Impact of Giving

Sportsnet documentary features UNB student Cedrick Tahmo and NBA star Pascal Siakam

UNB Newsroom

Posted: January 18, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News and Events, Scholarships and Bursaries



Pascal Siakam, the all-star forward who was just traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Indiana Pacers, grew up in Cameroon with a father who valued education above all else. To honour his father’s legacy, Siakam’s PS43 Foundation created a scholarship program at UNB for students from his home country.  The scholarship is a game-changer for Cedrick Tahmo, a second-year...

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Schulich Leaders grateful for network of peers

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: January 17, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News and Events


With their first semester in the books, UNB’s newest Schulich Leaders are settling into university life with the help of Canada’s most coveted STEM scholarship. Hannah Kamogawa and Chelsea McKinley are UNB’s 2023-24 recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships. Each year, one hundred Schulich Leader Scholarships are awarded to entrepreneurial-minded high school graduates...

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A legacy for advancing physics education

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: January 15, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Donor Stories, Bequests



Emma and Clyde Gross had no interest in promoting themselves through the scholarship in their name; they only wanted to promote physics and encourage bright students in that field. “I hope someone will discover all kinds of wonderful things we don’t know about now,” said Clyde, on the motivation behind the award. The Emma and Clyde deVeer Gross Scholarships will be valued at...

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She’s got the Shanna St. Pierre-Power

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: January 11, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events



The third-year law student has fought hard in her life to overcome barriers imposed upon her by the socio-economic factors of her youth. Thanks to this tenacity and the support she has received through awards like the Linda and Michael Beairsto Award, that dream is set to become a reality. “After receiving great support and living an absolutely amazing student experience at UNB during my...

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Sir James Dunn Foundation donates $1M to UNB's Integrated Health Initiative

UNB Newsroom

Posted: January 9, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News and Events, Donor Stories



The University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Integrated Health Initiative (IHI) has received a twofold boost thanks to a $1 million gift from the Sir James Dunn Foundation. Read on to find out how this gift will support the ambitious vision for excellence in health and social innovation.

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Changemaker: Building a healthy, prosperous community

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: January 8, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News and Events



If you are a successful tech entrepreneur who wants everyone in your community to share in a more healthy and prosperous future, what do you do? For Innovatia co-CEO Dr. Roxanne R. Fairweather CM, ONB (DLitt’18) and her husband, Pat, the answer was clear: you invest in UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative (IHI) to drive improvements in health care, boost economic development and fuel...

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UNB Grad researched complex processes that can help fight cancer thanks to fellowship award

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: January 5, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Innovation, News and Events, Alumni Annual Giving



Marta Tomás Piqueras came to the University of New Brunswick to pursue doctoral studies in organic chemistry and now is involved in groundbreaking pharmaceutical research and development back in her native Spain. Marta (PhD’23), attended UNB from 2018 to 2022 and received $25,000 from the Richard Langler Graduate Fellowship in Organic Chemistry. Her research involved synthesizing...

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A lifetime of gratitude

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: January 2, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Donor Stories



Bill Baker (BSc’55) has spent a lifetime feeling grateful for the opportunities opened up for him at UNB, and nearly 50 years giving back with an annual gift of a size he could afford. “I’m not a famous grad or a distinguished grad,” Bill said, “I’m just a guy from Moncton who was really, really lucky and got to go to UNB on a Beaverbrook scholarship. I was...

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