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Bridging cultures, building trust: new course prepares social work students to serve New Brunswick’s diverse communities
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Nov 20, 2024
Category: UNB Saint John
Taylor McBeath’s journey into social work is a testament to the power of finding one’s true calling through practical experience and education. Though the first year University of New Brunswick (UNB) bachelor of social work (BSW) student was initially unsure of her path, she always knew she wanted a career in helping others. After enrolling in arts at St. Francis Xavier University...
Read the full postHealthcare with heart: UNB’s nurse practitioner program and the power to transform communities
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Nov 20, 2024
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
This story is one of a series in celebration of the University of New Brunswick’s nurse practitioner program’s 25th anniversary. Experience the first story in the series. Corinna Power's journey as a nurse practitioner exemplifies the profound impact of the University of New Brunswick's (UNB) nurse practitioner (NP) program on healthcare delivery in New Brunswick. After graduating...
Read the full postResearch warns of climate threat to balsam fir as holiday season approaches
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Nov 20, 2024
Category: Press Releases
As the holiday season approaches and families across New Brunswick prepare to decorate their homes with festive balsam fir trees, new research is sounding the alarm about the threat of climate change to the province’s beloved evergreen. A study led by researchers Anthony Taylor and James Broom at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Loïc D’Orangeville at Université...
Read the full post25 years after its inception, UNB’s nurse practitioner program is more vital than ever
Kayla Cormier
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
In honour of UNB's nurse practitioner program's 25th Anniversary, we are sharing stories about the program's successes and the people who have made it what it is today. In the coming weeks, we'll share conversations with notable alumni and other key figures who have contributed to its legacy. The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is celebrating a significant milestone this year—the 25th...
Read the full post‘Complexity cannot be a reason not to tackle real problems. It should spur action.’ A conversation with Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin
Julia Belanger (LLB’25) and Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Nov 18, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
Interview by Julia Belanger (LLB’25) In late October, Justice Sheilah L. Martin of the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a powerful Viscount Bennett Memorial Lecture at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). Justice Martin—whose distinguished career has spanned the roles of professor, barrister, trial court judge and now, Supreme Court justice—has examined complex and...
Read the full postTwo UNB researchers awarded Canada Research Chair funding
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: Nov 15, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Two University of New Brunswick (UNB) faculty members are among the recipients of federal research investments announced on Nov. 14, 2024. The funding package included support for new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC), as well as the institutional Research Support Fund. As a result of this funding, UNB will see one CRC renewed on the Fredericton campus, and one new CRC funded on the...
Read the full postThe McKenna Institute: Preparing students and teachers for today’s tech-driven world
Tim Jaques
Posted: Nov 15, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
Through a dynamic partnership between the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the provincial Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD), schools are gaining tools and support to prepare the next generation for a technology-driven economy. This collaboration advances digital literacy and nurtures a strong foundation in cybersecurity, data science...
Read the full postUNB honours the life of Murray Sinclair
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Nov 8, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick community is deeply saddened by the passing of the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, who died on Nov. 4, 2024. The barrier-breaking Anishinaabe Senator, lawyer, judge, Indigenous advocate and public speaker was most notably the Chief Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. “Through his impassioned work as a life-long advocate...
Read the full postUncovering missing pieces of the Canadian liberation of the Netherlands
Tim Jaques
Posted: Nov 8, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
The story of Canada's role in liberating the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War has usually been told through the lens of high-ranking, educated officers. Thanks to the work of one University of New Brunswick (UNB) student, the voices of rank-and-file soldiers are being heard. Mackenzie Smith (BA'22, MA’24) spent two years immersed in a trove of first-hand accounts from...
Read the full postGlobal perspectives, lifelong growth: How UNB’s study abroad programs transform students’ futures
Tim Jaques and Kayla Cormier
Posted: Nov 7, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
Travel broadens the mind. Combining it with education opens a world of possibilities. Students gathered in the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Student Union Building (SUB) ballroom on Oct. 29 for the Student Abroad Fair, where they explored their options for studying beyond Canada’s borders. The fair—the first of its kind at UNB—featured information tables organized by...
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