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McKenna Institute and Wallace McCain Institute launch people-first AI adoption pilot for New Brunswick SMEs
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jun 12, 2026
Category: Press Releases
Sixteen New Brunswick companies are taking part in a new AI adoption pilot designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) put people, leadership, and organizational readiness at the centre of how they adopt AI. Created by UNB’s McKenna Institute in partnership with the Wallace McCain Institute (WMI), with leadership from MESH Insights, and KJ Advisory in organizational change...
Read the full postA UNB start-up is proving seaweed can help gardens weather dry spells
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jun 11, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Seagreen Solutions uses seaweed to help soil retain moisture longer, reducing watering needs for home gardens and agricultural landscapes during hotter, drier summers. Marie Dankworth was a teenager wandering the rocky coast of Brittany, France, tagging along with marine biology students during a six-month internship. They were studying seaweed along the shore. She was fascinated “It was...
Read the full postUNB and JDI announce 2026 leadership scholarship recipients
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jun 9, 2026
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick and J.D. Irving, Limited are pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the J.D. Irving, Limited NB Leadership Scholarship at UNB. Valued at $10,000 per year and renewable for up to four years, the J.D. Irving, Limited NB Leadership Scholarship at UNB is among the university's most prestigious awards. “Providing talented young New Brunswickers with...
Read the full postSimulation technology prepares UNB nursing students for the care of older adults
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jun 8, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , Announcements
Technology-driven learning ensures that every student will encounter complex cases in older adult care. Nursing students at the University of New Brunswick apply learning in two settings: clinical placements and simulation, where technology complements traditional teaching methods to build the skills needed to care for older adults. “Care of persons throughout their lifespan is an...
Read the full postUNB nursing earns respected simulation standards endorsement—a first for a Canadian university
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jun 5, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The recognition highlights simulation‑based nursing education that prepares students through structured practice before entering real healthcare settings. The University of New Brunswick is proud to announce that its nursing program has received the INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards Endorsement, a distinction in Canadian nursing education. The endorsement, granted by the...
Read the full postFor this UNB management grad “doing more was the answer”
Alex Graham
Posted: Jun 3, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton
A targeted pitch at the 2022 Canadian Hockey League championship brought University of New Brunswick management grad Colton Kammerer onside to start his education at Canada’s oldest English language university. Legendary UNB REDS coach Gardiner MacDougall, who’d been brought in at the last minute by the Sea Dogs to secure the 2022 Memorial Cup victory, recognized the then-Hamilton...
Read the full postUniversity of New Brunswick nursing program prepares students for a palliative approach to an aging population
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jun 1, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton
A University of New Brunswick program teaches nursing students a palliative approach that focuses on quality of life for older adults in long-term care. The approach could reshape how care is delivered across New Brunswick. A few minutes of fresh air. A familiar voice. A cup of tea at the right time. For many older adults living with chronic illness in New Brunswick, small moments like this...
Read the full postUNB's first social work cohort to graduate from Saint John campus
Alex Graham
Posted: May 29, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John
Program provides practical, hands-on approach It’s history in the making for the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, as its bachelor of social Work (BSW) program graduates its first cohort. “It’s not only UNB’s first graduating cohort but it’s the first graduating cohort of social workers in Saint John’s history,” said program...
Read the full postElectrical engineering grad powers into renewable energy career
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 28, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton
It started with Arduino kits and Lego robots built alongside her dad. Now, UNB electrical engineering grad Lauren Dysart is taking that same hands-on mindset into a renewable energy career already waiting on the other side of graduation. Lauren Dysart’s path to electrical engineering began at home in Saint John, building circuits and electronic devices with her father. The Arduino kits...
Read the full postUNB grad brings ballet and law school discipline to top-tier Canadian firm, Davies
Kathleen McLaughlin
Posted: May 28, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton
Former ballet dancer turned law student, Hayley Bone, will bring her creative discipline and academic excellence to Davies law firm this summer. Soon-to-be University of New Brunswick law graduate Hayley Bone has been honing precision and intention through ballet since childhood; that same dedication and focus has secured Bone an articling position with renowned Canadian law firm Davies Ward...
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