Communications
Posted: January 31, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
We are all delighted that classes will resume at UNB Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 as a result of an agreement yesterday between the university and the AUNBT. We will deploy all of the university’s resources to help everyone with the transition back to classes. There will be many questions about a variety of subjects, perhaps most about the changes needed in our academic calendar, all of which will be...
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Posted: January 31, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
Fredericton-based start-up Smart Skin Technologies has raised another $3.9 million in venture capital funding after the release of their innovative Quantifeel DRONE technology. The University of New Brunswick (UNB) spinoff company made waves in the start-up world last year after it introduced its Quantifeel technology to golfers as a technology that tests the pressure points on a golfer’s...
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Posted: January 30, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The AUNBT and UNB are pleased to announce an agreement to recommend suspension of the strike/lockout. This comes as a result of reaching a tentative agreement on the key issues related to wages. The parties agree to jointly announce further details within the next 24 hours.
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Posted: January 28, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Michael Christie will read from The Beggar’s Garden and Bill Gaston will read from The World on Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre on the UNB Saint John campus. Michael Christie has been a sponsored skateboarder, a homeless shelter worker, an advocate and outreach provider for the mentally ill, a magazine editor and a creative writing teacher. He holds an MFA in...
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Posted: January 21, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Author Don Gillmor will read from Mount Pleasant on Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre on the UNB Saint John campus. Don Gillmor is the author of the bestselling, award-winning two-volume history of Canada, Canada: A People’s History, and two other books of non-fiction, The Desire of Every Living Thing, a Globe and Mail Best Book, and I Swear by Apollo. His debut...
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Posted: January 21, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
On behalf of the entire university community, I am writing to express our shock and sadness over the events at Eastern College in Fredericton on Monday. The safety of every individual is paramount in a learning community. Our thoughts and hearts go out to all of the teachers, staff and students - especially the victims and indeed heroes - at Eastern College. Counselling services are...
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Posted: January 7, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has posted the latest financial offer to the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers as part of its negotiations towards a new collective agreement: Maintaining competitive salaries: New financial offer and what it means. The offer was presented just before Christmas. Please continue to visit unb.ca/labour for information and updates. All...
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Posted: January 2, 2014 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
Rina Arseneault, associate director at the University of New Brunswick’s Murial McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research (MMFC) has been named to the Order of Canada. Ms. Arseneault has dedicated her career towards ending violence against women and family violence. She joined the MMFC in November 1993. Read Shawn Berry's interview with Ms. Arseneault in the January 1 edition of...
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