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Elevating a Legacy: The SIF Room Reno Campaign
Faculty of Management
Posted: December 11, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Investment Fund
Twenty-seven years ago, UNB’s faculty of management partnered with Vestcor, Inc. (then the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation) to launch the Student Investment Fund (SIF), a program that transformed investment education at UNB and set a national benchmark for experiential learning. What makes the SIF exceptional isn’t just that students manage real money; it’s the...
Read the full postThe Data Challenge that put Canada’s mining and manufacturing future in students’ hands
Faculty of Management
Posted: December 11, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Students
As the global economy moves toward clean energy and advanced technologies, Canada faces a critical question: Should we boost investment in minerals like lithium, nickel, and rare earth elements? In November, over 20 teams of students from across Canada tackled this question during UNB’s 2025 Data Challenge, a cross-disciplinary competition turning classroom learning into industry-ready...
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