Category archive for ‘myUNB’ rss

Former UNB president publishes book about Lord Beaverbook and the Kennedys (0)

5/16/12 •

When James Downey became the 14th president and vice-chancellor of the University of New Brunswick in 1980, he knew very little about Lord Beaverbrook and his many gifts to the university and the province of New Brunswick.

UNB to co-host 30th annual provincial math competition (0)

5/07/12 •

The 30th annual New Brunswick Mathematics Competition for grades 7, 8 and 9 students will take place on Friday, May 11, 2012. The competition is organized by the mathematics and statistics department at the University of [...]

UNB and Shad Valley renew partnership (0)

5/07/12 •

The University of New Brunswick and Shad Valley have renewed their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding recently. UNB, in partnership with the provincial government, has committed to supporting students who attend the [...]

Book by former UNB president James Downey to be launched May 15 (0)

5/07/12 •

Lord Beaverbrook and the Kennedys, written by former UNB president James Downey, will be officially launched on Tuesday, May 15, at 4:00 p.m., in Memorial Hall at UNB Fredericton.

Seaweeds – a part of our everyday life (Video) (Comments Off)

4/27/12 •

An informative video on the roles, applications and values of seaweeds in marine ecosystems, our economy and society has been created by researchers at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John and at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada St. Andrews Biological Station, in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the NSERC Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network, and Cooke Aquaculture Inc.

University of New Brunswick presented with Mayor’s Environmental Award (Comments Off)

4/24/12 •

The University of New Brunswick was awarded the Mayor’s Environmental Award tonight during a City Council meeting at Fredericton City Hall. The award was presented to Dr. Tony Secco, UNB’s Vice-President (Fredericton),  for UNB’s continued stewardship [...]

UNB Saint John’s Hans W. Klohn Commons featured in Library Design Showcase (Comments Off)

4/17/12 •

UNB Saint John’s Hans W. Klohn Commons has recently been featured in the Library Design Showcase 2012 published by American Libraries Magazine

UNB releases economic impact assessment (Comments Off)

4/12/12 •

The University of New Brunswick commissioned an Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) in the fall of 2011 to better understand the many ways in which the university impacts the provincial economy.

From the Maritimes, game developer builds bridge to Silicon Valley (Comments Off)

4/02/12 •

George Donovan, owner of Gogii Games Corp., a Moncton-based developer of interactive games, knew that the choice of location for his company was one challenge that would never change. Disruptive technologies had changed the way the video-gaming [...]

Congratulations to UNB Saint John’s 2012 graduating student leaders (Comments Off)

3/30/12 •

University of New Brunswick students who have made outstanding extracurricular contributions to their academic program, department or to the Saint John campus as a whole were recognized at the seventh annual UNB Saint John Graduating Student [...]

UNB Saint John students honoured for athletic and academic excellence (Comments Off)

3/29/12 •

University of New Brunswick Saint John’s Colin Rouse and Christie Smith are among the recipients of the 2011-2012 Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) and the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Awards

UNB dance team takes home national prize; secures spot in international competition (Comments Off)

3/28/12 •

The University of New Brunswick’s Dance Team has proven it has all the right moves. Ten members of the UNB Fredericton Varsity Reds club sport team recently competed at CheerExpo in Halifax, a national cheerleading competition [...]

La Forest Rare Books Reading Room helps preserve NB’s legal history (Comments Off)

3/25/12 •

Years in the making, the newest addition to the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Law was officially opened March 23.

Joyce E. Baker Memorial Bursary result of desire to give back (Comments Off)

3/08/12 •

If it wasn’t for the love and persistence of his wife Joyce, Dr. William (Bill) J. Baker (BSc. ‘57) may have never completed his degree at the University of New Brunswick and gone on to earn [...]

UNB hosting CIS Warm-up Party (Comments Off)

3/07/12 •

The University of New Brunswick wants to help you celebrate the CIS men’s hockey championship games. The Student Union Building Ballroom will be transformed into the ultimate warm-up party at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 22. [...]