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Leadership 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 down at the end of spring 2026 to accept an exciting new opportunity as President of an international...
Acadian 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 digital transformation of New Brunswick’s economy. Announced on Sept. 22 at UNB’s...