Engineering the future of North Shore Mi'kmaq District Council communities

UNB Alumni

Posted: November 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Inspiring Stories, Young Alumni, Engineering, UNB Fredericton

Tyler Patles (BScE’09) is a Mi’kmaq professional engineer and member of the Natoaganeg First Nation who feels strongly about giving back to his community. As director of Technical Services for the North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC), oversees housing, infrastructure, and emergency management programs for the Tribal Council, which provides services to seven out of the fifteen...

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Q&A: Julianne MacCallum, UNB Alumni Student Leadership Award

UNB Alumni

Posted: November 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Inspiring Stories, UNB Saint John, Young Alumni

Recipient of a 2023-24 Alumni Student Leadership Award, Julianne MacCallum is a bio-psychology student on UNB's Saint John campus and has been heavily involved in student life as well as in her community. Julianne is a volunteer with the Promise Partnership Program, the Student Athletic Advisory committee, and the Golden Key Honour Society, and is president of the UNBSJ Global Medical...

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UNB Alumni Holiday Gift Guide 2023

UNB Alumni

Posted: November 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Insights, Law, UNB Saint John, Kinesiology, Computer Science, Inspiring Stories, Science, Education, Management, UNB Fredericton, FOREM, Engineering, Renaissance College, Arts, Nursing, Young Alumni

Share your UNB pride this holiday season! 'Tis the season for supporting ‘local.’ The 2023 Alumni Holiday Gift Guide highlights products and businesses by our very own #ProudlyUNB alumni around the world. UNB alumni are creating and contributing exciting things to their communities and beyond. Get your seasonal shopping done from the comfort of your home, while discovering the...

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UNBeknownst #33: Barbara Wasson on how technology and AI are shaping the future of learning

UNB Alumni

Posted: November 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Podcast, Computer Science, UNB Fredericton

Barbara Wasson (BScCS’82) is the director for SLATE - The Science of Learning and Technology, the Norwegian national centre for learning analytics. She is one of the founders of Kaleidoscope, a European Network of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning and has been the principal researcher on numerous Norwegian and international projects. She is also member of the Norwegian...

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Engineering the challenges of the 21st century

UNB Alumni

Posted: November 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton, Engineering, Inspiring Stories

Alex Miller (BScSE’79) is a pioneer in transforming geography and mapping into a 21st-century digital tool used by millions around the world. As president and founder of Esri Canada, the leading geographic information system (GIS) company in Canada, he believes that collecting and using information through a unifying lens helps us see systems within our whole living ecosystem and is...

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Blazing trails for women in rugby around the world

UNB Alumni

Posted: November 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton, Kinesiology, Inspiring Stories

Cristina Flores Justic (BPE’83) describes herself as a bit of a rebel. The daughter of a diplomat, Cristina attended a private French school in Mexico City, but, craving more action and adventure, soon found herself studying at Bishop’s College School in Canada. After finishing high school, she made her way to the University of New Brunswick for an undergraduate degree, flourished...

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The technology and science behind sustainable diversity and inclusion

UNB Alumni

Posted: November 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton, Inspiring Stories, Computer Science

Michael Wright (BBA’96, BCS’99) says that lasting and meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts have to be about the science. That’s why he and co-founder Dr. Leeno Karumanchery created MESH/Diversity, a New Brunswick-based company offering software grounded in behavioural science and data, tailored for forward-focused organizations who want sustainable culture...

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