Faculty of Management
Posted: February 26, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Faculty, Students
A team of students from the University of New Brunswick's faculty of management are wearing big smiles after winning third place at the 2025 Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC). The team, consisting of Aman Goel, Kevin Chick, Md. Nuruzzaman Rashed, Omotola Ogundaini, and Pawan Kumar, also brought home the Entrepreneurs Choice Award for their outstanding performance. This is the fifth...
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Posted: February 25, 2025 3:00:00 PM AST
Category: Alumni
UNB’s faculty of management held a memorable reunion for alumni of its graduate programs on Feb. 21 at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Hosted by the Graduate Management Student Society (GMSS), the event was the largest reunion of current graduate students and alumni the faculty has ever organized in Fredericton. Over 100 attendees from Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John, as well as faculty...
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Posted: February 20, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Students, Student Investment Fund
A shared passion for finance, technology, and problem-solving brought two University of New Brunswick students together to collaborate on an innovative tool called Dextra, a finance research assistant designed to enhance efficiency for students and professionals alike. Meet the Innovators: Sam Salfi, who was born in Spain, raised in Canada, and is currently pursuing a degree in computer science...
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Posted: February 20, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research
Dr. Sampath Bemgal, a business professor at UNB, recently contributed to a study on digital technology in learning health systems (LHS). Titled “The use and role of digital technology in learning health systems: A scoping review,” the article was published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics, and explores how digital tools are transforming healthcare. “The...
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Posted: February 19, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Students
Ismaël Gbane is moving closer to realizing his career goal this term thanks to a co-op placement with PwC in Saint John, New Brunswick. In his role as a Co-op Associate in External Audit, he is working closely with more experienced associates to perform financial statement audits. Ismaël is the first student to join UNB’s faculty of management through a pathway partnership with...
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Posted: February 19, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research
A new study by UNB faculty of management professors Dr. Alireza Tajbakhsh and Dr. Azam Shamsi introduces a new approach to sustainability in the business world. Their work is published in The Annals of Operations Research and expands the traditional triple bottom line of people, planet, profit by adding a crucial fourth dimension: policy. The study, titled "Migration to the Quadruple Bottom...
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Posted: February 19, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research
Beginning in 1950, the dramatic surge in electricity sales to Canadian households transformed daily life and household dynamics nationwide. In his recent article entitled "Leisure Jobs: Recreating Family and Social Life in Canadian Electric Utility Marketing, 1920–1970," published in the Business History Review , Dr. David Foord examines how electricity was marketed to communities and...
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Posted: February 13, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Students, Student Investment Fund
A testament to the power of teamwork and diligence, a group of Student Investment Fund (SIF) students - Milena Ramiez, Sam Volpe, Nicholas Harvey, Ross Briggs - won first place at the 2025 CFA Society Atlantic Ethics Challenge! The CFA Society Atlantic Ethics Challenge embodies the mission of the CFA Institute by promoting “the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional...
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Posted: January 29, 2025 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Students
The University of New Brunswick buzzed with energy, excitement, and the innovative spirit of student entrepreneurs for the 2025 BMO Apex Startup Challenge, held on Jan. 23 and 24. This year's competition, the largest of its kind in Atlantic Canada, brought together 54 competitors from 9 universities and 4 provinces, along with 24 judges and 13 volunteers, all converging in Fredericton to...
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