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UNBers receive NB Multicultural Council recognition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 18, 2021 11:35:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Two members of the UNB community are being recognized as champions of cultural diversity by the New Brunswick Multicultural Council. Agunbiade Seun Richards, a PhD candidate at UNB Saint John who founded Door2Door Pickup Couriers, and Mary Ryan, an alumna and multiculturalism advocate, were both selected as Champions for Cultural Diversity 2020 by the council. A natural entrepreneur, Mr. Richards was in the right place at the right time when he founded Door2Door in February 2020. As the...
UNB project will help protect long-term care residents and workers from virus spread
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 11, 2021 1:00:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
A University of New Brunswick project, led by professor Dr. Rose McCloskey, will give researchers a better understanding of how to prevent the spread of illness among long-term care residents. On Nov. 6, 2020, the Government of Canada announced $28 million in funding for 79 projects across the country as part of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) COVID-19 Exceptional Opportunities Fund competition. Dr. McCloskey, professor of nursing at UNB in Saint John, was among those...
Promise Partnership brings holiday cheer to Hazen White-St. Francis
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 23, 2020 12:55:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Program coordinators from the University of New Brunswick Saint John’s Promise Partnership got into the holiday spirit last week as they helped to prepare a festive holiday dinner for the students and staff of Hazen White-St. Francis School. Every year, the Promise Partnership staff help the school prepare a Christmas meal for students and staff, as well as helping to wrap gifts for the children. “This year has been different for everyone, and the Promise Partnership is no...
Holocaust survivor and UNB honorary degree recipient appointed to Order of Canada
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 23, 2020 9:45:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
University of New Brunswick honorary degree recipient and Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff was recently named a member of the Order of Canada for her distinguished career as an author, well-known historian and public speaker. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1926, Schiff, along with her father, mother, sister and grandmother, was deported to Theresienstadt, a Nazi concentration camp located in the town of Terezin in what is now the Czech Republic. During her three years of imprisonment, her...
UNB partners with the Canadian Professional Sales Association
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 22, 2020 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has become an accredited partner of the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA), the national governing body for sales professionals. Under the new partnership, the university’s master of business administration (MBA) in business development and professional sales, taught at UNB Saint John’s uptown location, will be accredited by the CPSA to provide all the required pre-requisite education toward the Certified Sales Professional (CSP)...
LPN-BN Pathway program for licensed practical nurses adds 24 seats
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 17, 2020 3:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The Province of New Brunswick is providing funding to help licensed practical nurses (LPNs) apply directly to the bachelor of nursing program on the UNB Fredericton campus with the addition of 24 academic seats. This is a direct result of the New Brunswick Nursing Resource Strategy and will double the capacity of the program to 48. “The Nursing Resource Strategy lays out four key pillars, and this funding will support the enhancement of nursing education in New Brunswick pillar,”...
UNB Saint John’s Promise Partnership celebrates 10-year anniversary
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
UNB Saint John’s Promise Partnership has marked a decade of supporting the community. Launched in 2010, the Promise Partnership connects UNB Saint John with the local community through a number of programs, all aimed at closing educational attainment gaps associated with low socio-economic status. The programs are designed to provide academic support to Saint John youth whilst providing volunteering opportunities for UNB students. The initiative’s Student Mentoring Program was...
UNB’s research intensity and community partnerships reflected in strong rankings placement
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 11, 2020 11:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Research Infosource has announced their Top 50 Canadian Research Universities rankings for the 2019 fiscal year. Among comprehensive universities, the University of New Brunswick placed second in Canada for research income growth, showing an impressive 25.3 per cent gain over the previous year. This gain includes a 54 per cent increase, year-over-year, in private industry funding, propelling UNB to first place for this measure. “Seeing this impressive, nation-leading growth in our last...
Lorenzo Society’s Virtual Book Club to feature author Sara O’Leary
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 10, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The next Lorenzo Virtual Book Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. (AST) and will feature author Sarah O’Leary discussing her first novel entitled The Ghost in the House. What if a ghost were haunting your house? What if you were the ghost? Everything in Fay's life is perfect – living in the house she dreamed of as a child, married to a man she loves, and planning her life as an artist. Her life seems full of possibility. Then, late one night, Fay...
UNB Saint John announces new diploma in engineering foundations
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 7, 2020 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick is introducing a new two-year diploma in engineering foundations program, offered on its Saint John campus. Starting in September 2021, the diploma in engineering foundations will provide graduates with formal recognition upon completion of the two foundational years in engineering. The two-year diploma in engineering foundations is an entry-level program that offers all new incoming students a basic understanding of scientific principles and a foundation in...
UNB recognizes National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 4, 2020 1:00:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick community will recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, on Sunday, Dec. 6, with a series of virtual events. The day marks the anniversary of the murder of 14 women, many of whom were engineering students, on Dec. 6, 1989, at École Polytechnique in Montréal. UNB remembers the women whose lives were taken in this senseless act of gender-based violence, their families and everyone affected by the tragedy. Given the...
NB-IRDT publishes preliminary results of COVID-19 recovery research
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 1, 2020 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training has published preliminary results of its research into community resiliency in COVID-19 recovery, identifying which areas of the province may be at greater risk of negative outcomes. The research, led by Dr. Sandra Magalhaes of the University of New Brunswick, examines COVID-19 risk indicators to support community planning and recovery efforts and better inform possible responses in the province. By identifying the prevalence of six...
UNB Saint John’s Promise Partnership celebrates 10 years
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 26, 2020 1:55:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
As UNB Saint John’s Promise Partnership marks its 10th anniversary, former participant Kendra Eatman is reflecting on her experience with the program. Since its inception in 2010, the Promise Partnership has provided educational support and opportunities to hundreds of Saint John youth. The initiative works to close the educational attainment gaps associated with low socio-economic status, while providing volunteering opportunities for UNB students. From kindergarten to Grade 12,...
East coast-west coast partnership cements vision for Health and Technology District Saint John
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 23, 2020 11:45:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Coming soon to Atlantic Canada: a place where innovators and entrepreneurs, students and faculty will work alongside scientists, clinicians and health care practitioners to develop new technologies and improve health outcomes, patient experiences and the economics of health care delivery in the region and beyond. This is the ambitious vision for the Health and Technology District Saint John, a joint partnership between the University of New Brunswick, Opportunities New Brunswick (ONB) and...
UNB event marks 50 years since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 20, 2020 1:55:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The faculties of arts on the UNB Fredericton and Saint John campuses will host a special virtual panel event on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (RCSW) on Monday, Nov. 23. The Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada was established in 1967 and issued its final report in 1970, which included 167 recommendations to reduce gender inequality in Canada. “When the Royal Commission on the Status of Women tabled its report on Dec. 7, 1970, it set an ambitious agenda for...
Right whale glider project successfully completes first season of detection
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 19, 2020 2:55:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
A collaboration between the University of New Brunswick and Transport Canada to detect North Atlantic right whales using an underwater acoustic glider has been hailed a success in its first year. The initiative, led by Dr. Kimberley Davies from the UNB Saint John campus, used an autonomous underwater glider equipped with a digital acoustic monitoring device to detect several species of large whales in the Laurentian Channel shipping lanes, between Anticosti Island and Cape Breton Island, in...
Lorenzo Society’s Virtual Book Club to feature writer Samantha M. Bailey
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 13, 2020 11:35:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The next Lorenzo Virtual Book Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. (AST) and will feature writer Samantha M. Bailey discussing her debut psychological thriller and national bestseller, Woman on the Edge. A total stranger on the subway platform whispers, “Take my baby.” She places her child in your arms. She says your name. Then she jumps...a moment on the subway platform changes two women's lives forever. Woman on the Edge is a thriller about the lengths...
Statement on UNB's sexual assault policy and resources at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 13, 2020 10:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Sexual violence of any kind is not tolerated at UNB. Every incident of sexual violence that comes to our attention is taken seriously and we work to provide clear advice and support to victims of sexual violence. Sexual violence is a serious issue that has significant consequences for victims and their families. Sexual violence is a global and local challenge, and is especially prevalent amongst university populations. We acknowledge that female university students are especially...
UNB recognizes Remembrance Day
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 10, 2020 10:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
For the eighth year in a row, UNB is recognizing the effect of war on students, faculty and staff. UNB Remembers, an event that is typically held each November on campus, brings the university community together to pause and reflect on the service and sacrifices that UNB members made in wartime and beyond. Due to the pandemic, this year’s event moves to an online format, running from Nov. 10 to 13. Over those days, UNB will feature stories through its institutional social media...
UNB and Parks Canada announce research chair in aquatic restoration
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 5, 2020 1:25:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The Government of Canada is investing in research expertise and the future of Atlantic salmon with the establishment of a Parks Canada Research Chair dedicated to aquatic restoration at the University of New Brunswick. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John-Rothesay, announced the creation of the first-ever Parks Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Restoration...
The Spirit of Memorial Hall
Angie Deveau
Posted: October 30, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The following story is a tale told by Angie Deveau, a communications officer at the University of New Brunswick. Have you ever wondered if any spirits drift through the halls of the University of New Brunswick late at night? Well, Terry Parsons, a patrol officer on UNB Fredericton’s security team, knows the answer to that question. Established in 1785, UNB is the oldest English-language university in Canada. Given our 235 years of history, people are bound to hear a ghost story or two...
Celebrating UNB’s 2020 Graduates
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 29, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick will celebrate the accomplishments of its almost 600 fall graduates at virtual graduation ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 7. UNB is proud of the 288 students receiving their bachelor’s degrees, the 293 earning master’s degrees and 17 achieving the highest level of academic achievement, the PhD. At the ceremonies, significant graduate awards will be announced, with the complete list at unb.ca/graduation. Kelly Chaves, graduating with a doctorate in...
JDI Roundtable moves online, facilitating greater access
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 28, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Spurred by necessity and opportunity, the 2020 JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick Forum will be a transformed experience. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and necessary restrictions on gatherings, and seizing an opportunity to open the Forum to even more stakeholders across the province, the 2020 Forum has shifted from an in-person event to a series of webinars. Through this transformation, the goal of the Forum remains the same: to share the latest research and to...
UNB professor Greg Marquis to read as part of Lorenzo Society series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 26, 2020 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Greg Marquis, professor of history and politics at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, will launch his new book, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Year Canada Was Cool on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. ADT., as part of the Lorenzo Society’s virtual series. In 1969, at the height of John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono’s popularity, they visited Canada. Recounting the story of events which took place while in the country, historian Greg Marquis offers a unique portrayal of Canadian...
UNB to present professors emeriti rankings, teaching and research awards at fall convocation
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 23, 2020 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will honour three outstanding individuals for their accomplishments and commitment to teaching and research at its virtual fall convocation ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 7. UNB will also be awarding Professors Emeriti distinctions to five of its retired faculty members. Excellence in Teaching Awards Two UNB Saint John faculty members will be recognized with Dr. Allan P. Stuart Memorial Excellence in Teaching Awards. Moira A. Law Dr. Moira A. Law began teaching...
Global health researcher brings child health expertise and international experience to UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 20, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Dr. Ziba Vaghri has journeyed the world researching and advocating for children’s health, development and rights. Now, Dr. Vaghri is bringing that passion and expertise to the University of New Brunswick. She was recently appointed as a Senior Research Associate in the department of psychology on UNB’s Saint John campus. “UNB offers a unique opportunity for this work. There is very fertile soil in New Brunswick for developing children’s rights research, particularly...
UNB to analyze student retention and labour market outcomes in New Brunswick
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 19, 2020 11:50:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is conducting an analysis of post-secondary student retention and labour market outcomes in the province through a collaborative project funded by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) at UNB will work with the provincial departments of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, and Education and Early Childhood Development to complete an analysis of New Brunswick students,...
Lorenzo Society’s Virtual Book Club to feature author Genevieve Graham
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 15, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The next Lorenzo Virtual Book Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. (AST) and will feature bestselling author Genevieve Graham discussing her recent book, The Forgotten Home Child. The Home for Unwanted Girls meets Orphan Train in this unforgettable novel about a young girl caught in a scheme to rid England’s streets of destitute children, and the lengths she will go to find her way home, based on the true story of the British Home Children. Genevieve Graham is...
University of New Brunswick announces valedictorians
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 15, 2020 10:56:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will celebrate the accomplishments of its 2020 graduates at virtual graduation ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 7. The ceremonies for graduates on the Fredericton campus will take place at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., with the Saint John event being held at 5 p.m. Information regarding the degrees to be distributed at each specific ceremony can be found at unb.ca/graduation. Two valedictorians will virtually address UNB’s graduating class of 2020...
Connecting students with sustainable experiential educational experiences
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 13, 2020 4:55:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
A University of New Brunswick student in Saint John was one of many who participated in experiential learning programs during the summer, making a major impact for community groups and leading the way toward a sustainable future. With support from the Office of Experiential Education’s many funding programs, students from all faculties and disciplines were able to partner with local organizations where they gained valuable work experience and contributed their talents to the...
Promoting self-care for World Mental Health Day
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 9, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
In recognition of World Mental Health Day, the University of New Brunswick is highlighting a few of the various ways our instructors have promoted wellness and self-care practices within various course offerings across our campuses over the past year. World Mental Health Day is a campaign created by the World Health Organization (WHO) that takes place every year on Oct. 10 to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilize efforts in support of mental health. With...
UNB to celebrate Sustainability Week
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 5, 2020 11:40:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick Sustainability will be hosting its third annual bi-campus Sustainability Week from Oct. 13 to 16. Due to COVID-19, the week will be exclusively virtual. Follow along with a variety of partnering UNB social media accounts throughout the week as they share how they are celebrating sustainability. There will also be several virtual events, including a green business panel hosted by the UNB Student Union; a group discussion hosted by the International Students...
Observing Orange Shirt Day and Mi'kmaq Treaty Day at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 28, 2020 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1, UNB’s community will be observing Orange Shirt Day and Mi’kmaq Treaty Day. On Sept. 30, every member of the UNB community is being encouraged to wear their orange shirt in honour of Orange Shirt Day. This annual event grew out of Phyllis' story, a survivor who was six when she had her orange shirt taken away from her the first day she was in Mission Residential School. Orange Shirt Day compels everyone to be reflective and commemorate...
UNB becomes first Canadian university to offer phone services through Microsoft Teams
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 23, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Faculty and staff at the University of New Brunswick now have full access to their office phone services when working remotely or on campus following the successful migration of UNB’s phone system to Microsoft Teams on Aug. 27. UNB is the first Canadian university to move to a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone system run entirely through Teams, a Microsoft app known best for its video meeting, chat and file sharing features. From anywhere in the world and from any computer or mobile device,...
UNB Saint John Athletics, Recreation and Wellness gear up for fall
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 23, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The Athletics, Recreation and Wellness program at University of New Brunswick in Saint John has announced plans for the fall season, with a focus on health and wellness. The emphasis on creating wellness programs during this unprecedented time aims to get everyone moving and interacting with others whilst maintaining social distancing. “Many of us did not have the opportunity to exercise as much as we would have liked during the months of isolation at the height of the COVID-19...
UNB Saint John introduces The Lorenzo Society’s Virtual Book Club Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 17, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The first Lorenzo Virtual Book Club will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. (AST) and will feature bestselling author Janie Chang discussing her recent book, The Library of Legends. Janie Chang writes historical fiction with a personal connection, drawing from a family history with 36 generations of recorded genealogy. Her first novel, Three Souls, was a finalist for the 2014 BC Book Prizes Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and her second novel, Dragon Springs Road, was a Globe and Mail...
Catalyst participants assist businesses with COVID-19 recovery
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 16, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Student participants in the University of New Brunswick’s Catalyst program saw great success over the summer of 2020. Catalyst, supported with funding from the Province of New Brunswick, the ICTC WIL Digital program and the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship program, was designed to support communities as they adapted to and recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. It gave New Brunswick businesses access to some of UNB’s brightest and most talented students for assistance in...
UNB alumni establish scholarship in late mother’s name
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 16, 2020 11:30:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
When brothers and UNB alumni William and Graeme MacKinnon decided to honour their late mother Audrey, they knew it had to be in support of students. Audrey did not attend university herself, though she had very much wanted to. When she graduated from Plaster Rock Superior School in 1942, the eldest of seven children, she knew that university would place too much financial hardship on her parents. Instead, she enrolled in secretarial school and learned skills that would prove vital in her...
UNB partners with Family Plus Life Solutions to expand mental health services
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 14, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus has signed a memorandum of understanding with counselling provider Family Plus Life Solutions, Inc., strengthening its mental health services for students. The agreement will allow students who require more intense psychotherapy, beyond what UNB counselling services provide, to do so in a way that works within their personal budget. Family Plus is a not-for-profit charitable organization based in Saint John that provides professional...
Eleven new members appointed to UNB’s Board of Governors
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 27, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Larry Hachey, chair of the Board of Governors for the University of New Brunswick, is pleased to announce the appointment of eleven new members to the Board. The eleven individuals represent a wide range of interests and experiences. Among them are four UNB academics, a philanthropist, a telecommunication professional, a president of infrastructure development, two UNB students, the CEO of the Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick and a retired health...
UNB launches innovative program aimed at provincial health care reform
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 26, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of New Brunswick was developing an ambitious plan to help address the most challenging and important issue facing New Brunswick and Canada – the delivery of effective, efficient and sustainable health care. UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative (IHI) is a program focused on health education and research, coupled with social innovation and greater collaboration, and its aim is to achieve systemic health care reform in New Brunswick...
Foundation extends support for Beaverbrook Scholars Award
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 25, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation will continue its support of the University of New Brunswick’s Beaverbrook Scholars Award for a further two years, matching donations from Beaverbrook Scholars to a maximum of $100,000 per year. This will bring the foundation’s total contribution to the award to $500,000 over five years. In 2018, the foundation announced a commitment to match gifts to the award up to $300,000 over three years. The renewed commitment of a further $200,000...
UNB announces new communication studies certificate in social media
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 25, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the communications studies program on the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, UNB Saint John is proud to offer a new certificate program in social media beginning in fall 2020. The certificate, which is designed to be completed in one academic year of full-time study, is compatible with online learning and provides students with a comprehensive, in-depth exposure to the practical communication issues that both workers and citizens...
Local Saint John company produces branded face masks for UNB Saint John students
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 24, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick Saint John campus has enlisted the help of local business The Estey Group to provide students with UNB-branded community face masks for fall 2020. With non-medical masks now a requirement on campus, students will each be given their own UNB-branded face mask when they return for the start of the semester. “When the decision was made to provide students returning to campus with branded UNB facemasks, it was important to us to find a local company who...
Students at UNB receive Canada’s largest STEM scholarship
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 21, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Jessica Dean and Stephen White have been named the University of New Brunswick’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship. Out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates across Canada, 1,400 students were nominated. This year, 100 students received this celebrated award, up from 50 in prior years. Jessica Dean, 18, is a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of Armbrae Academy in Halifax, Ms. Dean will be entering the bachelor of engineering...
University of New Brunswick advances new technology to help protect North Atlantic right whales
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 17, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick, with the support of Transport Canada, is advancing new proven technology to improve the detection of North Atlantic right whales in part of the shipping lanes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Due to the success of its 2019 pilot project, a UNB research lab has launched an underwater acoustic glider that will enhance the surveillance and monitoring of North Atlantic right whales. This initiative, led by Dr. Kimberley Davies from the UNB Saint John campus, uses an...
MBA student helps to strengthen UNB as the University for New Brunswick
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 14, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Juan (Coco) Du is an international student completing her master of business administration at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus whose passion lies in enhancing the educational experience and quality of life for others. Having been a senior education consultant in China for 10 years, Du has provided personalized consulting services to approximately 2,000 families, offering guidance to students who are interested in studying abroad. With expertise in international...
Newcomer leverages experiences and education to make a difference
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 5, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Newcomer, entrepreneur and researcher are just a few of the many hats that Agunbiade Seun Richards wears. As a business owner and entrepreneurship PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Seun found his home in the Port City and is dedicated to growing the city’s economy and population growth through entrepreneurship. Inspired by his own experiences and education, Seun founded his company, Door2Door Deliveries, with the goal of providing Saint John residents with...
New residence honours trailblazing couple
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 29, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
UNB’s newest student residence in Saint John will honour two key figures in the campus’s history, Dr. Barry Beckett and the late Flora Beckett. The Becketts joined UNB Saint John in 1966. Barry became a chemistry professor and campus registrar. Flora became a mathematics professor and director of the Math Help Centre. They helped build an identity for the campus based upon research excellence and community engagement. The 40,000-sq.ft., geothermally heated Barry and Flora Beckett...
13 UNB projects receive funding to support COVID-19 research
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 16, 2020 11:30:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
UNB researchers have been awarded $409,854 by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF), the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency for 13 projects investigating the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will support researchers in disciplines ranging from nursing to education to chemistry who are contributing to pandemic response efforts. “As a leader in research and education, the expertise of our researchers is one of the most...
New billing process affected small cohort of students
University of New Brunswick
Posted: July 13, 2020 6:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Due to an error in the roll out of a new billing process, one cohort of students was identified as having been incorrectly charged international student fees in May 2020. Our internal quality control process detected the error and it was corrected within an hour of the occurrence. Personal identifiers, such as names, were not a factor in the error. Also due to the new billing system, some students were charged late fees. These errors were related to the roll out of new billing procedures...
UNB celebrates NB Pride Week
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 13, 2020 5:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The Pride flag was recently raised on our Fredericton and Saint John campuses in solidarity with all 2SLGBTQIA+ people and communities. This year, Pride organizers in Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton have chosen to come together for one united province-wide celebration. Now more than ever, at a time of global uncertainty and unrest, it is important that we join in celebration of this significant occasion. The updated Pride flag, known as the Progress flag, prioritizes Black, Indigenous,...
Seemingly scary fish important for marine life in Atlantic Canada
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 7, 2020 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Despite recent fears over a fish that has a powerful suction cup mouth with rows of circular teeth, the eel-like creature has been in New Brunswick waters for a very long time. In fact, any body of water that connects to the ocean could see the presence of the frightening-looking fish – known as the sea lamprey. Research out of the University of New Brunswick gives us a more in-depth look into these fish and the vital role they play in keeping our waters healthy. Kurt Samways, a...
Natasha Simon named Mi'kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre Director
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 2, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
I am pleased to announce that Natasha Simon has been named Nikanahtpat (Director) of the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre, effective July 1, 2020. Nikanahtpat is a Wolastoqey term meaning “one who leads by mind, body and spirit.” Natasha is Mi’kmaq from Elsipogtog, N.B. In her personal and professional lives, she has worked tirelessly to center Indigenous knowledge systems and history in her work. Natasha brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience working with...
Nine UNBers make finals for Atlantic AquaHacking Challenge
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Posted: June 30, 2020 2:55:00 PM ADT
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The Atlantic Canadian division of the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation’s AquaHacking Challenge has announced its five finalist teams, with nine UNB students and alumni making the cut. AquaHacking Challenges are nine-month programs held across Canada in which competitors work to solve water-related problems, including issues with potability and industrial pollution. The Atlantic version was organized by Saint Mary’s University’s Atlantic Water Network. The competition is...
UNB announces Beaverbrook Scholars
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Posted: June 29, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick is proud to announce the 2020 recipients of the Beaverbrook Scholars Award, rewarding New Brunswick’s most exceptional students for their academic abilities and community involvement. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Beaverbrook Scholarships and the commitment to shaping future leaders at UNB. This year’s recipients are Julia Dupuis, David Fox and Rose He. The Beaverbrook Scholars Award is valued at $50,000 over four years and is awarded to...
UNB research focuses on life satisfaction after traumatic spinal cord injury
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Posted: June 26, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
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A study, conceived and designed by a University of New Brunswick PhD candidate, is examining the perceptions and reality of life satisfaction following traumatic spinal cord injuries. “An Examination of Life Satisfaction Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Induced Quadriplegia and Paraplegia: Comparing Society’s Expectations to Patient Reported Life Satisfaction” was designed by PhD candidate Derek Gaudet. It is being carried out in collaboration with UNB experimental...
UNB graduate students earn $2.5 million in federal scholarships
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Posted: June 24, 2020 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Graduate students at the University of New Brunswick enjoyed unparalleled success in the 2020 spring competitions for scholarships with the Government of Canada Tri-Agencies (NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR). Topping the list of awards was an unprecedented three Vanier Scholarships, which is Canada’s most competitive and prestigious national scholarship for graduate students. The awards are valued at $150,000 per student and went to one student each in the faculties of education and arts in...
Recognizing National Indigenous History Month
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Posted: June 23, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. This represents a time where we honour the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous Peoples, and recognize the strength of present-day Indigenous communities. National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, is an opportunity for the broader community to learn, appreciate and acknowledge the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. The University of New Brunswick stands on the unsurrendered and unceded traditional...
UNB professor elected president of Canadian Political Science Association
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Posted: June 18, 2020 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Joanna Everitt of UNB’s Saint John campus has been elected as president of the Canadian Political Science Association, an organization representing political science faculty and students across the country. She is the first president from an Atlantic Canadian university in more than 20 years. Dr. Everitt is a professor of political science and the director of the UNB Urban and Community Studies Institute. She is a former dean of the UNB Saint John faculty of arts. She specializes...
UNB launches program connecting students and NB businesses for COVID-19 relief
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Posted: June 18, 2020 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is pleased to announce the launch of Catalyst, a program designed to support communities as they adapt to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Catalyst will give New Brunswick businesses access to some of UNB’s brightest and most talented students for assistance in immediate COVID-19 recovery and long-term strategy development. Through this program, businesses will submit projects related to COVID-19 recovery, and students will work in...
ACAA cancels 2020-21 season first-semester sports
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Posted: June 9, 2020 4:00:00 PM ADT
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The Atlantic Collegiate Athletics Association (ACAA) has cancelled all first-semester sports scheduled for the 2020-21 season. The decision to cancel first-semester sports, which was made after deliberation among its 10-member institutions, affects men’s and women’s soccer and cross country and women’s rugby, as well as exhibition and early season competitions for men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and badminton. A further decision on basketball,...
Reshaping the NB workforce in a post-pandemic recession
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Posted: June 8, 2020 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The following commentary by UNB President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle appeared in the June 6, 2020, edition of the Telegraph-Journal under the headline “Reshaping the New Brunswick workforce after COVID-19.” A year ago, I returned to New Brunswick after working in Australia and the United States over a thirty-year period. At the time, I remarked to people that the values that I was taught here proved to be valuable in the global context. Growing up in New Brunswick...
Standing together against racism and injustice
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Posted: June 3, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
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The events of the past few days, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, illustrates the important work --yet still largely undone --in fighting racism in all its forms around the world. At UNB we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we condemn all forms of racism. Racism and racial bias have no place and is not tolerated at UNB. As a community we need to acknowledge the extent of racism experienced by many people from across the community and to re-double...
UNB announces Currie Scholars for 2020-21
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 28, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Four high school students are winners of the prestigious Currie Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick. The scholarships, valued at $65,000 each, were established in 2004 by one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, UNB Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Richard J. Currie. Each year, the Currie Scholarships recognize and pay tribute to Atlantic Canadian high school students for their leadership skills, community involvement and academic success. This...
UNB celebrates the Class of 2020
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Posted: May 28, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
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This week, the University of New Brunswick will celebrate the accomplishments of its more than 1,600 graduates from across Canada and around the world. Although unable to hold its annual graduation ceremonies as a result of COVID-19, the university wants to congratulate its students on achieving this significant milestone. UNB is proud of the 1,278 students receiving their bachelor’s degrees, the 290 earning master’s degrees and 36 achieving the highest level of academic...
Spring 2020 UNB graduates show their work
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Posted: May 27, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
As we often say at UNB, graduation is a time when communities join to celebrate the work and accomplishments of students and faculty. While this year’s graduates are experiencing a different form of send-off due to COVID-19, they remain as accomplished, determined and driven as ever. We’ve chosen four students whose stories are a snapshot of some of the incredible work happening within, and beyond, the halls of UNB. They also serve as a demonstration of their vigor and...
Two UNB athletes named CCAA Academic All-Canadians
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 22, 2020 8:45:00 AM ADT
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Two student-athletes from the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus have been announced as 2019-20 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Academic All-Canadians. Dayna Alexander and Logan Perry received the award with 191 other student-athletes across the country. The recipients have achieved combined excellence in collegiate athletics and academics. Ms. Alexander is a member of the women’s volleyball team, while Mr. Perry plays on the men’s soccer team....
Approved Bachelor of Health program accepting applications
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 19, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Admissions to the new, four-year interdisciplinary Bachelor of Health program at UNB have now begun for fall 2020, with approval from the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Council. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allows students to combine the precision of science with the creativity and critical thinking of the social sciences and humanities, plus the strategic vision and accountability of business management. This innovative and interdisciplinary program is a unique...
UNB releases study showing $1.8-billion impact on provincial economy
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Posted: May 15, 2020 3:45:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has released The Economic Value of the University of New Brunswick: Analysis of the Economic Impact and Return on Investment of Education, an independent analysis conducted by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). The research and analysis conducted by EMSI reveals that the university has a total economic impact of $1.8 billion on the New Brunswick economy over the course of one year. This total impact includes: operations spending impact of...
Recognizing our heroes during National Nursing Week
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 13, 2020 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The following commentary is from Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle, UNB President and Vice-Chancellor. It’s unlikely that any of us could have predicted the current global situation when, in December, the World Health Assembly designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in honour of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. This unintentionally timely designation recognizes the dedication and compassion nursing professionals put into their work. National Nursing Week,...
Grade 12 students can get early start on post-secondary studies at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 5, 2020 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick, in partnership with the provincial government, is providing Grade 12 students an opportunity to get an early start on their post-secondary education by enrolling in remote learning offered through spring and summer intersession courses. “We are committed to exploring all avenues to help our students succeed,” said Paul Mazerolle, UNB president and vice-chancellor. “The opportunity for incoming students to begin their post-secondary education...
UNB essential service staff keep university running during COVID-19
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 29, 2020 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
It’s been far from business as usual at the University of New Brunswick since a state of emergency was declared by the Province of New Brunswick on March 19 to limit the spread of COVID-19. UNB’s campuses quickly closed to most of the university community and, with the exception of a few students who were unable to travel home, the only staff who have remained are those carrying out essential tasks. “Communities across the country have come to truly appreciate and...
UNB’s Promise Partnership continues to support local schoolchildren
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Posted: April 23, 2020 2:20:00 PM ADT
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UNB Saint John’s Promise Partnership initiative has continued to support local youth in the community throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The Promise Partnership runs an ongoing program that pairs children from Hazen White-St. Francis School with UNB volunteers to provide educational support through structured literacy activities. Although now unable to meet in person, the mentors continue to support the students at the school by sending them photos, encouraging words, and letters...
UNB provides PPE for healthcare and emergency workers
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 23, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has gathered crucial supplies to provide the Province of New Brunswick with personal protective equipment needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPE and other essential materials were gathered from the UNB Fredericton campus, including gloves, goggles, masks, face shields, gowns, alcohols and more. Additional materials from UNB’s Saint John campus and Moncton site are being compiled and will be made available. UNB is in discussions with the provincial...
UNB nursing grads join the COVID-19 fight
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 22, 2020 2:00:00 PM ADT
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Fourth-year nursing students from the University of New Brunswick graduated earlier than usual this year to allow them to join the fight against COVID-19. The Nursing Association of New Brunswick has provided UNB graduates with a temporary license, which means they can be hired to work in healthcare immediately. While the application process remained the same, the license approvals were expedited. Due to the pandemic, university campuses were effectively closed, operating under essential...
Our hearts and thoughts are with Nova Scotia
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 20, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick acknowledges the tragic events which occurred over the weekend in Nova Scotia. As a community, we send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of all of those who lost their lives in this terrible incident, including RCMP Cst. Heidi Stevenson. Our heartfelt thoughts are also with another RCMP officer and the other people who were affected by these senseless acts of violence. Tragic incidents such as this remind us of the bravery and important work...
UNB researchers release short-term COVID-19 infection predictions
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 9, 2020 10:50:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
UNB’s New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data, and Training’s 10-day COVID-19 outcome model shows New Brunswick is currently tracking towards a best-case scenario outcome, according to data as of April 7. NB-IRDT researchers, led by Dr. Ted McDonald, developed their prediction models by looking at outcome data as of March 31, 2020, from other countries with a range of COVID-19 response strategies, from strict lockdowns and widespread testing to slow implementation of...
UNB nursing students promote healthy eating to Saint John schoolchildren
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 10, 2020 1:00:00 PM ADT
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Nursing students from the University of New Brunswick recently led a healthy eating Lunch and Learn session for 153 children at Hazen White-St. Francis School, as part of the Promise Partnership. Earlier this year, the 50 first-year UNB students presented recommendations and advice from Canada’s Food Guide to the children, their teachers and parents. Groups of students were assigned a class from kindergarten to Grade 5, for whom they developed an age-appropriate lesson plan to teach...
UNB and NBCC provide new degree pathway
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 25, 2020 10:00:00 AM AST
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The University of New Brunswick and New Brunswick Community College have signed an agreement to provide a new pathway for NBCC’s International Business Management graduates to obtain a master’s degree. “This MOU will further diversify our campus’ MBA program by admitting NBCC students who have completed the post-graduate program and meet eligibility requirements,” said Dr. Petra Hauf, vice-president Saint John. “We hope to see the first intake of students...
UNB launches Climate Change Action Plan
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 24, 2020 9:55:00 AM AST
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The University of New Brunswick plans to be carbon neutral by 2050 and it has created an action plan to fulfill that mission. UNB’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), which was developed after extensive public consultation and engagement, is the first of its kind for a post-secondary institution within New Brunswick. The plan outlines strategies that will help the university make improvements to its infrastructure, while shifting behaviours and increasing efficiency across both its...
Fishing for facts in Canada’s lakes and waterways: UNB researcher part of a national project to identify fish species in Canada
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 19, 2020 1:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
With just one water sample, and using no nets or fishhooks, the University of New Brunswick’s Dr. Scott Pavey can tell what types of fish live in a stream or lake. Now, Dr. Pavey is using his expertise, equipment and lab in a nation-wide, $9.1-million funded project that will catalogue fish across Canada. GEN-FISH, the Genomics Network for Fish Identification, Stress and Health, is based out of the University of Windsor. Researchers from 13 institutions across Canada will create...
UNB launches innovative bachelor of health program
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 17, 2020 10:30:00 AM AST
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The University of New Brunswick has launched a new four-year interdisciplinary bachelor of health program, the first of its kind in Canada. The innovative program will welcome its first intake of students to the Saint John campus in fall 2020. UNB’s health program is a unique collaboration between all three UNB Saint John faculties: the faculty of arts, the faculty of business, and the faculty of science, applied science and engineering, and will be supported by opportunities for...
UNB Saint John strengthens mental health services through Real Campus partnership
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 14, 2020 2:15:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick in Saint John has partnered with online student support platform Real Campus to offer 24/7 mental health services to its students. The confidential, virtual advice platform offers professional support in all areas of university life, including mental wellness. The resource can be accessed at any time of the day or night and is available to all students, regardless of their health plan. Where possible, services are also offered in students’ preferred...
UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series hosts author Douglas Gary Freeman
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 11, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
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Author Douglas Gary Freeman will read from Exile Blues on Saturday, Feb. 15, as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series. In Exile Blues, when Preston Downs, Jr., a.k.a. Prez, slides down the emergency chute onto the frozen tarmac at the Montreal airport, little does he know that never would he return home to Washington, D.C., or to his adopted city, Chicago. Events had sped by after a dust-up with the Chicago police. With a new name and papers, he finds himself in a foreign city...
Celebrating Black History Month at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 30, 2020 8:40:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Feb. 1 will mark the beginning of a monthlong celebration of Black Canadians past and present. During this time, our community reflects upon the stories, contributions and influence that Black Canadians have made on our history, culture and academic institutions. Throughout the year, we stand beside Black New Brunswickers and Black students at UNB who continue to fight for equality and inclusion every day. Together, we work towards building a university environment based on these...
Celebrating campus and community coming together
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 23, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
This morning the community celebrated the relocation of the University of New Brunswick Saint John’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to its new Uptown location. The move to UNB’s Grand Hall, the former Scotiabank building in the heart of the city’s business and social core, will augment the MBA program and enhance the student experience through greater community and industry connections. Economic Development Greater Saint John (EDGSJ) has partnered with UNB...
UNB alumna achieves highest score in Atlantic Canada on accountancy exam
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 16, 2020 10:00:00 AM AST
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UNB alumna Tiffany Lowe has received top honours in the Chartered Professional Accountants Common Final Examination. Ms. Lowe has been named the 2019 Atlantic’s Honour Roll Gold Medal recipient for obtaining the highest score in Atlantic Canada on the exam. Ms. Lowe graduated with distinction from UNB’s BBA accounting co-op program in May 2017. The co-op program offers students the opportunity to work at some of Canada’s most sought after organizations while earning their...
UNB named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for eighth year
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Posted: January 14, 2020 1:55:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
For the eighth consecutive year, the University of New Brunswick has been named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers in 2020. The list, published by Atlantic Business Magazine, recognizes the employers in the Atlantic region that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. The evaluation takes into account performance management, training and skills development, health, physical and family benefits, and community involvement. It compares organizations of any size...
UNB’s Summer Institute seeking applications for 12-week paid accelerator program
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 14, 2020 9:30:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (TME) is seeking early stage companies with innovative ideas that are interested in participating in the Summer Institute’s 2020 cohort. The Summer Institute, a 12-week interdisciplinary accelerator program that was developed in 2014, accepts five to seven companies each year. This year’s program will run from April 27 until July 16, and the deadline for applications is...
Study shows New Brunswick library usage increasing
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Posted: January 9, 2020 2:00:00 PM AST
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New Brunswickers still love the province’s traditional libraries despite rapid technological and social change over the past decade, according to research from the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data, and Training (NB-IRDT) at the University of New Brunswick. NB-IRDT researchers looked at numbers of active library cards and how many items (both physical and electronic) were checked out from 2010 to 2018. Despite the increased availability of free electronic reading material,...
UNB researcher helps refute findings on effects of ocean acidification on reef fish
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 8, 2020 2:50:00 PM AST
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An international research team that includes a University of New Brunswick faculty member has published findings that challenge previous research about the impact of carbon dioxide on coral reef fish behaviour. Dr. Ben Speers-Roesch is an associate professor in biological sciences at UNB Saint John and is one of four Canadian members of the team. The paper was recently published in Nature, one of the most prestigious and recognized journals in the world. It is the result of three years of...
Outstanding collaborations that include UNB researchers recognized by NBHRF
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Posted: December 23, 2019 10:30:00 AM AST
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As a leader in discovery and innovation in Atlantic Canada, UNB researchers collaborate with healthcare professionals to positively impact the lives of people from local and regional communities. With funding from the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF), research teams from across the province tackle emerging health issues by creating strategic solutions and health-related research. The NBHRF showcases monthly research team winners in Huddle articles, on the NBHRF website and in...
UNB’s Greg Marquis to launch third edition of Truth and Honour
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 9, 2019 3:45:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
On Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., UNB professor of history and politics and author Dr. Greg Marquis will launch the third edition of his book, Truth and Honour, at the Saint John Free Public Library, 1 Market Square, Saint John. This updated and expanded edition details the high-profile 2011 murder of Saint John businessman Richard Oland and the trial of his son Dennis Oland. The new book includes a chapter on the second trial that resulted in Dennis Oland’s acquittal and an...
Investing and supporting the future of New Brunswick
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 9, 2019 11:30:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The following commentary appeared in the Dec. 7, 2019, edition of the Daily Gleaner under the headline “Our universities: a force for good” In our roles as university presidents of the only publicly funded universities in the province, we are accustomed to being challenged with hard questions. This is as it should be, and we’re justifiably proud of the accomplishments made by our institutions in the service of the public good. However, serving the public good is a task that...
UNB remembers victims of the Montreal Massacre 30 years later
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 6, 2019 9:55:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick is hosting two memorial events in Fredericton and Saint John to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, and to remember the women killed during the Montreal Massacre 30 years ago on Dec. 6, 1989. Many of the young women whose lives were taken were engineering students. “Thirty years after the massacre at École Polytechnique, it is important to take the time to honour and remember the 14 women who lost their...
UNB ranked among Canada’s top 50 research universities
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 25, 2019 4:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has been named one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities in a list released by Research Infosource Inc. UNB was ranked in 28th place overall and was the highest ranked university in New Brunswick. UNB also placed 5th in the comprehensive grouping of universities in both faculty research intensity and graduate student research intensity, based on the total research income per faculty and graduate student respectively. “We are thrilled that UNB...
Multi-talented Lesley Crewe to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 25, 2019 2:20:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Lesley Crewe will read from Are You Kidding Me? on Sunday, Dec. 1, with special guest Port City 5, as part of the UNB Saint John Lorenzo Reading Series. For the first time, bestselling novelist, columnist, and humorist Lesley Crewe’s finest newspaper columns are collected in one place. The book spans 20 years of columns for The Cape Bretoner Magazine, Cahoots Magazine, and The Chronicle Herald. Not merely razor sharp, Lesley’s wit is also ocean wide, taking in everything from the...
Michelle McNeil named Executive Director of UNB’s Associated Alumni
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 25, 2019 8:55:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Peter Syroid, President of the University of New Brunswick’s Associated Alumni, and Bob Skillen, Vice-President Advancement, are pleased to announce the new Executive Director of UNB’s Associated Alumni, Michelle McNeil. Michelle is a dedicated and proven collaborative leader, who communicates effectively to inspire people toward a common vision. She has been whole-heartedly involved in UNB’s community, whether it be as a student, student employee or a full-time...
University of New Brunswick named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2020
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 22, 2019 2:37:00 PM AST
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For the seventh time in eight years, the University of New Brunswick has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2020). The Globe and Mail announced its top 100 list for 2020 on Nov. 22. UNB is one of four universities to receive the distinction and is the only university in Atlantic Canada to be recognized. “Being recognized as one of Canada’s most outstanding employers for yet another year is a wonderful achievement,” says UNB President and Vice-Chancellor Dr....
UNB assistant professor to showcase video essay on creative housing solutions
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 20, 2019 1:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
A University of New Brunswick faculty member’s video essay focusing on creative solutions to affordable housing will be shown at the New Brunswick Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Dr. Eric Weissman, an assistant professor of sociology at UNB’s Saint John campus, will show “Subtext – Real Stories” as part of the national housing day event “Creative Housing Solutions,” organized by the Saint John Human Development Council. Dr. Weissman, a member of the...
Veteran storyteller Sheree Fitch to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 19, 2019 1:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Veteran storyteller Sheree Fitch will read from You Won’t Always Be This Sad on Saturday, Nov. 23, as part of the UNB Saint John Lorenzo Reading Series. Divided into three parts, like the memorial labyrinth Fitch walks every day, You Won’t Always Be This Sad offers words that will stir the heart, inviting readers on a raw and personal odyssey through excruciating loss, astonishing gratitude, and a return to a different world with new insights, rituals, faith,...
UNB launches New Brunswick Innovation Map
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 19, 2019 10:00:00 AM AST
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Who are the drivers of innovation in New Brunswick, and how does this compare to the rest of the country? These were some of the questions answered on Tuesday at the launch of the New Brunswick Innovation and Ecosystem Map. UNB President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Paul Mazerolle said answering these questions will help New Brunswick secure a more prosperous future. “As New Brunswick’s only national comprehensive research university, we have a special role in making New Brunswick...
Bridging program to educate nurses expanded
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 18, 2019 11:30:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The Province of New Brunswick has reached 10-year funding agreements with the University of New Brunswick and the Université de Moncton to implement bridging programs for licensed practical nurses (LPNs). The programs help educate LPNs to become registered nurses. “This commitment builds on our announcement in July, which reintroduced the program at the Saint John campus of UNB,” said Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder. “Training more...
UNB’s FutureReadyNB Gala winners announced
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 15, 2019 2:15:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick would like to congratulate students, educators and partners who received awards at the 2019 FutureReadyNB (FRNB) gala. Winners were announced during the gala on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Delta Beauséjour Moncton. The gala was held in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton’s Workforce Summit 2020 event. Hosted by RBC, the FRNB gala recognized university students, employers, community partners and finalists who successfully...
UNB researchers launch art-based study on the health of seniors
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 15, 2019 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Researchers from the faculty of business at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John are seeking participants for a study that will examine the impact of creative activities on the health and well-being of older adults and their communities. For this study, UNB has partnered with Art4Life Inc., a for-profit social enterprise committed to maintaining and improving the health and well-being of seniors through art. This arts-based health research project has been approved and funded under...
Writer Natalie Morrill to read as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 13, 2019 11:20:00 AM AST
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Writer Natalie Morrill will read from The Ghost Keeper on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series. Winner of the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, this powerful, sweeping novel set in Vienna during the 1930s and 1940s centres on a poignant love story and a friendship that ends in betrayal. The Ghost Keeper is a story about the terrible choices we make to survive and the powerful connections to...
University of New Brunswick breaks ground on new residence
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 8, 2019 1:15:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
A new residence will open its doors on UNB Saint John’s campus next fall. The new 40,000-sq.ft building will have 104 beds in adjoining rooms and is the first geothermal heated and cooled residence at UNB. A ground breaking ceremony was held on Friday, Nov. 8, onsite to commemorate this new building, yet to be named. The building is expected to be ready to welcome students by September 2020. “We are thrilled to offer more students on our Saint John campus an opportunity to live...
UNB to host annual remembrance ceremony
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 8, 2019 10:30:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick will reflect on the toll of war as it hosts its annual UNB Remembers ceremony. UNB Remembers will be held on Friday, Nov. 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Hall auditorium at UNB Fredericton. Now in its seventh year, the ceremony will bring the university community together to pause and reflect on the toll of war, to remember those who served and the sacrifices they made, and to mark the contributions made by the UNB community. “The UNB...
Writer Rebecca Fisseha to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 4, 2019 3:30:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Writer Rebecca Fisseha will read from Daughters of Silence on Thursday, Nov. 7, as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series. Ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano fills the skies. Flights are grounded throughout Europe. Dessie, a cosmopolitan flight attendant from Canada, finds herself stranded in Addis Ababa — her birth place. Grieving her mother's recent death, Dessie heads to see her grandfather, the Shaleqa — compelled as much by duty as her own will. But...
Georgetown University prof to give cyber warfare lecture at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 1, 2019 11:20:00 AM ADT
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On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the University of New Brunswick in Saint John will host Dr. David Fahrenkrug, an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University, for the third instalment of its cyber lecture series. In this talk, Dr. Fahrenkrug will address the changes in conflict brought about by the growing use of computers, networks and communication technologies. He will also offer a framework for understanding cyber power to explain how the information age is changing the way we secure the...
Author Lauren Davis to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 30, 2019 11:00:00 AM ADT
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Author Lauren B. Davis will read from The Grimoire of Kensington Market, short-listed for a CAA Fred Kerner Book Award, on Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Saint John Free Public Library. The downtown core of Toronto is being consumed by elysium, a drug that allows its users to slip through the permeable edges of this world into the next before consuming them utterly. Peddled by the icy Srebrenka, few have managed to escape the drug and its dealer. But Maggie has. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's...
Global Chef visits UNB to celebrate the universal language of food
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 29, 2019 11:40:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
A renowned chef from Chile is visiting the University of New Brunswick and St. Francis Xavier University to share culinary knowledge and celebrate the universal language of food as part of Sodexo’s Global Chef program. Working closely with local on-site chefs and catering teams at the universities, Chef Ricardo Belmar Gonzalez is touring Atlantic Canada to share authentic Chilean cuisine and cooking techniques gleaned from years of experience and training in his homeland. University...
Richard Kemick to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 25, 2019 11:45:00 AM ADT
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Author Richard Kelly Kemick will read from I am Herod at the Saint John Free Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 30, as part of the UNB Saint John Lorenzo Reading Series. On a whim, armchair-atheist Richard Kelly Kemick joins the 100-plus cast of The Canadian Badlands Passion Play, North America's largest production of its kind and one of the main tourist attractions in Alberta. By the time closing night is over, Mr. Kemick has a story to tell. From the controversial choice of casting to the...
UNB research group named Centre of Excellence by Joanna Briggs Collaboration
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 24, 2019 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The UNB Saint John Collaboration for Evidence-Informed Healthcare: A Joanna Briggs Institute Affiliated Group has been named a Centre of Excellence by the Joanna Briggs Collaboration international network. The centre, housed in the department of nursing and health sciences on the Saint John campus, has a partnership with the Joanna Briggs Institute based out of the University of Adelaide, Australia. The Institute is a worldwide collaboration whose aim is to promote the synthesis, transfer,...
UNBers announced as FutureReadyNB gala 2019 finalists
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 16, 2019 1:25:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick would like to congratulate students, educators and partners who have been nominated as FutureReadyNB (FRNB) gala 2019 finalists. Winners will be announced during the gala on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Delta Beauséjour Moncton. The gala will be hosted in concert with the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton’s Workforce Summit 2020 event. The summit, which will host presentations and facilitate discussions related to finding talent, retaining our...
Red Shawl Campaign exhibition opens at Saint John Free Public Library
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 15, 2019 4:20:00 PM ADT
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A University of New Brunswick student-led educational exhibition “Red Shawl Campaign: Honouring Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls” will open on Oct. 15 at the Saint John Free Public Library, Market Square. The exhibition was organized by a second-year undergraduate class of education and history students at UNB with the aim of creating awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women in New Brunswick and across Canada. The project will be officially opened on...
UNB to install new president and honour three outstanding professors
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 15, 2019 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick will install its 19th president, recognize three outstanding faculty members and graduate more than 500 students at its fall convocation ceremonies. The 65th Convocation in Fredericton will take place on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 4:30 p.m. at The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER. The 37th Fall Convocation Ceremony in Saint John will be held on Friday, Oct. 18, at 4:30 p.m. at the Imperial Theatre. Installation of the president Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle will officially be...
Poet Shane Neilson and authors Danny Jacobs and Kirby to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 2, 2019 12:15:00 PM ADT
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Poet Shane Neilson and authors Danny Jacobs and Kirby will read from New Brunswick, Sourcebooks for Our Drawings and THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF respectively on Monday, Oct. 7, as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series. Heralding a new regionalism, New Brunswick interrogates the popular representations of Shane Neilson’s home province. Structured as a group of serial long poems, this fifth book by the winner of the 2017 Walrus Poetry Prize recasts the political, economic, and social histories...
Researchers embark on study of baleen whale monitoring systems in the Honguedo Strait
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 1, 2019 1:45:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
A new study led by a UNB researcher will help identify optimal locations, technology and scientific approaches to maximize the effectiveness of whale monitoring in and around a major Canadian shipping region with the goal of mitigating ship strike risk. The study, led by Dr. Kim Davies from the UNB Saint John campus, uses autonomous underwater gliders and fixed moorings, both equipped with digital acoustic monitoring devices, to locate whales in the Honguedo Strait shipping lanes, between...
Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarship recipients chosen for 2019-20
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 30, 2019 3:25:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
For almost two decades, the Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarships have saluted important accomplishments and outstanding leadership by top high school students who intend to pursue post-secondary studies at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. Sandra Irving, a proud alumna of the university’s Saint John campus (BA’95, DLitt ‘09), established the scholarship and played an instrumental role in directing the fundraising activities that led to the...
Political theorist David Moscrop to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 27, 2019 11:55:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Political theorist David Moscrop will read from Too Dumb for Democracy?: Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones on Wednesday, Oct. 2, as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series. Brexit. Trump. Ford Nation. In this timely book, David Moscrop asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age. Mr. Moscrop is a political theorist with an interest in democratic deliberation and citizenship. He is a...
UNB researcher part of climate change report released at UN Climate Action Summit
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 24, 2019 12:45:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Thierry Chopin, a professor of marine biology at UNB, is one of 19 international researchers and policy analysts who prepared a groundbreaking report for the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. The report, “The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action,” was written for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (HLPSOE), a unique group of 14 current heads of state and government. Their work is the first ever comprehensive,...
UNB’s cyber lecture series features NYU professor
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 24, 2019 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Organizers from the University of New Brunswick are holding a series of lectures to initiate a dialogue in the area of cyber operations that includes government agencies, the private sector and educational institutions within the province. UNB Fredericton’s faculty of law, the North American Society for Intelligence History, the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity, the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and the UNB Saint John faculty of arts have partnered to present four free public...
Author Craig Davidson to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 23, 2019 3:00:00 PM ADT
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Author Craig Davidson will read from Saturday Night Ghost Club, a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, on Thursday, Sept. 26. In the book, when neurosurgeon Jake Baker operates, he knows he's handling more than a patient's delicate brain tissue – he’s altering the seat of consciousness, the golden vault of memory. And memory, Jake knows well, can be a tricky, quicksilver thing. Craig Davidson has published four previous books of literary fiction, including Rust...
UNB athletes named national scholars for 2018-19
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 20, 2019 11:45:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Eighteen members of the UNB Saint John varsity athletics program received Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Academic National Scholar Awards for the 2018-19 season. Sam Anstey, basketball Hunter Gray, basketball Hanna Grossman, basketball Alannah Hansen, basketball Kathryn Magee, basketball Alexander Allison, soccer Harold Oh, soccer Logan Perry, soccer Luke Watson, soccer Katrina Carroll, soccer Kaitlin Casey, soccer Dayna Alexander, volleyball Maggie Birney,...
Emily Davidson to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 19, 2019 1:45:00 PM ADT
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Writer Emily Davidson, from Saint John, will read from Lift on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. at the BMO Theatre, Saint John Theatre Company. The debut collection of New Brunswick poet Emily Davidson, Lift is an examination of how to be alive without being adrift. Loosely narrative, the collection spans two Canadian coasts, its speaker a transplant from Atlantic to Pacific. Ms. Davidson’s poetry has appeared in publications including Arc, CV2, The Fiddlehead, Poetry is Dead, Room,...
UNB researchers part of Canada’s largest dementia research network
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 13, 2019 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Four researchers from the University of New Brunswick are participating in Canada’s largest dementia research network. Drs. Chris McGibbon, Shelley Doucet, Alison Luke and Sandra Magalhaes will explore a wide range of topics related to dementia falling under three main themes: prevention, treatment and quality of life. Last June, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced the second phase of funding for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA). The...
Author and filmmaker Shandi Mitchell to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: September 12, 2019 8:30:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series will kick off its 2019-2020 season with author and filmmaker Shandi Mitchell reading from The Waiting Hours on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Marco Polo Room at Parkland (Shannex), 40 Vitality Way, and again at 7 p.m. at the Kennebecasis Valley Public Library. This reading is in memory of Susan Kathleen Leyden, longtime supporter of the Lorenzo Society. In the novel, when tragedy erupts on a stifling summer night, three ordinary people, with...
We all have a stake in the strength of higher education in New Brunswick
Dr. Paul Mazerolle
Posted: September 4, 2019 11:05:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The following commentary appeared in the Sept. 4, 2019 edition of the Telegraph-Journal under the headline “We all have stake in higher education in N.B.” Recent commentary on the role, value and accountability of universities in New Brunswick have painted a picture that universities are over-funded, unaccountable, and not preparing students for the future. Having worked at universities in America, Australia and Canada over the past 25 years, I can say unequivocally that such...
University of New Brunswick welcomes new students
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 30, 2019 11:40:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton and Saint John campuses are once again flooded with both new and returning students as another school year is set to begin. Here are some Fall 2019 Orientation highlights: UNB Fredericton Commencement: Saturday, Aug. 31, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER. The UNB Fredericton campus gathers each fall to officially induct new students into academia. Hosted by UNB President and Vice-Chancellor Paul Mazerolle, this...
UNB celebrates Orientation Week with sustainability
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 30, 2019 9:46:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Several groups at the University of New Brunswick have taken steps to incorporate environmentally friendly practices into Orientation Week. “It is great to see so many groups on campus taking a leadership role in helping to make our campus community greener,” says Danielle Smith, UNB’s Sustainability Coordinator. Ms. Smith and her colleagues in UNB Sustainability have supported and consulted on a number of the initiatives, but she says many of the ideas came from the staff...
UNB selected to participate in national pilot program in support of equity, diversity and inclusion on campus
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 22, 2019 11:40:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
UNB has been selected as one of 17 universities across the country to participate in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's Dimensions: equity, diversity and inclusion Canada pilot program. The Dimensions: EDI pilot program aims to foster transformational change within the research community and the entire research landscape at Canadian post-secondary institutions through eliminating obstacles and inequities, including access, admissions, career development and...
UNB announces Canada Research Chairs
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 14, 2019 11:38:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Two new Canada Research Chairs have been appointed and one Canada Research Chair has been renewed at the University of New Brunswick, awards valued at $2.4 million. Dr. Elizabeth Mancke, Dr. Stijn De Baerdemacker, and Dr. Veronica Whitford will continue their research excellence through the Canada Research Chairs Program, which highlights research in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The Canada Research Chairs Program helps universities...
Studying women and LGBTQ politics at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 7, 2019 11:40:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
A professor from the University of New Brunswick is making a difference in the lives of women and members of the LGBTQ community who hope to take on leadership positions. Dr. Joanna Everitt, a political scientist and research methodologist from the faculty of arts at UNB in Saint John, is focusing her research on identity and the role it plays in terms of political engagement. As a methodologist, Dr. Everitt uses a diverse range of methods to collect data for her research, such as large-scale...
UNBers named to the Order of New Brunswick
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 7, 2019 9:15:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Two UNBers have been named to the Order of New Brunswick for their outstanding work in our province. Ms. Robyn Tingley and Chief Patricia Bernard were among 10 New Brunswickers who were named Order of New Brunswick recipients on Aug. 5 as part of New Brunswick Day celebrations. Ms. Tingley, of Rothesay, is in her second term as vice-chair of UNB’s Board of Governors. She received the honour “for her extraordinary achievements in leadership and her commitment to women’s...
Climate change the focus of many environmental projects
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 31, 2019 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
June 2019 set a global record as being the hottest in 140 years. Increasingly frequent and intense heat waves are linked to manmade climate change with temperature records not just being broken, they are being smashed. The University of New Brunswick hosted the Environmental Trust Fund as they announced an investment of $2.5 million into more than 60 projects focusing on climate change. The funding is part of an overall investment of $8.4 million for more than 230 environmental projects in...
UNB Saint John Seawolves name Carolyn Welden as new head coach
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 23, 2019 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Carolyn Welden has accepted the position to lead the UNB Saint John Seawolves women’s volleyball program for next season. Ms. Welden is currently the executive director of Volleyball New Brunswick and wishes to continue her passion of developing elite athletes. Ms. Welden is a Chartered Professional Coach who has led programs at the college, university and international levels. She was the head coach at Niagara College of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association for eight years and...
UNB nursing and health sciences researcher receives funding to improve the lives of seniors through technology
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 22, 2019 8:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
UNB nursing and health sciences professor, Dr. Rose McCloskey, has received $800,000 in funding from the Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation/Baycrest and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation to conduct research on the use of technology to improve the lives of seniors. This project is in partnership with Loch Lomond Villa in Saint John and will examine the impact of three different technological devices. One is a mobile platform that stores, and trends, health information...
Second annual Industrial Problem Solving Workshop being held at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 12, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) is hosting their second Industrial Problem Solving Workshop (IPSW) at the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus from July 15 to 19. The goal of the IPSW is to connect researchers in industry, non-profit organizations and academia. During the workshop, six organizations from Atlantic Canada and elsewhere will present problems and participants will break into teams to explore solutions to these...
UNB Associated Alumni awards the inaugural Alumni Legacy Scholarship
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 12, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
A University of New Brunswick student was announced as the inaugural winner of the Alumni Legacy Scholarship, established and presented by the UNB Associated Alumni. This year’s recipient, Laura Palmer, is an outstanding example of the values outlined through the scholarship – fiercely proud of the institution, dedicated to making a difference on campus and committed to carrying on the UNB alumni legacy for years to come. Valued at two-years of tuition and fees, the scholarship...
UNB research lab receives federal funding for spruce budworm study
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 11, 2019 4:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
A research lab at the University of New Brunswick has received federal funding for a study into the impact of spruce budworm outbreaks on the environment and climate change. Dr. Stephen Heard, a professor of biology at UNB Fredericton, and his research lab have received more than $400,000 in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Advancing Climate Change Science in Canada initiative. The funding was announced on July 11 as one...
National Geographic publishes article by UNB graduate
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 11, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
National Geographic has published an article on North American right whale deaths, written by University of New Brunswick, Fredericton alumnus, Tom Cheney. Cheney’s article focuses on six recent deaths of the critically endangered mammals, which are edging closer to extinction. Only about 400 North Atlantic right whales are left. The piece also references research from Dr. Kim Davies, an assistant professor of biology on UNB’s Saint John campus. Cheney’s essay can be viewed...
Angélique W. Simpson named Director of UNB Development and Donor Relations
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 9, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
UNB is pleased to announce that Angélique W. Simpson (LLB ’07) has been selected as UNB’s new Director of Development and Donor Relations. A UNB alumna and lawyer, Angélique left private practice 10 years ago to become more involved with projects that strengthen Atlantic Canada. Her first bi-campus leadership role at UNB was as Director of International Recruitment, a position which she held from 2010-2014. From Saint John, Angélique is a graduate of...
UNB Board of Governors reappoints chair and vice-chair
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 9, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
Larry Hachey, a well-known community leader from Quispamsis, N.B., has been reappointed chair of the University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors for an additional two-year term, effective July 1. Mr. Hachey, who is currently the president and CEO of Canlease Inc., an equipment finance company, has served as chair of UNB’s Board of Governors since 2017 and has been a member since 2011. In addition to serving on several Board committees, Mr. Hachey served as the former...
Funding for bridging program to train nurses
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 5, 2019 11:59:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The licensed practical nurse (LPN) bachelor of nursing bridge program, which helps train LPNs to become registered nurses, will be reintroduced at the University of New Brunswick to help address the province’s nursing shortage. The funding will support 24 LPNs in the program at the university’s Saint John campus beginning in January 2020, with a May 2022 graduation. “Addressing the nursing shortage in our province is a priority of our government,” said Post-Secondary...
Message from UNB President Dr. Paul Mazerolle
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 3, 2019 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The following message was shared with the UNB community on behalf of Dr. Paul Mazerolle, UNB’s 19th President and Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Mazerolle assumed the role of UNB President on July 1, 2019. I am honoured to begin today in the role as the 19th president and vice-chancellor of the University of New Brunswick. Universities are amazing places for transforming the future for students, for building and translating new knowledge, and for working to engage the wider community in a series...
UNB student wins Startup Canada pitch competition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 28, 2019 12:50:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
A co-op student from the University of New Brunswick won a pitch competition at the Startup Canada awards ceremony on June 11. Ashley Vaughan, who will enter her fourth year in the faculty of business at UNB Saint John this September, is completing her final co-op term at Millennia TEA at the end of August. Millennia TEA is an early stage company based out of Saint John with a unique product. Instead of heating and drying tea leaves like conventional processors, their tea leaves are picked,...
Students awarded for psychology research presentations
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 24, 2019 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Two University of New Brunswick students received recognition for their research at the Science Atlantic Psychology Conference in May. Caitlin Barry and Morgan Nesbitt, students on UNB’s Saint John campus, won awards for their oral presentations at the conference, hosted at Mount Allison University on May 6 and 7. Ms. Barry’s presentation examined the relationship between mental health and sexual orientation. Ms. Nesbitt’s looked at the hermit thrust songbird to see if its...
UNB solidifies collaboration on cannabis research
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 18, 2019 1:22:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick (UNB), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) and Opportunities New Brunswick (ONB) signed a two-year memorandum of understanding promising to work together to explore future collaborative opportunities in the field of cannabis research. The memorandum aims to facilitate high-growth opportunities to accelerate private sector growth and job creation in the cannabis industry. The three institutions pledge to hold round-table discussions with topics that will...
Nursing faculty receive recognition for outstanding achievements
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 13, 2019 12:30:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Four University of New Brunswick faculty members have been honoured by the Nursing Association of New Brunswick (NANB) for their contributions to nursing in the province. Dr. Patricia Seaman, Kim Wilbur, Cathy O’Brien-Larivee and Dr. Tracey Rickards received recognition from the NANB on June 4. Dr. Seaman, a nursing instructor at UNB Fredericton, received the Lifetime Membership Award. This award recognizes long or outstanding services to the nursing profession, either by serving in...
UNB-led ocean expedition to answer why right whales are on the move
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 11, 2019 8:54:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
A researcher from the University of New Brunswick is leading a multi-institutional and multi-national team on a new ocean expedition to take a deeper look at why the North Atlantic right whale is shifting away from traditional summer feeding grounds in the Bay of Fundy in favour of moving north into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A new paper co-authored by Dr. Kimberley Davies, assistant professor on the Saint John campus, suggests the whales may have abandoned their traditional feeding grounds...
UNB and JDI announce 2019 scholarship recipient
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 5, 2019 10:25:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick and J.D. Irving, Limited are pleased to announce the 2019 recipient of the JDI NB Scholarship at UNB. Ethan Higgins Watson of Saint John will attend UNB Saint John in the fall to pursue a degree in engineering. The entrance scholarship is valued at $8,000 and is renewable each year up to a total of $32,000, based on academic performance. “I was so excited to find out I was the recipient of the JDI NB Scholarship at UNB,” says Mr. Higgins Watson....
Update regarding UNB faculty member
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 4, 2019 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
I write to advise members of the University community that Dr. Ricardo Duchesne, professor in the department of social science, has provided his notice of early retirement to focus on his own pursuits as an independent scholar. We respectfully accept his decision and thank him for his 24 years of service. Dr. Petra Hauf Vice-President Saint John University of New Brunswick
New research program at UNB to address manufacturing competitiveness in New Brunswick
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 27, 2019 9:25:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has a new program devoted to delivering timely and relevant research and advancing public understanding of the factors that impact manufacturing competitiveness in New Brunswick. The JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick will be an integral, high-profile and ongoing component of the new Atlantic Institute for Policy Research at UNB. The program chair for the Roundtable, Dr. Herb Emery, holds the Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics at...
University of New Brunswick announces Currie Scholars for 2019-20
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 24, 2019 2:15:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Five high school students are winners of the prestigious Currie Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick. The scholarships, valued at $65,000 each, were established in 2004 by one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, UNB Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Richard J. Currie. Each year, the Currie Scholarships recognize and pay tribute to Atlantic Canadian high school students for their leadership skills, community involvement, and academic success. This...
A message from Dr. Petra Hauf
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 22, 2019 2:53:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
As the recently appointed Vice-President of UNB Saint John, I want to assure the community that we unequivocally condemn racism and misogyny, and do not support the dissemination of any kind of hate speech, or ideas that promote or inspire hatred. It’s important to me that members of our community are aware that we have zero tolerance for racism and discrimination of any kind. At UNB, we have a strong commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and respect. I want to assure all members...
Statement from UNB President
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 20, 2019 9:30:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
At the University of New Brunswick, we have a commitment to our students, staff and faculty to provide an educational experience that is aligned with our institutional integrity. We have an obligation to ensure that the rights and freedoms of our university community are respected and protected. For this reason, UNB is reviewing allegations with respect to one of our faculty members. We take these allegations very seriously. I want to remind the community that this will take time as it is...
Housing and mental health lab launched
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 17, 2019 3:05:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick has launched a laboratory to create solutions for that will help those who experience poverty and health disparities. The Laboratory for Housing and Mental Health in Saint John (LHAMH-SJ) was opened on May 1, 2019, and will be housed in the department of social sciences in UNB Saint John’s faculty of arts. Researchers will investigate the relationship between mental health and housing while providing training opportunities for students. LHAMH-SJ was...
Valedictorians and distinguished professors to be honoured at UNB graduation ceremonies
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 14, 2019 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
Graduation is a time when communities come together to celebrate the accomplishments of both students and faculty. At the University of New Brunswick’s graduation ceremonies in Fredericton and Saint John, five valedictorians will address UNB’s graduating classes of 2019. The university will also honour two outstanding professors. UNB Fredericton’s 190th Encaenia will be celebrated on May 29 and 30 with four ceremonies at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER. UNB Saint John’s...
UNB students attend Daughters of the Vote event
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 10, 2019 10:57:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Five students from the University of New Brunswick were selected to attend the second annual Daughters of the Vote summit in Ottawa in April. Ashley MacLean, Madison Kenny, Emma Green, Ally Buchanan and Kasey Dionne represented five of 338 young women, between the ages of 18 and 23, who were selected to represent their federal ridings at the event, which took place April 1-4 on Parliament Hill. Daughters of the Vote was created by Equal Voice, a bilingual, multi-partisan organization that...
UNB hosting 37th Annual New Brunswick Math Competition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 9, 2019 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick will be hosting the 37th Annual New Brunswick Mathematics Competition on Friday, May 10, putting the math skills of Grade 7, 8 and 9 students to the test. “This is an excellent opportunity for students to practice math and see its beauty,” says Dr. Caroline Purdy, a UNB mathematics professor. “This competition is an enriching experience that students are unable to get in their classrooms.” The competition will give nearly 600 students...
UNB students visiting the Canadian Space Agency to gain hands-on experience in satellite design and construction
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 6, 2019 12:32:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
As part of the Canadian CubeSat Project, students from UNB and NBCC are visiting the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) from May 6 to 10 to take part in training workshops. For the entire week, CSA experts will provide them with tools to help them design their own miniature satellite, called a CubeSat. Alex DiTommaso and Sarah Siddiqua, graduate students from the University of New Brunswick, and Chris Toews, a student from NBCC Saint John, are representing the New Brunswick CubeSat team at...
UNB to grant six honorary degrees during upcoming graduation ceremonies
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 2, 2019 3:12:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will award honorary degrees to six outstanding individuals at its spring graduation ceremonies in Fredericton and Saint John on May 29, 30 and 31. Susan Guilford Montague will receive an honorary doctorate of letters degree in Fredericton on May 29 at 10 a.m. A UNB champion, fundraiser and community leader, she has worked tirelessly to continually enrich the university in its varying facets, as well as the community around it. During her 40-year tenure at UNB,...
UNB Board of Governors approves 2019-20 budget
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 29, 2019 1:55:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors has approved the university’s 2019-2020 budget. “There are many encouraging elements to the 2019-20 UNB budget that represent a continuation of the plan to balance the operating budget by the 2020-2021 fiscal year,” says Dr. Eddy Campbell, UNB president and vice-chancellor. “We are focused on continued investments in our academic mission and research.” The 2019-20 UNB budget was approved with a structural...
UNB offering cannabis courses this summer
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 17, 2019 2:58:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Instructors at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus have incorporated cannabis-related topics into their programs to reflect the impacts of cannabis legalization. A new course in the faculty of business will begin in intersession 2019. In this class, students will examine the effect that cannabis legalization has had on the Canadian business landscape. “Our course is a survey course looking at the many facets of cannabis as an industry,” said Dr. Shelley...
Students engaging with community-based organizations
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 12, 2019 4:15:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
On April 8, fourth-year sociology students from the faculty of arts at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus presented findings from their research collaborations with community organizations to educate on issues of health, substance use, social inclusion poverty and homelessness. The event, held in collaboration with Saint John Free Public Library, Romero House, New Brunswick Association for Community Living, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Avenue B, was part of a...
UNB students highlight socioeconomic challenges through poster presentations
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 11, 2019 2:30:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
For the second year, UNIV 1005 students have set up a poster presentation on the UNB Saint John campus. This Service Learning and Mentoring course introduces first-year students to the social and economic challenges facing those living in poverty and provides them with the opportunity to assist in making a difference in the educational success of local school children. “Since mid-January, 40 of our first-year students in the class have been volunteering as part of their course...
UNBers receive prestigious YMCA awards
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 10, 2019 10:25:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Two members of the University of New Brunswick community will be honoured for their community dedication at the YMCA of Greater Saint John’s 2019 Red Triangle Award Gala on April 11. Dr. Shelley Rinehart, faculty of business professor and MBA director, will receive the Red Triangle Award, which recognizes long and meritorious service, outstanding contributions and achievement in the community. “I am truly honoured and humbled by this recognition. I have been very fortunate to...
UNB to honour distinguished alumni at gala event
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 4, 2019 3:21:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
On April 5, at a gala event in Saint John, the University of New Brunswick’s Associated Alumni will celebrate the achievements of six alumni and one alumni group, and name UNB President Eddy Campbell and the late Diane Campbell honorary alumni. Among the UNB graduates being honoured are a critical care physician who was at the forefront of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, a nationally and internationally rated baseball and basketball official and clinician, and a reunion group...
Siyabulela Mandela visits UNB campuses
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 4, 2019 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick held community conversations focusing on peace, social justice, conflict resolution and reconciliation with Siyabulela Mandela on April 1 and 2. Mr. Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, carries on his grandfather’s legacy as a renowned activist and freedom fighter. He is currently a lecturer and a PhD candidate in international relations and conflict resolution in the department of politics and conflict studies at Nelson Mandela University in South...
Helpline launched for loved ones of missing Indigenous people in New Brunswick
UNB Newsroom
Posted: April 2, 2019 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
A new helpline will assist families and friends of missing Indigenous people in New Brunswick navigate police, media and justice systems in an effort to find their loved ones and bring them home safely. The helpline is the latest resource developed in a collaboration between UNB law professor Dr. Jula Hughes, the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council and Gignoo Transition House. The project, “Looking out for each other: Assisting Aboriginal families and communities when an...
2019 Sir Howard Douglas Scholars inducted at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 26, 2019 3:45:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Involvement in their university and community plus excellent grades have earned nine University of New Brunswick students the distinction of being inducted into the Sir Howard Douglas Society. The award recipients volunteer their time and talent in a number of ways, both locally and internationally, and are all dean’s list students. “The Sir Howard Douglas Scholars have distinguished themselves here at UNB in many different ways, from the classroom and beyond,” says UNB...
Poet Jenna Lyn Albert to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 26, 2019 3:30:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Poet Jenna Lyn Albert will read from Bec and Call on Thursday, April 4, as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series. This reading is in memory of Susan Kathleen Leyden, a long-time supporter of the Lorenzo Society. The poems collected in Bec and Call refuse to be silent or subtle; instead they delve into the explicit, the audacious, the boldly personal. Jenna Lyn Albert is a poet of Acadian decent and a recent graduate in creative writing from the University of New Brunswick....
Business faculty announces MBA student award recipients
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 20, 2019 12:25:00 PM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
MBA candidates from the faculty of business at UNB Saint John recently received awards for academic excellence, entrepreneurial pursuits and service to their community. Kristen Duplessis, Obiechina Azubike and Paul Logan each received the Walter and Joan Flewelling Memorial Award, worth $5,000. Daniel J. Mello received the Kerry McLellan scholarship, worth $1,000. Ms. Duplessis, originally from Saint John, has been working in cardiology technology at the Saint John Regional Hospital for the...
UNB releases fourth Green Review highlighting campus sustainability
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 13, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick has published the fourth edition of its Green Review, the only university publication of its kind in Atlantic Canada, showcasing UNB’s efforts to make its campuses even more environmentally friendly. The report, published by UNB Sustainability, highlights sustainable initiatives and green champions on both the Fredericton and Saint John campuses, as well as makes suggestions on how to live more sustainably. Among the highlighted...
Scale Up Atlantic Canada announces first official cohort
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 11, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (TME) is pleased to announce Scale Up Atlantic Canada’s first official cohort. Scale Up Atlantic Canada will provide start-up companies the expertise to grow quickly and learn how to increase sales by either 25 per cent or $1 million or more. The 15 companies selected to participate in the program are from a wide range of industries and sectors across the Atlantic...
Accomplishments of UNB women celebrated on International Women’s Day
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 8, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Successful women from UNB in various roles and stages in their career have been selected for publications celebrating International Women’s Day. Canada Foundation for Innovation highlights a new generation of Canadian women researchers in their #IAmInnovation campaign for International Women’s Day. Dr. Shabnam Jabari, assistant professor of geodesy and geomatics engineering, is proof that women can rise to the top in traditionally male-dominated sectors. In the commentary...
UNB students to participate in alternative spring break event at Saint John Newcomers Centre
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 1, 2019 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Visions of spring break typically include walks on sandy beaches, skiing on a snowy mountain or relaxing at home. But for some University of New Brunswick students, participating in an upcoming alternative spring break event will give them the opportunity to develop some essential skills and give back to their community. The Saint John Newcomers Centre has partnered with university students from across the province, including UNB, Université de Moncton, St. Thomas University and Mount...
Nursing students engaged in community experiential opportunities
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 27, 2019 12:50:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Nursing students from UNB Saint John are sharing their experiences working with community agencies committed to social justice. The third-year students presented educational posters to campus on Feb. 7, which were reflective of their work in Saint John and advocate for policies and programs to address the overall health and well-being of the community. This event counted as credit toward an integrated care clinical practicum, which emphasizes health policy. The presentations focused heavily...
UNB researcher seeking participants for flood study
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 25, 2019 11:30:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
According to the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization, an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people were displaced from their homes during the spring flooding in 2018. A researcher at the University of New Brunswick plans on examining the impacts of this displacement. Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik, assistant professor in the faculty of arts at UNB Saint John, is seeking participants from Grand Lake, Saint John and the Kingston Peninsula regions for community consultations. The purpose of these...
Forging a New Path: Amanda Reid Rogers installed as UNB’s first Piluwitahasuwin
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 22, 2019 10:30:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Amanda Reid Rogers has been officially installed as Piluwitahasuwin at the University of New Brunswick following a traditional celebration on the Fredericton campus. Ms. Rogers was announced as UNB’s first Piluwitahasuwin (Assistant Vice-President Indigenous Engagement) in November 2018. Piluwitahasuwin, pronounced BILL-WEE-DUH-HUZZ-WIN, is a Wolastoqey word meaning “one who promotes change in a good way toward truth.” The traditional celebration, entitled...
UNB researchers helping food banks to better respond to needs of communities
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 20, 2019 3:30:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Researchers in the faculty of business at the UNB Saint John are working to create a comprehensive platform that will allow food banks to have a more integrated relationship with donors, volunteers, visitors and social services. Drs. Rob Moir and Greg Fleet are working with PhD candidate Milad Pirayegar to create a platform that will provide real-time data about low-income families to better support food banks and their clients. This web-based online platform, aptly named Smart Food...
UNB’s Dr. Emin Civi wins 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 19, 2019 12:14:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Emin Civi has been recognized for his many efforts at UNB Saint John with a 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award. As a professor of business at UNB’s Saint John campus, Dr. Civi joins an esteemed list of past recipients recognized both for their excellence in the classroom and for their educational leadership. Dr. Civi has received numerous teaching awards as a direct result of his enthusiasm for teaching and commitment to his students over the course of his 14 years at...
UNB launches Mawoluhkhotipon: Ally and Safe Space Program
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 4, 2019 3:30:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Mawoluhkhotipon: Ally & Safe Space Program for Wabanaki and Indigenous Peoples was officially launched on Monday on the UNB Saint John campus. The Ally & Safe Space Program is an innovative project intended to support a campus community that affirms, welcomes and supports Indigenous peoples who work, study and visit UNB Saint John. “This program was developed in close collaboration between members of the campus community and Elders and Indigenous community members,” said Dan...
UNB signs accreditation with CPHR
UNB Newsroom
Posted: February 1, 2019 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has reached an agreement with the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources New Brunswick (CPHRNB) to provide accreditation for students enrolled in the bachelor of business administration program on the Saint John campus. The accreditation means that graduates of UNB Saint John’s BBA program, with a major in human resources, will be conditionally eligible to waive writing the National Knowledge Exam. This not only applies to current students but also...
This is my mental health story. I think you should share yours, too.
Kyle Brookes
Posted: January 30, 2019 9:45:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
Three years ago, on Bell Let’s Talk Day, I shared my mental health story with my Facebook friends for the first time. Today, I’m sharing it with you. Ever since high school, I knew something was off, but I continued living like nothing was wrong. I was in my second year studying history at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., when I started having suicidal thoughts. I was sleeping for just two hours a night, and knew I needed to see a counsellor. Once I got help, I was...
Dr. Paul Mazerolle appointed 19th president and vice-chancellor of UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 28, 2019 12:30:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors announced today that Dr. Paul Mazerolle has been appointed the university’s next president and vice-chancellor. He will assume the position in July 2019, when current president and vice-chancellor Dr. Eddy Campbell steps down at the end of June after 10 years leading the institution. “We are very pleased to be welcoming Dr. Mazerolle back to our UNB community,” said Larry Hachey, chair of the UNB Board of Governors....
Students take home cash prizes at the 2nd annual UNBSJ business case competition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 28, 2019 11:45:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Undergraduate students from the University of New Brunswick Saint John’s faculty of business recently competed in the 2nd annual UNBSJ business case competition. The competition, which began on Jan. 18, lasted a total of 26 hours and was composed of eight teams, with 35 students in all. This was a faculty-wide event and several members of the local business community, as well as fellow students, turned out to show support for the student competitors. Terry Conrod, faculty advisor, Dr....
UNB launches FutureReadyNB to support student job training and employer recruitment
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 24, 2019 4:52:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
UNB has partnered with the Government of New Brunswick to launch a new initiative designed to strengthen and grow UNB’s commitment to experiential education and help strengthen New Brunswick’s economy and workforce. FutureReadyNB helps students from the province’s four publicly funded universities find valuable experiences in partnership with New Brunswick’s diverse public and private sectors, while supporting local employers in finding and recruiting qualified staff....
Author Marcello Di Cintio to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 22, 2019 11:15:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Marcello Di Cintio will read from Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense on Thursday, Jan. 31, as part of the UNB Saint John Lorenzo Reading Series. Marcello Di Cintio first visited Palestine in 1999. Like most outsiders, the Palestinian narrative that he knew had been simplified by a seemingly unending struggle - stories of oppression, exile and occupation told over and over again. In Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense, he reveals a more complex...
UNB offers sales specialization stream to MBA students
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 18, 2019 2:22:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
UNB is now offering Canada’s first MBA with a specialization in business development and professional sales. The new 12-month stream, entitled Business Development and Professional Sales and offered on UNB’s Saint John campus, is the first of its kind in the country. Until now, there hasn’t been a program at any major Canadian university like this one, offering unique opportunities for students of any discipline to develop proficiency in business development and sales,...
UNB professor examining health implications of precarious labour movement
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 16, 2019 9:40:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
According to one University of New Brunswick professor, economic insecurity may not only have a strong impact on your mental health, but it can also impact your waist line. Dr. Barry Watson, associate professor of economics in the faculty of business on UNB’s Saint John campus, specializes in health and labour economics. Since joining the faculty in 2014, he has completed a number of empirical studies investigating the mental and physical health implications of economic insecurity,...
Dr. Michel Rod appointed UNB Saint John dean of business
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 14, 2019 4:45:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Michel Rod has been named dean of business at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. Dr. Rod is joining UNB from the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, where he has been for the past nine years – the last three as associate dean research and international and PhD Program Director. He holds a PhD in commerce from the University of Birmingham, a master’s degree from the University of Calgary and a bachelor’s degree from the University of...
UNB’s Second Annual Undergraduate Business Case Competition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 11, 2019 11:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The 2019 UNB Saint John Undergraduate Business Case Competition will kick off on Jan. 17, marking its second year of providing students with opportunities to solve real business problems. The competition gets underway on Thursday, Jan. 17, from 5 – 6 p.m. with the opening reception, sponsored by Gorman Nason Lawyers in the Whitebone Lounge at UNB’s Saint John campus. On Friday, Jan. 18, nine competing teams will have the opportunity to solve unique business problems in a...
UNB hospitality and tourism professor is leading expert on tea tourism research
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 10, 2019 3:00:00 PM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
When Dr. Jolliffe interviewed for a position with the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of business in Saint John in 2000, she was asked about her research activities and how they might fit in with the research goals of the faculty. As former operator of Mrs. Proffit’s Tea Room in Victoria-by-the-Sea on PEI, and a museum studies scholar, Dr. Jolliffe was intrigued by Saint John’s historical connections to Red Rose Tea and Barbours. “To me, UNB was the ideal place...
UNB named one of Atlantic Canada’s top employers
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 10, 2019 10:30:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
UNB has been named one of the top employers in Atlantic Canada for 2019. This is the seventh consecutive year UNB has been recognized by Atlantic Business Magazine as one of the region’s top employers. Dr. Eddy Campbell, UNB president and vice-chancellor, said it is all due to the people found at the university. “The people of UNB are what make us great – the students, faculty and staff. It is their dedication that allows us to offer a top-quality educational...
UNBers to receive the Order of Canada
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 8, 2019 11:30:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
A former UNB Board of Governors chair is among the three UNB honorary degree recipients to receive the Order of Canada, announced Governor General Julie Payette on Dec. 27, 2018. As one of Canada’s highest civilian accreditations, the Order of Canada honours the outstanding achievement and contribution of individuals from various sectors whose dedication to the community and service to the nation has helped shaped our society. This year’s announcement included 103...
Study shows that despite 1970s crash, St. John River striped bass still exist
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
A new study led by the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) suggests that, not only is the St. John River an important habitat for striped bass from other rivers, but it still supports its own native population, according to a recent article published in the American Fisheries Society’s journal, North American Journal of Fisheries Management. Several scientists from the CRI at University of New Brunswick led the study, joining forces with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries,...
UNB Lorenzo Society coordinator attends Governor General's Literary Awards ceremony
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 14, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
When Andrea Kikuchi opened an email invitation from the Governor General’s office at the beginning of November, she most certainly thought it was spam. The invitation, which was for the Governor General’s Literary Awards in Rideau Hall, is an exclusive opportunity not afforded to many. Ms. Kikuchi has been the Lorenzo Society coordinator at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus since 2016. The Lorenzo Society is known for its remarkable selection of cultural...
UNB business professor provides undergraduate marketing students with invaluable experiential learning opportunities
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 12, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Dr. Emin Civi is using real-life opportunities in the workforce through a variety of experiential techniques to prepare his students for the future. A business professor at the University of New Brunswick, Dr. Civi’s retailing class is highly interactive and familiarizes students with the steps involved in running a real-life retail firm. “One of the main components of the class is our retail clinic. Using dedicated class time, students offer consultancy services to a few small...
UNB Saint John to host new NB-IRDT satellite location
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 11, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
A new satellite location of the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) has been launched on the UNB Saint John campus in what will soon be a shared facility with Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC), expected to open next spring. This is one of two similar locations – the other is located at Université de Moncton - to become the first data facilities of their kind in Canada to house both federal and provincial administrative data securely. UNB...
UNB ceremonies honour victims of the Montreal Massacre
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 6, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is hosting two memorial events in Fredericton and Saint John to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and to remember the 14 women killed during the Montreal Massacre 29 years ago on Dec. 6, 1989. Many of the young women whose lives were taken were engineering students. “Each year, we remember the 14 women in engineering who lost their lives in an act of gender-based violence,” says Diversity Within Engineering...
UNB welcomes the first cannabis health research chair in the country
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 27, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Dr. Yang Qu will pioneer a new field of cannabis research and grow the industry from its infancy stage as the Cannabis Health Research Chair at the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Qu will begin this new chair position in January 2019 and will focus on the following three areas of research: Investigate the medicinal potential of cannabinoids by examining the medical purposes and expand the range of medicinal options to develop cannabis-based therapies and treatment. Improve the genetic...
UNB welcomes a new Vice-President of the Saint John campus
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 26, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Petra Hauf will be joining the University of New Brunswick as Vice-President of the Saint John campus. As an internationally renowned researcher, Dr. Hauf will build upon UNB’s momentum as a global leader in research and continue to advance UNB as a research-focused institution. Dr. Hauf is joining UNB from St. Francis Xavier University, where she is currently the dean of science. As a testament to her dedication and accomplishments in research, she became the dean of science...
Author Jan Wong to read as part of UNB Saint John's Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 20, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Author Jan Wong will read from Apron Strings on as part of the UNB Saint John Lorenzo Reading Series on Sunday, Dec. 2. Apron Strings has been shortlisted for the 2018 Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for non-fiction and longlisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize. Jan Wong knows food is better when shared, so when she set out to write a book about home cooking in France, Italy and China, she asked her 22-year-old son, Sam, to join her. While he wasn't keen on spending...
Amanda Reid Rogers named Piluwitahasuwin at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 19, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Amanda Reid Rogers has been named Piluwitahasuwin (Assistant Vice-President Indigenous Engagement) at the University of New Brunswick. Piluwitahasuwin [pronounced BILL-WEE-DUH-HUZZ-WIN] is a Wolastoqey word meaning “one who promotes change in a good way toward truth.” Ms. Rogers, RN, is Dakota-Sioux with family and community connections in Wolastokuk. Currently a course instructor and master’s student in nursing, she is using a community-based collaborative participatory action research...
UNBers to receive two New Brunswick Humanitarian Awards
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 13, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Austin Henderson and Roxanne Fairweather will be receiving New Brunswick Humanitarian Awards from the Canadian Red Cross on Nov. 14. Mr. Henderson, a Lord Beaverbrook scholar, is currently in his final year of his bachelor of philosophy in interdisciplinary leadership at UNB’s Renaissance College in Fredericton. He will receive the 2018 Young Humanitarian Award for New Brunswick. Originally from Salisbury, Mr. Henderson is an advocate for positive masculinities and youth empowerment,...
UNB named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2019
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 12, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
For the sixth time in seven years, the University of New Brunswick has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2019). The Globe and Mail announced the top 100 list for 2019; UNB is one of five universities on the list, and is the only Atlantic Canadian university recognized. “We’re thrilled to be named one of the country’s top employers again,” says Eddy Campbell, president of UNB. This year's competition saw a record number of employers take part in the...
Douglas Gibson to present as part of UNB Saint John's Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 8, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Author and raconteur Douglas Gibson will present GREAT SCOTS: Canadian Fiction writers with Links to Scotland, from 1867 to Today on Sunday, Nov. 18, as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series at UNB Saint John. After performing more than 200 shows around the world about Canadian authors, Gibson has created this presentation in a PowerPoint format. The lively show involves dozens of excellent Anthony Jenkins caricatures of the selected fiction writers brought to the screen. During the 65-minute...
Ingrid R.G. Waldron to read as part of UNB Saint John's Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 6, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Ingrid R.G. Waldron will read from her new book There’s Something in the Water on Wednesday, Nov. 14, as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series at UNB Saint John. In There’s Something in the Water, Waldron examines the legacy of environmental racism and its health impacts in Indigenous and Black communities in Canada, using Nova Scotia as a case study, and the grassroots resistance activities by Indigenous and Black communities against the pollution and poisoning of their...
UNB hosts sixth annual UNB Remembers ceremony
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 2, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The sixth annual UNB Remembers ceremony will be held on Friday, Nov. 2, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Hall auditorium at UNB Fredericton. UNB Remembers brings the university community together to pause and reflect on the effect of war on students, faculty and staff. The ceremony commemorates the service and sacrifices of UNB members in wartime and beyond. “It’s really wonderful to see how the UNB community has supported the ceremony over the past six years,” says...
Harrison McCain Foundation Faculty Award recipients announced for 2018
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Twenty-two faculty members at UNB have increased research, publishing and teaching support for the 2018-19 academic year, thanks to funding from the Harrison McCain Faculty Awards. The awards are focused in four areas: young scholars, conference and research travel, visiting professorships and scholarly book publishing. They were initially established in 2006 with a grant of $1 million from the Harrison McCain Foundation, and renewed with an additional $1.25 million in 2016. The awards...
UNB SRC president receives youth mentoring award
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 22, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
UNB Saint John's Students' Representative Council (SRC) president Sam Palmer was named the 2018 winner of the INSPIRE Youth Mentoring Award at the second annual INSPIRE Mentoring Awards event with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John on Oct. 18. This event recognizes individuals in the community who have made a meaningful impact through mentoring. Not only do mentors have a profound influence on people of all ages, they also contribute to brighter futures, increased educational and...
Writer Christine Higdon to read as part of UNB's Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: October 16, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Writer Christine Higdon will read from The Very Marrow of Our Bones on Sunday, Oct. 28, as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series at UNB Saint John. On a November day in 1967, two women disappear from a working-class town on the Fraser River. The community is thrown into panic, with talk of drifters and murderous husbands. But no one can find a trace of Bette Parsons or Alice McFee. Even the egg seller, Doris Tenpenny, a woman to whom everyone tells their secrets, hears nothing. Ten-year-old...
Author Sarah Faber to read as part of UNB Saint John's Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: October 10, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Sarah Faber will read from her first novel, All Is Beauty Now, on Thursday, Oct. 18, as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series at UNB Saint John. Set against the seductive world of 1960's Rio de Janeiro, All Is Beauty Now is an exquisite debut novel about family secrets, divided loyalties, and the lengths we'll go to save ourselves and those we love. With settings ranging from the opulence of the legendary Copacabana Club to the poverty of Rio's fishing villages, this sensual and beautifully...
UNB to grant three honorary degrees during upcoming graduation ceremonies
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Posted: October 9, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will award honorary degrees to three outstanding individuals at its fall graduation ceremonies in Fredericton and Saint John on Oct. 18 and 19. The recipients are: Nancy Strickland Nancy Strickland will receive a doctor of laws degree in Fredericton on Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. Nancy Strickland was born and raised in Parry Sound, Ont., and now lives in Bhutan in the Eastern Himalaya – but she is deeply rooted in New Brunswick. Ms. Strickland received her bachelor of...
Business student team nabs second prize at case competition
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Posted: October 3, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
A team of students from the UNB Saint John faculty of business won second prize in the 2018 Atlantic Schools of Business case competition over the weekend. With eight teams competing in the undergraduate competition, students were given a case to develop a business plan to launch a profitable malting operation in New Brunswick at noon on Friday. All teams were required to communicate their solutions to the judges the following Saturday morning in a 15-minute presentation. The 48th annual...
UNB's It Begins Here campaign celebrates raising $125 million
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Posted: September 28, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick wrapped up the largest fundraising campaign in its history on Friday, with a bi-campus victory party that gave students 125 million reasons to celebrate. It Begins Here: The Campaign for the University of New Brunswick was launched in November 2016 with the goal of raising $110 million for student support and faculty research. "10,000 alumni worldwide joined in to help bring us to this moment," said Dr. Eddy Campbell, UNB president and vice-chancellor....
Poets Jim Johnstone and Jeffery Donaldson to read as part of UNB Saint John's Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: September 25, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Jim Johnstone will read from The Chemical Life and The Next Wave: An Anthology of 21st Century Canadian Poetry, and Jeffery Donaldson will read from Fluke Print as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series on Monday, Oct. 1, in the Whitebone Lounge at UNB Saint John. The Chemical Life - An exploration of mental illness and addiction Praised for his darkly psychological accounts of extreme experiences, Jim Johnstone???s fifth book of poems explores his most difficult terrain to date: mental illness...
UNB professor heralded with educational leadership award
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Posted: September 21, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Emin Civi, faculty of business at UNB Saint John, has received the 2018 AAU Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award. This award, given to one outstanding educational leader in Atlantic Canada each year, recognizes a sustained commitment over an extended period to the improvement of university teaching and learning, within the nominee's own institution and beyond. Among other achievements, Dr. Civi has founded a number of programs within the business faculty to propel teaching...
UNB Saint John athletes named national scholars for 2017-18
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Posted: September 20, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Fifteen members of the UNB Saint John varsity athletics program received Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Academic National Scholar Awards for the 2017-18 season. They are: Sam Anstey, Basketball Hanna Grossman, Basketball Alannah Hansen, Basketball Kathryn Magee, Basketball Allyson McLaughlin, Basketball Victor Emordi, Soccer Harold Oh, Soccer Logan Perry, Soccer Marina Comeau, Soccer Samantha Gallan, Soccer Jake Glaspy, Volleyball Patrick Kendall, Volleyball Dayna...
Renowned author to kick off 2018-19 Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: September 18, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Canadian literary legend David Adams Richards will open the 2018-19 Lorenzo Reading Series with his new novel, Mary Cyr, on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at UNB Saint John. Mary Cyr opens in Mexico just as a disaster strikes a small town: a coal mine has collapsed with 13 men trapped inside. Less than 48 hours later, the authorities abandon all hope of finding survivors and seal up the entrance - willfully oblivious to the souls still breathing underground....
UNB signs MOU with Civilized
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Posted: September 5, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick and Civilized have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to guide their shared interests in cannabis research and public awareness. Civilized, a premium media and lifestyle brand based in Saint John, will facilitate opportunities for research and networking between UNB’s groundbreaking Health Research Chair in Cannabis, only the second position of its kind in the world, and the global cannabis community. “We're excited to be partnering with Civilized as we...
UNB welcomes new students
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Posted: September 4, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick is alive again as another school year begins and new and returning students descend upon the university's campuses. Here are some of the highlights of Orientation 2018. UNB Fredericton Commencement: Tuesday, Sept. 4, from 4 - 5 p.m. at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER The UNB Fredericton campus gathers each fall to officially induct new students into academia. Hosted by President Eddy Campbell, this special ceremony gives the whole campus community the chance to...
Award-winning author Helen Humphreys to read from The Reinvention of Love
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Posted: August 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media
Award-winning author Helen Humphreys will read from The Reinvention of Love on Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre on the Saint John campus of UNB. Helen Humphreys is the author of four poetry collections and the novels Leaving Earth (1997), winner of a City of Toronto Book Award; Afterimage (2000), winner of a Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize; The Lost Garden (2002), a Canada Reads selection; Wild Dogs (2004), winner of a Lambda Prize, and Coventry (2008). Her...
Bestselling author Jane Urquhart reads from her new novel Sanctuary Line
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Posted: August 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events , UNB Saint John
Bestselling author Jane Urquhart will read from her new novel, Sanctuary Line on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Ever since The Whirlpool (1986) won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, Jane Urquhart, the author of six novels, has been earning awards and accolades for her work. Away (1993) won the Trillium Book Award; The Underpainter (1997) won a Governor General's Award. The Stone Carvers (2001) was a finalist for both the Governor General's Award and the...
Bestselling author Jane Urquhart reads from new novel Sanctuary Line
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events , UNB Saint John
Bestselling author Jane Urquhart will read from her new novel, Sanctuary Line on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Ever since The Whirlpool (1986) won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, Jane Urquhart, the author of six novels, has been earning awards and accolades for her work. Away (1993) won the Trillium Book Award; The Underpainter (1997) won a Governor General's Award. The Stone Carvers (2001) was a finalist for both the Governor General's Award and the...
Saint John campus gets technology upgrade
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Posted: August 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
UNB Saint John library, information technology and facilities staff have been busy this past summer helping to ensure our students, and future students, have the best experience possible. Just a couple of the areas where improvements have been made over the summer months: Hazen Hall 326 has 24 brand new touch screen computers; The computer lab in K.C. Irving Hall 102 has 30 new chairs; K.C. Irving Hall has an entirely new audio visual equipment; and The computer science lab in Hazen Hall...
UNB s Wallace McCain Institute supports IT firm s expansion into Miramichi
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Posted: August 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The Miramichi Technology Fund - managed partially by UNB's Wallace McCain Institute - recently unveiled plans to support a Saint John IT company's expansion into northern New Brunswick. Search2Go will use the investment to help open a new development office in Miramichi. “We're very excited by our new presence in Miramichi and what this investment will allow us to do here," says Jason Richard, CEO of Search2Go. "We currently do work in 11 countries around the world, and this new...
UNB sustainability project to create wildlife friendly gardens on Fredericton campus
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Posted: August 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , In the Media
The University of New Brunswick is partnering with Nature NB to create three wildlife friendly gardens on UNB Fredericton’s campus on July 7 and 8. The gardens are one of many initiatives under a project is called “Engaging UNB Fredericton Campus in Sustainability”. The project is partially funded through the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund. “UNB Sustainability aims to increase the knowledge of the campus community about the need for sustainable practices and the role they play on the...
Walter and Joan Flewelling Memorial Scholarship applications being accepted
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Posted: August 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Applications are now being accepted for the Walter and Joan Flewelling Memorial Scholarship The Flewellings were lifelong residents and enthusiastic supporters of Greater Saint John. They admired the strength of local support for UNB Saint John and had a keen interest in the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program. As a result they established a fund with the Greater Saint John Community Foundation, awarding an annual scholarship to graduate students enrolled at UNB Saint John’s MBA...
UNB hosts digital health and technology announcement
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Posted: August 2, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
New Brunswick has been identified by Surrey BC’s Health and Technology District as the site of the first phase of its Atlantic Canadian division. With this initiative, Saint John is set to become the hub for digital health in Atlantic Canada. The announcement was made today on the UNB Saint John campus. Digital health refers to the umbrella of technological advances for health and healthy living. Advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, telemedicine, wearables, and 3D printing are...
Sarah King named director of experiential education
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Posted: July 23, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
UNB is pleased to announce that Dr. Sarah King has been selected as UNB’s new director of experiential education. The position is generously funded by the Province of New Brunswick for three years as part of a broad initiative to enhance and grow experiential learning at the four universities. Sarah is an educator and researcher in the experiential education field, completing her PhD at UNB’s faculty of education in the field of experiential learning and citizenship education at Atlantic...
Dr Heidi MacDonald appointed as dean of arts
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Posted: July 17, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Heidi MacDonald will soon be joining the University of New Brunswick as dean of arts on the Saint John campus. Dr. MacDonald is an associate professor in the department of history at the University of Lethbridge and served as department chair, as well as director of the Centre for Oral History and Tradition. She holds a PhD in Canadian history from UNB, a master’s degree from Saint Mary’s University and a bachelor’s degree from Mount Saint Vincent University. Dr. MacDonald is an...
Commentary Experiential opportunities for students benefit all of New Brunswick
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Posted: July 5, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Students looking for a university are interested in the extraordinary - transformative opportunities they can’t find elsewhere. More and more, experiential education – work-integrated learning – is what they seek. Earlier this month, the Government of New Brunswick announced an investment of $18.4 million to expand experiential educational opportunities for students at the province’s four public universities. The goal of this initiative is that all students in all disciplines will have an...
UNB announces recipients of Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarships for 2018
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Posted: June 18, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick Saint John today announced that New Brunswick students, Emily Derrah of Grand Bay-Westfield, Alicia Killam of Quispamsis, and Amelia McCavour of Quispamsis are this year’s recipients of the Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarship valued at $40,000 ($10,000 per year for four years). This year’s scholars come to UNB Saint John with a history of exemplary achievements as community leaders, athletes and students. Emily Derrah, a Harbour View High...
UNB scientist wins 2018 Mitacs Entrepreneur Award
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Posted: June 7, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick’s Dr. Alli Murugesan has been awarded the 2018 Mitacs Global Impact Entrepreneur Award for her outstanding research and innovation in cancer research. The award recognizes Dr. Murugesan for her breakthrough discoveries in cancer research and entrepreneurship. She has been developing a treatment that targets and kills cancer cells that have become resistant to chemotherapy. Dr. Murugesan is an academia-nurtured entrepreneur with a PhD degree in biotechnology and...
UNB and JDI announce 2018 scholarship recipients
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Posted: June 6, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick and J.D. Irving, Limited are pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the JDI NB Scholarship at UNB. New Brunswick students Noah Hartery of Grand Bay-Westfield, Bailey McFadden of Perth-Andover, and Alex Tozer of Miramichi will all attend UNB’s Fredericton campus in September to pursue degrees in engineering. The entrance scholarships are valued at $8,000 and are renewable each year up to a total of $32,000, based on academic performance. “This scholarship...
UNB nursing graduate credits Promise Partnership for getting her into and through university
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Posted: May 18, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
The first university graduate from the Promise Partnership tutoring program will receive her degree at the UNB Saint John graduation ceremony today. Kendra Eatman, a UNB nursing graduate, joined the newly implemented Promise Partnership’s High School Tutoring Program in 2010 as a Grade 9 student. The intensive, twice-weekly sessions provided Kendra and other high school students from two of Saint John’s priority neighbourhoods - Crescent Valley and the Old North End –...
UNB announces Currie Scholars for 2018-19
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Posted: May 15, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
For more than a decade, the Currie Scholarships have recognized the significant and important contributions made by Atlantic Canadian students to their high schools and communities. The scholarships, valued at $65,000 each, were established by Dr. Richard J. Currie, UNB’s Chancellor Emeritus and one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists. The goal is to salute Atlantic Canadian students for their community dedication, leadership skills and academic success. This...
UNB signs MOU with Canada House Wellness Group
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Posted: May 15, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Canada House Wellness Group (CHWG) are pleased to announce that a memorandum of understanding has been signed to provide researchers with opportunities to pursue the health benefits of cannabis. “We’re excited to be working with CHWG’s team of medical, technology, scientific and business professionals to further build on UNB’s status as the leading academic and research-based university,” says Dr. David MaGee, vice-president of research at UNB. “Our...
Valedictorians distinguished professors to take the stage at UNB graduation ceremonies
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Posted: May 15, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Graduation is a time when communities come together to celebrate the accomplishments of both students and faculty. At the University of New Brunswick’s graduation ceremonies in Fredericton and Saint John this week, five valedictorians will address UNB’s graduating class of 2018. The university will also honour two outstanding professors. UNB’s 189th Encaenia will be celebrated on May 16 and 17 with four ceremonies at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER on the Fredericton campus. Valedictorian Kayla...
UNB dean recognized for outstanding contributions to higher education
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Posted: May 1, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Joanna Everitt, dean of arts on the UNB Saint John campus, has been awarded the Angela Hildyard Recognition Award at the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) conference. Nominated by their colleagues, the award is given to an individual for continually demonstrating innovative leadership in advancing the mission of, and achieving outstanding contributions to, their institution and/or to higher education. SWAAC is an organization that provides a collective voice for...
UNB s Saint John campus adopts HotSpot Parking
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Posted: May 1, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Paying for parking at University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus can now be done with the tap of a button. HotSpot will bring their pay-by-smartphone parking service to the Saint John campus on May 1. The real-time parking solution, which was incubated by UNB’s J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, allows users to pay for metered or hourly parking with the ease of an app. “It gives everyone the option of topping up the meter remotely - if you’re away from...
UNB Board of Governors approves 2018-2019 budget
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Posted: April 20, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors has approved the university’s 2018-2019 budget, which represents a continuation of the plan to balance the operating budget by the 2020-2021 fiscal year. “The overarching strategy of 2018-19 budget is focused on aligning available resources and priorities to invest in our academic mission and research,” said Dr. Eddy Campbell, UNB president and vice-chancellor. The 2018-19 budget is presented with an operating deficit of $5 million which...
Wayne Johnston to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: April 18, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Novelist Wayne Johnston will read from First Snow, Last Light on Thursday, April 26 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre on the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus. Mr. Johnston, born and raised in the St. John’s area of Newfoundland and Labrador, has had a number of nationally bestselling novels including The Divine Ryans, A World Elsewhere, The Custodian of Paradise, The Navigator of New York and The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, which has been made into a stage play and is...
Shannex donates $100,000 to establish nursing scholarships at UNB
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Posted: April 17, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
Thanks to the support of Shannex, University of New Brunswick nursing students showing promise in the area of gerontological nursing will be eligible for three Shannex New Brunswick Scholarships beginning in September. The Shannex New Brunswick Scholarships were announced today at a news conference at Parkland Saint John hosted by Jason Shannon, president and chief operating officer of Shannex, Eddy Campbell, president of the University of New Brunswick, and David Ganong, co-chair of...
2018 Graduating Student Leaders honoured at UNB s Saint John campus
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Posted: April 16, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
SAINT JOHN – Twenty-eight students from the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus have earned Graduating Student Leadership Awards for the remarkable initiative they’ve taken during their time at UNB. The award recognizes students in their final year of studies who have made outstanding voluntary and extracurricular contributions to the campus, their academic program, and the university community. “I am proud to be part of this very important initiative at UNB Saint John,” says...
NBCC and UNB s Saint John campus to host a workshop with world leader in Single-Session Therapy
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Posted: April 3, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
With student mental health issues on the rise, there’s more pressure than ever before on educational counsellors to support the mental wellbeing of students. This week, counsellors from across Atlantic Canada will have the opportunity to learn about a therapeutic approach which can have a positive impact in just one session. New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) and the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus are hosting a two-day workshop with Dr. Moshe Talmon whose Single-Session...
Sir Howard Douglas Scholars inducted at UNB
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Posted: April 3, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Involvement in their university and community plus excellent grades have earned 12 University of New Brunswick students the distinction of being inducted into the Sir Howard Douglas Society. The award recipients volunteer their time and talent in a number of ways, both locally and internationally, and are all dean’s list students. “Our students are the problem-solvers of today and tomorrow,” says UNB President Eddy Campbell. “The Sir Howard Douglas Scholars are a shining example of what can...
UNB students advance to national competition with pitch for smart highway concept
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Posted: March 28, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
A team of students from the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus pitching a concept for an intelligent highway are in the running for the top prize in a nation-wide transformational infrastructure competition. The business students vaulted into the top 20 of the CanInfra Challenge with their proposal for a smart highway design that feeds vital road, traffic and weather data to drivers, self-driving cars and road maintenance crews. They now must catapult themselves through the next...
Six UNB professors celebrated at upcoming books event
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Posted: March 26, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick's department of history and politics will be celebrating the launch of books by six of its professors on Tuesday, March 27 at the New Brunswick Museum in Market Square, Saint John. All have written or edited books published in 2017 or 2018. Dr. Joanna Everitt, Dr. J.P. Lewis, Dr. Cheryl Fury, Dr. Debra Lindsay, Dr. Greg Marquis and a retired member of the department, Dr. Stewart Hyson, are being celebrated at the event. "We're very proud of our faculty and...
UNB s writer-in-residence to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: March 21, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB
University of New Brunswick writer-in-residence Colleen Murphy will read from her body of work including Pig Girl, I Hope My Heart Burns First, The Breathing Hole, Beating Heart Cadaver, and The December Man on Thursday, March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at UNB’s Saint John campus. Ms. Murphy is a playwright, filmmaker and librettist. She won the 2014 Carol Bolt Award and the 2016 Governor General’s Literary Award for English Drama for her play Pig Girl. Her play, The...
UNB s Truth and Reconciliation Strategic Action Plan
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Posted: March 12, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
At UNB, the work we do transforms the potential of New Brunswick and its people. The unresolved relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people limits us from reaching our full potential as a society. The national Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has called for a bridging of the educational attainment gap within one generation, and such a call resonates with us as leaders in education. As leaders, UNB is in a privileged position to promote Indigenous culture – not only on...
Author Sarah Faber to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: March 7, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
Author Sarah Faber will read from All is Beauty Now on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre on the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. Mrs. Faber received a master of arts in creative writing and English literature from Concordia University. Her writing has appeared in Matrix and Brick. Originally from Toronto, Mrs. Faber now lives in Cape Breton with her husband and their children. All Is Beauty Now is her first novel. Set against the seductive world...
UNB students head to national competition with innovative projects
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Posted: March 7, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Engineering students from the University of New Brunswick will show off their innovative creations and technical prowess on a national stage as they head to the Canadian Engineering Competition in Toronto this week, including one group that designed a prosthetic hand for children. Four teams of engineering students from the university’s Fredericton and Saint John campuses took home first place in the innovative design, programming, communications, and junior design track categories at the...
An architect of poverty reduction strategy to speak at UNB
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Posted: February 26, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John
One of the architects of the province’s poverty reduction strategy will be taking centre stage at two upcoming events hosted by the Urban and Community Studies Institute at UNB’s Saint John campus that are examining the role of government intervention in reducing social ills. James Hughes, a Crabtree Visiting Scholar in New Brunswick Public Policy at the University of New Brunswick and a former deputy minister of social development, will first deliver a reading from his book Early...
UNB taking strides in green initiatives
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Posted: February 20, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick showcases its efforts to make its campuses even more environmentally friendly with the third annual The Green Review by UNB Sustainability. The publication highlights initiatives, projects, practices and research that departments and faculties are implementing across UNB’s Fredericton and Saint John campuses as well as surrounding communities to reduce their ecological footprints. “The Green Review is a wonderful way for UNB to showcase the diversity of the...
Two new members appointed to UNB Board of Governors
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Posted: February 9, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Larry Hachey, chair of the University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Board. Catherine Prosser and Deanna Graves-Brown have begun three-year terms as members of the Board of Governors. Together, they have more than 25 years of experience in a variety of industries, including government as well as not-for-profit and private organizations. “I’m thrilled to have two more talented individuals join us on the Board of...
Author Steven Heighton featured at Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: February 8, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Steven Heighton, novelist, short story writer and poet, will read from his latest book, The Nightingale Won’t Let You Sleep, on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. Mr. Heighton is the author of 14 books, including three short story collections, three novels and six poetry collections. His poetry collection The Waking Comes Late, received the 2016 Governor General’s Award for Poetry. He is also the author of the...
Message to the community
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Posted: January 30, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
In recent weeks, UNB has seen the appearance of several posters representing views that are, in my view, contemptible. They do not reflect UNB’s values or our commitment to diversity. The messages conveyed in the posters that appeared on the UNB Fredericton campus are the opinions of a small group that has no official affiliation with our university. Indeed, we hold very different views. As a university, we value rigorous and thoughtful debate of a variety of ideas, in a context where we are...
Become a student for the day at UNB s Saint John campus
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Posted: January 26, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus will be giving high school students the unique opportunity next week to experience the life of a university student. The campus will be opening its doors on Monday, Jan. 29 and Tuesday, Jan. 30 to high school students from all grades for Student for a Day. The program gives students the experience of what it’s like to attend a university. “It's a great opportunity for students to not only experience the university classroom environment, but...
Author Janie Chang to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: January 24, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Author Janie Chang will read from her novel Dragon Springs Road on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. Ms. Chang’s first novel, Three Souls, was a finalist for the 2014 B.C. Book Prizes’ Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, which is awarded to the author of the best work of literary fiction, and one of nine Canadian books long-listed for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her second novel, Dragon Springs Road, has...
UNB students to race the clock in competition to solve real-world business issues
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Posted: January 18, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick business students will this week be competing to solve real-world issues for a local company in the first undergraduate business case competition hosted by the Saint John campus. The Faculty of Business undergraduate competition on Friday and Saturday gives third and fourth-year business students a chance to work on cases shared with them by a local company. Teams don’t find details about the case until the morning of the competition and then they have only 26...
UNB professor honoured with award for leadership in education
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Posted: January 17, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
As he walks the halls of the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, business professor Emin Civi is rarely without a smile, a cheerful hello or a word of encouragement to students. His enthusiasm and passion for his job shines. “Emin Civi is much admired and respected by his faculty colleagues, staff and students alike and his presence here at UNB Saint John is an enormous asset to the faculty of business, the university and the community,” says Fazley Siddiq, dean of business on...
Lorenzo Reading Series to feature Susan White
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 10, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Writer Susan White will read from Maple Sugar Pie on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. Ms. White was born in New Brunswick, eventually moving to the Kingston Peninsula. After retiring from teaching, she began writing full time. Her first book, The Year Mrs. Montague Cried (2011) won the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature. Her second book, Ten Thousand Truths (2012), received honourable mention...
UNB to honour Montreal Massacre victims
UNB Newsroom
Posted: December 1, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick will be hosting memorial events in Fredericton and Saint John next week to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and to remember the 14 women killed during the Montreal Massacre on Dec. 6, 1989. This year marks the 28th anniversary of the murders of 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. Many of these women were engineering students and their lives were taken in an act of gender-based violence. The...
UNB Board vice-chair named one of Canada s 100 Most Powerful Women
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 27, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The vice-chair of the University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors has been named one of Canada’s most powerful women. The Women’s Executive Network, an international organization that creates networking, mentoring, and development opportunities for executive-minded women, released its picks for the country’s 100 most powerful women last week. Ms. Tingley was selected in the RBC Champions category, which recognizes women who support women. Ms. Tingley was thrilled to be selected as a...
Lorenzo Reading Series to feature reading by novelist Michael Kaan
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 21, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Novelist Michael Kaan will read from The Water Beetles on Thursday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at the University of Saint John campus. Mr. Kaan was born in Winnipeg, the second child of a father from Hong Kong and a Canadian mother. The Water Beetles is his first novel, and is a finalist for a 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award. Written in restrained, yet beautiful and affecting prose, The Water Beetles is an engrossing story of adventure and survival. Based...
UNB announces recipients of Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarships for 2017
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 15, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick today announced that New Brunswick students, Taylor Lee of Second Falls, N.B. and Brianna Forbes of Targettville, N.B. are this year’s recipients of the Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarship valued at $40,000.00 ($10,000.00 per year for four years). This year’s scholars come to UNB’s Saint John campus with a history of exemplary achievements as students, athletes and community leaders. Taylor Lee, a former Fundy High School student, is the 2011 McCain...
UNB named one of Canada s Top 100 Employers for 2018
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 8, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
For the fifth time in six years, the University of New Brunswick has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The Globe and Mail announced the top 100 list for 2018 yesterday. UNB is one of five Canadian universities on the list, and is the only Atlantic Canadian university recognized. “We’re so pleased to be named as one of the country’s top employers again this year,” says Eddy Campbell, president of the University of New Brunswick. “Our reputation as a leading employer allows us not...
UNB professor to be inducted as a Chevalier Knight in the Ordre du Mérite Maritime of France
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 6, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Dr. Thierry Chopin, a professor at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, is to be awarded the distinction of Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre du Mérite Maritime of France for his work as a researcher, teacher and communicator in the field of marine biology and aquaculture. Dr. Chopin will be invested into the Order by Her Excellency, Mrs. Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France to Canada, on Nov. 21 at a ceremony at the Consulate General of France in Moncton. The Ordre du Mérite...
Lorenzo Reading Series to feature author Pauline Dakin
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 3, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Well-known CBC journalist Pauline Dakin will read from her book RUN, HIDE, REPEAT: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. in the Saint John Free Public Library at Market Square. Ms. Dakin is an assistant professor at the University of King’s College School of Journalism in Halifax. A journalist who has worked in radio, television and print, she was also a senior producer for CBC Nova Scotia and host of CBC Radio’s Atlantic Voice. Ms. Dakin has received a litany national...
UNB Remembers ceremony to commemorate service and sacrifice
UNB Newsroom
Posted: November 3, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick’s fifth annual UNB Remembers ceremony will be held in Fredericton on Monday, Nov. 6, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Hall auditorium. UNB Remembers brings the university community together to pause and reflect on the impact of war on students, faculty and staff. The ceremony commemorates the service and sacrifices of UNB members in wartime and beyond while contemplating the toll of past and present conflicts on the lives of people around the...
Novelist Ann Eriksson to read at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 31, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Ann Eriksson, novelist and biologist, will read from The Performance on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 5:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge at UNB’s Fredericton campus and as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre at UNB’s Saint John campus. Eye-opening and compelling, Ms. Eriksson’s The Performance is rooted in the narrator’s feelings of compassion, and her wish to explore a way of life which she has never had to face to help a friend. The book...
Robotics and bionics innovator to speak at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 23, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
A Norwegian engineer behind research as diverse as bionic limbs, robotic submarines and an artificial organ as a potential cure for diabetes will be lecturing at the University of New Brunswick this week. Dr. Øyvind Stavdahl, co-founder of the subsea robotics firm Eelume and an associate professor in engineering cybernetics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), will be speaking at the university’s Fredericton campus on Tuesday, Oct. 24 and Saint John campus on...
Lorenzo Reading Series to feature Bruce Meyer
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 20, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Poet and educator Bruce Meyer will read from Portraits of Canadian Writers and 1967: Centennial Year on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. In Portraits of Canadian Writers, Dr. Meyer shares the portraits of some of Canada’s most beloved writers alongside anecdotes that reveal their personalities. Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Ray Robertson, Bronwen Wallace – these are just a few authors whose unforgettable words have made them icons of Canadian literary...
UNB to grant two honorary degrees at Convocation
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 11, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will grant two honorary degrees during its fall Convocation ceremonies. UNB Fredericton’s 63rd Convocation: Thursday, Oct. 19 Business mogul and long-time public servant Francis McGuire will receive an honorary doctorate of letters. Francis McGuire received a bachelor of arts degree from Dalhousie University, a diploma in European politics from the Institute d’études politiques in Paris, France, and a master’s degree from the School of Advanced International...
UNB researcher presents new technology at G20 summit
Communications
Posted: September 27, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick researcher Dr. Chris Baker is in Berlin, Germany this week to present a new data federation technology at the annual meeting of the Agricultural Chief Scientists of the G20 (MACS-G20). Dr. Baker, chair of the computer science department at UNB’s campus in Saint John, will be presenting new technologies showing how open data sets can be integrated to provide decision support for agricultural consultants. The organizers of the Berlin meeting are GODAN, a G8...
Lorenzo Reading Series to feature graphic novel about aboriginal gang violence
Communications
Posted: September 21, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Author Patti LaBoucane-Benson and illustrator Kelly Mellings will read from their award-winning book, The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. In this graphic novel, two Aboriginal brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives. Pete, a young Aboriginal man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his...
UNB Lorenzo Society Music Series and the Saint John Early Music Festival presents The Toronto Consort
Communications
Posted: September 14, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
UNB Lorenzo Society Music Series and the Saint John Early Music Festival will present the renowned Toronto Consort performing Shakespeare’s Songbook in Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, UNB Saint John campus on Friday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. The performance is free of charge to students, staff and faculty of UNB Saint John (UNB ID required). Tickets for off-campus audience members ($20 adults, $15 seniors and $5 students) can be purchased at the door on the night and there will be free on-campus...
UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series to kick off 2017 18 season
Communications
Posted: September 11, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The Lorenzo Reading Series will kick off its 2017-18 season with Wayne Clifford reading from his 14th book of poetry, Flying the Truck on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. Flying the Truck is the result of Wayne Clifford’s two years as poet-in-residence with the New Brunswick Museum during its Grand Lake Protected Area Bioblitz in 2013 and 2014. “I don’t think of science, the practice of knowledge, as...
The McCain Foundation invests $1.25 million in innovation program at UNB
Communications
Posted: September 5, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick today announced the creation of a postdoctoral fellowship program focused on innovation. Thanks to a $1.25 million gift from The McCain Foundation, the new fellowships aim to equip PhD graduates with the resources they need to transform their research into a product ready for market. These two- to three-year fellowships are valued at $50,000 per year and will be awarded competitively on an annual basis. The McCain Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in...
UNB welcomes new students
Communications
Posted: September 1, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will come alive with excitement this week as another school year begins and new and returning students descend upon the university’s campuses once again. Media are invited to attend the orientation activities below on each campus. For more information, contact: UNB Fredericton: Sara Rothman UNB Saint John: Renea Leskie Fredericton Commencement: Tuesday, Sept. 5, 10:15 – 11 a.m. | Richard J. CURRIE CENTER The UNB Fredericton campus community will...
UNB welcomes Michael van Zyll de Jong as dean of science applied science and engineering
Communications
Posted: August 15, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has appointed Dr. Michael van Zyll de Jong as dean of the faculty of science, applied science and engineering. Dr. van Zyll de Jong comes to UNB from Memorial University, where he served as associate professor of applied ecology in the School of Science and Environment at Grenfell Campus. Dr. van Zyll de Jong served a three-year term as Director of the Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) at Memorial University from 2012-2015. He was also the co-lead of the...
UNB's Saint John College now an official CELPIP test centre
Communications
Posted: August 11, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Saint John College at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus is now offering the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP), Canada’s leading English language test for those applying for Canadian permanent residency and citizenship. Saint John College is excited to offer the CELPIP, and hopes to address the needs of the immigrant community by offering the CELPIP tests, which are officially recognized by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada...
Chancellor emeritus UNB alumni named to Order of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: August 10, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Dr. Richard J. Currie, UNB’s chancellor emeritus, has been named to the Order of New Brunswick for his accomplishments as a business executive and for his contributions to public education in the province. “This is fitting recognition for all that Dr. Currie has done for New Brunswick. He has had a phenomenally successful business career and has invested tremendous energy, time and resources into making New Brunswick an even better province,” said Dr. Eddy Campbell, president and...
Harrison McCain Foundation provides new opportunities for UNB faculty members
Communications
Posted: August 10, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Twenty-three faculty members at UNB have increased research, publishing and teaching support, thanks to funding from the Harrison McCain Faculty Awards at the University of New Brunswick. The awards, initially established in 2006 with a grant of $1 million from the Harrison McCain Foundation, and renewed with an additional $1.25 million in 2016, are focused in four areas ranging from support for research projects to hiring of assistants or purchasing new equipment that is critical to each...
New chair and vice-chair named to Board of Governors at UNB
Communications
Posted: July 6, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Larry Hachey, president of Bluechip Leasing Atlantic, has been appointed chair of the University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors for a two-year term, effective July 1. Mr. Hachey, of Quispamsis, N.B., has served on UNB’s Board of Governors since 2011, most recently serving as vice-chair. Robyn Tingley, a Rothesay-based social entrepreneur, author and adviser to companies across North America from startups to Fortune 100, has been appointed vice-chair, also for a two-year term beginning...
J D Irving Limited and UNB announce 2017 scholarship recipients
Communications
Posted: June 23, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
J.D. Irving, Limited and the University of New Brunswick are pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of the JDI NB Scholarship at UNB. Desiree Pictou, above, left, currently lives on Ugpi'Ganjig, Eel River Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick, and will be starting her degree in business administration in September at UNB’s Fredericton campus. Caroline Burpee from Jacksonville, N.B., will be attending UNB’s Fredericton campus in September to pursue a degree in engineering. She has...
National Aboriginal Day and UNB s role in reconciliation
Communications
Posted: June 21, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Dear Members of the UNB Community, Today, as Canada marks National Aboriginal Day, I am reminded of the treaties our ancestors signed in the 18th century, and that still bind us today. These treaties brought our peoples together in a spirit of peace and friendship, and even today these ideals provide the right direction for all of us. As a university, the work we undertake transforms the potential of New Brunswick and its people. At UNB, this leads us in our commitment to reconciliation. The...
Inside a DNA research lab at UNB Decoding life under our waters to ensure species survival
Communications
Posted: June 8, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Four hundred million lines of text: that’s how much data is in a single gene-sequencing file when Scott Pavey’s team receives it. If you wanted to scan it manually, and generously assume it would take one second per line to look at, it would take you 12 and a half years of reading around the clock to get through it all. Fortunately, Dr. Pavey is backed up by $1 million in infrastructure, making his lab at the University of New Brunswick the most sophisticated of its kind in the...
UNB names Wallace McCain Institute Entrepreneurial Leaders
Communications
Posted: May 31, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
After an intense two-day process called "The Choosing," the Wallace McCain Institute, at the University of New Brunswick, has named the 10th cohort of its Entrepreneurial Leaders Program (ELP). This group of 28 entrepreneurs has a collective economic footprint of $63 million in revenue and 550 employees across the Greater Atlantic Area. With 419 nominations this year, the 28 cohorts faced stiff competition in the selection process. These business leaders in ELP10 will meet for two days...
UNB provides learning opportunities beyond the classroom
Communications
Posted: May 30, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
University is filled with class time, lectures and tests. However, the University of New Brunswick extends learning beyond the classroom through a new program that helps students develop personal and professional skills that they will use in the future in work or grad school. The program focuses on learning opportunities outside of the classroom, anything that extends their academic learning and contributes to their overall life experiences. Activities include volunteer work, athletics,...
UNB launches postdoctoral fellowship program
Communications
Posted: May 29, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Two New Purdy Crawford Fellowships in Public Policy will support applied research with immediate impact The University of New Brunswick has launched a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship program to honour one of Canada’s most respected business leaders, the late Dr. Purdy Crawford, CC. The Purdy Crawford/TD Bank Postdoctoral Fellowship in Accessibility supports UNB researchers who will help ensure that the people of New Brunswick have access to education, health care and other programs...
UNB and CUPE ratify collective agreement
Communications
Posted: May 24, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - Local 3339 are pleased to announce they have ratified a four-year renewal Collective Agreement. Considering the current fiscal environment both parties were pleased to be able to reach a mutually beneficial settlement. CUPE Local 3339 represents approximately 55 support staff employees on the Saint John campus performing work in the following categories: clerical, secretarial, library assistant, tradespeople,...
UNB Board of Governors approves 2017-2018 budget
Communications
Posted: May 23, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick Board of Governors has approved the university’s 2017-2018 budget, which represents the first of a three-year plan to balance the operating budget by the 2019-2020 fiscal year. “The UNB 2017-2018 budget focuses on continued investments in our academic mission and research, while realizing cost savings through expenditure controls,” said Dr. Eddy Campbell, UNB president and vice-chancellor. After considerable analysis and effort, UNB presented the Board of...
Valedictorians distinguished professors to take the stage at UNB graduation ceremonies
Communications
Posted: May 15, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Graduation is a time when communities come together to celebrate the accomplishments of both students and faculty. At the University of New Brunswick’s graduation ceremonies in Fredericton and Saint John this week, four valedictorians will address UNB’s graduating class of 2017. The university will also honour seven outstanding professors. UNB’s 188th Encaenia will be celebrated on May 17 and 18 with three ceremonies at the Aitken Centre on the Fredericton campus. Valedictorian Adam...
Prestigious Currie Scholarships awarded to four UNB students
Communications
Posted: May 12, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Four Atlantic Canadian high school students are winners of the prestigious Currie Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick, saluting their dedication to the community, leadership skills and academic performance in their high schools. The Currie Scholarships were established by Dr. Richard J. Currie, UNB Chancellor Emeritus and one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists. This year’s Currie Scholarship recipients are Colin Brown of Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B.;...
Math whizzes from across province to descend on UNB campuses for annual competition
Communications
Posted: May 11, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The 35th Annual Mathematics Competition for grades 7, 8 and 9 will take place at the University of New Brunswick this Friday, May 12, 2017. About 1,200 New Brunswick students will travel to the Fredericton and Saint John campuses of University of New Brunswick as well as the Moncton, Edmundston and Shippagan campuses of l’Université de Moncton to write a multiple-choice competition. The competition can be written in either English or French and will take place in the late morning. District...
Middle and high school students compete in annual programming competitions at UNB Saint John
Communications
Posted: May 10, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Middle and high school students from across New Brunswick will put their computer programming skills to the test at two annual competitions hosted by the University of New Brunswick's Saint John campus. "As a leader in computer science, UNB is proud to be hosting these events again this year,” said Ruth Shaw, professor of computer science at UNB Saint John and co-ordinator of both events. “Computer programming skills are vital in our rapidly changing economy and the skills these young...
UNB to grant four honorary degrees during upcoming graduation ceremonies
Communications
Posted: May 9, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick will grant four honorary degrees during its spring graduation ceremonies in Fredericton and Saint John on May 17, 18 and 19. The recipients are: Heidi Shyu will receive a doctor of science degree in Fredericton on May 17 at 10 a.m. Heidi Shyu, who earned a bachelor of science degree at UNB in 1976, immigrated from Taiwan to Japan, then to the United States when she was 11 years old. She later moved to Fredericton, where her father was a history professor at UNB...
UNB s Institute of Biomedical Engineering saluted with Innovation Champion award
Communications
Posted: May 8, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick was recently named the province’s Innovation Champion at the Knowledge and Innovation Recognition Awards, continuing a legacy of more than 50 years of leading-edge research. The awards, known as the KIRAs, were presented May 4, 2017 at a gala event at the Fredericton Convention Centre, saluting innovation across all sectors and industries in New Brunswick. The institute, a world leader in prosthetics research, was...
UNB student digs deep for athletic and academic success
Communications
Posted: April 28, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Homepage
Education is a swift-moving stream. Fall out of the current, and it’s easy to be left behind. Bruce Savoie knows this better than most. The 26-year-old University of New Brunswick student and keeper on the UNB Saint John soccer team has just been named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Academic All-Canadian, the organization’s most prestigious award. It’s an achievement made more impressive considering where he was just eight years ago “The first time I had to leave high school was...
Accomplished UNB student recruited by Air Canada CEO
Communications
Posted: April 27, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Students are generally told to “make the most” of their time at university. University of New Brunswick Saint John student, and one of its 2017 Graduating Student Leadership Award winners, Dana Dodsworth seems to have taken that advice to heart. The award is given to students who has “made outstanding voluntary extracurricular contributions to their academic program/department, or to UNB Saint John as a whole.” Ms. Dodsworth checked those boxes and then some, completing multiple co-op...
University of New Brunswick researcher invited to Monaco to present on developing integrated aquaculture in marine protected areas
Communications
Posted: April 24, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick marine biology researcher Thierry Chopin was an invited panelist at the eighth edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative held recently in Monaco. The Monaco Blue Initiative was launched in 2010 by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, and is co-organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Oceanographic Institute, Foundation Albert I, Prince of Monaco. Its members meet annually to discuss current, and anticipate future, global challenges of...
Imagine the university as an economic engine
Communications
Posted: April 18, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Universities are often described as key supports of economic development. Which they undeniably are. But to consider them “supports” alone overlooks the potentially greater contribution universities can make as engines of economic growth and innovation, particularly at the regional level. The recent federal budget seems to recognize this greater opportunity, providing investments that will help universities drive economic development and strengthen Canada’s position as a knowledge leader on...
University of New Brunswick professor up for awards for Oland book history of policing text
Communications
Posted: April 11, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Truth and Honour: The Death of Richard Oland and the Trial of Dennis Oland, a book by Greg Marquis, a professor of history at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, has been named as a finalist for Canada’s National Business Book Award. It is the first of two of Dr. Marquis’ books to be nominated for awards this year, as he also recently learned that his law-enforcement history The Vigilant Eye: Policing Canada from 1867 to 9/11 has been nominated for an Atlantic Book Award. "I...
Professor Greg Marquis to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: March 28, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Greg Marquis, professor of history and politics at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, will read from Truth & Honour on Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Truth and Honour explores the 2011 murder of Saint John businessman Richard Oland, of the prominent family that owns Moosehead Breweries, the ensuing police investigation and the arrest, trial and conviction of the victim’s son Dennis Oland for second-degree murder. Dennis Oland’s trial would be the most...
Seaweeds could be the key to Parkinson s disease cure researchers find
Communications
Posted: March 28, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Seaweeds could hold the key to a cure for Parkinson’s disease, says a researcher at the University of New Brunswick. Thierry Chopin, a professor of marine biology and scientific director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network based at UNB Saint John, was one of the authors of a study published recently in the journal Neuroscience Letters. The emergence of Parkinson’s disease is linked to the misfolding of the protein α-synuclein. The researchers found that an extract...
Sir Howard Douglas Scholars inducted at the University of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: March 28, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Involvement in their university and community, plus excellent grades, has earned 12 University of New Brunswick students the distinction of being inducted into the Sir Howard Douglas Society. The award recipients volunteer their time and talent in a number of ways, both locally and internationally, and are all dean’s list students. “Our students are the problem solvers of today and tomorrow,” says UNB President Eddy Campbell. “The Sir Howard Douglas Scholars are a shining example of what can...
UNB entrepreneurial spirit shines at Breakthru competition
Communications
Posted: March 24, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick’s entrepreneurial spirit shined Thursday night as students, alumni and staff were among contestants vying for the top prize at the 2017 New Brunswick Innovation Foundation’s Breakthru Competition. Four UNB-connected companies came away as prize winners in the provincial category. The top prize in the category went to Pfera, which will get an infusion of nearly $375,000 in cash and professional services. “We’re so proud of everyone at UNB who has been involved...
University of New Brunswick to honour prominent alumni at gala event in Saint John
Communications
Posted: March 22, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
This Thursday, March 23, the University of New Brunswick will celebrate the achievements of nine alumni and one dedicated staff person at a gala event at the Delta Brunswick in Saint John. Among the UNB graduates being honoured are a physician tackling some of the most pressing and controversial medical issues of our time, a lawyer who was instrumental in bringing same-sex marriage to Colorado, and an international student who worked three jobs on his way to a degree and, eventually, a...
Second annual UNB Green Review highlights a year of sustainability success at the University of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: March 21, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has recycled more than 50,000 pounds of electronic waste over the past three years, the equivalent weight of three elephants, according to the 2015-16 UNB Green Review. This annual report, published by UNB Sustainability, highlights sustainable initiatives happening at the university, green champions on campus and suggestions on how to live more sustainably. “UNB is working hard to establish a culture of sustainability that reaches all aspects of campus life...
Meags Fitzgerald to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: March 20, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Award-winning illustrator, graphic novelist and stop-motion animator Meags Fitzgerald will read from Photobooth: A Biography on Thursday, March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre on UNB’s Saint John campus. For almost a century, chemical photo booths have occupied public spaces, giving people the opportunity to quickly take inexpensive, quality photos. In the last decade these machines have started to rapidly disappear, causing an eclectic group of individuals from around the...
UNB works to help students affected by Trump Administration s Travel Ban
Communications
Posted: March 2, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick seeks to provide assistance to students affected by the Trump Administration’s travel ban, which created confusion and anxiety for thousands of students and staff, studying or working at American institutions. “UNB remains firmly committed to diversity, inclusion and equity in our institution,” said George MacLean, Vice-President (Academic), UNB. “We played an integral part in welcoming refugees to New Brunswick last year, and UNB’s campuses are recognized by...
Where math and fun intersect
Communications
Posted: March 1, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
UNB Saint John’s department of mathematics & statistics and the Promise Partnership are hosting the 2017 Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest. “The purpose of this competition is to introduce students from grade 1 to grade 12 to math challenges in a fun and enjoyable way,” says Dr. M.H. Hamdan, the New Brunswick Math Kangaroo Regional Coordinator, “thus inspiring their further interest and advancement in mathematics.” Founded in France in 1991, the Mathematical Kangaroo was based on an Australian...
Terry Fox Research Institute invests 5 million in research effort lead by the University of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: February 22, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
The Terry Fox Research Institute today announced an investment of $5 million for New Brunswick researchers and their colleagues at other cancer centres in Canada to study how new precision medicine tools could improve, and potentially save, the lives of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer of the blood and bone marrow. “This $5 million for the Multiple Myeloma Molecular Monitoring Study will enable this world-class research team to apply cutting-edge tools of...
Author Riel Nason to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: February 15, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Photo credit: Shane Nason Author Riel Nason will read from All the Things We Leave Behind on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. All the Things We Leave Behind is about remembrance and attachment, about what we collect and what we cast off. In this highly affecting novel, Riel Nason explores the permeability of memory and the sometimes confusing bonds of human emotion. Riel Nason grew up in Hawkshaw, New Brunswick, not far from the St. John River. She now lives in...
Historic love letters from famous Canadian poet find a home at the University of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: February 10, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Digital copy of letter from CGD Roberts to E Smith 10 November, 1926. Evelyn Smith Acquisition 2016.032 (Credit UNB Archives & Special Collections) A collection of romantic letters written by Sir Charles G. D. Roberts, who is considered to be the father of Canadian poetry, has found a new home in the University of New Brunswick Archives and Special Collections. Mr. Roberts was known to have had several romantic liaisons and much of what is known about these relationships has come from his...
University of New Brunswick responds to 2017-18 provincial budget
Communications
Posted: February 7, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The provincial government announced today that it will seek agreements with publicly-funded universities to fund pilot projects and commit to four-year predictability in both tuition for students and funding provided by government. The government will seek to enter into memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with universities, recognizing each institution’s individual strengths and areas of expertise, to outline its predictable funding commitments. “We are appreciative of the provincial...
Statement on recent Quebec City Mosque Shooting and U S Executive Order Travel Ban
Communications
Posted: January 31, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Dear Members of the UNB Community: I would like to begin by expressing condolences to the families of those fatally shot and injured in the recent attack on a Quebec City mosque. We live in an open and inclusive society and acts of terror such as this severely compromise our collective sense of security. UNB remains firmly committed to diversity, inclusion and equity in our institution. Our country is a global leader in safety, freedom, and education with a long-standing history of welcoming...
Become a university student for a day UNB opens classes to the public
Communications
Posted: January 27, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
If you have ever wondered what it’s like to be a university student, now is your chance. The University of New Brunswick is inviting high school students and community members to experience life on the Fredericton and Saint John campuses Jan. 30 and 31. On the Fredericton campus, the faculty of arts is hosting an open classroom event. They are opening more than 20 classes to the public over the two days. Guests will also be able to sign up for campus tours during their visit. Dr. Robert...
New centre for children with complex health conditions launched
Communications
Posted: January 10, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
A new centre set up to aid children with complex health conditions and their families has been launched by researchers at the University of New Brunswick and Mount Allison University. NaviCare/SoinsNavi is a virtual centre that will help young patients and their families navigate the maze of health care needs and professionals they often confront. Funded by a generous $750,000 donation by the New Brunswick Children’s Foundation, the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week service was developed by Dr....
Acclaimed author Lisa Moore to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: January 9, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Photo credit: Nathalie Marsh Acclaimed author Lisa Moore will read from Flannery on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Written in Lisa Moore’s exuberant and inimitable style, Flannery is by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, empowering and harrowing — often all on the same page. It is a novel whose spell no reader will be able to resist. Lisa Moore is the acclaimed author of February and Alligator. February won CBC's Canada Reads competition, was longlisted for...
UNB named one of Atlantic Canada s top employers
Communications
Posted: January 4, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
UNB has been named one of the top 25 employers in Atlantic Canada for 2017. This is the fifth consecutive year UNB has been recognized by Atlantic Business Magazine as one of the region’s top employers. Dr. Eddy Campbell, UNB president and vice-chancellor, said fostering a rewarding and fulfilling work environment benefits all aspects of the university. “Our staff and faculty are a vital part of the UNB community. Their hard work and dedication have helped UNB remain a top university in...
New technology at the University of New Brunswick changing the face of disaster relief
Communications
Posted: December 29, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB
University of New Brunswick postdoctoral fellow Shabnam Jabari is developing technology that promises to be a game-changer for government, aid organizations and first responders around the world. During Dr. Jabari’s senior year of undergraduate study at University of Tehran, a disastrous earthquake struck the southern Iranian city of Bam. The 6.6-magnitude quake in 2003 destroyed homes and killed tens of thousands of people, including the family member of a friend. Inspired to make a...
UNB bionics expert named 2016 Young Health Researcher of the Year
Communications
Posted: December 28, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
For Jon Sensinger, associate director of University of New Brunswick’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, a childhood dream has turned into an innovative career – one that is changing lives across the globe. A pioneer in the field of biomedical engineering, Dr. Sensinger was recently named 2016 Young Health Researcher of the Year by the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) after careful consideration from a national peer review committee. “To have my work recognized by the peer...
Provincial government invests more than 200 000 in UNBSJ s Promise Partnership
Communications
Posted: December 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
The provincial government has invested more than $216,000 in the Promise Partnership over the last two academic years at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus through the Access and Success program. “Your government believes that a well-educated workforce is essential to growing the economy and creating jobs. That is why we are pleased to support important programs like the Promise Partnership, which helps guide youth by providing them with information about their...
UNB Board of Governors vote to ratify collective agreement
Communications
Posted: December 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors has voted in favour of ratifying a new four-year collective agreement with the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) Contract Academic Employees (CAE) membership. This follows a positive ratification vote held by AUNBT’s CAE membership on Sept. 13, 2016. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement that works for everyone,” says Dr. Daniel Coleman, chief negotiator for UNB. “We share a commitment to academic excellence...
On Dec 6 the University of New Brunswick Remembers
Communications
Posted: December 2, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will be hosting memorial events in Fredericton and Saint John to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and to remember the 14 women killed during the Montreal Massacre on Dec. 6, 1989. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the murders of 14 young women at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. Many of these women were engineering students and their lives were taken in an act of gender-based violence. The Fredericton ceremony...
UNB Board of Governors and PSAC vote to ratify collective agreement for graduate student workers
Communications
Posted: November 24, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick Board of Governors and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 60550 Union of Graduate Student Workers have voted in favour of ratifying a renewal of their collective agreement. “We are very pleased to have reached a mutually beneficial agreement,” said Peter McDougall, associate vice-president, UNB Human Resources. “Graduate students are very important to the success of UNB and the work that they do during their course of studies is extremely...
UNB seeks public input on university s climate change action plan
Communications
Posted: November 23, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Photo credit: Rob Blanchard The University of New Brunswick will hold public consultation sessions on Nov. 23 and 30 to develop one of the region’s first university climate change action plans. Canada has committed to reduce 2005 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent by 2020. New Brunswick has committed to a 10 per cent reduction of 1990 levels by 2020 and 75 per cent reduction in 2001 levels by 2050. UNB is holding the first of several public consultation sessions this week,...
University of New Brunswick launches 110 million It Begins Here campaign
Communications
Posted: November 18, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick launched its $110 million It Begins Here campaign today at simultaneous events in Fredericton and Saint John. Campaign co-chairs and UNB alumni David Ganong (BBA ’65, LLD ’12), executive vice-chair, Ganong Bros. Limited, and Robert Quartermain (BSc ’77, DSc ’09), chairman & CEO, Pretivm Resources Inc., emceed the event, setting a fundraising goal of $110 million for the campaign, the largest in UNB’s history. Half the goal – $55 million will be dedicated to...
Leading scholar in Canadian history to challenge notions behind Confederation at UNB lecture
Communications
Posted: November 17, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Visiting Professor from the Institute of the Americas at University College London, Dr. Phillip Buckner, will deliver the 2016 W. Stewart MacNutt Memorial Lecture. In his presentation, Beware the Canadian Wolf? -- The Maritimes and Confederation, he will challenge the notion that Confederation was forced on the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick governments. Many historians have argued that the Maritimes had little interest in a British North American union in the 1860s. They contend that Upper...
Author Heather O Neill to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: November 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Author Heather O’Neill will read from Daydreams of Angels on Thursday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Heather O’Neill is a Canadian novelist, poet, short-story writer, screenwriter and essayist. Her unforgettable novels, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night and Lullabies for Little Criminals, captured readers with the vulnerability and charm of her characters Nouschka and Baby and the irreverent descriptions of their lives on Montreal’s St. Laurent Boulevard, with critics...
National Framework for Responding to Intimate Partner Violence released at UNB
Communications
Posted: November 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) today released a comprehensive framework for police forces on dealing with intimate partner violence. “A unified police response to intimate partner violence in Canada is critical,” says Chief Kimberley Greenwood of the Barrie Police Service and co-chair of the committee that brought forward the framework. “Over the last decade, we have seen a significant change in how police services respond. In our continued focus on intimate partner...
SHAD UNB wins youth innovation award at SHAD Cup
Communications
Posted: November 8, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
A team of SHAD UNB students took home the Best Business Plan award at the SHAD – John Dobson Entrepreneurship Cup in Toronto, finishing third overall. “Year after year, we challenge students from across Canada to collaborate at SHAD UNB to come up with solutions to big problems in society,” says Melissa Dawe, SHAD UNB’s program co-director. “This year we saw some amazing and creative solutions to the problem of food insecurity in Canada.” SHAD UNB developed ZENsense, a network of sensors...
UNB province and federal governments invest 1 million towards new multi-research greenhouse
Communications
Posted: November 7, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The provincial and federal governments, together with the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus, are investing $1 million to build a multi-research greenhouse at the university. Back, from left: Andrew Flewelling, UNB Saint John PhD student; and Don Darling, mayor of Saint John. Front, from left: Fundy Royal MP Alaina Lockhart; UNB Saint John vice-president Robert MacKinnon; Service New Brunswick Minister Ed Doherty; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; and Brian Baxter, chair...
UNB recognized as one of Canada s Top 100 Employers for 2017
Communications
Posted: November 7, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has once again been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, marking the fourth time in five years the institution has received the accolade. The Globe and Mail announced Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2017 today. UNB was the only Atlantic Canadian university to make the list and one of four Canadian universities recognized. Here are some of the reasons why UNB was selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2017: The university offers full tuition...
Renowned bionics expert to speak at the University of New Brunswick on rewiring humans
Communications
Posted: November 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
One of the world’s foremost experts on bionic prosthetics will be exploring the drive to rewire humans in a lecture at the University of New Brunswick next week. Levi Hargrove, director of the Neural Engineering for Prosthetic and Orthotics Laboratory at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, will be delivering the Dineen Memorial Lectures at UNB. In Fredericton on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and in Saint John on Wednesday, Nov. 9, he will speak on Rewiring Humans: Improving the Control of Bionic...
UNB launches new interdisciplinary speaker series
Communications
Posted: November 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is launching a new interdisciplinary speakers series called Conversations on Time. Each speaker of this three-part series will examine the theme of time through the lens of their academic field to engage participants in an interdisciplinary dialogue. “We are hoping to engage the university community in exciting interdisciplinary academic conversations, to examine one theme from multiple angles throughout the year,” Dr. Thomas Mengel, professor of leadership...
University of New Brunswick hosts fourth annual UNB Remembers ceremony
Communications
Posted: November 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is holding its fourth annual UNB Remembers Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 at Memorial Hall on the Fredericton campus starting at noon. Joy Cummings Photo, UNB. The University of New Brunswick’s fourth annual UNB Remembers ceremony will be held in Fredericton on Friday, Nov. 4, beginning at 12 p.m. in the Memorial Hall auditorium. Featuring reflections and contributions from UNB faculty, staff, alumni, students and community members, this annual event...
Futures Atlantic Symposium to be held at University of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: November 2, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB
The Centre for Financial Studies at the University of New Brunswick will be hosting the Futures Atlantic Symposium this Friday, Nov. 4, an afternoon of investment career training and employment opportunities for students across Atlantic Canada interested in careers in finance and investment. The Futures Atlantic Symposium will be held at the Wu Conference Centre on the University of New Brunswick Fredericton campus starting at 1 p.m. and offers a half day of intense financial education,...
UNB and JDI celebrate three new scholarship recipients
Communications
Posted: October 27, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Dr. George MacLean, vice-president (academic), UNB Fredericton; Caleb Waite; Ashlyn Moody; Cameron Arthurs; Colleen Baxter, vice-president of human resources, JDI. The University of New Brunswick and J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) are pleased to announce the 2016 recipients of the JDI NB Scholarships at UNB. Congratulations to Ashlyn Moody of Blackville, N.B., studying chemical engineering; and to forestry students Cameron Arthurs of Carter’s Point, Kingston Peninsula, N.B., and Caleb Waite of...
Nine new members appointed to UNB s Board of Governors
Communications
Posted: October 25, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Brian Baxter, chair of the Board of Governors for the University of New Brunswick, is pleased to announce the appointment of nine new members to the Board. The nine individuals represent a wide range of interests and experiences. Among them are three UNB academics, two New Brunswick mayors, two UNB students, the CEO of a New Brunswick company, and a financial products expert. UNB’s Board of Governors is a group of dedicated volunteers who are passionate about advancing UNB and work to...
Award-winning writer Kevin Donovan to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: October 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Photo credit: The Toronto Star Kevin Donovan, an investigative reporter and editor of the Toronto Star, will read from Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. Secret Life is a thought-provoking account of the landmark Ghomeshi exposé that sparked a nation-wide discussion on sexual assault, the cult of celebrity, and the politics of power and gender in the workplace. A...
Award-winning author Elizabeth Hay holds readings at UNB
Communications
Posted: October 19, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Award-winning author Elizabeth Hay will read from her work, His Whole Life, at the University of New Brunswick in events on both the Fredericton and Saint John campuses. Her reading at UNB’s Fredericton campus will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. in the lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building. She will be at the Saint John campus on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series. Elizabeth Hay’s novel, Late Nights on Air, won the...
RBC invests 1 million in entrepreneurship education at the University of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: October 13, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Left to right: Craig Maguire (BBA SJ ’92), Branch Manager & Associate Portfolio Manager, RBC Dominion Securities; Lori Smith, Manager, Public Affairs, Atlantic Provinces, RBC; Tom Gribbons (BSF ’83), VP & Branch Manager, RBC Dominion Securities; Kayley Reed (BPhil ‘14), co-founder and CEO, Wear Your Label; Roger Howard, Regional President, Atlantic Provinces, RBC; Dhirendra Shukla, Dr. J. Herbert Smith ACOA Chair, UNB; Luc Pellerin, VP, Commercial Banking Services, RBC; Mara Payn-McGrath,...
Leveraging the power of education in reaching reconciliation
Communications
Posted: October 12, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The following commentary appeared in the Oct. 11, 2016 edition of the Daily Gleaner. The work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its 94 Calls to Action offer Canada a genuine opportunity to build a better future for all of us. We understand the barriers better, ways around them have been described, now we need to work together to take them down. In New Brunswick, all of our peoples signed Peace and Friendship Treaties centuries ago. These agreements bind us but we have not yet...
UNB opens recruitment office in Beijing
Communications
Posted: October 12, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick officially opened a student recruitment office today at the Canadian International School of Beijing in Beijing, China. This is the only recruitment office in China held by an Atlantic Canadian university. UNB President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Eddy Campbell was accompanied to Beijing by Premier Brian Gallant, along with a delegation from New Brunswick and officials from the Canadian Embassy. “We are thrilled by the prospects and the future we are building. With...
UNB to award professors emeriti rankings teaching awards at Convocation
Communications
Posted: October 12, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick will honour four outstanding individuals for their accomplishments and commitment to teaching at its Convocation ceremonies next week. UNB Fredericton will award Professors Emeriti distinctions to two of its retired faculty members at a ceremony Thursday, Oct. 20. Professor Emeriti Distinctions Tony Diamond, professor emeritus in biology and forestry and environmental management Appointed as a research professor in 1994, Dr. Tony Diamond has had a significant...
Award-winning author Elizabeth Hay to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: October 11, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Award-winning author Elizabeth Hay will read from His Whole Life on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Elizabeth Hay’s novel, Late Nights on Air, won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and has been an enormous national bestseller. Her other works include A Student of Weather (finalist for The Giller Prize and the Ottawa Book Award), Garbo Laughs (winner of the Ottawa Book Award and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award) and Small Change. In 2002, she received the...
UNB Saint John faculty of science applied science engineering announces Dean s List for 2015-16
Communications
Posted: October 11, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
One hundred and eighty-two students in the faculty of science, applied science and engineering at the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus have earned a place on the Dean's List for 2015-16. Bruce MacDonald, acting dean of the faculty, announced that the students who qualified for the list attained a sessional grade-point average of at least 3.7 or A- for the academic year. Media contact: Heather Campbell
UNB to grant four honorary degrees at Convocation
Communications
Posted: October 11, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Daryl Branscombe, Siauw Ng, Geoff Flood and Barbara Stegemann UNB will grant four honorary degrees during its Convocation ceremonies this month. UNB Fredericton’s 62nd Convocation: Thursday, Oct. 20 Alumnus, business leader and community volunteer Daryl Branscombe will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree. Daryl Branscombe graduated from UNB with a teaching degree, and before embarking on the world of business, taught for 10 years. He joined Greenarm Corporation Ltd. in 1985, and...
Preeminent researcher and television host to speak on coastal squeeze
Communications
Posted: October 4, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
A pre-eminent expert on harbour science and coastal ecology from Australia will be delivering a public lecture in Saint John on Oct. 6, hosted by the Canadian Rivers Institute and the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Emma Johnston is a rising star in the field of harbour and estuarine ecology and a co-presenter of the Foxtel/BBC television series Coast Australia. An expert in how humans impact harbours, coasts and estuarine habitats, Dr. Johnston is pro vice-chancellor (research) at the...
Joint Statement Regarding Women s Hockey Decision
Communications
Posted: October 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
University of New Brunswick – New Brunswick Human Rights Commission - Sylvia Dooley The University of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission and Sylvia (Bryson) Dooley have agreed to an adjournment of the judicial review of the Labour and Employment Board’s March 2 ruling compelling UNB to reinstate a women’s varsity hockey team. The hearing scheduled for October 18 was adjourned with the consent of all parties to attempt to resolve the issues in dispute. A Judge of the...
Professor launches book on Oland trial
Communications
Posted: October 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Greg Marquis, a professor of history at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, will have a number of events this month and next for Truth and Honour, his new book on the high-profile murder of Saint John businessman Richard Oland and the trial of the slain executive’s son, Dennis Oland. The first will be a launch event on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at UNB’s Grand Hall in uptown Saint John, followed by an author talk and book signing Oct. 15 at Indigo East Point in...
UNB welcomes new Campus Sexual Assault Support Advocates
Communications
Posted: October 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick has created two new positions dedicated full-time to addressing the issue of sexual assault on its campuses. After launching the university’s Sexual Assault Policy and procedures in spring 2016, UNB committed to creating positions devoted to supporting those impacted by sexual assault and to help foster a more respectful environment on its campuses. The new Campus Sexual Assault Support Advocates will serve UNB’s Fredericton and Saint John campuses as well as...
UNB s president emeritus honoured with lifetime achievement award
Communications
Posted: September 28, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
John McLaughlin, University of New Brunswick president emeritus, was recently honoured with a lifetime achievement award from Startup Canada for his work on promoting entrepreneurship in Canada. The organization saluted Dr. McLaughlin at its regional awards ceremony on Sept. 13 by awarding him with the Adam Chowaniec Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Impact and Enduring Legacy in Canadian Entrepreneurship. “This recognition of John’s leadership is richly deserved. Without his work...
Sir Howard Douglas Scholars inducted at the University of New Brunswick
Communications
Posted: September 27, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Front row, from left: Terry Fitzpatrick, Amanda Eng, Christena Dykstra, Marc Montero Cuizon, Tuan Bui, Lauren Adam. Back, from left: Emily Jackson, Nadia Kashetsky, Charlotte Pyke, Alyson Pickard-Tattrie, Gabrielle Robin, Brittany Rioux, Marija Veljanovska. Not shown (unable to attend): Kelsie Armstrong, Anna Caulfield, Sarah Evans, Geneva McSheffery. Involvement in their university and community, plus excellent grades, has earned 17 University of New Brunswick students the distinction of...
Richard Kelly Kemick and Katherine Leyton to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: September 26, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Photo courtesy of the author Writer Richard Kelly Kemick and poet Katherine Leyton will read from Caribou Run and All the Gold Hurts My Mouth, respectively, on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Richard Kelly Kemick’s poetry, prose, and criticism have been published in magazines and journals across Canada and the United States, including The Fiddlehead, The New Quarterly, and Tin House (Open Bar). He has won the poetry prizes of both Grain magazine and...
New Brunswick scientists build national river science powerhouse
Communications
Posted: September 22, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Researchers based at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are playing lead roles within the internationally acclaimed Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), which, in the lead up to World Rivers Day on Sept. 25, is releasing a report today highlighting its first 15 years of achievements. Founded in 2001 by four visionary aquatic scientists at UNB, the CRI has grown into a network of 22 science directors and their multi-disciplinary research teams based at 14 universities and institutions across...
UNB Saint John athletes named national scholars
Communications
Posted: September 21, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Kaitlin Casey and Katherine Houser Sixteen members of the UNB Saint John varsity athletics program received Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Academic National Scholar Awards for the 2015-16 season. They are: Kathryn Magee, basketball Allyson McLaughlin, basketball Marcel Boudreau, basketball Jarred Crawford, basketball Lars Moffatt, basketball Andrew Robart, basketball Antonio Duplessis, soccer Bruce Savoie, soccer Kaitlin Casey, soccer Madison Long, soccer Kayla Nice,...
Scotiabank Invests 1 Million in the University of New Brunswick s Student Abroad Programs and Honours Former Chief Executive
Communications
Posted: September 14, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Students at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) now have more opportunities to study and learn abroad thanks to Scotiabank, Canada’s international bank. Scotiabank today announced that it is furthering its commitment to international study awards at UNB with a leadership gift of $1 million. The new funds will be used to support awards for students interested in pursuing educational opportunities overseas. “I wish to extend my thanks to Scotiabank for this exceptional gift,” said Eddy...
UNB researcher part of global examination of seaweed industry
Communications
Posted: September 13, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Dr. Thierry Chopin, scientific director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network, based at UNB Saint John, recently collaborated on a policy brief through the United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health and the Scottish Association for Marine Science. Safeguarding the Future of the Global Seaweed Aquaculture Industry is the work of 30 researchers, from 21 institutions in nine countries. Seaweed aquaculture is undergoing a rapid global expansion...
When prayers are not enough
Communications
Posted: September 12, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Homepage
An internationally recognized scholar on religious divorce will be giving a keynote speech at the University of New Brunswick this Tuesday, Sept. 13. Pascale Fournier, Research Chair in Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law at the University of Ottawa, will deliver the address at an event hosted by the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research (MMFC) at UNB. Cathy Holtmann, director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre, says she is thrilled to have the opportunity to have...
University of New Brunswick researcher taps open data to help tackle world hunger
Communications
Posted: September 9, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick professor Chris Baker is on a journey to help solve global hunger – by harnessing the power of open data. Dr. Baker is invited to speak next week at an international summit in New York City that is bringing together world leaders, researchers, farmers, and students to discuss how openly sharing data might help ease hunger and malnutrition. In addition to attending the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) summit, he will also attend a high-level...
Author Debra Komar to kick off 2016-17 Lorenzo Reading Series at UNB Saint John
Communications
Posted: September 8, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Photo credit: Dan Froese Author Debra Komar will read from Black River Road on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary Oland Theatre in the New Brunswick Museum, Market Square. In re-examining a precedent-setting historical crime with fresh eyes, the renowned forensic anthropologist and award-winning author addresses the questions that still echo through the halls of justice more than a century later: is everyone capable of murder, and should character be treated as evidence in homicide...
New Lorenzo Reading Series coordinator named
Communications
Posted: September 7, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The Lorenzo Society is pleased to announce Andrea Kikuchi as the new coordinator for the Lorenzo Reading Series. Ms. Kikuchi is a writer and teacher with a Bachelor of Arts from UNB Saint John. She has taught writing workshops for the Write Stuff Festival, Word Collective and the Saint John Free School. She also serves on the board for the Fog Lit Writers and Readers Festival. In her spare time, she is working on her first full-length novel with her writing mentor, celebrated author Gerard...
UNB welcomes new students
Communications
Posted: September 6, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media
UNB’s Fredericton and Saint John campuses will be rejuvenated this week as students arrive to kick off another school year. Orientation activities for new students are getting underway at UNB Fredericton and Saint John. Media are invited to attend the orientation events below on each campus. For more information, contact: UNB Fredericton: Natalie Montgomery UNB Saint John: Heather Campbell Fredericton Campus COMMENCEMENT Tuesday, Sept. 6, 10:15 a.m....
Community electronic-waste recycling day
Communications
Posted: September 1, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The third annual community wide electronic-waste recycling day, hosted by UNB Saint John, will be held on Saturday, September 17. The day will start at 9 a.m. however, it is first come first serve and once the truck is full we cannot accept any additional items. Televisions, computers and other electronic items contain hazardous materials like lead, mercury and cadmium. They pose a threat to the environment if buried in a landfill. This one-day event is an excellent opportunity to keep our...
UNB and PSAC reach tentative agreement for Graduate Student Workers
Communications
Posted: August 25, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 60550 Union of Graduate Student Workers are pleased to announce that with the assistance of a provincially appointed mediator, they have reached consensus on a renewal Collective Agreement. This tentative agreement is subject to ratification by the Union of Graduate Student Workers membership and the UNB Board of Governors in the coming weeks. Further details will be available following ratification. Media...
Students receive prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships to attend UNB
Communications
Posted: August 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Finnegan Kummer of Little Shemogue, N.B. and Catherine Hall of Johnville, N.B. have been named the University of New Brunswick’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships. Created in 2011 by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, this annual scholarship program encourages promising high school graduates to embrace STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in their future careers. This year, there were more than 1,500 Schulich Leader nominees...
Provincial task force aims to better equip students for life after graduation
Communications
Posted: August 12, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
A new province-wide task force on experiential education wants to make New Brunswick the destination place in Canada for students seeking an active learning experience as part of their university education. The task force is developing a plan to ensure students enrolled in New Brunswick’s post-secondary institutions have opportunities to graduate with the skills and confidence that have become increasingly important in today’s market. “More and more, students and employers are looking for...
Government renews agreement with UNB and Dalhousie University to continue training doctors in Saint John
Communications
Posted: August 10, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
An announcement was made today renewing the agreement with UNB and Dalhousie University to continue training medical students in New Brunswick. Read the full release. Media contact: Heather Campbell
UNB to launch new online course for faculty and staff on accommodating students with disabilities
Communications
Posted: August 5, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is preparing to launch an innovative new online course for faculty and instructors around accommodating students with differences in abilities. The course is the result of nearly two years of work on the part of the university’s Office of Human Rights & Positive Environment, Student Accessibility Centre and the Centre for Enhanced Teaching and Learning. It’s designed to help instructors understand the principles surrounding the requirement to accommodate...
New pharmacy opens doors at the University Bookstore
Communications
Posted: August 4, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
It’s going to be easier than ever for students, faculty and staff at UNB, STU and NBCC to get the medicine they need on campus. Campus Pharmacy, located at the University Bookstore in Fredericton, opened its doors to students, faculty and staff on Thursday. Campus Pharmacy offers a variety of services, including injections, sports medicine, travel medicine, and diabetes education. Customers can transfer their existing prescriptions from other pharmacies, both in and out of province. Customers...
UNB and AUNBT reach tentative settlement for Contract Academic Employees
Communications
Posted: July 29, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
After two months of negotiations the University of New Brunswick and the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT Group 2) Contract Academic Employees are pleased to announce they have reached common ground on a tentative set of proposals for a new Collective Agreement. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement,” says Dr. Daniel Coleman, Chief Negotiator for UNB. “This is only our third contract with this group, so we had to spend some time working the bugs out. Both the...
UNB to offer subsidized gym memberships to those with diabetes
Communications
Posted: July 26, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , In the Media
Recreation Services at the University of New Brunswick is now accepting participants for the Sun Life Financial Living Well with Diabetes Initiative. This initiative will provide subsidized gym memberships and personal training services, as well as nutritional guidelines, for individuals who are pre-diabetic or currently living with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. “An estimated 219,000 New Brunswickers are currently living with diabetes or are considered pre-diabetic. URec will be offering...
UNB Board of Governors vote to ratify collective agreement
Communications
Posted: July 19, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors have voted in favour of ratifying a new four-year collective agreement with the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) Full-Time membership. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement that works for everyone,” says Dr. Van Lantz, Chief Negotiator for UNB. The new agreement includes salary increases of 0.9% every six months beginning on July 1, 2016 and includes revisions to bereavement leave, research and other...
UNB ranked among top universities in the world
Communications
Posted: July 11, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is among the top four per cent of degree-granting institutions of higher learning in the world, according to a newly released global ranking. This year's tally by the Center for World University Rankings, the largest academic ranking of global universities, places UNB at 882 among the more than 25,000 institutions eligible. “For the University of New Brunswick to rank in the top 3.6 per cent worldwide is an outstanding achievement to be celebrated,” says Nadim...
UNB and AUNBT reach tentative settlement for their 13th full-time Collective Agreement
Communications
Posted: June 29, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
After less than two months of negotiations the University of New Brunswick and the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) Full-Time group are pleased to announce they have reached common ground on a tentative set of proposals for a new Collective Agreement. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement,” says Dr. Van Lantz, Chief Negotiator for UNB. “We share a commitment to academic excellence and student success and that was prevalent amongst all discussions. Our intent...
UNB s Wu Conference Centre first university facility to win Supplier of the Year
Communications
Posted: June 27, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Fredericton
When the Wu Conference Centre was announced as the Supplier of the Year award winner, people were impressed. Not only does the facility, located at UNB Fredericton, provide outstanding services, the honour marks the first time a university has won a Meeting Professionals International (Atlantic Chapter) award. Anyone who has been inside the Wu Conference Centre knows how special the venue is. The dedicated staff work diligently to ensure every need is met and events and conferences run...
UNB scientists receive 4 3 million in NSERC grants and scholarships
Communications
Posted: June 23, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Dozens of University of New Brunswick (UNB) scientists have been awarded a combined total of $4.3 million in grants and scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The funding is part of a larger $465 million in funds for scholarships, fellowships, research supplements and equipment grants announced by Kirsty Duncan, federal minister of science, at an event at Hamilton’s McMaster University today. UNB’s 34 recipients include John Spray, professor...
UNB releases sexual assault policy
Communications
Posted: June 9, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media
The University of New Brunswick released its finalized sexual assault policy and procedure documents today. The following is a memo that was released from UNB President Eddy Campbell to students, faculty and staff of the University. Media Contact: Natasha Ashfield Dear members of the UNB community: I am pleased to report that UNB's sexual assault policy and procedures documents are now finalized. After reviewing other campus policies and consulting with many of you, we now have a policy that...
UNB professor wins prestigous literary award valued at 25 000
Communications
Posted: June 6, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Robert Gray, an English professor at the University of New Brunswick, won the top award at the 2016 East Coast Literary Awards this past weekend in Halifax. Dr. Gray’s book Entropic was selected for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award valued at $25,000. “I’m pretty sure this is what they reserve the word 'gobsmacked' for,” said Dr. Gray. Entropic is a collection of short stories where the beautiful, the strange, and the surreal all meet – sometimes meshing harmoniously, sometimes...
BA Cooperative Education Co-op option
Communications
Posted: May 30, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The Faculty of Arts at UNB Saint John is now offering a Cooperative Education (Co-op) option within the Bachelor of Arts program. Starting this September, students who enrolled in their second year of the program, and have met certain criteria, will be eligible. “This BA Co-op is a great addition to the many other forms of experiential learning already offered by degree programs in the Faculty of Arts,” said Dr. Joanna Everitt, dean of arts at UNB Saint John. “It builds upon our established...
UNB staff member honoured with merit award
Communications
Posted: May 30, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , Events
A UNB staff member has received an award for her contribution to student employment and development in New Brunswick. Anne Soucy, director of the Career Development and Employment Centre at UNB, received the Award of Merit from the Atlantic Association of College and University Student Services (AACUSS) at its annual conference on May 26. The Award of Merit is the highest honour given by the AACUSS. It recognizes a member for their significant achievement and distinguished contribution to the...
First LPN BN bridge students receive Bachelor of Nursing degree
Communications
Posted: May 27, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
This past week 19 students from the first cohort of the UNB Saint John’s Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) to Bachelor of Nursing (BN) Bridge pilot walked across the stage to receive their diplomas during spring convocation. The LPN-BN Bridge pilot is a cluster of six courses which, when completed successfully, allow Practical Nurse graduates from the New Brunswick Community College/Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) system to transition into year three of the BN program at UNB...
Board of Governors approves UNB budget for 2016-17
Communications
Posted: May 25, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
The University of New Brunswick Board of Governors has approved the 2016-17 UNB operating budget that is in a consolidated net deficit of $2.6 million. After significant time and effort by many on our campuses, we have developed a budget with more than $192 million in spending that focuses on providing strong support for our students and faculty and serving to enhance national awareness of our innovative programs and entrepreneurial mindset. “UNB, like other universities in the region, has...
Mi kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre researching how digital technologies support Indigenous resurgence
Communications
Posted: May 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media
Working in partnership with the First Nations Innovation project, the Mi'kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at the University of New Brunswick is leading a new project. The research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council under its Knowledge Synthesis program. The project will produce a comprehensive literature review answering the question, how can digital technologies support Indigenous resurgence and learning of Indigenous cultures and languages? The six-month grant will...
UNB professor is changing the way girls look at the IT world
Communications
Posted: May 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Computer science is not just what you see on the show Silicon Valley – nerdy geeks, late nights and ping-pong tables. Natalia Stakhanova, assistant professor of computer science and NB Research Chair in Cyber Security at UNB, is changing the way young females view the IT world through an initiative she launched called Cyber Girlz. Cyber Girlz is an eight-month, all-girls computer science program offered in Fredericton at the University of New Brunswick campus. The program teaches girls aged...
Five students win prestigious Currie Scholarships
Communications
Posted: May 18, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media
Five Maritime high school students will receive prestigious Currie Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick, a recognition of their outstanding leadership in the community and academic performance in their high schools. The Currie Scholarships were established by Dr. Richard J. Currie, UNB Chancellor Emeritus and one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists. This year’s recipients are Tyler Adams of Saint John, N.B., Emma Collings of...
Researcher studying impacts of hormone on weight loss
Communications
Posted: May 16, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media , myUNB
Soon, it could take just one blood test to determine if someone can lose weight by exercising. Martin Sénéchal, an assistant kinesiology professor at UNB, is studying the secretion of a hormone during exercise in young and old people who carry extra bodyweight. The hormone irisin was discovered in 2012. It’s released by muscles during exercise and gets absorbed by fat cells, turning different genes on and off and increasing energy expenditure – or calories burned. It also affects the blood...
Major investments being made in innovation-based study research
Communications
Posted: May 12, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media , myUNB
The provincial government, through the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, has awarded 188 students with New Brunswick Graduate Scholarships. Premier Brian Gallant participated in a recognition event Friday as part of Innovation Week. “Investing in education is key for the New Brunswick economy to be innovative,” said Gallant. “Helping these students further their studies here in our province will help provide a strong workforce for the New Brunswick economy.” The students received a total...
UNB chosen by IBM for Watson for Cyber Security project
Communications
Posted: May 10, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scC04wJ8tRA[/embedyt] UNB is one of only eight universities in North America chosen by IBM to help the global firm adapt its iconic Watson cognitive technology for use in the cybersecurity battle. “This is a tremendous opportunity for the University of New Brunswick that fits well with our proud and productive partnership with IBM,†says Eddy Campbell, president of the University of New Brunswick. “The fact that we are one of three universities...
UNB researcher helps 15-year-old student discover forgotten Mayan city
Communications
Posted: May 10, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
A 15-year-old student from Quebec has discovered what could be the site of a lost Mayan city thanks to advice from a University of New Brunswick researcher. Armand LaRocque, a remote sensing expert at UNB, has helped William Gadoury prove his theory about the relationship between constellations and Mayan cities. Mr. Gadoury believed citizens built their towns under the constellations. Working together and analyzing satellite images of an area in the Yucatan jungle, they have found what could...
Canadian Rivers Institute student researchers hit the water to answer questions about river health
Communications
Posted: May 9, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Over the summer and fall, New Brunswick residents and visitors may notice signs of scientific research in many New Brunswick waterways including the St. John River and tributaries such as the Kennebacasis, the Miramichi River and Wolfe Point River in Fundy National Park. Amanda Babin, a PhD Candidate with the Canadian Rivers Institute at UNB Fredericton, just finished placing 22 large orange buoys in locations upstream of the Mactaquac reservoir on the St. John River as part of her research...
UNB Student Investment Fund offers opportunities of a lifetime
Communications
Posted: May 9, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The wet weather did not stop Tuan Anh Bui and Glenn Cleland from lining up at 3:30 a.m for the Berkshire Hathaway annual general meeting in Omaha, Neb. late last month. The meeting features one of the most successful investors in the world, Warren Buffett. Fourth-year business administration student Mr. Bui and Mr. Cleland, the founding director of UNB’s Faculty of Business Administration’s Centre for Financial Studies, were among the thousands of investors lined-up early that Saturday...
Worlds UNBound receives NSERC PromoScience funding
Communications
Posted: May 6, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media
The not-for-profit STEM outreach organization Worlds UNBound received $75,000 over three years from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) PromoScience program on Friday, May 6. Based out of the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Worlds UNBound works to increase the awareness of and interest in science, engineering and technology in a fun and supportive environment through hands-on activities and mentorship. The organization will receive $25,000 for each of the next...
City of Fredericton recognizes UNB community members as unsung heroes
Communications
Posted: May 2, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
Two members of the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus community and the UNB International Student Association were honoured by the city of Fredericton at the 2016 Unsung Heroes Awards. Gail Storr, professor in the faculty of nursing, was recognized for her hard work in the promotion, support and protection of breastfeeding rights and her advocacy for healthcare in New Brunswick. In 1991, she opened the first breastfeeding clinic in the province and saw firsthand the challenges...
First MBA dual degree grad with the Burgundy School of Business
Communications
Posted: May 2, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB , In the Media
Prince Attakora-Ofori is the first graduate from UNB Saint John’s dual-degree program with the Burgundy School of Business (BSB) in Dijon, France. Our arrangement with BSB, which began in 2002, offers the opportunity to get two degrees for the price of one, expanded academic offerings to students plus an internship in France, which deepens the international experience. “In a fierce job market, like the one we have in North America, the dual-degree program equips you with the skills you need....
Professor is one of three finalists for Canadian Open Data Leader of the Year
Communications
Posted: April 29, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Dr. Christopher Baker was one of three finalists vying to be named “Canadian Open Data Leader of the Year,“ at the Canadian Open Data Summit this week. “Open Data is the path forward to giving citizens access to information and enabling data-driven debates on issues of public concern,” says Baker. “Open Data has already received good adoption in the USA, UK and other countries where it has helped to inform policy and accelerate research in biomedicine. Data integration remains a challenge but...
ACOA supports pilot project to commercialize UNB technologies
Communications
Posted: April 26, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
Fredericton MP Matt DeCourcey was at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) today, World Intellectual Property Day, to announce an investment of $500,000 for the Innovate@UNB pilot project led by the Office of Research Services (ORS). MP DeCourcey made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). “The Government of Canada is committed to...
Harrison McCain Foundation invests 1 25 million in UNB faculty
Communications
Posted: April 25, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Faculty members at UNB now have increased research and teaching support, thanks to the generosity of a leading New Brunswick foundation. The Harrison McCain Foundation has renewed the Harrison McCain Faculty Awards at UNB with a leadership gift of $1.25 million. The awards, initially established in 2006 with a grant of $1 million, have four different areas of focus. They provide each recipient with funds to support research projects, additional study, travel, equipment, the hiring of...
Mystery Solved Traits Identified for Why Certain Chemicals Reach Toxic Levels in Food Webs
Communications
Posted: April 20, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Researchers have figured out what makes certain chemicals accumulate to toxic levels in aquatic food webs. And, scientists have developed a screening technique to determine which chemicals pose the greatest risk to the environment. According to the study published today in Environmental Science & Technology, two traits were identified that indicate how chemicals can build up and reach toxic levels: how easily a chemical is broken down or metabolized by an organism and the chemical’s ability...
10th annual New Brunswick high school programming competition to be held at UNB Saint John
Communications
Posted: April 19, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , In the Media
Over 30 high school teams from across New Brunswick are expected to arrive on our Saint John campus on May 6, 2016 for the 10th annual NB High School Programming Competition. Designed to provide a computer programming challenge for students in grades 9 – 12, contestants test their computer programming skills and problem solving abilities for an opportunity to win prizes. “The competition is designed to encourage teamwork and consists of a number of programming problems of increasing degrees...
Faculty of Business receives award
Communications
Posted: April 18, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
The Faculty of Business at UNB Saint John has received the Outstanding Community Partnership Award from the Saint John Multicultural & Newcomers Resource Centre (SJMNRC) at their 7th annual Volunteer Appreciation event held on Friday, April 15, 2016. The award is a result of the Faculty of Business partnering with the SJMNRC on initiatives over the course of the last year, including: A strategic plan framework through an MBA internship; and A marketing plan project developed by Emin Civi’s...
University of New Brunswick to honour distinguished alumni at gala event
Communications
Posted: April 18, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , In the Media , myUNB , Events , UNB Saint John
Two internationally recognized medical researchers, a decorated military officer, a medical student with a passion for global health initiatives and a lawyer committed to raising money for neonatal hospital care are among the University of New Brunswick graduates who will be saluted this week. UNB will honour seven distinguished alumni and one group at a gala dinner in Fredericton this Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. “The University of New Brunswick derives tremendous pride from the success of...
Learning the benefits of effective team communication
Communications
Posted: April 14, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media
The second annual Interprofessional Education (IPE) simulation occurred recently in Saint John. The entire day facilitated hands-on learning between third-year UNB Saint John Bachelor of Nursing (BN) students and third year New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) Respiratory Therapy (RT) students – using simulation as a tool to assist students in learning the importance of effective communication amongst the health-care team. “Allowing students to learn with, and from, another health...
UNB president welcomes Tuition Access Bursary
Communications
Posted: April 14, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick President Eddy Campbell welcomed the announcement from the provincial government today extending free tuition to students from low- and middle-income families in New Brunswick. “I think the province has done the right thing here,” Dr. Campbell said. “I’m delighted. When we’re trying to recruit students from low-income backgrounds, they are particularly concerned at the cost. This is aimed right at them and really allows us to say the cost is no longer an...
Dr Thierry Chopin in São Paulo Brazil for the Monaco Blue Initiative
Communications
Posted: April 13, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Dr. Thierry Chopin, scientific director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network, based at UNB Saint John, was an invited panelist at the 7th Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) held in São Paulo, Brazil, April 3-4. MBI was launched in 2010 at the initiative of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and is co-organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Oceanographic Institute, Foundation Albert I, Prince of Monaco. It’s members meet annually to discuss...
Professor to help choose short list of women for new bank note
Communications
Posted: April 8, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media , myUNB
The Bank of Canada is looking for a new face to display on a bank note, and it's relying on the expertise of one UNB professor. Margaret Conrad, professor emerita at UNB, is one of seven on an advisory panel tasked with choosing five to seven women who could be on a newly designed Canadian bank note. Dr. Conrad, a historian specializing in Canadian history and women’s studies, was asked to join the panel when Merna Forster, who began the petition to put a woman on a bank note, suggested her...
Seamark Asset Management president is 2016-2017 executive in residence for UNB Centre for Financial Studies
Communications
Posted: April 5, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , In the Media
Seamark Asset Management president Don Wishart, CFA, CMA, CPA, is executive in residence for the University of New Brunswick’s Centre for Financial Studies (CFS). In this volunteer role, Mr. Wishart will provide regular mentoring throughout the year to the students enrolled in the Student Investment Fund (SIF) course, as well as to the Director of the CFS, Glenn Cleland. “I am very grateful for Don Wishart’s involvement,” said Cleland. “His expertise will be invaluable to me and our...
UNB partners with Université Blaise Pascale to license the autism intervention-programming curriculum
Communications
Posted: April 5, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage
The University of New Brunswick is continuing to expand its reach internationally on the autism intervention training front through new partnerships in France. UNB has partnered with Université Blaise Pascale to license the autism intervention-programming curriculum, which will be re-designed for target employment in France. All developed curriculum will be co-shared for future opportunities of both institutions. “We are very proud of the reputation UNB has and continues to build and expand...
Award-winning author Carol Bruneau to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: March 30, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
Award-winning author Carol Bruneau will read from her newest novel, These Good Hands on Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Carol Bruneau is the author of four novels and two short fiction collections. Her first novel Purple for Sky won the 2001 Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and the Dartmouth Book Award. The reading is hosted by the Lorenzo Reading Series and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. Admission is free and all are welcome to...
Innovative students take home 9 100 in prizes after business pitch competition
Communications
Posted: March 30, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Homepage
Some of the most promising and successful startups to come out of New Brunswick in recent years have emerged out of the Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (TME) program at the University of New Brunswick – companies like SmartSkin Technologies, Go-Go Gymnastics, Resson Aerospace, HotSpot Merchant Solutions, SimpTek Technologies, and Castaway Golf Technologies. The program’s annual pitch competition has been a central force in propelling students’ innovative ideas into companies. Some 70...
UNB students showcase their work at 2nd Annual Engineering Design Symposium
Communications
Posted: March 29, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick’s faculty of engineering is hosting its second annual Engineering Design Symposium (#UNBEngDesign) on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Fredericton Convention Centre from 8:20 am to 5 pm. The symposium, one of the faculty’s premier annual events, will showcase the designs of 300 final-year engineering students in all disciplinary capstone design courses. This year, local governments, companies, or non-profit organizations are sponsoring approximately half of the...
Award-winning Canadian novelist Joseph Boyden to speak as part of Canadian Symposium on Indigenous Teacher Education
Communications
Posted: March 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
On Wednesday April 6, 2016, the faculty of education and the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre (MWC) at the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus are pleased to host a public talk by award-winning Canadian novelist and short story writer Joseph Boyden at Marshall d’Avray Hall, room 143, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Opening ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a sacred pipe ceremony, the public talk will begin at 7 p.m. Of Anishinaabek (Ojibwe), Irish and Scottish roots, Joseph Boyden’s work...
Global cyber-security based in New Brunswick UNB s role
Communications
Posted: March 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
H.E.A. (Eddy) Campbell Commentary Every day, headlines surrounding cybersecurity become grimmer, from attacks against power plants to hacks that can disable SUVs, to the loss of personal records in massive data breaches affecting retailers, hospitals, governments, universities and more. Credible entities put the global cost of cyberattacks at $400 billion last year, and predict losses exceeding $2.1 trillion by 2020. Global spending on cybersecurity reflects this growing threat, with the...
Parliamentary Secretary David Lametti to host roundtable on Trans-Pacific Partnership at UNB
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Posted: March 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB , In the Media
Members of the UNB and Fredericton community are invited to a roundtable on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) hosted by: Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, David Lametti March 30, 2016 | Roundtable: 4 - 5 pm Location: Carleton Hall, room 139; 19 Macauley Lane, UNB Fredericton campus The roundtable is part of the series of local consultations led by the Government of Canada, with provincial leaders, local industry...
UNB reacts to federal budget
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Posted: March 24, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The Government of Canada delivered Budget 2016 on Tuesday, outlining its most important fiscal priorities. UNB watched closely to determine the commitment of the new federal government to post-secondary issues and priorities. Although programming details are not yet available, Budget 2016 appears to include several investments that may offer potential for a positive impact on UNB. Research and Innovation Budget 2016 aims to build Canada’s capacity for entrepreneurial activity. The...
LGBTQ identities explored in new video game
Communications
Posted: March 22, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media
A group of youth have developed a new video game about their experiences in the LGBTQ+ community as part of a dissertation by University of New Brunswick PhD candidate in sociology, Nathan Thompson. The game is called fade and explores the varied micro-aggressions that many members of the community deal with on a daily basis. It also deals with non-binary gender identities, something people may not be as familiar with. In fade, the player takes turns playing two different characters, each of...
UNB to hold 2nd annual Powwow
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Posted: March 22, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
On Wednesday April 6, 2016, the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre (MWC) at the University of New Brunswick will host the 2nd annual UNB Powwow: “Dancing Towards Reconciliation” at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, UNB Fredericton from 12 to 5 p.m. This is a free public event and everyone is invited to attend. This year, MWC has chosen to focus its theme on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), in an effort to garner support and emphasize the importance of working towards implementing the TRC’s...
Hopping about math
Communications
Posted: March 21, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB
UNB Saint John’s Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Promise Partnership recently hosted the 2016 Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest. “The purpose of this competition is to introduce students from grade 1 to grade 12 to math challenges in a fun and enjoyable way, thus inspiring their further interest and advancement in mathematics,” says Dr. M.H. Hamdan, the New Brunswick Math Kangaroo Regional Coordinator. Founded in 1991 in France, the Mathematical Kangaroo was based on an Australian...
UNB researcher nabs innovation prize for pioneering work on energy systems
Communications
Posted: March 21, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Liuchen Chang, a professor of the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Brunswick, is being recognized as one of the province’s top researchers. Dr. Chang is receiving a New Brunswick Innovation Foundation R3 Innovation award at a gala dinner on March 23. The award celebrates the innovations of New Brunswick’s leading applied researchers. “I am truly humbled by this award,” Dr. Chang said. “I think the award is a recognition of the research achievements...
UNB s ABA certificate program becomes more accessible through online learning
Communications
Posted: March 21, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
This fall, the University of New Brunswick will begin offering an Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Certificate Program. The UNB ABA Certificate Program is the first program of its kind in Atlantic Canada that meets the coursework requirements needed to apply for the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board (BACB®) assistant level examination. The program can be completed via distance education or at UNB’s Fredericton campus. UNB is one of few Canadian universities to offer the certification both...
A year of sustainability at UNB s Fredericton campus
Communications
Posted: March 18, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , In the Media
Did you know that in the last year, the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus saved enough water to fill the an average Fredericton water tower 74 times? This is just one example of how UNB’s Fredericton campus is working to be environmentally sustainable. UNB Fredericton’s Facilities Management Sustainability Program has recently launched the first issue of The Green Review, an annual publication that showcase’s environmentally sustainable initiatives on campus. The Green Review...
Pamela Palmater to deliver annual Nels Anderson lecture
Communications
Posted: March 17, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Pamela Palmater, a Mi’kmaw lawyer, author, social justice activist, and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University, will present the 2016 Nels Anderson Lecture. Her is talk titled “Sovereignty changes everything: understanding Canada’s commitment to nation-to-nation relations with First Nations”. The department of sociology and the law in society program will host the lecture on Monday, March 21 at 3 p.m. in Carleton Hall room, 106. “Dr. Palmater’s work and her upcoming lecture are...
President of Toastmasters International to recognize UNB MBA students
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Posted: March 17, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB
The President of Toastmasters International will be visiting MBA students at the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus to recognize their speaking accomplishments. The students enrolled in the MBA professional development class have just completed a program through Toastmasters International called Speechcraft. The MBA professional development class is part of the first year of the MBA program at UNB Fredericton and features a different industry leader or business expert each week...
Student design could increase pulp mill production create biofuel
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Posted: March 17, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , Events , UNB Homepage , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Fredericton
Four University of New Brunswick Fredericton engineering students are designing a process which could see pulp manufacturers increase production. The students – Chris McNamara, Alaina Seymour, Lincoln Esau, and Jason Hearn – are designing the process as part of their senior chemical engineering course. The process is intended to help pulp manufacturers extract lignin from wood chips and repurpose it as a biofuel. Lignin is essentially glue that holds wood chips together. By dissolving the...
Author Sean Michaels to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series on Saint John campus
Communications
Posted: March 16, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
Author Sean Michaels will read from Us Conductors on Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Sean Michaels co-founded the music blog Said the Gramophone and writes for a wide range of publications including the Guardian and McSweeney’s. He has won two National Magazine Awards, as well as being the only author to win a Scotiabank Giller prize for a first novel. Us Conductors is a book of longing and electricity, steeped in beauty, wonder and heartbreak. From his...
2016 President s Awards honour outstanding UNB staff and faculty
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Posted: March 15, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The President’s Awards, now in their 16th year, honour staff and faculty members for their contributions to UNB. President’s Medals for 2016 will be presented to Ed Biden and Dave Morell of UNB’s Fredericton campus. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding teaching, research and/or service over the span of a career. The UNB Distinguished Service Award honours outstanding service, both at UNB and in the community, that is related to university functions. The Fredericton recipients are...
Student Pitch Competition celebrates 10 years of producing local businesses
Communications
Posted: March 15, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Homepage
It’s been a decade of launching local businesses for the J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (TME). TME at the University of New Brunswick is hosting its 10th annual Student Pitch Competition on Thursday, March 17 at the Wu Centre. Student entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to the audience, which is comprised of judges, the public, and their fellow students. They pitch for three minutes each, followed by a three-minute question and answer period. Thirty new...
Wear Your Label launches DEFINE campaign to showcase reality of mental illness
Communications
Posted: March 15, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
A Fredericton-based clothing company is launching a new campaign to highlight the reality of mental illnesses and disorders. Wear Your Label, co-founded by Renaissance College graduate Kayley Reed, is working with Lance Blakney and Dee Wilkie for the project. Mr. Blakney is an alumnus of UNB Fredericton and works for the university’s media services department. Mr. Blakney and Wear Your Label first teamed up in 2015, when he shot behind-the-scenes footage of how the clothing company operates....
UNB s Canadian Rivers Institute receives 100 000 for wild Atlantic salmon conservation research through the Bud and Peggy Bird Fund
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Posted: March 11, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , In the Media , myUNB
As chairman emeritus of the Miramichi Salmon Association, J. W. Bud Bird (LLD ’87) is an enthusiastic salmon angler and conservationist, as was his late wife Peggy, who passed away in 2013. His donation of $100,000 to the Canadian Rivers Institute at the University of New Brunswick will help ensure that the mystery of declining wild Atlantic salmon stocks continues to be addressed by research in order to restore their numbers and secure their habitat for the future. The Bud and Peggy Bird...
Students at nine universities across Atlantic Canada are checking their moods this March
Communications
Posted: March 10, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
From March 14-25, students at participating universities are encouraged to use the MoodCheck app to track their moods. Twice a day, at random times, their phone will prompt them to check in and enter their mood, the activity they are taking part in, where they are, and who they are with. “The goal of this challenge is to motivate students to be mindful about how the things they do affect the way they feel,” said Dr. Peter Cornish, director, Student Wellness and Counselling Centre, Memorial...
Engineering students crossing off tasks on time-sensitive bridge redesign
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Posted: March 4, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Fredericton
Redesigning and realigning part of a bridge is a daunting task, one that engineering students at the University of New Brunswick are up for. The senior civil engineering group, consisting of Mitchell Conrad, Amirnezam Fahkroo, Shaopei Duan, Chris Barrett, and Arianne Basuel, is working to redesign and realign the northern approach of the Tobique River Bridge. There are many varied interests and constrains the group has to take into consideration for this particular project. Time plays a big...
Labour and Employment Board asks UNB to reinstate women s varsity hockey team revisit Gender Equity Policy
Communications
Posted: March 2, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB
The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board has issued a decision compelling UNB to reinstate a varsity women’s hockey team and to revisit the UNB Gender Equity Policy. This decision is the result of a lengthy legal process that first began in 2009. One year prior to that, on March 12, 2008, UNB announced that six of the then 14 varsity sports teams on the Fredericton campus would be reclassified as club teams, including women’s hockey. On March 2009, a complaint was filed under the New...
Greg Marquis publishes book on the history of policing in Canada
Communications
Posted: March 1, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media
Greg Marquis, professor of history in the Department of History and Politics at UNB Saint John, has published a book on the history of policing in Canada entitled The Vigilant Eye: Policing Canada from 1867 to 9/11 (Fernwood Publishing, 2016). In The Vigilant Eye, Marquis combines the narrative and chronological approach of traditional institutional history with the critical approaches of social history, legal history and criminology. The book begins with the English and Irish roots of...
The future is smaller as far as smart and sustainable goes
Communications
Posted: February 25, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
The German government is investing billions in smart city technologies as a driver of economic growth, including renewable energy and smart mobility, and is reimagining scale while doing so. Water will be treated mainly at building or neighbourhood levels, not municipal. Seamless intermodal connectivity at the local level will be key to sustainable transportation. Energy needs will be met entirely from small-scale investments at the building- or community level, relying heavily on solar, wind...
2016-2017 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholars announced
Communications
Posted: February 24, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , In the Media , Events , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is proud to announce the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholars for 2016-2017. The Connected Learning Across the Commonweath program, UNB’s dedicated chapter of the national scholarship program, is in its second year of distributing funding. In 2016-2017 it will provide scholarships valued at approximately $182,500, with a four-year (2015-2019) total of $499,500. With this funding, UNB students will be able to complete a three-month internship related to...
Scholarships for international placements totalling 180 000 awarded at UNB
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Posted: February 19, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media
Thanks to more than $180,000 provided through the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program, students from the University of New Brunswick will be able to get hands-on experience in their field of study while earning academic credit. The Connected Learning Across the Commonweath program, UNB’s dedicated chapter of the national scholarship program, is in its second year of distributing funding. In 2016-2017 it will provide scholarships valued at approximately $182,500, with a...
Commentary Flag s story should become more widely appreciated
Communications
Posted: February 18, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Homepage
Commentary: Flag's story should become more widely appreciated Constantine Passaris Feb. 15, 1965, was a very special day in Canada's history. On that day, Canada adopted a new flag. The red maple leaf that today flies on the rooftops and is unfurled at official ceremonies became Canada's official standard on that day. This year our flag marks its 51st anniversary. However, the story behind the inspiration, the origins and the design of the Canadian flag is not widely known. As our...
Commentary Rivers Institute puts science into action
Communications
Posted: February 18, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media
Commentary: Rivers Institute puts science into action Rick Cunjak Our mission at the Canadian Rivers Institute is to ‘make every river a healthy river.’ As vision statements go, it sounds simple enough. In practise, it’s an incredibly complex undertaking - but it’s one of the reasons our institute has remained at the forefront of river science around the world, and why we’re proud to celebrate our 15th anniversary this month. Hosted by the University of New Brunswick’s campuses in Saint John...
BizED2025 Business education in the 21st Century
Communications
Posted: February 17, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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On Friday February 19 Carlisle Institute in partnership with UNB Saint John will be hosting the fourth and final BizEd2025 symposium, Summit 2016 - exploring the need for change in university business education and the increasing global challenges facing our province. ”We have made a few changes to the format for this fourth and final symposium,” explains Dr. Greg Fleet assistant dean of the faculty of business on the Saint John campus and co-organizer. The event duration will now be 2.5...
Approach for the evolution of aquaculture practices featured at the Seafood Fusion Festival in Brest France
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Posted: February 16, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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Dr. Thierry Chopin, scientific director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network and member of UNB Saint John’s Biological Sciences Department, recently travelled to Brest, France, to promote the unique relationship between marine biology, aquaculture and the culinary arts. The inaugural event was held at the impressive Oceanopolis Aquarium and Discovery Park, November 21-22, and incorporated all aspects of sea farming from water to table. The Seafood Fusion Festival...
Emera New Brunswick donates 150 000 to UNB Saint John bursary program
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Posted: February 12, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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With a generous donation of $150,000, Emera New Brunswick is increasing its investment in graduates of Hazen White-St. Francis School who are attending the University of New Brunswick. The gift will further enhance the Emera New Brunswick Promise Partnership Bursary, which is awarded on the basis of financial need to UNB students enrolled in an undergraduate degree program on a full-time basis. The recipients must have attended the Hazen White-St. Francis School and participated in the UNB...
Making every river a healthy river UNB s Canadian Rivers Institute celebrates 15 years
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Posted: February 12, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick’s Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week. Since launching in 2001, the CRI has become internationally recognized as the go-to source for advancing river, estuary, and watershed sciences and ecological sustainability. It is a collaboration of researchers at UNB Fredericton and Saint John with a mandate to develop the aquatic science needed to understand, protect and sustain water resources for the region, nation, and the...
UNB alumnus pledges support for law students
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Posted: February 12, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media
Giving something back to UNB through support for its students matters to respected law graduate Vaughn MacLellan (LLB ’95). He and his wife, Tiffany, recently committed $100,000 to enhance the MacLellan Family Scholarship, which they created to support and encourage accomplished law students who are assuming volunteer leadership positions within UNB's faculty of law, the University or the larger community. Vaughn knows something about leadership. As a lawyer practicing in the areas of...
Three Canada Research Chairs announced for UNB
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Posted: February 9, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Three University of New Brunswick professors have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRC), reinforcing UNB’s presence as a research leader in Atlantic Canada. Dr. Karen Kidd, Dr. Scott Pavey and Dr. Bruce Balcom have each been awarded one of the prestigious research chairs, one of the nation’s highest research honours. “These are outstanding researchers and leaders in their fields – so clearly deserving of such high national recognition. Their pioneering work is a tremendous example of the...
Award-winning poet writer and journalist Shannon Webb-Campbell to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: February 2, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
Shannon Webb-Campbell will read from Still No Word on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Whitebone Lounge in the Thomas J. Condon Student Centre. Shannon Webb-Campbell is an award-winning poet, writer and journalist of mixed Aboriginal ancestry. She is the inaugural winner of EGALE Canada’s Out in Print Award and was the Canadian Women in Literary Arts 2014 critic-in-residence. Webb-Campbell brings a fresh perspective to her poetry. The reading is hosted by the Lorenzo Reading Series and...
Gwen Bear Memorial Lecture Celebrating Language Carriers features young local authors
Communications
Posted: February 2, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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The Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre (MWC) at the University of New Brunswick held the fourth annual Gwen Bear Memorial Lecture: “Celebrating Language Carriers” on Jan. 28. UNB’s first Elder-in-Residence, Gwen Bear was an avid speaker, language and culture teacher; one of her great ambitions was to see more youth speaking the Wolastoqey language. Previous lectures have featured speakers and former students whose lives were significantly influenced by Elder Gwen Bear. This year, the lecture featured...
UNB President expresses relief that education protected in provincial budget
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Posted: February 2, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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University of New Brunswick President Eddy Campbell expressed relief that the province was able to protect education, including universities, in today’s budget. “Government was faced with many tough choices as it deals with the fiscal reality facing the province,” said Dr. Campbell. “There is no doubt that the impact of this budget on our university could have been much worse.” Measures in the budget affecting post-secondary education include: A freeze on university operating grants; A cap...
A breakthrough in Big Image Data
Communications
Posted: February 1, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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Researchers on our Saint John campus have been collaborating with Yale School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School to find an efficient way to search biomedical images. Dr. Chris Baker, computer science department chair, and Ahmad Bukhari, PhD student, were approached by fellow researchers from Yale Medical School interested in collaborating on finding a way to unlock information associated with, and contained in, biomedical images. “Searching for biomedical images is challenging,” says...
Esri Canada to open GIS Centres of Excellence at UNB and York University
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Posted: February 1, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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Centres will promote collaborative and innovative use of geographic technology for research and learning across disciplines Esri Canada, the leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) solutions, has named the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and York University (York) to its growing network of GIS Centres of Excellence in Higher Education. The network of centres increases the opportunity for students and faculty to apply GIS software for research and learning, as well as...
NB Power Siemens and UNB launch network to spur innovation
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Posted: January 28, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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Siemens Canada, NB Power and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are providing local and global companies with a new testing platform to drive innovation and support business ideas for development and export to world energy markets. The Smart Grid Innovation Network (SGIN) was officially launched today. “The federal government is committed to supporting innovation that helps to fight climate change and promote sustainable growth,” said Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister...
Dr Marcea Ingersoll presents Tales from the Journey of International Teaching
Communications
Posted: January 25, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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UNB Fredericton’s faculty of education is proud to present Dr. Marcea Ingersoll as part of the Faculty of Education Colloquium Series. In this talk “Tales from the Journey of International Teaching”, Dr. Ingersoll will share research stories about Canadian educators and the journey of international teaching. The public is invited to UNB Fredericton on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. for this free lecture. The event takes place in Marshall d’Avray Hall, 10 MacKay Dr., UNB, in room 356.You will...
Gwynne Dyer to deliver annual Graham Lecture Don t Panic But You Can Worry a Little
Communications
Posted: January 25, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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Gwynne Dyer will deliver the annual Dominick S. Graham Memorial Lecture, “Don’t Panic – But You Can Worry a Little”, on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the J. Kent Auditorium at the Wu Conference Centre on UNB’s Fredericton campus. Born in Newfoundland, Dyer received degrees from Canadian, American and British universities, finishing with a PhD in Military and Middle Eastern History from the University of London. He served in three navies and held academic appointments at the Royal Military Academy...
The problem of ISIS and the Syrian Civil War Public information session
Communications
Posted: January 18, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is eager to do our part to help refugees settle into our community. We are currently working with the Multicultural Association of Fredericton (MCAF) and other community groups on a coordinated effort. Dr. Cindy Brown, Program Coordinator and Communications Manager for UNB’s Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society has organized a public information session at the Wu Conference Centre, 6 Duffie Drive, UNB Fredericton on Jan. 26, at 7 pm to educate the...
UNB alumnus named ambassador to the United States
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Posted: January 18, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media
David MacNaughton, a University of New Brunswick (UNB) alumnus, has been named Canadian ambassador to the United States. A business leader, political strategist and strategy consultant, Mr. MacNaughton is currently chairman of StrategyCorp Inc. The appointment will see Mr. MacNaughton, a 1971 bachelor of arts graduate, attempt to improve Canada-U.S. relations, while dealing with ongoing issues such as international trade and the environment. “We are so pleased for David, and offer our...
Important Public Health Notice to the UNB Community
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Posted: January 15, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Homepage
The University of New Brunswick has learned that a student on its Fredericton campus has recently been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). The University is cooperating with Fredericton’s Public Health Office in their investigation and management of this case. We are assisting Public Health in establishing a list of those who could have potentially been in contact with the affected person, including students, professors and some staff. The student is a member of the residence community and is...
Madison Long receives SRC Leadership Award
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Posted: January 15, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Homepage
Madison Long is a well-known name around the UNB Saint John campus. Not only for her superior performance on the pitch, but for the academics, extra-curricular involvement, and volunteer work. The 4th year women’s soccer star, currently in her 4th year of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education program was awarded with the UNB Saint John Students’ Representative Council (SRC) Leadership Award. The SRC Leadership Award is awarded annually on the recommendation of the UNB Saint John SRC...
UNB research could result in cheaper more eco-friendly solar power
Communications
Posted: January 15, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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Thanks to a new finding by University of New Brunswick chemical engineering researcher and Richard J. Currie Chair in Nanotechnology, Felipe Chibante, solar energy could be produced much cheaper and with a smaller environmental footprint. A world-leader in nanotechnology, Dr. Chibante and his team of UNB students and staff have developed a method to produce a type of carbon used in solar cells for much less money than has been traditionally required. At roughly $15,000 per kilogram, Dr....
Commentary Canada embraces the Syrian refugee movement
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Posted: January 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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Commentary: Canada embraces the Syrian refugee movement Constantine Passaris Canada has always had a soft spot for refugees. Refugee movements have shaped Canada’s history, empowered its economy, defined its social fabric and influenced its political direction. It all started with the arrival of the Loyalists to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1783 seeking a safe haven from the American Revolution. They were followed in the 19th century by the Poles, Ukranians and European Jews fleeing from...
Dietitian Anna Jackson joins Student Health Centre
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Posted: January 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The Student Health Centre is pleased to welcome registered dietitian Anna Jackson to the team. A graduate of the Applied Human Nutrition Program from Mount Saint Vincent University, her experience is based in community, clinical and administrative settings. Jackson is a member of the New Brunswick Association of Dietitians and Dietitians of Canada. Dietitian services at the Student Health Centre include both one-on-one counselling as well as campus-based nutrition programs. Jackson provides...
Recognizing teaching excellence
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Posted: January 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media
Departmental and faculty teaching awards UNB Saint John’s faculty of science, applied science & engineering Departmental Awards for Teaching Excellence (DATEs) were recently presented at Faculty Council on November 30, 2015 by Dean Ruth Shaw. Six faculty members were recognized for this important achievement: John Johnson (biological sciences), Nancy Logue (nursing & health sciences), Connie Stewart (computer science & applied statistics), Tim Alderson (mathematical sciences), Phil...
UNB s Writer-in-Residence Naomi K Lewis and author Mark Anthony Jarman to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: January 14, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
UNB’s Writer-in-Residence Naomi K. Lewis will read from I Know Who You Remind Me Of and Shy: An Anthology and author Mark Anthony Jarman will read from Knife Party at the Hotel Europa on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. This year’s UNB Writer-in-Residence, Naomi K. Lewis lives in Calgary where she writes, edits and teaches. She co-edited the popular 2013 collection of essays, entitled Shy: An Anthology, and co-wrote Spencer Beach’s bestselling 2010 memoir, In...
Creating sustainable energy in rural Africa
Communications
Posted: January 12, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick (UNB) alumnus, Caleb Grove (BSCE Mechanical, 2015), has begun a project through his startup, Mbissa Energy Systems, to develop sustainable energy systems for use in rural Africa. Mr. Grove and his family moved from New Brunswick to Cameroon when he was eight years old. Three years later they settled into the small rural community of Bambalang, in the mountainous North-West region of the country. Mr. Grove says that growing up in the area and being accepted by the...
Air Canada creates scholarship honouring former Chairman President and CEO Claude Taylor
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Posted: January 11, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB
Air Canada is investing $100,000 at the University of New Brunswick over the next 5 years to create a scholarship in honour of its former Chairman, President and CEO Claude Taylor (DCL ’80). Born in Salisbury, NB in 1925, Claude Taylor was a proud New Brunswicker. His career in the aviation industry spanned from 1949 to 1992, beginning as a passenger agent with TCA in Moncton. He was appointed president and CEO of Air Canada in 1976 and was also chairman of the board from 1984 until 1992....
UNB economic class talks money with Minister of Finance Bill Morneau
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Posted: January 7, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
Approximately15 University of New Brunswick fourth-year economics students took part in a Google Hangout with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau yesterday to discuss their priorities in this year’s upcoming federal budget. UNB was among eight universities across the country to participate in the Google Hangout where several university students posed questions to Minister Morneau about issues concerning them. “It was really exciting to have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with the...
UNB Saint John honours retirees faculty and staff
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Posted: January 5, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST
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At a recent holiday reception UNB Saint John honoured retirees, faculty and staff for their invaluable service. Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching (FEAT) recipients: Leslie Jeffrey, faculty of arts, department of history and politics Lee Jolliffe, faculty of business, hospitality and tourism Li-Hong Xu, faculty of science, applied science and engineering, department of physics Recipients of the 25-year service award: Louis Belanger, faculty of arts, department of humanities and...
Dog rooms lead to petting the stress away for UNB students
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Posted: December 4, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , Events , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
UNB students are putting their stress on pause with some friendly paws. Students on UNB campuses had the chance to take a break from studying by petting some furry faces this week. In Fredericton, students came to the end of semester De-Stress Fest Dog Room, which was held for two days in the Student Union Building Ballroom. Students on the Saint John campus cuddled up to some therapy dogs in the foyer of the Ward Chipman Library. The dogs were all volunteers from Saint John Ambulance and...
UNB celebrates GivingTuesday on Dec 1
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Posted: November 30, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
An international celebration of philanthropy came to UNB for the first time on Dec. 1. Over 100 donors participated in the 24-hour Alumni Annual Giving Program event, fundraising for scholarships and bursaries, library resources and other opportunities for students. GivingTuesday began in 2012 and is now celebrated in 68 countries, including Canada. Approximately 26,000 global partners, like UNB, are dedicating this day to appreciating and encouraging philanthropy that directly benefits...
Not all lobsters are the same
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Posted: November 27, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage
UNB researchers are once again at the forefront of research with the discovery of small but unequivocal genetic differences among Atlantic Canada lobsters. The research, from a five-year study led by Dr. Rémy Rochette, a marine evolutionary ecologist from the Saint John campus, could shed light on the way lobsters are connected and possibly impact the future management of stocks. The five-year study involved input from more than 500 fishermen and sampling over more than 2,500 "boat days" in...
UNB sponsors awards at US-Canada Science Symposium
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Posted: November 27, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media
Scientists, academia and industry spent three days of plenary sessions, discussions and debates at the American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem, A U.S.-Canada Science Symposium, held in Charlottetown, PEI in early November. The event focused on the changes on seasonality issues, uncertainty in the marketplace and fishery vulnerabilities. UNB was thrilled to sponsor awards presented to the following students at the event: Oral presentations: First place ($250 prize): Noah Oppenheim...
Crime prevention award received
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Posted: November 26, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Individuals and organizations from across the province were honoured recently for their crime prevention efforts at the annual luncheon of the Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety. Our very own Dr. Mary Ann Campbell was presented with a certificate of recognition for her work as a member of the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety’s Roundtable on Crime and Public Safety. The Roundtable was recognized for the proactive work they...
UNB honours its top teachers
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Posted: November 24, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Fredericton
University of New Brunswick honoured 20 of its faculty who won awards this year for teaching excellence. With over 100 in attendance, including senior administration, their colleagues, and members from the community, each of the 20 were recognized, and we caught a glimpse into what factors made them great teachers. This year, four major UNB awards were given out: Kathy Wilson, faculty of nursing was awarded the Neil Scott Educational Leadership Award Val Reeves, department of chemistry, was...
UNB researcher leads commercial launch of mobility aid in U S
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Posted: November 24, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
B-TEMIA Inc., the market leader in human augmentation, has initiated a multi-centre pivotal clinical trial, aimed at demonstrating the clinical benefits and safety for home use of its powered assistive DemoskeletonTM technology, called KeeogoTM. Developed for patients suffering from reduced mobility due to their medical conditions, the clinical trail will be led by Principal Investigator, Chris A. McGibbon from the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of kinesiology and Institute of...
UNB Saint John faculty of science applied science engineering announces Dean s List for 2014 2015
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Posted: November 17, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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One hundred and ninety-eight students in the faculty of science, applied science & engineering at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John have earned a place on the Dean's List for 2014-2015. Dean Ruth Shaw of the faculty of science, applied science & engineering announced that the students who qualified for the list attained a sessional grade-point average of at least 3.7 or A- for the academic year. See the complete listing.
UNB named one of Canada s Top 100 Employers for 2016
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Posted: November 13, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick (UNB) has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The 2016 winners were announced in the Globe and Mail earlier this week. Mediacorp Canada Inc. received a record number of applicants this year, with UNB being one of five Canadian post-secondary institutions recognized. “UNB’s strength stems from the creativity, innovation and collaboration of its faculty and staff,” said UNB President Eddy Campbell. “By investing in our faculty and staff, we’re...
Poets Allan Cooper and Harry Thurston to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: November 10, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
Poets Allan Cooper and Harry Thurston will read from The Deer Yard and Keeping Watch at the End of the World, respectively on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Harry Thurston is the author of 25 books and has had his environmental writing published in Audubon, Canadian Geographic and National Geographic. His work has won the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award, the Lane Anderson Award for best science book in Canada, and four Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary...
Seven new members appointed to UNB Board of Governors
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Posted: November 6, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is pleased to announce the appointment of seven new members to the Board of Governors. Among them are Joel Attis, Janet M. Hoyt, Robyn Tingley and Marc Bedard. In addition, three students will join the Board this year, Kevin Collins, Julian Renaud and Jordan Tracey. In accepting appointments, Board members assume substantial responsibilities, including the strategic oversight, risk management, mitigation and fiduciary responsibility for the sustainability of...
UNB law lecture to examine the Mike Duffy trial
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Posted: November 4, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
On Friday, Nov. 6, at 12 p.m., a law professor from the University of Alberta, Peter Sankoff, will deliver a lecture in Room 2A of Ludlow Hall, UNB Fredericton entitled, The Worst $90,000 Ever Spent: Answers to 10 Questions about the Mike Duffy Trial. Professor Sankoff will examine the charges brought against Mike Duffy in relation to the infamous $90,000 cheque. He will discuss the 10 key questions arising from the trial and provide insights into what might be happening in this landmark...
UNB researcher pens study on long-term effects of air pollution
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Posted: November 3, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , In the Media
Air pollution and health have long been closely linked, and thanks to a team of Canadian researchers, the effects of three pollutants on Canadians is becoming clearer. Dan Crouse, an epidemiologist and sociology research associate at the University of New Brunswick, along with a dozen co-authors, released a study of their research in this month’s issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. The study reports on the associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and...
Award-winning poet and author George Elliott Clarke to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: November 2, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media
Award-winning poet and author George Elliott Clarke will read from George & Rue on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. George Elliott Clarke is Toronto’s Poet Laureate, and the University of Toronto’s E.J. Pratt Professor, teaching Canadian and African diasporic literature. A prolific writer, he has received many honours, including the Governor-General’s Award for Poetry, the National Magazine Gold Medal for Poetry, the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction, the Eric...
UNB and JDI Celebrate Four New Scholarship Recipients
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Posted: November 2, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John
Together, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are pleased to celebrate the awarding of four scholarships to talented UNB students. The recipients of the JDI NB Scholarships at UNB are, from the Fredericton campus, Randi Watson of Hazelton, N.B., fourth-year computer science; and Kyle Wood of Moncton, N.B., second-year chemical engineering; and, from the Saint John campus, Lucas Loughead of Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., fourth-year business administration; and...
Silver Wave Film Festival showcases UNB community s talent
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Posted: October 29, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media
The Silver Wave Film Festival announced their 2015 program on Friday, Oct. 23, at an event at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, with many films directed and produced by University of New Brunswick (UNB) students, alumni, faculty and staff. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the festival, created by the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative, which celebrates the province’s talent and growing presence in the film and television industry while showcasing films from the Atlantic region and...
UNB s annual Hynes Lectures to look at future freshwater ecosystems
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Posted: October 28, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John
In a changing climate, rivers and lakes are warming and water flows are more unpredictable. A significant gap in our understanding of climate change is whether, and if so how, freshwater organisms will respond to these changes. It is unclear whether they will be able to adapt to a changing climate or whether we will witness increasing rates of extinctions. This is the topic of one of this year’s Canadian Rivers Institute H.B.N. Hynes lectures on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30, by...
UNB represents a remarkable investment
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Posted: October 26, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , Commentary , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , In the Media
By Eddy Campbell The following commentary appeared in the October 24, 2015 edition of the Telegraph-Journal under the headline 'UNB represents significant investment.' Earlier this month, the University of New Brunswick released a detailed assessment of the economic impact it has on this province as it carries through on its critical missions – to advance knowledge, pioneer discovery, strengthen society around us and empower students to create opportunities for themselves and others. The...
UNB holds fall Convocation ceremonies
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Posted: October 22, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , In the Media
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) will confer degrees to its newest graduates at Convocation ceremonies on Thursday, Oct. 22 in Fredericton and Friday, Oct. 23 in Saint John. Fredericton The 61st Convocation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER on UNB’s Fredericton campus. Prize list List of graduates Honorary degree recipient (Barbara E. MacDonald) Allan P. Stuart Teaching Award recipients Saint John The 33rd fall convocation will take place...
Award-winning author Joan Clark to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
Communications
Posted: October 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media
Award-winning author Joan Clark will read from the birthday lunch on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Joan Clark is the author of six adult novels and many short story collections and books for young readers. She has received the Marian Engel Award for her body of work and the Vicky Metcalf Award in recognition of work “inspirational to Canadian youth.” Her novel The Victory of Geraldine Gull was a finalist for a Governor General’s Award and received the Books...
One Campus One Book One Community 2015
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Posted: October 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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UNB is holding the third annual One Campus One Book One Community (OCOBOC) on our Saint John campus in early November. The purpose of OCOBOC is to provide a common experience for all first-year students and to strengthen the sense of community and academic atmosphere from the first day students arrive at UNB Saint John. The book selected is George & Rue by George Elliott Clarke, a well-known poet, playwright and professor of English at the University of Toronto who became Toronto’s fourth...
UNB prof named German Academic Exchange Service Research Ambassador
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Posted: October 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
University of New Brunswick (UNB) computer science professor, Gerhard Dueck, has been selected to serve as a 2015-16 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Ambassador. Fourteen individuals from around the world, who have conducted a long-term research project in Germany, have been selected as this year’s DAAD Research Ambassadors. Originally from Montevideo, Uruguay, Dr. Dueck joined UNB’s faculty of computer science in 1999. Since coming to UNB, he has been involved in a number...
University of New Brunswick appoints retired Court of Appeal Justice Joseph Robertson to law faculty
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Posted: October 19, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media
The University of New Brunswick is pleased to announce that Mr. Justice Joseph (Joe) Robertson, a retired justice of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, has been appointed Jurist-in-Residence with its law school. Robertson, who also served for a number of years on the Federal Court of Appeal, will serve as a mentor to students and a resource for faculty members. “UNB Law is a great institution,” says Robertson. “I’m honoured to be associated with the school again.” Robertson’s association...
UNB has been named one of Canada s top research universities
Communications
Posted: October 16, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
Research Infosource Inc. released Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities this week and UNB is one of the top Atlantic Canadian Universities to make the list. UNB was named Canada’s most entrepreneurial university by Startup Canada and a large part of that can be attributed to the strength and reach of the research happening here at UNB says David Burns, UNB’s vice-president (research). “When we talk about entrepreneurship at UNB, we’re not only talking about creating businesses, this also...
UNB to grant two New Brunswickers with its highest honour at this year s fall convocation ceremonies
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Posted: October 13, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Homepage
The University of New Brunswick will grant honorary degrees to two worthy New Brunswickers who have given back to students on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, 2015. UNB will grant an honorary doctor of letters degrees to Barbara E. MacDonald during its 61st Fredericton Convocation on Oct. 22 and to Suzanne Irving at the Saint John campus’s 33rd Convocation on Oct. 23. An active member of her community and supporter of UNB, Mrs. Irving received her bachelor of arts and bachelor of education degrees from...
UNB PhD candidate Maryanne Lewell to appear on Canada s Smartest Person
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Posted: October 11, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , Events , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
Maryanne Lewell, UNB PhD candidate in history and a Saint John High School history teacher, will put her knowledge to the test on Canada’s Smartest Person this Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBC television. Lewell is no stranger to the world of television quiz shows. She was a contestant on Jeopardy in October 2013. It was truly a life-changing appearance for Lewell – that’s where she met the man who became her fiancé. Canada’s Smartest Person bills itself as a general knowledge quiz show, placing more...
UNB releases study showing 1 2 billion impact on provincial economy
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Posted: October 7, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is pleased to announce the release of "The Economic Value of the University of New Brunswick: Analysis of the Economic Impact and Return on Investment of Education," an independent analysis conducted by Economic Modelling Specialists International. The research and analysis reveals that the university has a total economic impact of $1.2 billion on the provincial economy over the course of one year, equal to 4.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product for...
Three faculty members receive teaching excellence awards
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Posted: October 6, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Three of our Saint John faculty have received awards for excellence in teaching and educational leadership. Dr. Emin Civi, Faculty of Business, has received the 2015 AAU Distinguished Teaching Award recognizing outstanding teaching over a number of years. Our very own David Creelman has been recognized for his many efforts at UNB Saint John with a 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award. Dr. Dale Roach, Faculty of Science, Applied Science and Engineering’s Department of Engineering, has...
UNB Faculty of education launches the Year of Creativity with guest speaker Robert Kelly
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Posted: October 2, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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On Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of education will present Robert Kelly as part of their Colloquium Series. Dr. Kelly is an associate professor at the University of Calgary where he is academic coordinator of the Creative Development in Educational Practice and Design Thinking for Innovation graduate programs in the Werklund School of Education. His talk, which will take place in Room 356 of Marshall d’Avray Hall, 10 MacKay Drive, UNB Fredericton, is...
UNB launches cyber security awareness campaign to combat increased online threats
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Posted: September 30, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media
Faced with increasing online threats and risks, the University of New Brunswick has launched a year-long cyber security awareness campaign to protect students, faculty and staff—as well as those in the community who want to know more about cyber security. The campaign, which will launch tomorrow, Oct. 1, to correspond with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, includes an updated cyber security website, posters, contests that are designed to increase knowledge about online risks, and steps...
UNB launches new brand
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Posted: September 30, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick unveiled a bold new look this fall, releasing a reinvigorated brand and announcing plans for an awareness campaign that will target future students across Canada. The university launched a modern, engaging, responsive new website in August designed to help future students discover UNB. UNB began its rebranding effort in 2011. The team surveyed and interviewed nearly 10,000 people, including alumni, faculty, staff, students, prospective students, guidance...
UNB professor elected president of the Coalition-SGSL
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Posted: September 30, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Brigitte Leblon, professor of remote sensing in the faculty of forestry and environmental management, University of New Brunswick (UNB) has been elected president of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Coalition on Sustainability (Coalition-SGSL). The Coalition-SGSL’s mission is to promote the long-term viability of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem. Its goal is to work towards the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the Southern Gulf region. With the Coalition’s...
Poets Peter Norman and Ali Blythe to read as part of UNB Saint John s Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: September 29, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Poets Peter Norman and Ali Blythe will read from the gun that starts the race and twoism, respectively on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Faculty-Staff Lounge, Ward Chipman Building. Peter Norman Peter Norman is the author of two previous poetry collections: Water Damage and At the Gates of the Theme Park, finalist for a Trillium Poetry Book Award. He has edited over 100 titles by Canadian authors such as Adrienne Clarkson, Marina Endicott and Lawrence Hill. His fiction, poetry, and essays...
UNB hosts citizens jury on the future of NB s electricity system
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Posted: September 28, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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A 20-person citizen values jury will create a vision for a future electrical energy system for New Brunswick on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct.4, 2015. The two-day event is being hosted at the Wu Centre on the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus by a team of researchers led by Tom Beckley, a professor with UNB’s faculty of forestry and environmental management. The NB Electrical Energy Futures Jury is comprised of randomly selected New Brunswickers who will receive an...
Two Saint John faculty receive teaching awards
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Posted: September 23, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media
Two of our Saint John faculty received awards for excellence in teaching and educational leadership from the Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU). Dr. Emin Civi, Faculty of Business, has received the 2015 AAU Distinguished Teaching Award recognizing outstanding teaching over a number of years. “Emin has a reputation as an educator with challenging standards and as a mentor who cares deeply for his students,” says Dr. Robert MacKinnon, vice-president of UNB Saint John. Dr. Dale Roach,...
UNB partners with NB government for career fair
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Posted: September 23, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The Government of New Brunswick has partnered with University of New Brunswick (UNB) to encourage more New Brunswick businesses to participate in the 2015 Post-Secondary Career and Educational Options Fair. The fair will take place Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER. The Post-Secondary Career and Educational Options Fair provides an opportunity for a select number of quality Canadian companies to connect with UNB, St. Thomas University, and New...
UNB startup partners with NB Power on a pilot project to better understand consumers energy behaviours
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Posted: September 23, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
SimpTek Technologies has partnered with NB Power on a project that will deliver insight into the energy behaviours of New Brunswick consumers. The $15,000 agreement is set to launch this fall and will collect real-time data from up to 150 homes. SimpTek Technologies helps electric utility companies better engage, understand and predict energy usage from their customers. Cofounders Keelan Gagnon, Lionel Fernandes and Asif Hasan are University of New Brunswick (UNB) graduates who took part in...
UNB s Early Childhood Education program celebrates 40 years
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Posted: September 22, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is celebrating 40 years of Early Childhood Education at UNB Fredericton on Friday, Sept. 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Early Childhood Centre located in Marshall d’Avray Hall. The event will consist of an afternoon of family activities, the planting of a rose garden, and a late afternoon barbeque and celebration cake. The Early Childhood Education program and the demonstration classroom were established within UNB’s Faculty of Education in 1975. For 40...
UNB Homecoming Open to Community
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Posted: September 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media
Open to everyone in the community; not just University of New Brunswick alumni, Homecoming 2015 is taking place next week (Sept. 24-27). Registration closes on Sunday, Sept. 20. Everyone is encouraged to come to campus and celebrate all things UNB! For more information, contact homecoming@unb.ca or 506-447-3218. Here are some of the highlights: Family FunFest Looking for something to do with the kids on a Saturday morning? Family FunFest is a homecoming event that gives families a chance to...
UNB launches Bringing in the Bystander training program
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Posted: September 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick has partnered with an internationally recognized training program as part of ongoing efforts to encourage a community of responsibility on campus. To date, over 600 students and university leaders, including all varsity student-athletes, all residence Dons and Proctors and all Orientation leaders on both campuses have received the Bringing in the Bystander training. The program, developed by a team of experts at the University of New Hampshire, teaches...
Author Marina Endicott to kick off UNB Saint John s 2015-16 Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: September 16, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , In the Media
Author Marina Endicott will read from her new novel, Close to Hugh on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Marina Endicott began her career in theatre in Canada and England, before starting to write drama and fiction. Good to a Fault, her second novel, won a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book (Canada/Caribbean), was a finalist for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize, as well as a CBC Canada Reads contestant. Her third novel, The Little Shadows, was longlisted...
UNB CEL holds information session on ROI Certification program
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Posted: September 16, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick, College of Extended Learning (UNB CEL) has partnered with the ROI Institute of Canada to bring ROI Methodology Certification program to New Brunswick this fall. Anyone interested in learning about the program can attend a free information session and lunch at the Chateau Saint John on Sept. 22 at 12 pm. In today’s organizations, project sponsors and those who have responsibility for the success of projects are held more accountable than ever for the financial...
UNB celebrates 20th anniversary of Centre for Criminal Justice Studies
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Posted: September 14, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
UNB is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (CCJS) on September 17, 2015. The research centre, launched in 1995 under the leadership of UNB Saint John faculty Drs. Paul Gendreau and Chris Doran, was created to engage in the theoretical, critical, and empirical analysis of criminal justice-related issues. “It is our goal to pursue and facilitate the development of knowledge to inform the practice, the policies and the evaluation of the criminal...
UNB hosts 45th annual Atlantic Schools of Business Conference
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Posted: September 14, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick will welcome academics and professionals from across the world to one of the oldest academic conferences in Canada on Sept. 25-27: the 45th annual Atlantic Schools of Business Conference. The theme of the conference this year is ‘Entrepreneurship: Passion and Practice’. UNB Honorary Doctor of Law recipient and Executive-in-Residence, Dr. Ng Pock Too, will deliver the keynote address on Sept. 26 speaking about the role of business school teachers in preparing...
Marking Respectful Workplace Week at the University of New Brunswick
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Posted: September 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
This week is Respectful Workplace Week at the University of New Brunswick. In keeping with a province-wide initiative to declare Sept. 6 to 12 a time to recognize and promote respectful conduct, there will be information and events between both campuses this week. Respectful and positive behaviour in learning and working spaces contributes to individual, organizational, and societal well-being and prevents unnecessary suffering. “Every member of the university community has a responsibility...
UNB welcomes students back to campus
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Posted: September 4, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton and Saint John campuses will be rejuvenated next week as students return to kick off another school year. Orientation activities are getting underway at UNB Fredericton and Saint John. Media are invited to attend the below orientation events on each campus. For more information contact: UNB Fredericton: Natasha Ashfield UNB Saint John: Heather Campbell Fredericton Campus COMMENCEMENT Tuesday, Sept. 8, 10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m. The Richard J....
First Nations youth across the province discover student life at the University of New Brunswick
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Posted: August 27, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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During the week of August 17, First Nation high school students from across the province came to the University of New Brunswick to get a taste of UNB student life at the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre’s first summer camp: “UDiscover MWC @ UNB”. Students participated in mock classroom experiences in subject areas such as Math, Science, Kinesiology, and Nursing. Students visited the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and learned about the development of upper limb prosthetics. They also...
Community electronic-waste recycling day
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Posted: August 25, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The second annual community wide electronic-waste recycling day, hosted by UNB Saint John, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12. The day will start at 9 a.m. and is expected to continue until 3 p.m. However, it is first come first serve and once the truck is full we cannot accept any additional items. Televisions, computers and other electronic items contain hazardous materials like lead, mercury and cadmium. They pose a threat to the environment if buried in a landfill. This one-day event is...
Kinesiology duo aims to decrease obesity in NB
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Posted: August 23, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
In 2014, Stats Canada reported that the obesity rate in New Brunswick was 33 percent - higher than the national average. New Brunswick’s higher obesity rate has been a priority for medical professionals for the last few years. The province has implemented a push for healthier lunch options in schools and programs to get youth moving. Danielle Bouchard and Martin Sénéchal have recently joined the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of kinesiology to explore just this. They have a lot to...
Limbic launches hand-crafted longboard business
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Posted: August 23, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Two University of New Brunswick engineering students have channelled their passion for longboarding into an award-winning entrepreneurial venture. Alex Matson and Andre Aikens are co-owners of Limbic Boards, and have sold more than 30 handcrafted longboards over the past two years. “We’re really trying to get people outdoors with our longboards and enjoying the trails systems in Fredericton,” explained Aikens. While their clientele has been comprised mainly of friends and family thus far,...
UNB nursing professor launches exhibit displaying how cancer affects lives in our community
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Posted: August 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Dr. Krista Wilkins from the Faculty of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick and Fredericton Region Museum have launched a new exhibit highlighting the effects of cancer. On display at the Fredericton Region Museum, the exhibit entitled Stories of Those Affected by Cancer, features original works from the local community such as essays, poetry and artwork about how cancer has affected their lives. It also includes a display of stories and photographs collected from Dr. Wilkins’ research...
G Forbes Elliot Award for educational leadership awarded to Oromocto high school teacher
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Posted: August 18, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Greg Tucker, currently teaching at Oromocto high school, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious G. Forbes Elliot Award for Educational Leadership awarded by UNB. This annual award, which carries an approximate value of $5,000, was established in 1994 as a bequest of the late Dr. G. Forbes Elliot, a prominent Canadian educator, Saint John resident, and the first vice-president of UNB in Saint John. To be eligible for this award, an applicant must have taught for a minimum of five years...
UNB Saint John and Carlisle Institute to host third symposium in BizEd2025 Initiative
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Posted: August 18, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick Saint John and the Carlisle Institute are continuing their partnership with the third symposium of the Business Education 2025 (BizEd2025) initiative. The symposium will take place on Friday, September 25, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., in UNB Saint John’s Whitebone Lounge. Using an interactive format of keynotes, panel and roundtable discussions, participants will analyze challenges such as program and course relevance as well as quality of teaching, and then...
University of New Brunswick appoints Vice-President Administration and Finance
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Posted: August 18, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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University of New Brunswick President Eddy Campbell is pleased to announce that Karen Cunningham has been appointed Vice-President (Administration and Finance) at the university. Cunningham, an accountant who has served in a number of progressive leadership roles in the public sector, first joined UNB more than three years ago as university comptroller. Last September, she stepped into the vice-president’s role on an acting basis after long-time vice-president Dan Murray retired. Her...
UNB alumni inducted into Order of New Brunswick
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Posted: August 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , In the Media
Earlier this month 10 New Brunswickers were inducted into the Order of New Brunswick, including three University of New Brunswick alumni. • Camille Albert (BBA'87), from Fredericton, for his leadership as an entrepreneur, his support of the francophone community in the capital area, and for his dedication to innumerable community organizations. • Carol Loughrey (BBA'87), from Fredericton, for her dedication as a champion of and role model for women in business, academia and government during...
UNB Common Read helps first-year students transition to university
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Posted: August 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Thanks to UNB Libraries, first-year students at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) in the faculties of arts, science, nursing and Renaissance College have one more thing in common. This summer, UNB Libraries is providing close to 600 first year students with a gift copy of the award winning book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. The book explores values, ethics, cultural diversity, history and science, as it describes the incredible impact that one woman...
Willms inducted as President of the International Academy of Education
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Posted: August 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB
Dr. Douglas Willms, Professor at the University of New Brunswick and Canada’s Research Chair in Literacy and Human Development, was recently inducted as the President of the International Academy of Education in a ceremony that took place in Melbourne, Australia. The seat of the Academy is at the Royal Academy of Science, Literature and Arts in Brussels, Belgium. During his four-year term as President of the Academy, Dr. Willms will be working with his UNB colleagues and the Organisation for...
Couple aims to decrease NB obesity rates
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Posted: August 7, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Danielle Bouchard and Martin Sénéchal, who recently joined the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of kinesiology, have a lot to offer New Brunswickers and its health care system. Knowing that exercise is the best medicine available, the kinesiology professors have devoted their careers to decreasing Canadian obesity rates and its complications. Dr. Sénéchal, who studies pediatric obesity and the hormone response to exercise, says if we were to eliminate obesity completely we’d see a 60...
UNB researcher awarded CFI John R Evans Leaders Fund
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Posted: July 29, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Thanks to a new x-ray instrument, University of New Brunswick earth sciences researcher Christopher McFarlane and his laser ablation team are among the best at unraveling geochemical and biogeochemical processes. Dr. McFarlane recently received $125,000 from The Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund. This research money was used to acquire an instrument, which will provide him and his team more in-depth information about materials such as rocks, minerals, biological...
IT collaboration across campuses and across provinces NB PEI information technology consortium wins national award
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Posted: July 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Collaboration between university and college information technology departments can lead to faster, better services on campus at a lower cost. The NB/PEI Education Computing Network (ECN) consortium of universities and colleges in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island was recently recognized for its collaboration of IT services by earning the inaugural CUCCIO Collaboration Award. The network includes the University of New Brunswick, l’Université de Moncton, St. Thomas University, Mount...
Sean Silcoff author of Losing the Signal The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Blackberry to visit UNB
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Posted: July 20, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , Events , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB
Sean Silcoff, award-winning business writer with The Globe and Mail, will be visiting the University of New Brunswick's Fredericton and Saint John campuses in August to launch his book, which was co-authored by Jacquie McNish, a senior writer with The Globe and Mail titled, Losing the Signal: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of BlackBerry. During his 17-year career, he has covered just about every area of business, from agriculture to the credit crisis; toys to airplane manufacturing. He led the...
UNB study taps into hidden homelessness
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Posted: July 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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In collaboration with Youth in Transition Fredericton, PhD psychology student, Julie Wershler, and psychology professor, Scott Ronis, conducted a study that took an in-depth look at vulnerable and homeless male youth in Fredericton, NB. By getting creative and recruiting a broad spectrum of vulnerable youth, the research team found that there are many who are underrepresented but who would likely benefit from appropriate services in Fredericton and other similarly suburban communities across...
SHAD robotics competition to be held tomorrow
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Posted: July 16, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick is proud to be hosting SHAD Valley and some of Canada’s brightest minds, in grades 10, 11 and 12. The participants arrived July 5 and will be here until July 31, to learn explore and experience all that UNB and the city of Fredericton have to offer. Shad Valley is a four-week enrichment program for exceptional high school students. Program highlights include labs and workshops offered by all science departments, a business and entrepreneurship competition in...
UNB sustainable gardens honour residential school survivors and educate youth
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Posted: July 14, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick has created a number of sustainable gardens on its Fredericton campus this month—including wildlife friendly gardens and a medicine wheel garden. The gardens are one of many initiatives under the Engaging UNB Fredericton Campus in Sustainability project that is partially funded through the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund. “The project is one of UNB Sustainability’s first steps in reaching our strategic goal to support and encourage active living,...
UNB joins Global Accelerator Network
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Posted: July 13, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The Summer Institute, part of the J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (TME) at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, is now among an exclusive group of accelerator programs with the Global Accelerator Network (GAN). The Global Accelerator Network was created alongside the White House’s Startup America Initiative in 2010 to increase the success rate among young entrepreneurs and to provide support and collaboration for business accelerators...
First JDI NB Scholarship at UNB Awarded
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Posted: July 10, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Together, J.D. Irving, Limited and the University of New Brunswick presented the first JDI NB Scholarship to 18-year-old Jacob Wall of Waasis, N.B. Watch video The $32,000 scholarship is one of two renewable awards for incoming first-year UNB students. It is valued at $8,000 per year for up to four years of study. The scholarships are funded from a $1-million gift made in 2007 by J.D. Irving, Limited to UNB that will allow the most talented students to fully apply themselves to their course...
Cloud installed at the Hans W Klohn Commons
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Posted: July 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Cloud - a mural by local artist Deanna Musgrave - has been installed at the Hans W. Klohn Commons on our Saint John campus. Commissioned by UNB’s Art for New Spaces Program the mural project began when a group of New Brunswick artists were invited to present their creative concepts for this unique space, Deanna Musgrave was the artist selected. Robert MacKinnon, vice-president of UNBSaint John and member of the Art for New Spaces Committee, said that the piece needed to be prominent enough to...
UNB students awarded largest Canadian scholarship to study science technology engineering and mathematics
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Posted: July 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Wesley Finck and Min Ji Kim have been named the University of New Brunswick’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships worth $80,000 and $60,000 respectively. Created in 2011 by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, this annual scholarship program encourages promising high school graduates to embrace science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in their future careers. This year, there were 1,250 Schulich Leader Nominees from across...
Baxter and Hachey appointed to new positions with UNB s Board of Governors
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Posted: July 7, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Brian Baxter, chairman and chief executive officer of Botsford Investment Inc. in Moncton, has been appointed chair of the University of New Brunswick’s Board of Governors for a two-year term, effective July 1. First appointed to the board in 2003, he most recently served as vice-chair. Larry Hachey, president of Bluechip Leasing Atlantic, has been appointed vice-chair for a two-year term beginning July 1. Hachey, of Quispamsis, has served on UNB’s Board of Governors since 2011. Baxter...
2 8 million NSERC grant allows Canadian Rivers Institute to study the health of the St John River
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Posted: June 26, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick announced today that Allen Curry of its Canadian Rivers Institute has been awarded $2.8 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to conduct an aquatic ecosystem study on the St. John River to support NB Power’s future decision on the Mactaquac Generating Station. This is the largest Collaborative Research and Development Grant ever awarded in Atlantic Canada, bringing the project total to $5.3 million, and will have a...
Dozens of UNB researchers awarded with NSERC discovery grants
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Posted: June 24, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Keith Ashfield, Member of Parliament of Fredericton announced today that 26 researchers from the university were awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) discovery grants for various research initiatives, totalling more than $3.3 million. “Our government has made record commitments to science, technology and innovation to the social and economic benefit of Canadians,” said MP Ashfield. “Today’s investment in researchers, like University of New Brunswick’s Dr. Trevor...
UNB s Huining Xiao inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering
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Posted: June 19, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Earlier this month, Dr. Huining Xiao, chemical engineering professor at the University of New Brunswick was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Dr. Xiao was one of 50 new Fellows inducted into the CAE, in Hamilton, Ont. on June 4. Dr. Xiao’s research on multidisciplinary areas is unique and has allowed him to develop innovative technologies that are incredibly beneficial to industries. He has developed various functional polymers/nanoparticle systems that have addressed the...
UNB awarded CNIE Award of Excellence
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Posted: June 18, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick, and partners, were recently awarded a 2015 Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) Award of Excellence. The CNIE-RCIE Award of Excellence was in the category of Excellence and Innovation in the Integration of Technology in Educational Practices/Collaboration for online modules developed for postsecondary education professors and instructors. The site - entitled Supporting Students with Disabilities - is intended to better equip instructors to...
International learning opportunities for UNB students
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Posted: June 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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A new scholarship program, formed by the Rideau Hall Foundation and Canada’s Community Foundation network, gives UNB students the opportunity to complete an internship tailored to their area of study in a developing country. UNB is the only university in New Brunswick to successfully secure scholarships through the new Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship program. Recently, two of UNB’s prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee scholars - Jasmine Alam (UNB Saint John)...
Three high school students recognized with The Primrose Scholarship to attend UNB Saint John
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Posted: June 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The Primrose Scholarship has been awarded to three high school graduates: Justin Furlotte, Ainsley McCavour, and Kayla Nice. These individuals' leadership at school, in the community and their involvement in athletics and music make them worthy recipients for this year’s Primrose Scholarship, in the amount of $5,000 each. Justin's community spirit, and his belief in the power of education, will be a great benefit to him as he enters the Bachelor of Engineering program at UNB Saint John this...
UNB and Carlisle Institute continue partnership to advance Business Education 2025 Initiative
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Posted: June 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick Saint John and the Carlisle Institute are continuing their partnership with the second symposium of the Business Education 2025 initiative. The symposium will take place on Friday, June 19, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., in UNB Saint John's Whitebone Lounge. The event will feature a keynote presentation by Greg Lutes, former Deputy Minister of the Policy & Priorities Committee, who will be introduced by Art Doyle, former Publisher of the Telegraph Journal. Members...
UNB s associate vice-president of capital planning and property development recognized nationally
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Posted: June 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick’s associate vice-president of capital planning and property development, Barbara Nicholson, recently earned national recognition for her outstanding achievements and service to the community and architecture profession when she was named a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. During her career, Ms. Nicholson has mentored students and encouraged many to follow architecture as a rewarding vocation. She has been a tireless advocate for...
Kinesiology dean helps make new exhibit at NB Sports Hall of Fame a reality
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Posted: June 16, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Last night the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame launched three new exhibits, including the Biomechanics and Sports Discovery Centre, a youth-centric area in the hall of fame that is similar to a science discovery centre according to Wayne Albert, UNB’s dean of kinesiology. The new discovery centre was created in partnership with Dr. Albert and will allow visitors to learn about basic biomechanics principles in an interactive, fun way. The NB Sports Hall of Fame has been working with Dr....
UNB to host event to remember and honour residential school survivors
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Posted: June 9, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Following the recent anniversary of Canada’s statement of apology to former students of residential schools, the University of New Brunswick will hold an event to remember and honour residential school survivors. “Circle of Understanding: Honouring our Residential School Survivors” will take place on Thursday, June 11, at 12 p.m. in Room 143 of Marshall d’Avray Hall, UNB Fredericton. Being hosted by the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at UNB, the community is invited to gather in honour our...
Board of Governors approves UNB budget for 2015-16
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Posted: June 2, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick Board of Governors has approved the university’s 2015-2016 operating budget, which focuses on continued investments in its academic mission and research while realizing cost savings through expenditure controls. “Our focus is on reinvigorating our academic mission, providing strong support for our students and faculty, and enhancing national awareness of our innovative programs and entrepreneurial mindset,” said Eddy Campbell, president and vice-chancellor of...
UNB researchers uncover untold stories of gay and lesbian military members
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Posted: June 2, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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After decades of research, University of New Brunswick psychology professor Carmen Poulin and Lynne Gouliquer honorary research associate at UNB have uncovered a piece of Canadian military history that has led a group of researchers to Ottawa today to seek justice for thousands of LGBT Canadians and their families. An anti-LGBT national security purge from the 1950s until the 1990s involved the surveillance of thousands of LGBT people and the destruction of the careers and livelihoods. Poulin...
Currie Scholarships awarded to four University of New Brunswick students
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Posted: June 1, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Four Maritime high school students will receive prestigious Currie Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick in September—a reward for their outstanding leadership in the community and academic performance in their high schools. The Currie Scholarships were established by Richard J. Currie, UNB chancellor emeritus and one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists. This year’s recipients are Mansa Agbaku of Saint John, N.B.; Christopher Lomond of Debert, N.S.;...
UNB Saint John Faculty of Arts Announces Dean s List for 2014-15
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Posted: June 1, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Eighty-four students in the faculty of arts at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John have earned a place on the dean's list for 2014-15. The dean of arts, Joanna Everitt, announced that the students who qualified for the list attained a sessional grade-point average of at least 3.7 or A- for the academic year. See the complete listing.
The changing landscape of nurse-client relationships
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Posted: May 28, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Dr. Karen Furlong is a one of two nursing faculty from the Atlantic Provinces who are doing what they can to help universities in preparing nursing students to care for clients using informatics tools. As members of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Digital Health Nursing Faculty Peer Network, Furlong and her counterpart - Dr. Diane Duff, St. Francis Xavier University – are mentoring member faculty to increase teaching and curriculum integration related to the CASN Nursing...
Canadian Federation of University Women Fredericton establishes new scholarship at UNB
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Posted: May 26, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The Canadian Federation of University Women Fredericton (CFUW) recently established a new award at the University of New Brunswick. The Dr. Nora Ni Chuiv CFUW Fredericton Graduate Scholarship is an endowed scholarship that will provide $2,000 annually for women pursuing graduate studies in UNB’s Interdisciplinary Studies program. This will bring the CFUW Fredericton’s scholarship endowments at the University to a total of more than $580,000. “This is a remarkable degree of support for our...
New UNB program helps graduates take their ideas to market
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Posted: May 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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After 27 years of offering an undergraduate diploma in Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, the J. Herbert Smith Centre at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton has launched a new Master in Engineering, Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (MTME) degree. Set to start in September 2015, the master’s degree will build on the undergraduate program’s record of success that has seen 32 startups launched in the past five years—including successful startups such as HotSpot Parking,...
The University of New Brunswick is set for graduation 2015
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Posted: May 20, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick will award degrees to more than 2,000 students at its spring graduation ceremonies on Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28 in Fredericton and Friday, May 29 in Saint John. Fredericton The 186th Enceania will be held on May 27 and 28 at The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER on UNB’s Fredericton campus. Honorary Degree Recipients Professors Emeriti Valedictorians Saint John The 41st Spring Convocation will be held on Friday, May 29, at 2 p.m. at the G. Forbes Elliot...
UNB Saint John community garden opens
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Posted: May 20, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The community garden at UNB Saint John, located beside the Canada Games Stadium, will open tomorrow. The garden, which sprang to life in the spring of 2014, has grown to 31 full-sized plots - including three raised beds for persons with reduced mobility - and eight half-plots. “Annual plants of any sort are welcome,” said Sean Haughian, UNB Saint John community garden chair. “In addition to the garden plots for growing our own vegetables, the garden has fruit trees (apple) and shrubs...
Canada-Wide Science Fair public viewing starts today
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Posted: May 14, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
The top 500 science projects in the country are on display during the Canada-Wide Science Fair at UNB's Richard J. CURRIE CENTER for the next few days and the community is invited to come check them out. CWSF represents a celebration of Canada’s brightest minds in Grades 7-12 and this year it’s in New Brunswick for the first time ever where finalists are competing for more than $1-million in cash prizes. CWSF co-chair and senior director of UNB’s conference services, Michelle McNeil, says...
Not the cookie
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Posted: May 14, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , myUNB , Events , UNB Homepage
For 12 high-school Maritime teams, O.R.E.O. doesn’t mean the cookie; it was their chance to test out their entrepreneurial skills. The teams descended on the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus on April 24th to compete in the annual Orientation to Running an Entrepreneurial Organization (O.R.E.O.), a long-standing competition. Working with faculty, staff and students from the faculty of business – as well as a number of business leaders from the community – students will be given...
UNB CEL holds free information session on mentorship training in Moncton
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Posted: May 13, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick, College of Extended Learning (UNB CEL) in partnership with Saint Mary’s University Division of Continuing Education is hosting an information session on Mentorship Training for Mentors & Mentees on Thursday, May 12 in Moncton. There has been a lot of talk of mentoring lately—most organizations claim to be doing it, or want to be doing it. At the same time, there is a lot of confusion as to what mentoring is and what direction and support it needs to be...
President Eddy Campbell among top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada
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Posted: May 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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For the third year in a row, University of New Brunswick President and Vice-Chancellor Eddy Campbell has been named one of the top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada. The winners of this year’s Atlantic Business Magazine competition were celebrated at an awards gala held on May 7 at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax. 2015 Top 50 CEO Award Winners Kathryn McCain, chair of the university’s Board of Governors, congratulated Dr. Campbell on the award. “I’m very pleased that Eddy is being...
UNB Saint John - celebrating 50 years
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Posted: May 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Throughout the last 50 years, UNB Saint John has developed and maintained strong connections with the community of Saint John, and has contributed significantly to the cultural, economic and social well-being of the region. The 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner, held on April 30th, celebrated a half century of excellence at UNB Saint John while assuring its future by raising funds for the 50th Anniversary Scholarship Fund. The money raised to date of a grand total of $133,345 is well over our...
UNB welcomes the 2015 Canada-Wide Science Fair
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Posted: May 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The 54th annual Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) 2015, is getting underway this weekend at the University of New Brunswick. This marks the first time this prestigious national event has been held in the province. Every year, over 500,000 young Canadians across of the country create science projects and present their work at local and regional science fairs. The 500 top projects from across the country, from students grades 7 through 12, are showcased at CWSF. All projects will be on display,...
Annual NB high school programming competition to be held at UNB
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Posted: May 6, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , Events , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
Twenty-seven high school teams from across New Brunswick will arrive on UNB's Saint John campus this Friday for the annual UNB Saint John’s High School Programming Competition.This competition is designed to provide a computer programming challenge for grade 10, 11 and 12 students. Contestants will test their computer programming skills and problem solving abilities for an opportunity to win a prize.Prizes include: • Lenovo Laptops sponsored by J.D. Irving Ltd • iPad Minis sponsored by...
New Brunswick Institute for Research Data and Training launched today at UNB
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Posted: May 5, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training represents a partnership between the provincial government and The University of New Brunswick that will allow researchers across the province to have access to data from departments to help them identify trends and analyze policies. It is intended that their research will result in more effective government decision-making. “Our government has a diversified plan for creating jobs that focuses on seizing all opportunities for...
UNB hosts Gravity Recognizing 100 years of Einstein s Relativity
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Posted: April 30, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
Einstein introduced his ‘general theory of relativity’ 100 years ago, revolutionizing our notions of space and time. The University of New Brunswick’s department of mathematics and statistics is hosting a panel discussion to evaluate the successes and shortcomings of Einstein’s theory and discuss the prospects of the theory lasting another 100 years. Gravity: Recognizing 100 years of Einstein’s Relativity will take place on Wednesday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Toole Hall Auditorium, 3 Bailey...
UNB to host inaugural Arnie and Norma McAllister Lecture in Compassionate Care
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Posted: April 30, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB
Elizabeth and Kristie McAllister know first hand the importance of compassionate care after their parents spent long periods of time in hospital near the end of their lives. “Our family was struck by how important the level of compassion in Mum and Dad’s care was to their well-being and to the stress levels of our whole family,” said Elizabeth McAllister. With a desire to support nursing education and create more general awareness about human caring, the McAllisters established the inaugural...
Roster for Team New Brunswick at the 2015 Canada-Wide Science Fair confirmed
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Posted: April 27, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Eleven students from New Brunswick have been chosen to represent the province at the 2015 Canada-Wide Science Fair, taking place in New Brunswick for the first time this May. The students were Grand Prize winners at the New Brunswick Regional Science Fairs held in April. Members of Team New Brunswick will be among 500 students from across the country, competing for close to $1-million in awards, scholarships and prizes. CWSF 2015 will take place at the UNB Fredericton campus May 11-16, and...
Kelp on the Way
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Posted: April 24, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Homepage
The latest beer from Picaroons Traditional Ales, a brewing company in Fredericton is made with one of the organically certified kelps, the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima, grown at an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) site in the Bay of Fundy. Dr. Thierry Chopin, UNB Saint John biology professor and scientific director of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN), approached Picaroons to make a beer using...
Party with a Purpose
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Posted: April 24, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Fredericton , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
Fusion Saint John recently held a Party with a Purpose at Beaverbrook House celebrating UNB Saint John’s current graduates, alumni and prospective students. This event provided an opportunity for current graduate students from all disciplines, alumni and prospective students to gather and share stories and experiences. Recognizing the Saint John campus’s golden anniversary, Hammond River Brewing’s own UNB alumnus, Shane Steeves, brewed a special line of golden ale for the evening. The name...
UNB MBA students learn while supporting communities through social entrepreneurship
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Posted: April 24, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage
Every year the master of business administration (MBA) professional development class at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton put their social entrepreneurship skills to work to support non-profit organizations. They share their business knowledge and entrepreneurial skills to raise awareness of the important work happening in the community’s not-for-profits. This year the MBA professional development students worked with the Fredericton Community Kitchen to help with their Student...
UNB s Rice Fuller a member of Fredericton s new sexual assault response team
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Posted: April 24, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
The Fredericton Sexual Assault Response Team (FSART) was officially launched in Fredericton on April 22, 2015. The team is made up of members from the RCMP and Fredericton Police, the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital and Fredericton’s Sexual Assault Crisis Centre, among others. This is the first time that New Brunswick’s capital region has had a sexual assault response team in place for people who have experienced sexual...
O R E O competition on April 24
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Posted: April 23, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
On April 24th twelve Maritime teams will ascend on our Saint John campus for the faculty of business’ annual Orientation to Running an Entrepreneurial Organization (O.R.E.O.) competition. Working with faculty, staff and students from the faculty of business - as well as a number of business leaders from the community - students will be given the opportunity to run their own café and make all business decisions from products to hiring staff with the help of a computer simulation called...
UNB announces two Vanier Scholarship winners for 2015
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Posted: April 22, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , In the Media
Two University of New Brunswick (UNB) graduate students have won prestigious 2015 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships valued at $50,000. Jianhui Zhou is a PhD candidate studying forest engineering at UNB in Fredericton. Zhou received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in wood science and technology from South China Agricultural University in 2014. Zhou specializes in wood engineering where he is developing a modal testing technique to effectively measure elastic constants of engineered...
UNB welcomes retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
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Posted: April 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Fredericton
Thousands of K-12 students and members of the local community had the opportunity to welcome Col. Chris Hadfield to the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton on Tuesday thanks to UNB’s Andrews Initiative. Col. Hadfield is the former, and first Canadian, commander of the International Space Station. Col. Hadfield told an auditorium packed with students from New Brunswick’s Anglophone West School District, and those watching online through a live-stream, that he wanted to be an astronaut...
UNB Saint John s 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
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Posted: April 16, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , In the Media
Since September, many events and activities have been held to mark the 50th Anniversary of UNB Saint John and showcase the richness and unique attributes of the Saint John campus. Our final signature event will be held at the end of the month. As UNB Saint John celebrates its 50th anniversary, a scholarship fund has been established to provide support and encouragement for our students. A Gala Dinner will be held on Thursday, April 30 at the Hans W. Klohn Commons in support of this...
UNB s Student Investment Fund recognized internationally
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Posted: April 15, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
The Student Investment Fund (SIF) program has received international recognition not once, but twice recently. Masters of business administration candidates Jeff Mott and Dan Slipp, along with bachelor of business administration student Josh Bubar placed second in the world at the Argus Real Estate competition and first in the Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition, surpassing nine other universities across the world. Jeff Mott credited his training through the SIF program for the team’s...
Joyce Foundation gives 5 million for student support
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Posted: April 13, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage
Donation will fund student bursaries and support UNB’s Work-Study program Students at the University of New Brunswick who are in financial need will receive new opportunities to fund their university education, thanks to the generosity of Mr. Ronald V. Joyce, settlor and advisor of The Joyce Foundation. The University announced that it has received $5 million from The Joyce Foundation, $4.5 million of which will create the largest bursary endowment at the University while the remaining...
UNB s College of Extended Learning honoured for support of Canadian Forces reservists
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Posted: April 13, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick College of Extended Learning (CEL) was recognized for providing outstanding support to reservists of the Canadian Armed Forces. UNB’s CEL received a Canadian Forces Liaison Council Educator Support Award at a ceremony held at Old Government House in March. Business administration student, Jeremy MacDonald of the B Coy Trg O Royal New Brunswick Regiment, nominated CEL for the award. Returning to school after serving as a reservist in the Canadian Forces for over...
New Brunswick Regional Science Fairs kick off as momentum builds towards the 2015 Canada-Wide Science Fair
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Posted: April 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
New Brunswick’s team for the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) will soon be determined, as the province’s Regional Science Fairs get underway in April. Eleven students from the Fundy, River Valley and districts francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick Regional Science Fairs will be chosen to represent their province at the national level. The national competition is even more significant for New Brunswick students this year, as it will be held in Fredericton – marking the first time it has ever been...
Students vie for cash prizes at annual TME Student Pitch Competition
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Posted: April 7, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media
2015 was another record setting year for the J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship’s (TME) Student Pitch Competition. 33 teams registered, with over 60 students participating, and 100 people attended the awards dinner where over $8,000 in prizes was awarded. First place in the ideas category went to Reverse Vending Recycling Systems, pitched by third year mechanical engineering student Vuk Stajic. This company proposes installing reverse vending machines in...
UNB Fredericton appointments
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Posted: April 1, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media
Wayne Albert has been reappointed to a second term as Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology. He joined UNB in 1999 and has an excellent record in research, teaching and service. His area of research is in occupational biomechanics and ergonomics. Lesley Balcom has been appointed Director of Libraries (title under review). Ms. Balcom has been Interim Director of Libraries this year, and an Associate Director of Libraries since 2008. With a proven commitment to students, teaching and research,...
How ABA applied behaviour analysis Therapy changed Our Lives A Parent s Story
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Posted: March 31, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , myUNB
As a part of the University of New Brunswick’s strategic mission, the University, through its College of Extended Learning, recently began offering families access to some excellent foundational ABA knowledge that forms a basis for the myriad of ABA credit and professional programs that they offer to students. Barbara Cabrera started to get concerned about her son, LeKai, when at the age of one had not started to develop language skills. He had not spoken a single word and as time went by,...
New UNB course will help benefit youth and families in NB
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Posted: March 31, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , In the Media , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
UNB Fredericton has added new courses to its psychology program that will provide behavioural intervention training to students. New faculty member, Dr. Holly Seniuk will teach the new courses that will focus on an applied approach to behaviour analysis and expand beyond autism into more generalized training for behavioural intervention. Dr. Seniuk has joined UNB’s department of psychology as an assistant professor. Her expertise is in the area of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), which is...
Pacey lecturer to discuss the importance of Canada s wilderness
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Posted: March 31, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , In the Media
This year’s W.C. Desmond Pacey Memorial Lecturer, James Bernard (J.B.) MacKinnon from Vancouver, has spent years studying the importance of Canada's wilderness and our relationship to it. MacKinnon will present "The Still-Wild Country: Why Canada's Wilderness Matters to the Future of Life on Earth" at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton campus, on Wednesday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. in the Alfred G. Bailey auditorium in Tilley Hall, Room 102; and at the Saint John campus on Thursday,...
UNB teams take top prizes at 2015 Breakthru competition
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Posted: March 30, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , Events , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
University of New Brunswick teams made another splash at this year’s NBIF Breakthru competition. Four of the five finalists to pitch their ideas in front of a sold-out crowd of 550 industry professionals were UNB students and recent grads. "It is clear that we have amazing and very motivated students, and the dedication of faculty & staff at UNB is simply incredible," said Dr. Dhirendra Shukla, professor and chair of the J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship...
UNB to commemorate 70 years since the Dutch Liberation
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Posted: March 27, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Canadian troops played a pivotal role in liberating the Netherlands 70 years ago and the University of New Brunswick has been chosen by the Embassy of the Netherlands as one of three locations across the country to hold an event to commemorate this important moment. From Memory to Remembrance: 70 Years of Liberation of the Netherlands will take place on Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, UNB Fredericton. Regiments from throughout the Maritimes participated in the...
Three UNB Saint John athletes named CCAA Academic All- Canadians
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Posted: March 26, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Three members of the University of New Brunswick Saint John varsity athletics program were named Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Academic All-Canadians. Receiving the prestigious accolade were: Danielle Jenkins (soccer); Mark Allison (soccer) and Katherine Houser (volleyball). The Academic All-Canadian award is the CCAA’s most prestigious student-athlete honour, epitomizing both organizations’ commitment to academic success and athletic achievement. Honourees must...
Horizon Health Network and the University of New Brunswick sign partnership agreement
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Posted: March 24, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton
Horizon Health Network (Horizon) and the University of New Brunswick signed a partnership agreement today marking the official opening of the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre (CHC). The two organizations have formed a unique partnership to create the CHC, a leading practice model integrating health service delivery, education and research in a primary health care setting. With strong leadership from the UNB Faculty of Nursing, the CHC advances the health and well-being of...
UNB PhD student wins International Union of Radio Science Young Scientist Award
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Posted: March 23, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , myUNB
David Themens, a PhD physics student at the University of New Brunswick, has been awarded the prestigious International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Young Scientist Award. Themens, originally from Charlo, N.B., received a bachelor of science with honours in physics and a minor in mathematics from UNB Fredericton in 2011. In 2013, Themens returned to UNB to begin a PhD and has been awarded many scholarships and awards during his educational pursuits, but he says this recognition has the...
UNB honours top students
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Posted: March 20, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Involvement in their university and community, and high academic standing has earned 16 University of New Brunswick students the distinction of being inducted into the Sir Howard Douglas Society. The award recipients are all dean’s list students who volunteer their time and talents in a number of ways, both locally and internationally. “The Sir Howard Douglas Scholars are a shining example of what young people can achieve through dedication, kindness, and willingness to help others,” says UNB...
World Water Day recognized through Heavy Metal exhibit
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Posted: March 20, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , In the Media
The Heavy Metal exhibit, currently on display at the University of New Brunswick’s Art Centre and featuring UNB’s ArtZone, is part of an environmental awareness project in support of World Water Day, which is being recognized this Sunday, Mar. 22. The exhibit was created to help bring awareness to the issue of e-waste in our landfills, which is having a growing negative impact on the environment, specifically in our waterways. UNB ArtZone students have spent months preparing the Heavy Metal...
Ticket lottery open for Chris Hadfield
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Posted: March 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , In the Media , Events , myUNB
The University of New Brunswick’s Andrews Initiative, which was launched in 2011 by UNB President Emeritus, John McLaughlin, is thrilled to welcome retired Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, to UNB as part of this years signature lecture series. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium on the UNB Fredericton Campus. Admission is free, but space is limited so tickets will be awarded based on a lottery. Marie Maltais, director of UNB’s Art...
UNBs Andrews Initiative tickets available through ticket lottery
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Posted: March 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , In the Media , Events , myUNB , UNB Homepage
The Andrews Initiative, in honour of Bill Andrews, was launched in 2011 thanks to President Emeritus, John McLaughlin. The initiative is considered to be an intellectual journey for those who are interested in exploring substantive subjects of current significance. The initiative features prominent subject experts drawn from international, national and local communities and explores topics of relevance in the 21st century. This years Andrews Initiative is thrilled to welcome Col. Hadfield to...
Update on UNB Law
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Posted: March 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , myUNB , UNB Saint John , In the Media
FREDERICTON – Dr. Jeremy Levitt is voluntarily resigning his deanship at the faculty of law at the University of New Brunswick with immediate effect. At Dr. Levitt’s request, he will be on research leave until July 31, 2015, so as to allow him to complete ongoing research activities and speaking engagement commitments on behalf of the university. Dr. Levitt has decided to leave UNB in order to return to, and help advance, his home institution in Florida following completion of those...
Update on UNB law school
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Posted: March 17, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
FREDERICTON – Dr. Jeremy Levitt is voluntarily resigning his deanship at the faculty of law at the University of New Brunswick with immediate effect. At Dr. Levitt’s request, he will be on research leave until July 31, 2015, so as to allow him to complete ongoing research activities and speaking engagement commitments on behalf of the university. Dr. Levitt has decided to leave UNB in order to return to, and help advance, his home institution in Florida following completion of those...
East Coast Startup Week brings entrepreneurs mentors and investors to Fredericton
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Posted: March 16, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB , In the Media
The blossoming East Coast start-up scene will get a major boost with the second iteration of East Coast Startup Week, a series of events being held from March 16 to 22 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Brought to you by organizing partners Planet Hatch, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and the Pond-Deshpande Centre, East Coast Startup Week is a series of events bringing entrepreneurs and local leaders together to build momentum and opportunity. This annual event exists to connect Atlantic...
New scholarship program provides international experiential learning opportunities for UNB students
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Posted: March 13, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Of the 1,900 scholarships recently offered to universities across Canada through the new Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program, the University of New Brunswick was awarded 67 scholarships, which will provide its students with the opportunity to gain hands on experience in their field of expertise, while earning academic credit. UNB received close to $500,000 over the next four years, which is the maximum amount awarded per project proposal. UNB is the only New...
UNB s Pond-Deshpande Centre welcomes Dan Pallotta as part of East Coast Start-Up Week
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Posted: March 13, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The Pond-Deshpande Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is proud to present, the third Annual Social Impact Dialogue on Monday, Mar. 16 from 8:45 a.m.- 6 p.m; and Tuesday, Mar. 17, from 8:45 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Fredericton Convention Centre. The Dialogue is for change agents and thought leaders from all sectors, business, technology, science, education, government, NGOs, co-ops, social ventures, and for everyone who is passionate about changing the status quo and making deep,...
Impact of Giving
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Posted: March 12, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , myUNB , UNB Homepage
From the classroom, to the football field, to the student centre, UNB Saint John student Jordan Tracey excels across campus and is thankful for the undergraduate scholarships that helped make his university career possible. A fifth-year student and soon-to-be graduate from the bachelor of science program, Tracey balances his studies with various extracurricular and volunteer activities on campus. “UNB Saint John is such a tight knit community,” he says. “I can’t imagine attending any other...
Fredtalks- Emphasizing the talent and ingenuity in Fredericton s community
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Posted: March 11, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick’s Student Union (UNBSU) and Student Ambassadors of the Pond-Deshpande Centre (PDC) are hosting Fredericton’s very own locally inspired speaker series- Fredtalks- on Monday, March 16. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the event begins at 6 p.m. at the Wu Conference Centre on the Fredericton Campus. The event is focused on highlighting the talent and ingenuity present in Fredericton’s innovative community and beyond. Speakers will reveal UNBound Ideas- each possessing a...
Alzheimer s Society hosts conference for health care professionals caring for patients with dementia
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Posted: March 6, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage
Today, 14,000 New Brunswickers have Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. Nationwide, the number is 747,000. This number will nearly double to 1.4 million in less than 20 years. The Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick, in partnership with the University of New Brunswick College of Extended Learning, and Loch Lomond Villa, will be hosting a provincial conference designed for health care professionals who are on the frontline of dementia care in our province. Whose Reality is it anyway? How to...
The University of New Brunswick holds first annual powwow
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Posted: March 4, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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On Monday Mar. 16, the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre (MWC) will host the first Annual UNB Mawio’mi/Siqonawsultipon (Powwow): Honouring & Sharing Mi’kmaq & Wolastoqey Cultures, which will take place at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, UNB Fredericton, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. David Perley, director of the MWC (formally the Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Institute), says he’s is proud to host this historic pow wow gathering on the UNB Fredericton campus as it will provide a unique opportunity for the public to...
UNB Alumnus develops Smart Cane that could speed up post-op recovery
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Posted: March 3, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
Graeme Powell is a 2014 University of New Brunswick Fredericton graduate in science and electrical engineering that has developed a product to help improve recovery from a hip or knee surgery. As part of their rehabilitation, hip and knee replacement patients need to offset a percentage of their body weight to an assistive mobility aid such as a cane, a process called Partial Weight Bearing (PWB). PWB is the balance between putting enough weight on the affected limb to promote healing of...
UNB alumnus making medical advancements for pregnant women
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Posted: March 3, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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University of New Brunswick alumnus Allan Kember is making history in the medical world with his new product that has the potential to reduce the number of low birth-weights and stillbirths in developing countries. Kember has created a device that lessens the amount of time women sleep on their backs during pregnancies. “If indeed back sleep during pregnancy plays a role in increasing the risk for low birth-weight and stillbirth, my goal is to reduce this risk by providing women in developing...
UNB researcher working with NASA to improve GPS communications
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Posted: March 3, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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Irregularities in Earth's upper atmosphere can distort GPS signals and NASA has teamed up with University of New Brunswick geodesy and geomatics engineering researcher, Richard Langley, to study these irregularities in hopes of diminishing their effects on communications. When you don't know how to get to an unfamiliar place, you probably rely on a smart phone or other device with a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for guidance. You may not realize that, especially at high latitudes...
City declares May 11-16 Science Week in Fredericton
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Posted: February 27, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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The City of Fredericton will be celebrating all things scientific this May in honour of the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF)! The national science fair competition is being held in New Brunswick’s capital this spring, marking the first time this event has ever been held in New Brunswick. The hosts of the CWSF are Youth Science Canada, the University of New Brunswick, and Science East. As the national championship round for the National Science Fair Program, CWSF brings together 500...
Canadian Poet John Terpstra to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: February 26, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media
Canadian poet John Terpstra will read from Brilliant Falls and The House with the Parapet Wall on Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. John Terpstra is a poet and carpenter whose fine craftsmanship marks both his trades. He has published more than 10 books of poetry and his work is in major anthologies, including New Canadian Poetry (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2000). His poems have won a Bressani Prize, the CBC Radio Literary Competition, and several Hamilton and Region...
UNBers dominate this year s Breakthru competition
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Posted: February 25, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , In the Media
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) has announced the finalists for its 2015 Breakthru competition and all five people are affiliated with the University of New Brunswick as students, alumni or adjunct faculty. In one of the most anticipated events of the season, Samuel Jesso, Keith Brunt, Josh Ogden, Keelen Gagnon and Elaheh Biglar will compete for $750,000 in investments and professional services. The event is on Thursday, March 19, at the Fredericton Convention Center with...
David Creelman wins 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award
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Posted: February 24, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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Our very own David Creelman has been recognized for his many efforts at UNB Saint John with a 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award. As a chair, and professor, of the department of humanities and languages Creelman joins a prestigious list of past recipients recognized both for their excellence in the classroom and for their educational leadership. Over the course of his 24 years at UNB Saint John Creelman is an engaged presence both in, and outside, of the classroom. An advocate of active...
Dr Thierry Chopin inducted Chevalier in the Ordre National du Mérite of France
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Posted: February 23, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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Dr. Thierry Chopin will receive the Medal of the Order from Mr. Vincent Hommeril, Consul Général of France in the Atlantic Provinces, at a ceremony at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, on February 27, 2015. Dr. Chopin was Honorary Vice-Consul of France from 2001 to 2010, and has been Honorary Consul since 2011. He has also been a professor of marine biology at UNB Saint John since 1989. The Ordre National du Mérite was founded on December 3, 1963, by Président Charles de Gaulle....
UNB instructor recognized internationally for his commitment to students
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Posted: February 23, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Saint John
Frank Collins, a senior instructor in chemical engineering at the University of New Brunswick, was recently given an Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award by the National Resource Centre for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition; making him the first Canadian to ever receive the award in its 26-year-history. Collins, who is also the assistant dean for first year students in UNB’s faculty of engineering, tells his students that hope is not a strategy and that students...
Atlantic Canada s top basketball teams will meet at UNB Saint John
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Posted: February 18, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: Events , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John , myUNB
Some of the best university and college basketball teams in Atlantic Canada will be coming to UNB Saint John to compete for the ACAA championships March 6-8, 2015. The Holland College Hurricanes men’s team is ranked first in Canada and the Holland College women are ranked fifth, so local youth, parents and community basketball enthusiasts will see top-quality teams throughout the weekend. For the past few years, the ACAA has sent teams to the CCAA National Championships with hopes of bringing...
UNB s chancellor invested into the Order of Canada
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Posted: February 17, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Fredericton , UNB Homepage
The University of New Brunswick’s chancellor, Allison McCain, was formally invested into the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston at a ceremony in Ottawa on Feb. 11. Dr. McCain has served as UNB’s chancellor since 2013. Born and raised in Florenceville, N.B., he earned a degree in electrical engineering from UNB in 1972 and went on to work for the New Brunswick Telephone Company before accepting a position with McCain Foods in 1975. Over the ensuing 32 years, he held a number of...
PotashCorp provides 50 000 in support of UNB Promise Partnership youth program
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Posted: February 13, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Saint John
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) recently announced a donation to the University of New Brunswick (UNB) to support initiatives for youth residing in the two priority neighbourhoods of Crescent Valley and the Old North End in Saint John. PotashCorp is investing $50,000 in UNB Saint John’s Promise Partnership, which is a community-based and university-run program focused on enriching academic levels for primary and secondary school students. The donation was announced by...
Generous donation from Canaport LNG to assist students at UNB Saint John
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Posted: February 9, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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A gift of $105,000 will establish five annual scholarships of $5,000 Building on its community commitment, Canaport LNG has established a new scholarship program for students attending the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. Thanks to a generous donation of $105,000 from Canaport LNG, five UNB Saint John students will receive $5,000 annually, officials announced today. The scholarships are available for students who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree program and they are based on...
TME hosts UNB s first online pitch contest
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Posted: February 6, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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The University of New Brunswick's Dr. J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (TME) held its inaugural “UNBeatable Ideas Contest” in December, 2014. Open to UNB students on the Fredericton and Saint John campuses, students were encouraged to upload a one-minute video pitching their business idea. A total of 12 entries were received from faculties ranging from engineering and science to arts and leadership studies at Renaissance College. Dr. Dhirendra Shukla, chair...
Tohoku University students arrive at UNB Saint John
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Posted: February 6, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: myUNB , UNB Saint John , UNB Homepage , In the Media
Twelve students from Tohoku University will be arriving in Saint John on Feb. 9 for a three-week Canadian culture and English study program. The students will be accompanied by their professor, Dr. Yuko Murakami for the first week. Dr. Murakami visited UNB Saint John last February and this is when the concept for the partnership between UNB Saint John, Saint John College and Tohoku University was struck. Designed for the Tohoku students, the program will have cultural, academic and English...
UNB to host Canada Wide Science Fair in May
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Posted: February 3, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , myUNB , Events , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
UNB hosts Canada Wide Science Fair, May 11-16 in Fredericton The countdown is on for Canada’s premier youth science event! The University of New Brunswick and Science East have partnered with Youth Science Canada to bring the 2015 Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) to New Brunswick for the first time ever. As the national championship round for the national science fair program, CWSF brings together the top 500 finalists from across the country for an entire week to compete for close to $1...
Author Craig Davidson reads at UNB Feb 9 10
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Posted: February 2, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media
Canadian author and UNB alumnus Craig Davidson will read from Giller-Prize short-listed novel Cataract City on Monday, Feb. 9 in Fredericton and Tuesday, Feb. 10 in Saint John. UNB Fredericton: Monday, Feb. 9 | 8 p.m. | Memorial Hall UNB Saint John: Tuesday, Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. | Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre Craig Davidson is an author of short stories and novels who has published under his own name and his pen names Patrick Lestewka and Nick Cutter. His first story collection, Rust and Bone,...
Stop Over-Thinking Your Money Free public talk
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Posted: January 28, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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Come listen to Preet Banerjee, well-known Canadian personal finance and investing expert, Globe and Mail columnist, host of OWN’s TV show Million Dollar Neighbourhood, and author of the popular blog WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com speak about the five simple rules of financial success. Thursday, February 12Grand Hall, 40 Charlotte Street, Uptown Saint John, NB7:00 p.m. Free to attend, this event is the second lecture of the 50th Anniversary Lecture Series of UNB Saint John’s faculty of business.
Applications start for J D Irving Limited NB scholarships at UNB to be awarded in May 2015
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Posted: January 21, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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J.D. Irving, Limited and the University of New Brunswick are pleased to announce that applications for the JDI NB Scholarships are now being accepted until March 1, 2015. The scholarships will be awarded for the first time in May 2015 and include: Two (2) renewable JDI NB Scholarships to incoming first-year UNB students. The total value of each scholarship is $32,000. In addition for the 2015 year, two students in each of the second, third and fourth years of study will be awarded renewable...
The Lorenzo Society Celebrates
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Posted: January 19, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Lorenzo Society is celebrating 40 years of art, music, reading and theatre and the 50th anniversary of UNB Saint John. The festive evening will feature an exhibition of artwork from the university's permanent collection; a reading by Dr. Mark Blagrave from his latest book, “Salt in the Wounds”; a theatrical performance, “Lorenzo” with Scott Thomas; musical performances by the Saint John String Quartet and Heartbeat! The Tucker Park Choir; and a display of student...
Award-winning host journalist and novelist Linden MacIntyre to read at UNB
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Posted: January 14, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
Linden MacIntyre will read from his fourth novel, Punishment on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. in the Bailey Auditorium, room 102 of Tilley Hall (UNBF) and on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre (UNBSJ). In this new novel, MacIntyre presents a powerful exploration of justice and vengeance, and the peril that ensues when passion replaces reason in a small town shaken by a tragic death. For the past 24 years, Linden MacIntyre has been known to millions as the...
UNB Law student embarks on coveted internship with the International Criminal Court
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Posted: January 13, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
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Last week, Hind Masri, a second-year UNB law student embarked on an historic, life-changing internship at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Dr. Jeremy I. Levitt, UNB’s new dean of law and a distinguished international law jurist, organized the four-month internship for Ms. Masri and hopes to facilitate more experiential learning opportunities for UNB law students. “Hind is an excellent student and her appointment is historic,” said Dean Levitt. “She is the...
UNB named among top 25 employers in Atlantic Canada
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Posted: January 8, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , In the Media , myUNB , UNB Homepage , UNB Saint John
For the third consecutive year, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) has been recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 25 Employers by Atlantic Business Magazine. This year, more than 3,250 applications from across the country were scrutinized by Mediacorp editors in eight areas: (1) physical workplace; (2) work atmosphere and social; (3) health, financial and family benefits; (4) vacation and time off; (5) employee communications; (6) performance management; (7) training and skills...
Writer and novelist Kathleen Winter to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: January 5, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , In the Media
Writer and novelist Kathleen Winter will read from The Freedom in American Songs on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Born in England and raised in Newfoundland, Kathleen Winter has a diverse background that includes scriptwriting for Sesame Street and writing a regular newspaper column for The Telegram in St. John’s. Her first short story collection, boYs, won the Winterset Award, but is was her debut novel that made Winter a household name. Annabel was...
New Brunswick Children s Foundation provides gift for University of New Brunswick and Mount Allison research
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Posted: December 19, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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$750,000 donation to assist in development of a virtual health centre in New Brunswick The New Brunswick Children’s Foundation has invested $750,000 to assist researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in Saint John and Mount Allison University in Sackville in developing a virtual health centre to provide more convenient and integrated care for children with complex health issues. The centre, initially hosted at UNB, will improve access to prompt diagnosis and offer critical...
UNB Saint John students compete in the computer programming contest
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Posted: December 15, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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Three UNB Saint John students were members of a top team that competed in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 2014. Brandon Smith, Jessica Blanchard and Alec Gordon, all Bachelor of Science Computer Science students placed second in the Science Atlantic Programming Competition held at UNB Saint John in October 2014, competing with 17 teams from the Atlantic region. The BitShift team then went to Acadia University to compete with the top teams in the 2014 Northeast North...
UNB holds information session on ROI certification program
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Posted: December 1, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Homepage , myUNB , Events , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Given the financial constraints on many Canadian organizations today, more CEOs are asking to see a return on their investments and currently more than 5,000 organizations in Canada have implemented formal ROI methodology. The University of New Brunswick, College of Extended Learning (UNB CEL) has partnered with the ROI Institute of Canada to bring ROI Methodology Certification program to Fredericton this winter. Anyone interested in learning about the program can attend a free information...
UNB Saint John lecturer s book shortlisted for award
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Posted: December 1, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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Gerard Collins’s novel Finton Moon has been shortlisted for the 2014 Heritage and History Book Awards by the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador. Finton Moon was nominated for both the 2014 Dublin IMPAC International Literary Award and the 2013 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic and won the Percy Janes First Novel Award. Collins’ short story collection Moonlight Sketches won the 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador book Award (Ches Crosbie Fiction...
TD Bank Group s gift of 750 000 to support University of New Brunswick
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Posted: November 26, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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Donation creates Purdy Crawford Fellowship in Accessibility and provides support for UNB Saint John’s Promise Partnership FREDERICTON, NB - Nov. 26, 2014 – TD Bank Group today announced a pair of gifts to the University of New Brunswick that will benefit research into societal issues and a community education initiative for at-risk children in the Saint John area. TD will provide $500,000 for the Purdy Crawford Fellowship in Accessibility, which will support a new breed of postdoctoral...
UNB researchers launch new book Men Who Batter
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Posted: November 26, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre’s acting director, Nancy Nason- Clark and sociology professor, Barbara Fisher-Townsend’s will hold a book launch today at UNB Fredericton for their new book: Men Who Batter. The launch will be at 3 p.m. at the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre, 678 Windsor Street. Fredericton police chief, Leanne Fitch, a UNB master of sociology graduate, along with others, will be speaking at the launch. Men Who Batter was written after countless hours of interviews with men,...
UNB Saint John faculty of science applied science engineering announces Dean s List for 2013 2014
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Posted: November 25, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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One hundred and eighty-seven students in the faculty of science, applied science & engineering at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John have earned a place on the Dean's List for 2013-2014. Dean Ruth Shaw of the faculty of science, applied science & engineering announced that the students who qualified for the list attained a sessional grade-point average of at least 3.7 or A- for the academic year. See the complete listing
UNB researcher presents new theory on time and the universe
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Posted: November 17, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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A University of New Brunswick researcher has proposed a new theory on the direction of time as scientists move to try to answer such riddles as why do we remember yesterday but not tomorrow? Theoretical physicist Tim Koslowski and colleagues in Ontario and the U.K. are catching a lot of attention for their theory, one that challenges our fundamental understanding of the universe. In a paper published recently in the journal Physical Review Letters, Koslowski and colleagues examine the...
Award-winning poet and writer Michael Crummey to read as part of Lorenzo Reading Series
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Posted: November 14, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
Award-winning poet and writer Michael Crummey will read from his latest novel, Sweetland on Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Michael Crummey grew up in mining towns in Newfoundland and Labrador and studied English at Memorial University in St. John’s. He taught English in China and worked at the International Day of Solidarity with the people of Guatemala. His three books of poetry and book of short stories have been nominated for and received numerous awards, as...
The Jarislowsky Foundation provides 1 5 million to University of New Brunswick
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Posted: November 4, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
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The University of New Brunswick (UNB) will provide leading research in the health care and public policy sectors, thanks to generous support from The Jarislowsky Foundation. During a reception Monday at the University Club in Montreal, UNB celebrated a $1 million gift from The Jarislowsky Foundation that established The Jarislowsky Chair in Interprofessional Patient-Centred Care. Also during the event, UNB announced an additional gift of $500,000 from The Jarislowsky Foundation for a...
A family of UNB Saint John alumni
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Posted: October 24, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Family ties As UNB Saint John celebrates its 50th anniversary and 32nd fall convocation, the Doucet family feels honoured to be part of an incredible history and community in Saint John. From the classroom to the soccer field, the Doucets have left their mark on campus and are proud to call themselves a family of UNB Saint John alumni. Paving the way to success Ernie Doucet (MEd ’94) and his wife Mary Margaret (MEd ’93) both graduated from UNB Saint John in the 90s with a Masters in...
UNB holds fall Convocation ceremonies
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Posted: October 23, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The University of New Brunswick (UNB) will confer degrees to its newest graduates at Convocation ceremonies on Thursday, Oct. 23 in Fredericton and Friday, Oct. 24 in Saint John. Fredericton The 60th Convocation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 4:30 at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER on UNB’s Fredericton campus. Prize list List of graduates Honorary degree recipient (Chris Huskilson) Professor Emeritus honorees Allan P. Stuart Teaching Award recipients Saint John The 32nd fall convocation...
Latest study finds estrogen has detrimental and surprising effects on freshwater wildlife
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Posted: October 14, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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The International Institute for Sustainable Development-Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) and the University of New Brunswick today release the findings of a study that show that the birth control pill has unexpected effects on aquatic ecosystems. The study found that introducing synthetic estrogen, found in the birth control pill, into a lake negatively affected the reproductive cycles of fathead minnow and led to a near extinction of the population. The estrogen interfered with the...
UNB grants honorary degrees to renowned couple Beth and Peter Powning at its ceremony in Saint John
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Posted: October 14, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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UNB will grant honorary doctor of letters degrees to Beth and Peter Powning at its 32nd Fall Convocation Ceremony on October 24, 2014. Beth Davis Powning Born in Putnam, Connecticut, Beth Powning received her Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College in New York in 1972. She majored in creative writing, and is a well-known author to New Brunswick, Canadian and international readers. Some of Powning’s critically acclaimed works include The Sea Captain’s Wife, The Hatbox Letters, Edge...
International aquatic scientist to speak at Hynes Lecture series
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Posted: October 6, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Global rivers are under increasing pressure from human activities. Management and protection of our surface waters are increasingly complicated as it is difficult to “see” how rivers are changing. Advances in remote sensing and recent access to potentially limitless information through tools like “Google Earth” mean a new era for river sciences and management. New approaches are helping us to visualize complex river systems, raise public awareness about the stressors they face, and...
Lorenzo Society Reading with Brian Bartlett and Janet Fraser
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Posted: October 6, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Poets Brian Bartlett and Janet Fraser will read from, Ringing Here and There: A Nature Calendar and Shiftless, respectively on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Brian Bartlett Distinguished Canadian poet Brian Bartlett has written his first book of prose. An author, editor and professor of creative writing and literature, he has published seven full-length poetry collections and has received the Atlantic Poetry Prize, the Acorn-Plantos Award for People’s Poetry,...
UNB award honours Clifford G Warner
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Posted: October 6, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: In the Media , UNB Saint John
Jacob McLean of Waterville, NB receives inaugural scholarship for business students Throughout his life, the late Clifford Warner embraced the Greater Saint John community, making involvement in charitable endeavours a priority that complemented his successful business career. To pay tribute to that commitment, Warner’s family and friends have established the Clifford G. Warner Scholarship at the University of New Brunswick Saint John to assist students in the faculty of business. Jacob...
UNB Art for New Spaces Committee selects artist for major work in the Hans W Klohn Commons
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Posted: September 25, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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New Brunswick artist Deanna Musgrave has been selected to create a large mural for the Hans W. Klohn Commons on the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick. Ms. Musgrave’s concept was chosen from among five reviewed by UNB’s Art for New Spaces Committee. “The committee was unanimous in its decision,” said Bernard Riordon, director emeritus of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, who chairs the Art for New Spaces program. “Deanna is an up-and-coming young artist who has distinguished...
UNB welcomes newly-appointed Canada Research Chair
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Posted: September 24, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Dr. Paul Peters has done extensive research that shows that where Canadians live significantly affects their health. UNB professor and Canada Research Chair in Spatial and Social Inequalities of Health and Health Service Delivery, Peters joined UNB in July and is working closely with academics and government to improve the health of vulnerable New Brunswickers and Canadians. “I’ve done extensive research in Aboriginal health—more specifically, the higher rates of mortality in Inuit regions...
A Better New Brunswick - Eddy Campbell Commentary
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Posted: September 23, 2014 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Commentary , UNB Fredericton , myUNB , UNB Homepage , In the Media , UNB Saint John
UNB President Eddy Campbell’s opinion piece, “Building a Better New Brunswick” appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. Let's develop a culture of innovation New Brunswick Telegraph JournalSat Sep 20 2014Page: A13Section: OpinionByline: Eddy Campbell Commentary Many important conversations are taking place about New Brunswick’s economic future, and for good reason. We are at a crossroads, facing difficult decisions. Today