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UNB research team helps capture rare right whale footage for Apple TV+ series The Wild Ones
Kayla Cormier
Posted: Jul 11, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John
When The Wild Ones premieres globally on Apple TV+ on July 11, viewers will be treated to breathtaking underwater footage of one of the world’s most endangered animals—the North Atlantic right whale. Behind the scenes, a team of researchers from the University of New Brunswick (UNB) made it possible. Dr. Kimberley Davies, associate professor in biological sciences at UNB’s...
Read the full postUNB researchers receive more than $6 million in new federal project grants
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jul 10, 2025
Category: Press Releases
The funded research projects will explore challenging questions in areas including changing marine climates, new air pollutants, online disinformation, underwater internet-of-things and much more. Researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are among the recipients of over $1.3 billion in funding announced today by the Government of Canada. The funding includes projects under the...
Read the full postWhy computer science degrees and human oversight matter more than ever in the age of AI (Part 1)
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Jul 7, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton
Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving fast, but that doesn’t mean humans should be left behind. According to UNB’s Dr. Scott Bateman, they’re needed now more than ever. Dr. Scott Bateman, a leading researcher at the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Research Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RIDSAI), SPECTRAL Spatial Computing Research Centre...
Read the full postWhy computer science degrees and research grounded in critical thought matter more than ever in the age of AI (Part 2)
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Jul 7, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton
Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving fast, but that doesn’t mean humans should be left behind. In the mythbusting Q&A below, UNB’s Dr. Scott Bateman explains how they’re needed now more than ever. Myth #4: AI breakthroughs only happen in Silicon Valley. UNB: Big tech companies dominate conversations around AI. How are UNB researchers making an impact? Bateman: I can share...
Read the full postHow a UNB alum helped launch Canada's first Indigenous dance school
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Jul 3, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton
In recognition of the 10-year anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, we’re sharing stories of how the UNB community is honouring those calls. Here, we share how one UNB alum has turned lived experience and education into powerful impact. This September, Canada’s first professional Indigenous dance school is welcoming its inaugural...
Read the full postFrom research to real-world impact: Preparing N.B.'s next generation of health professionals
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Jul 2, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John
Jen Woodland is reshaping health care in New Brunswick by turning research and education into action. Dr. Jen Woodland doesn’t just study health problems—she solves them—and she is teaching the next generation of health professionals to do exactly the same. As a researcher with the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Integrated Health Initiative (IHI) and a professor in...
Read the full postUNB to launch XR nursing education model with $500K provincial investment
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton
The XR framework will relieve pressure on clinical placements by replicating hospital environments and reducing training delays while preparing students for complex care. The Government of New Brunswick is committing $500,000 over three years to support a new teaching model at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), designed to prepare the next generation of nurses. Health Minister John Dornan...
Read the full postFrom Cameroon to Canada: How UNB and Pascal Siakam are changing lives through education
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jun 23, 2025
Category: UNB in the News
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is transforming lives through a powerful partnership with NBA star Pascal Siakam’s PS43 Foundation, offering scholarships to Cameroonian students affected by conflict. Erick Mbianda, now studying chemical engineering at UNB, is one of the recipients whose dreams were reignited thanks to this initiative. Read more at CBC.ca
Read the full postUNB student Vera Chen presents promising blood analyzer research at international chemistry conference
Kayla Cormier
Posted: Jun 18, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton , Faculty of Science
UNB undergraduate student Vera Chen is using science to solve real-world healthcare challenges in New Brunswick. Her research could help rural hospitals improve patient care through accessible lab technology. When Vera Chen began her undergraduate studies at the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Fredericton campus, she didn’t expect to be presenting her scientific research and...
Read the full postThe McKenna Institute at UNB and Shoppers Drug Mart launch i4 Initiative supporting community cardiovascular and diabetes care
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jun 17, 2025
Category: Press Releases
The McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) has launched a new initiative aimed at supporting cardiovascular and diabetes care in New Brunswick with support from Shoppers Drug Mart. The i4 Initiative will inform, innovate, improve and implement health-care solutions through research and development projects. The first implementation of the initiative will focus on...
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