criminology degree. This innovative program enables students to complete a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice in three and a half years, rather than the traditional four. The pathway combines the APA's...
Read the full post8 Cafés gives emerging filmmakers a fast, focused shot at the craft
Tim Jaques
Posted: January 6, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
What it is: 8 Cafés, a series of eight short films and related documentaries. Where to watch: Premieres on Bell Fibe TV1 on Jan. 8, 2026. If you don’t have Bell Fibe TV1: A launch gala will be held at Tilley Hall, room 102, on Jan. 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with advance tickets. This past summer, Livia Steeves (BA'25) was new to directing and about to shoot a...
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