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UNB’s 5th Powwow celebrates Indigenous languages
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 29, 2019 10:30:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at the University of New Brunswick will host the 5th UNB Powwow on Thursday, April 4. This year’s theme is Nikana’tunej (carrying language forward) / Namkomihptune ‘Ciw Weckuwapasihtit (carrying language forward for the ones not yet born). The UNB Powwow celebrates the language revival of Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqey and Passamquoddy...
Read the full post2019 Sir Howard Douglas Scholars inducted at UNB
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 26, 2019 3:45:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Involvement in their university and community plus excellent grades have earned nine University of New Brunswick students the distinction of being inducted into the Sir Howard Douglas Society. The award recipients volunteer their time and talent in a number of ways, both locally and internationally, and are all dean’s list students. “The Sir Howard Douglas Scholars have...
Read the full postPoet Jenna Lyn Albert to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 26, 2019 3:30:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Poet Jenna Lyn Albert will read from Bec and Call on Thursday, April 4, as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series. This reading is in memory of Susan Kathleen Leyden, a long-time supporter of the Lorenzo Society. The poems collected in Bec and Call refuse to be silent or subtle; instead they delve into the explicit, the audacious, the boldly personal. Jenna Lyn Albert is a poet...
Read the full postUNB team top winner at NBIF Breakthru competition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 25, 2019 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
UNB’s Canum Nanomaterials won both the grand prize and the people’s choice award at the 2019 New Brunswick Innovation Foundation’s Breakthru Competition on March 21. They received $436,000 in cash investments and professional services, which includes funds from both NBIF and Opportunities New Brunswick, and a golden ticket to a Dragon’s Den audition in Toronto. Canum...
Read the full postUNB researchers examine the impact of cumulative lifetime violence on men’s health
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 21, 2019 2:55:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Violence is widespread in men’s lives, yet how interpersonal violence impacts men’s health has received little attention in the health care and service communities. Researchers from the faculty of nursing at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton conducted one of the first comprehensive studies of cumulative lifetime violence severity (CLVS) among men. Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey...
Read the full postBusiness faculty announces MBA student award recipients
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 20, 2019 12:25:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
MBA candidates from the faculty of business at UNB Saint John recently received awards for academic excellence, entrepreneurial pursuits and service to their community. Kristen Duplessis, Obiechina Azubike and Paul Logan each received the Walter and Joan Flewelling Memorial Award, worth $5,000. Daniel J. Mello received the Kerry McLellan scholarship, worth $1,000. Ms. Duplessis, originally...
Read the full postUNB’s Red ‘n Black Revue marks 70 years as New Brunswick’s premier variety show
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 19, 2019 2:30:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick show where Anne Murray got her start as a musician is celebrating 70 years of entertaining the Fredericton community. The UNB Red ‘n Black Revue is the longest-running show in New Brunswick and brings together students, faculty, staff and alumni to celebrate the university’s rich history, diverse cultural mosaic and talented community members....
Read the full postEngineering student a semi-finalist in national NSERC competition
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 15, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Wesley Finck, a fourth-year electrical engineering student from the University of New Brunswick Fredericton, is a semi-finalist in a national competition called Science, Action! The competition, which features videos made by post-secondary students from across the country, is hosted by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC). The 25 videos with the most views by March 27...
Read the full postUNB engineering students develop rebuild plan for busy Sussex bridge
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 14, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Five UNB engineering students are redesigning an essential piece of transportation infrastructure in downtown Sussex. A plan for the Trout Creek Bridge, built in 1935 and which has far exceeded its expected service life, is being developed by civil engineering students Kate Guravich-Thompson, Rachel Hogge, Nic McCarthy, Greg Moran and Dawson Warman. The student group, working alongside mentors...
Read the full postUNB releases fourth Green Review highlighting campus sustainability
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 13, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick has published the fourth edition of its Green Review, the only university publication of its kind in Atlantic Canada, showcasing UNB’s efforts to make its campuses even more environmentally friendly. The report, published by UNB Sustainability, highlights sustainable initiatives and green champions on both the Fredericton and Saint John...
Read the full postUNB to host Indigenous Language Gathering Celebration with guest Buffy Sainte-Marie
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 13, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre (MWC) at the University of New Brunswick will host the first Indigenous Language Gathering Celebration: Nikana’tunej (carrying language forward) / Namkomihptune ‘Ciw Weckuwapasihtit (carrying language forward for the ones not yet born)” from Friday, April 5, to Sunday April 7, at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, UNB...
Read the full postUNBers go for the experience and come home with internships from DraftKings
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 12, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Mr. Thomas Bobyn, Mr. Grant Frey and Mr. Micah Hesman were thrilled to attend the DraftKings conference with the class of 2020 MBA Sports and Recreation Management with the support UNB's business administration and kinesiology faculties. During the planning process they discovered DraftKings was holding an international business pitch competition in conjunction with the conference. The three...
Read the full postScale Up Atlantic Canada announces first official cohort
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 11, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (TME) is pleased to announce Scale Up Atlantic Canada’s first official cohort. Scale Up Atlantic Canada will provide start-up companies the expertise to grow quickly and learn how to increase sales by either 25 per cent or $1 million or more. The 15 companies selected...
Read the full postAccomplishments of UNB women celebrated on International Women’s Day
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 8, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Successful women from UNB in various roles and stages in their career have been selected for publications celebrating International Women’s Day. Canada Foundation for Innovation highlights a new generation of Canadian women researchers in their #IAmInnovation campaign for International Women’s Day. Dr. Shabnam Jabari, assistant professor of geodesy and geomatics engineering, is...
Read the full postUNB engineering students develop marine lifejacket with built-in tracking system
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 6, 2019 11:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
A group of four University of New Brunswick engineering students with close personal and working ties to the marine industry have developed a smart-lifejacket they believe could save more lives. The LifeTrack Outlast lifejacket was designed by fourth-year engineering students Amy Andrews, Bridget McCloskey, Kaitlin MacIsaac and Phoenix Bard-Cavers through UNB’s Technology Management and...
Read the full postUNB collaborates on groundbreaking research to help newborns
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 5, 2019 7:55:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) awarded its monthly rising research star honours to a team of researchers from Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital (DECH), the faculty of science at the University of New Brunswick, and the departments of obstetrics and gynecology and pathology from Dalhousie University. When Dr. Sheri-Lee Samson from the department of obstetrics and gynecology at DECH...
Read the full postUNB professor’s study on how Eastern Canada’s forests will adapt to climate change named one of top 10 discoveries of 2018
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 4, 2019 10:40:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
A UNB forestry professor’s research has been selected as one of 10 Discoveries of the Year 2018 by Québec Science magazine. Dr. Loïc D’Orangeville and his team studied the effects climate change will have on Eastern Canada’s boreal forest. In recent decades, field technicians from the Québec government have compiled an impressive tree ring collection by...
Read the full postUNB students to participate in alternative spring break event at Saint John Newcomers Centre
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 1, 2019 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Saint John
Visions of spring break typically include walks on sandy beaches, skiing on a snowy mountain or relaxing at home. But for some University of New Brunswick students, participating in an upcoming alternative spring break event will give them the opportunity to develop some essential skills and give back to their community. The Saint John Newcomers Centre has partnered with university students...
Read the full postClimate change in the Arctic: Warming lakes pose a challenging environment for cold-loving fishes
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 1, 2019 9:50:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
Although often regarded as a problem for future generations, climate change is already having a profound impact on northern lakes, the species they contain and the humans that rely on them for food and fun. New research published in the journal Ecology Letters sheds new light on the way climate change and human activities are reshaping subarctic lakes. “Climate change is already a...
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