Category archive for ‘Innovative Research’ 
Robots to the rescue (Comments Off)
12/19/11 •
A team of University of New Brunswick researchers – and their robots – are leading the way in the field of unmanned vehicles.
UNB’s Planetary and Space Science Centre wins international award (Comments Off)
11/07/11 •
The University of New Brunswick’s Planetary and Space Science Centre (PASSC) has been honoured with receiving the 2011 “Best Website Award” by the Geological Society of America’s Geoscience Information Society (GSIS).
A new perspective on science (Comments Off)
10/10/11 •
An audience in Saint John is about to get a new perspective on science through the use of dance.
Understanding cybersex (Comments Off)
9/12/11 •
UNB psychology graduate student Krystelle Shaughnessy’s work is helping define the concept of cybersex.
Making the private public (Comments Off)
8/04/11 •
Sandra Byers’ work has impacted – intimately – the lives of thousands of people in New Brunswick and around the world.
Understanding infant food security (Comments Off)
7/18/11 •
What is infant food security? Are all Canadian babies receiving it? The University of New Brunswick’s Lesley Frank, a PhD candidate in sociology, sought to answer these questions at Congress 2011. Frank presented her paper, “Is [...]
Revolutionizing health care (Comments Off)
6/27/11 •
UNB Fredericton researcher Linda Duffet-Leger is helping revolutionize health care in Canada.
De-Criminalizing Sex Work in Atlantic Canada (Comments Off)
6/08/11 •
In a UNB-STU Congress 2011 Signature Session panel that explored the role of research in promoting harm-reduction and influencing policy change regarding sex work in the Maritimes, Gayle MacDonald, Leslie Jeffrey, Meredith Ralston and Laura Winters [...]
“Invisible Children” of Aboriginal Communities (Comments Off)
6/08/11 •
In his Big Thinking Lecture at Congress 2011 – “Residential Schools: Have We Forgotten our Responsibility?” – James Bartleman spoke about the reality of “invisible children.” These are Aboriginal youth who lack access to quality education, [...]
Graham Fraser and Gérard Bouchard on the Future of Pluralism in Canada (Comments Off)
6/08/11 •
Is it possible to reinvent Canadian society in the 21st century and build a future where each can live and contribute to the common good? Is pluralism, bilingualism, multilingualism or interculturalism the sole responsibility of governments? [...]
“Liquid Ethnography” and Drift in Modern Society by Jeff Ferrell (Comments Off)
6/08/11 •
Contemporary forces are increasingly casting people adrift from conventional forms of certainty leading to a “liquid ethnography” with people seemingly stuck in endless movement according to Jeff Ferrell, professor of sociology at Texas Christian University. Ferrell [...]
Dr. Andrew Weaver on Keeping Cool in a Warming World (Comments Off)
6/08/11 •
Canadians across the country confront serious misinformation and contradictions when it comes to discussions about global warming. The public is overwhelmed with a complicated mix of science, economics, ideology, and spin that makes it nearly impossible [...]
UNB researchers connect religious leaders, domestic violence victims globally (Comments Off)
5/25/11 •
An increasing number of people from around the world are reaching out to researchers at the University of New Brunswick to learn more about how to deal with domestic violence. Dr. Nancy Nason-Clark, a UNB sociology [...]
Searching for equity in the Justice System (Comments Off)
5/25/11 •
A criminology and criminal justice professor at St. Thomas University says the justice system needs to do a better job of handling the cases of marginalized populations, including indigenous people. Josephine Savarese, who dedicates much of [...]
Saint John’s growing cultural wealth (Comments Off)
5/17/11 •
The port city of Saint John, New Brunswick is opening its arms to immigrants. Greg Marquis, Saint John’s only Canadian historian and a professor at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus, says much progress [...]
