UNB Research

Investigating hateful ideologies and extremism in the Canadian Armed Forces

UNB Research

Posted: November 24, 2020 7:00:00 AM AST

Category: Research, Partnerships



University of New Brunswick researcher, Dr. David Hofmann, and Ontario Tech University researcher, Dr. Barbara Perry, have been granted $750,000 in April to investigate hateful ideologies and extremism within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) over the next three years. From this understanding, they will provide recommendations and insight to CAF leadership to help address these concerning...

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Involving the community in health research projects

UNB Research

Posted: November 20, 2020 7:00:00 AM AST

Category: Research



Dr. Danielle Bouchard is adamant that any research she does needs to be meaningful to her participants. “Knowledge transfer is significant to me,” she explains. “I love to see the results of research projects reach the community so people can have a better lifestyle because we have proven the benefits.” Dr. Bouchard and Dr. Martin Sénéchal are associate...

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OCRC innovation director Brandon Searle featured on podcast

UNB Research

Posted: November 19, 2020 7:00:00 AM AST

Category: Innovation & Commercialization, Research



Each episode of Philosophie Group’s Fail Faster podcast series features a different leader in innovation technologies from around the world. Recently, our own Off-site Construction Research Centre (OCRC) Innovation Director, Brandon Searle, was invited to join them as an invited guest. In episode 79, “Who Will Build What’s Next,” Mr. Searle discusses how the OCRC uses...

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Meet the Chair: Dr. Kurt Samways, Parks Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Restoration.

UNB Research

Posted: November 5, 2020 12:45:00 PM AST

Category: Research, Partnerships



Today, we officially announced Dr. Kurt Samways as the first-ever Parks Canada Research Chair. Focusing on aquatic restoration and Atlantic salmon recovery, Dr. Samways will be conducting research work in five national parks through 2024. You can read more about this story here.Originally from Regina, SK, Dr. Samways moved to Atlantic Canada after obtaining his bachelor of science and master of...

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Congratulations to this year's SSHRC doctoral awards recipients!

UNB Research

Posted: November 2, 2020 7:00:00 AM AST

Category: Research, Accolades



Today, The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced this year’s SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship recipients. Among the 540 recipients across Canada are seven UNB PhD students: Auralia Brooke, awarded $80,000 for Youth Narratives of Isolation, Belonging and Resistance in New Brunswick Schools; Mary Germaine, awarded $80,000 for Crisis, Crisis: Climate,...

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