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Call for first-time families to inform NB-IRDT’s expanding research on healthy families, healthy babies
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
Are you a first-time parent whose baby was born in New Brunswick within the last 18 months? If so, our researchers want to learn from your experiences. We are looking for 2-4 New Brunswick parents to join us for 2 virtual meetings (1 hour each, with compensation provided), during which you will have the opportunity to share your valuable insights and lived experience to help our research...
Read the full postArtworks celebrate the rich culture of Wolastoqiyik, Mi'kmaq and Peskotomuhkatiyik traditions
Angie Deveau
Posted: July 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
In a celebration of Indigenous culture, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John campus unveiled three artworks in Hazen Hall that pay homage to the rich heritage and distinct perspectives of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi'kmaq and Peskotomuhkatiyik nations. The artworks were created by local Indigenous artists. They include: Wolastoq Song (painting), by Emma Hassencahl-Perley of Neqotkuk...
Read the full postNB pharmacist care clinic program promises increased access to healthcare
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
Hoping to address the long-standing struggle of reliable healthcare access in the province, a 12-month pilot project seeks to revolutionize healthcare services in New Brunswick. Starting on August 1st, 2023, pharmacists will have increased authority to assess chronic conditions and prescribe treatments at two NB pharmacies, with four more locations beginning operations by September 18th....
Read the full postSolarButterfly lands on UNB’s Saint John campus
Kathleen McLaughlin
Posted: July 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
If you happened to be on the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus earlier this month, it was hard to miss the Tesla Model X pulling a large butterfly-shaped trailer surrounded by solar panels right in front of the Hans W. Klohn Commons. The SolarButterfly, nicknamed for its solar panel-covered “wings,” is on a mission to demonstrate to the world that...
Read the full postLooking forward: Five more years of research on post-secondary education, training and labour in NB
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 20, 2023 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: DataNB
NB-IRDT is not a government organization, but we are proud to support our provincial government by providing data-informed evidence that can help guide policy discussions and decisions. A new 5-year research contract with the NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) is allowing us to keep doing just that. Since NB-IRDT’s official launch back in 2015, the...
Read the full postMBA students design app to help Port Saint John reduce carbon emissions
Kathleen McLaughlin
Posted: July 19, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Photo: Firdavs Nabiev, John Taiwo Omotayo, Rahul Murakkat Purushothaman, Bhanu Vamsi Lekkala and Shanshan Zhang. Port Saint John is on a mission to help reduce the carbon emissions of the businesses that operate on port land and use its facilities. An experienced and skilled group of University of New Brunswick (UNB) students have developed the concept for an app that could help get them...
Read the full postA UNB professor’s ‘pre-retirement’ journey around North America by boat
Kathleen McLaughlin
Posted: July 18, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
People dream of doing things like travelling around North America by boat when they retire – heading off into the sunset once their work is done. For Allen Curry, it will be his last project before he retires as he embarks on a year-and-a-half trip on the continent’s eastern rivers, lakes and ocean coastline that will bring attention to water issues in communities along his...
Read the full postNew Brunswick tests ground-breaking child’s rights monitoring platform
Hillary Creamer Robinson
Posted: July 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Photo: Dr. Ziba Vaghri and her team of researchers have developed GlobalChild, a child's rights monitoring platform being piloted in New Brunswick. The University of New Brunswick is shining a light on innovation and entrepreneurship at UNB through stories that inspire, transform, provoke, and drive society toward a brighter, healthier tomorrow. This is the final story in the series. A...
Read the full postUNB student learns about cybersecurity and ‘home restaurants’ on tour of Israel
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 11, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
In the busy city of Beersheba in the Negev desert, Alaba Olawunmi sat in the backyard of a home restaurant taking in the food and culture of Israel for the first time in her life this past March. “The story of Israel is better experienced than it is told,” said Olawunmi. “It was amazing to take it in first-hand and meet so many wonderful people, and a privilege to meet the...
Read the full postUNB and PSAC reach tentative agreement
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 10, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) and PSAC Local 60551, Professional and Technical Staff Union (PTSU) – a union that represents employees on the Fredericton and Saint John campuses who are employed in various capacities including professional and technical staff positions - have reached a tentative agreement. Collective bargaining has been underway since August 2022 following the...
Read the full postUNB welcomes new governing leaders
UNB Newsroom
Posted: July 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Note: The following message was sent to UNB students, faculty and staff on July 7, 2023, from UNB’s President & Vice-Chancellor, Paul J. Mazerolle Dear UNB faculty, staff and students, UNB’s governing leaders play a crucial role in providing strategic direction and oversight of the university to ensure the institution’s success and advancement. A few weeks ago, we announced...
Read the full postCommunity greenhouses will help people access affordable, healthy food
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: July 6, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Max Noël is part of a team of UNB engineering graduates tackling food insecurity with a plan to build innovative community greenhouses. The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is shining a light on innovation and entrepreneurship at UNB through stories that inspire, transform, provoke, and drive society toward a brighter, healthier tomorrow. This is the third story in the series. A group of...
Read the full postExpertise and ingenuity at UNB limb clinic go hand-in-hand to change lives
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin and Roseleen Kafley
Posted: July 5, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Left to right: Troy Chapman; Wendy Hill, research occupational therapist; Dan Dafonseca, prosthetics research technician; Heather Daley, research prosthetist. Photo credit: Jeremy Elder-Jubelin. Near the bottom of the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Fredericton campus is a small clinic that changes peoples' lives, one prosthesis at a time. Sometimes, a client has a specific request...
Read the full postMcKenna Institute summit brings together New Brunswick’s innovators and entrepreneurs
Mark Leger
Posted: July 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
From left to right: Hans Keirstead, CEO of AIVITA Biomedical Inc.; Adrienne Oldford, executive director, The McKenna Institute; Frank McKenna, Benefactor, The McKenna Institute; Dr. Paul Mazerolle, president and vice-chancellor, UNB. Photo credit: UNB Media Services. For most people, talk of digital innovation makes them think about software development and smartphones, not farming and...
Read the full postNew research chair augments advanced 3D metal printing expertise
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: July 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has advanced its leadership in materials engineering with the appointment of a new research chair. Dr. Hamed Asgari will take up a five-year term as the Lockheed Martin Research Chair in Additive Manufacturing, joining the team at UNB’s Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (MAMCE). As chair, Dr. Asgari will support the development of...
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