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UNB and Holland College partner to launch accelerated criminology degree
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick and Holland College's Atlantic Police Academy (APA) have partnered to offer students a faster, more practical and holistic route to a criminology degree. This innovative program enables students to complete a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice in three and a half years, rather than the traditional four. The pathway combines the APA's...
Read the full post8 Cafés gives emerging filmmakers a fast, focused shot at the craft
Tim Jaques
Posted: Jan 6, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton
What it is: 8 Cafés, a series of eight short films and related documentaries. Where to watch: Premieres on Bell Fibe TV1 on Jan. 8, 2026. If you don’t have Bell Fibe TV1: A launch gala will be held at Tilley Hall, room 102, on Jan. 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with advance tickets. This past summer, Livia Steeves (BA'25) was new to directing and about to shoot a...
Read the full postCanadian salmon restoration project earns highest global recognition for ecosystem restoration
Hilary Creamer
Posted: Dec 22, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton
The initiative, led by Indigenous, academic and government partners, Parks Canada, and UNB researchers and students, has earned the United Nation’s top global honour for ecosystem recovery, blending Indigenous Knowledge with cutting-edge technology. The University of New Brunswick is proud to share that a salmon conservation initiative led by Indigenous partners, Parks Canada, UNB and an...
Read the full postMeet the UNB researcher teaching the power of data to transform health care in N.B.
Hilary Creamer
Posted: Dec 18, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John
UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative is building a new model for education and research to help solve New Brunswick’s biggest health challenges. From cancer outcomes and patient treatment plans to child and family well-being, IHI researchers like Dr. Maggie Brown are at the forefront of that mission. When Dr. Maggie Brown (BSc’15) saw a posting for a tenure-track position with...
Read the full postThe University of New Brunswick is proud to announce the 2025-26 recipients of the Irving Oil Good Energy Scholarship at UNB, made possible through the generous support of Irving Oil.
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Dec 17, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John
This year’s Irving Oil Good Energy Scholars are Daniella Acosta, Zulaykha Asman, Juliette Vie and Maxine Wall. Daniella Acosta of Saint John is a graduate of St. Malachy’s Memorial High School. Daniella is enrolled in the bachelor of health sciences degree program at UNB Saint John. Zulaykha Asman, also of Saint John, graduated from Saint John High School and is enrolled in the...
Read the full postHow UNB students are spreading cheer this holiday season
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
From handmade card deliveries to blood drives and fundraising for school playgrounds, students at UNB are embracing a spirit of giving, spreading warmth throughout the community. Last December, Isaac Groom went knocking on residents’ doors at Shannex Parkland Saint John to deliver Christmas cards made by students on the Saint John campus. He didn’t expect that holiday magic would...
Read the full postUNB and Canadian University Dubai launch new health pathway program
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick has signed a new pathway agreement with Canadian University Dubai (CUD), expanding opportunities for CUD students and reinforcing UNB’s commitment to innovative solutions that strengthen a resilient health ecosystem. Under the new 2+2 pathway, students enrolled in CUD’s bachelor of science in public health program can transfer into the third year of...
Read the full postDigging into critical minerals with economic geologist, Dr. David Lentz
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: Dec 11, 2025
Category: Research , Faculty of Science , UNB Fredericton
UNB’s research chair in economic geology explains why tungsten from New Brunswick’s Sisson mine matters, and how modern mining can balance economic opportunity with social and environmental responsibility. The Government of Canada recently announced support for a number of nation-building projects across the country. Among those projects are opportunities to domestically-source...
Read the full postPolitical scientist receives honourable mention for debut sole-authored book
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: Dec 10, 2025
Category: Research , UNB Fredericton
Dr. Heather Millar’s debut sole-authored book recognized for its exploration of the complex narratives that underscore policy and practice around hydraulic fracturing in Canada. Congratulations to Dr. Heather Millar, an associate professor of political science at UNB, whose book has received an honourable mention for the American Political Science Association’s Seymour Lipset Best...
Read the full postNavigating tough terrain: how UNB researchers engage with complexity to reinvent off-road vehicles
Tim Jaques
Posted: Dec 9, 2025
Category: UNB Fredericton
An innovative approach to understand, simulate and design complex systems helps engineers push conventional limits. They may look like hobby cars, but two scaled-down electric vehicles in a lab at UNB’s engineering faculty in Sir Edmund Head Hall are doing significant work. These machines test ideas that may reshape how vehicles handle rough terrain. At the heart of it is the...
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