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Labour Market Training Programs in NB: Do Participants Stay?

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: February 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB



The Government of New Brunswick invests heavily in educating and retaining its population, especially skilled members of the labour force. To accomplish this, training programs have been designed and implemented to help individuals prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment in NB. These include programs such as Career Decision Making Strategies Skills Enhancement Strategies Workplace...

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UNB named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 10th consecutive year

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 24, 2022 11:45:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton



The University of New Brunswick has been named to the list of top employers in Atlantic Canada for 2022, making it the 10th year in a row the institution has received the honour. The list is an annual competition organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. It recognizes the employers in the Atlantic region that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. The...

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UNB’s Pacey Lecture examines infant food insecurity in Canada

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 23, 2022 12:00:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton



Did you know that mothers who can least afford to buy infant formula are less likely to continue breastfeeding? Dr. Lesley Frank explores this paradox in her book, Out of Milk, revealing the experiences of mothers struggling to feed their children in Canada. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Dr. Frank, a Tier II Canada Research Chair in food, health and social justice, and professor of sociology at...

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Technology-enabled platform for proactive regular senior-centric health assessments | Plateforme technologique pour des évaluations régulières et proactives de la santé des personnes âgées

Erik Scheme

Posted: February 23, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB



Hospitalizations and other negative health events are detrimental to seniors’ health and costly to the healthcare system. Proactive health monitoring may help seniors avoid negative health events and remain safely in their homes for longer. Many seniors do not have the skills, knowledge, or technology to regularly monitor their health at their own at home. Without regular, proactive...

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Technology-enabled platform for proactive regular senior-centric health assessments | Plateforme technologique pour des évaluations régulières et proactives de la santé des personnes âgées

Erik Scheme

Posted: February 23, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB


Hospitalizations and other negative health events are detrimental to seniors’ health and costly to the healthcare system. Proactive health monitoring may help seniors avoid negative health events and remain safely in their homes for longer. Many seniors do not have the skills, knowledge, or technology to regularly monitor their health at their own at home. Without regular, proactive...

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UNB professor made Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 22, 2022 11:35:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John


Dr. Mohammad Hamdan, a professor in the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, has been made a Fellow of The Institute of Mathematics & its Applications (IMA). Created in 1964 with Sir James Lighthill as its first president, the IMA was incorporated in 1990 by Royal Charter and was subsequently granted the right to award Chartered...

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National cybersecurity consortium co-founded by UNB awarded nearly $80 million in federal funding

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 17, 2022 2:00:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John



The Government of Canada announced that the National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) will lead Canada’s new Cyber Security Innovation Network (CSIN). The consortium, which counts the University of New Brunswick as a founding member, will receive up to $80 million in matching funds over four years to advance Canada’s cybersecurity infrastructure, knowledge and workforce. With...

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Student spotlight: Meet the ExperienceNB Team

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: February 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB



In the 2010 film Inception, audiences were introduced to the concept of a dream within a dream. In 2021, NB-IRDT’s Pathways to Professions (P2P) program introduced something similar: the concept of experiential learning evaluation within an experiential learning program. The result was ExperienceNB: one of five P2P research streams in 2021. Experiential learning – a theory of...

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Introduction to Knowledge Transfer

April English

Posted: February 16, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB


Knowledge Transfer (KT) is a process that helps facilitate moving research (what we know) into action (what we do). It involves processes and strategies that ensure knowledge is understandable, accessible, and can benefit a range of audiences. This involves dissemination (sharing research evidence) and can sometimes involve implementation (application of research evidence). One important skill...

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New IT skills development partnership to address region’s tech labour shortage

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 14, 2022 12:00:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John



The University of New Brunswick is committed to strengthening the region’s workforce and has announced a new partnership with the McKenna Institute and TechImpact to address the tech industry labour shortage. This innovative partnership brings together a post-secondary institution, an IT industry group and a digital transformation powerhouse to meet the needs of Atlantic Canadian...

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McKenna Scholars Program at UNB expands with gift from Dwight and Fay Fraser

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 10, 2022 1:50:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton



The McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) announced that Dwight and Fay Fraser are contributing $100,000 to establish a scholarship for computer science students from Carleton County. The Dwight and Fay Fraser Scholarship, valued at $4,000 over four years, will be awarded to students enrolled in the bachelor of computer science or bachelor of science in computer science...

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Ask Me Anything: A New Brunswick sexual health education survey

Author: Nancy Gesner and Samantha Fowler

Posted: February 9, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB


New Brunswick youth have high incidence of sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancy, sexual violations, and dating violence suggestive of high-risk sexual behaviors and a lack of knowledge regarding sexual consent, personal safety and understanding of healthy relationship characteristics. Positive sexual health communication between parents and their children is an important...

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Lumbar spine imaging in New Brunswick: The ‘back story’

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: February 9, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB



Back pain can be a fairly prevalent, debilitating, and painful problem – especially as we get older! But how often does it warrant an x-ray, or other type of imaging? In 2014, Choosing Wisely Canada was launched to help reduce unnecessary tests and treatments in many areas of healthcare. When it comes to lower back pain, Choosing Wisely only recommends imaging if “red flags”...

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Appointment of new Vice-President Advancement

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 8, 2022 2:00:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton



I am very pleased to announce that Clint Hamilton has been appointed UNB’s next Vice-President Advancement beginning July 1, 2022. Currently, Clint is the Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Victoria. He has helped to grow the profile of UVic with a strategic focus on student success and recognition, active healthy living, fundraising, alumni and community...

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Lorenzo Society’s Virtual Book Club to feature writer Jael Richardson

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 8, 2022 2:00:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Saint John



UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Virtual Book Club will feature writer Jael Richardson reading from her novel, Gutter Child, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. In Gutter Child, one young woman’s journey through a fractured world of heartbreaking disadvantages and shocking injustices is revealed. Elimina is a modern heroine in an altered but all too recognizable reality who must find the...

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UNB Cricket Club wins big at New Brunswick Cricket League finals

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 3, 2022 12:55:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton



The University of New Brunswick Cricket Club (UNBCC) claimed the title of 2021 champions in the New Brunswick Cricket Association (NBCA) after defeating three teams from across New Brunswick. The UNBCC won the NBCA championship cup for both T20 and 40 overs leagues. This is the first time the team has won in both leagues since 2016. “Winning a provincial title for UNB is a landmark...

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UNB student named McCall MacBain Scholarship finalist

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 2, 2022 1:55:00 PM AST

Category: UNB Fredericton



University of New Brunswick student Reid Sutherland is in the running for the McCall MacBain Scholarships, Canada’s first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship program for master’s and professional studies. The scholarship enables students to pursue a fully funded graduate degree at McGill University while participating in an intensive leadership development program. McCall...

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Manufacturing Employment in New Brunswick

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: February 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: DataNB


There is a narrative in New Brunswick that our province is falling further and further behind the rest of Canada in terms of economic and population growth and “catching up” is a nearly impossible task to accomplish. Fortunately, this narrative is not entirely true. To promote progress and prosperity in the province, it is important to not only examine our weaknesses but also to...

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Honouring Black History Month at UNB

UNB Newsroom

Posted: February 1, 2022 10:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton



UNB honours Black History Month by celebrating the successes and influence that Black Canadians and people of African descent have made to help shape our communities and inform the way we live today. In honour of Black History Month, Black Canadians, and the Black Diaspora, the following online events and initiatives will be taking place on our campuses: Feb. 1-28: Rediscovering the Roots of...

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