Communications
Posted: June 27, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
The Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) today released a new five-year innovative research plan focused on protecting and improving the health of rivers. The timing of the research plan coincides with the recurring theme of river and water management headlines in the news related to changes to the Fisheries Act, concerns of hydro-fracking and other resource development, watershed management and...
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Posted: June 26, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
A $20 million investment over five years to support research and innovation in New Brunswick was announced yesterday on the UNB Saint John campus by Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Danny Soucy as part of the government's $80 million innovation strategy. Of the $20 million, $14 million will be allocated to the foundation's Research Innovation Fund. The fund invests in...
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Posted: June 25, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
You might expect a mathematics instructor who is an expert on space-time curvature to offer theories about black holes—and maybe even time travel—but A Unified Theory of Superman's Powers? When Ben Tippett meets someone new, he asks: what do you want to learn? The curiosity that pushed Tippett to complete a PhD in mathematics and statistics at the University of New Brunswick seems to be...
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Posted: June 25, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Dr. H. E. A. (Eddy) Campbell has been reappointed to a second five-year term as the 18th president and vice-chancellor of the University of New Brunswick. The University of New Brunswick's Board of Governors, Fredericton Senate and Saint John Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of reappointing the president on June 20, 2013. "We are delighted that Eddy has agreed to lead the university for...
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Posted: June 24, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Dr. Cynthia Stacey has been appointed dean of the University of New Brunswick's Renaissance College for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2013. Dr. Stacey has a PhD in cultural geography from the University of Ottawa. She joined the faculty of kinesiology in 1995 where she is currently serving as assistant dean. She is also very active as a volunteer in a wide variety of community...
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Posted: June 20, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
A bilingual and interdisciplinary team from three New Brunswick universities has launched a research project to examine the roots of bilingualism in the province. The project, under the direction of principal investigator Dr. Chantal Richard from the University of New Brunswick (UNB), brings together academics from the departments of history and French at l’Université de Moncton, the University...
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Posted: June 18, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
A new graduate program at the University of New Brunswick offers a different option to those who are looking to upgrade their professional business skills but don’t want to commit to a full MBA program. Offered by the faculty of business administration, the graduate certificate in management program is ideal for people who want the academic credentials and formal training in core business...
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Posted: June 18, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Ashley Ackroyed, a recent Harbour View High School graduate, and Marija Veljanovska, a recent Samuel-de-Champlain graduate, are the latest UNB Saint John Primrose Scholarship recipients. The Primrose Scholarship has typically been awarded to one individual, however, both young women's leadership at school, in athletics, and in the community makes them equally the natural choice for this year's...
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Posted: June 14, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick's Community Health Clinic (CHC) was awarded a Community Service Learning Award by the J. W. McConnell Family Foundation on June 13. The Community Health Clinic was developed in 2002 as an interdisciplinary, nurse-managed facility to provide primary healthcare to people without access to primary care, including vulnerable populations. Community partners and...
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Posted: June 14, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
A PhD student in the department of geodesy and geomatics has designed a robot that can navigate corridors and perform tasks on command. While designing robots is a feat on its own, most of Hui Tang's research has been focused on developing the code and algorithms that the indoor robot (which she calls, iBot) relies on to make its way through buildings. Sensors that are installed on a...
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Posted: June 14, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Incoming students Michael Gilbert and Nadia Kashetsky join an exclusive club at the University of New Brunswick as they were named the newest recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships at UNB. The Schulich Leader Scholarships recognize students across Canada who demonstrate excellence in academics and community leadership and who plan on studying one of the STEM subjects - science,...
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Posted: June 13, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Researchers from the Forest Watershed Research Center of the faculty of forestry and environmental management at UNB were recently recognized for their contributions to environmental stewardship in the province of Alberta. Their work on the Centre-inspired Wet-Areas Mapping Initiative (WAM) was instrumental in helping the Alberta Department of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development...
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Posted: June 12, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
UNB Saint John Professor Thierry Chopin's work to develop more effective aquaculture practices was recently featured in various media outlets in the United States. Using the entire ecosystem of a fish farm - including the waste generated by salmon and used by seaweeds and invertebrates - is known as an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) approach. Dr. Chopin's IMTA method reduces and...
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Posted: June 10, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Twenty-four researchers from the University of New Brunswick have won grants and scholarships from the National Science and Engineering Council of Canada's (NSERC) Discovery grants program. NSERC Discovery grants, scholarships and fellowships are awarded to scientists, engineers and students at universities across Canada. "Through these programs, NSERC provides direct support to an...
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Posted: June 7, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
TD Canada Trust has donated $45,000 over three years to the Successful Transition to Employment Program (STEP) at the University of New Brunswick. The STEP program is part of the university's Student Accessibility Centre, which provides services and resources to students with disability-related needs. TD's donation will be used to fund the STEP peer mentorship program that was created to...
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Posted: June 6, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) will hold its Annual General Meeting and symposium at UNB's Renaissance College, June 13, 7:00 p.m. - June 15, 12:30 p.m. The conference, titled "Demise or Reincarnation: Perspectives on Canada's Role in International Cooperation," features a panel discussion, youth workshops, a silent auction and gala dinner. The ACIC is a coalition of...
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Posted: June 3, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) will hold a community engagement event at the University of New Brunswick on Thursday, June 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Head Hall, room HC10. The event will provide an opportunity for researchers, students, professors and administrators to learn more about recent program and policy develops. It will also serve as a...
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Posted: June 3, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Four Maritime high school students who displayed outstanding leadership skills inside and outside the classroom are the 2013-14 recipients of the prestigious Currie Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick. Calder Agnew of Child's Creek, New Brunswick; Delaney Collins of Middleton, Nova Scotia; Katherine MacDonald of Saint John, New Brunswick; and Chelsey Walker of Ellerslie, Prince...
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Posted: June 3, 2013 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Forty-six students from the Caribbean have been awarded scholarships to complete online certificates at the University of New Brunswick and two other Canadian universities. The scholarships are funded by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and administered by the Canadian Virtual University (CVU) consortium. Though they may never set foot in Canada, students will interact with...
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