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Holocaust started with words, not camps, says UNB historian
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
International Holocaust Remembrance Day highlights Dr. Cheryl Fury’s warning: ‘We are forgetting.’ Dr. Cheryl Fury stood with others at the edge of a monument filled with seven tonnes of human ashes at Majdanek, a former Nazi death camp in Poland. Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff began to cry. “It was the only time I saw Vera cry on that whole trip,” Fury...
Read the full postVR tech to help UNB education students face classrooms
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jan 23, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton
By recreating authentic school experiences, the program will strengthen readiness and reduce stress for new teachers entering the field. For new teachers, classroom experiences can be hard to plan for. Teaching happens in busy classrooms where many things are happening at the same time. Students have different learning needs, emotions, friendships and challenges, all while teachers try to...
Read the full postHonouring Black brilliance and Black History Month
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
UNB is marking the 30th anniversary of national recognition of Black History Month in Canada by honouring this year’s official theme: Black Brilliance Across Generations – From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries. Through February, events across our campuses will shine a light on the scholars, artists, changemakers and visionaries whose impact has shaped our past and...
Read the full postUNB and Holland College partner to launch accelerated criminology degree
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick and Holland College's Atlantic Police Academy (APA) have partnered to offer students a faster, more practical and holistic route to a criminology degree. This innovative program enables students to complete a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice in three and a half years, rather than the traditional four. The pathway combines the APA's...
Read the full post8 Cafés gives emerging filmmakers a fast, focused shot at the craft
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jan 6, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton
What it is: 8 Cafés, a series of eight short films and related documentaries. Where to watch: Premieres on Bell Fibe TV1 on Jan. 8, 2026. If you don’t have Bell Fibe TV1: A launch gala will be held at Tilley Hall, room 102, on Jan. 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with advance tickets. This past summer, Livia Steeves (BA'25) was new to directing and about to shoot a...
Read the full postCanadian salmon restoration project earns highest global recognition for ecosystem restoration
Hilary Creamer
Posted: Dec 22, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton
The initiative, led by Indigenous, academic and government partners, Parks Canada, and UNB researchers and students, has earned the United Nation’s top global honour for ecosystem recovery, blending Indigenous Knowledge with cutting-edge technology. The University of New Brunswick is proud to share that a salmon conservation initiative led by Indigenous partners, Parks Canada, UNB and an...
Read the full postMeet the UNB researcher teaching the power of data to transform health care in N.B.
Hilary Creamer
Posted: Dec 18, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John
UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative is building a new model for education and research to help solve New Brunswick’s biggest health challenges. From cancer outcomes and patient treatment plans to child and family well-being, IHI researchers like Dr. Maggie Brown are at the forefront of that mission. When Dr. Maggie Brown (BSc’15) saw a posting for a tenure-track position with...
Read the full postThe University of New Brunswick is proud to announce the 2025-26 recipients of the Irving Oil Good Energy Scholarship at UNB, made possible through the generous support of Irving Oil.
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Dec 17, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John
This year’s Irving Oil Good Energy Scholars are Daniella Acosta, Zulaykha Asman, Juliette Vie and Maxine Wall. Daniella Acosta of Saint John is a graduate of St. Malachy’s Memorial High School. Daniella is enrolled in the bachelor of health sciences degree program at UNB Saint John. Zulaykha Asman, also of Saint John, graduated from Saint John High School and is enrolled in the...
Read the full postHow UNB students are spreading cheer this holiday season
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
From handmade card deliveries to blood drives and fundraising for school playgrounds, students at UNB are embracing a spirit of giving, spreading warmth throughout the community. Last December, Isaac Groom went knocking on residents’ doors at Shannex Parkland Saint John to deliver Christmas cards made by students on the Saint John campus. He didn’t expect that holiday magic would...
Read the full postUNB and Canadian University Dubai launch new health pathway program
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick has signed a new pathway agreement with Canadian University Dubai (CUD), expanding opportunities for CUD students and reinforcing UNB’s commitment to innovative solutions that strengthen a resilient health ecosystem. Under the new 2+2 pathway, students enrolled in CUD’s bachelor of science in public health program can transfer into the third year of...
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