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Toronto Raptors star teaming up with McKenna Institute to help UNB students from Cameroon
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
Pascal Siakam has become a star forward with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a young player in Cameroon with a lot of talent and potential, Siakam’s father always told him not to take a career in basketball for granted. Though things worked out for the two-time all-star and NBA champion, he’s paying it forward with a scholarship program for...
Read the full postUNB brings virtual nursing education to Miramichi and Moncton
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: August 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
New Brunswick needs nurses. That’s why licensed practical nurses (LPNs) working in the Miramichi and Moncton regions now have the option to obtain their registered nursing (RN) certification virtually through the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Learn Where You Live program. “UNB's faculty of nursing is making healthcare education more accessible by using technology to...
Read the full postUNB expertise and innovation supported by new funding
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: August 29, 2023 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The Government of Canada will provide more than $2.25 million in financial support for research at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). The government announced the funding bundle on August 29, which comprises 48 separate grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research...
Read the full postTimeless tribute: Honouring a century of legacy at Memorial Hall
Angie Deveau
Posted: August 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Students lounging at the UNB Art Centre in 1961. On Sept. 8, the UNB Art Centre will commemorate Memorial Hall’s 100th Anniversary. To kick off this celebration, this article shares memories from community members spanning the past century. Named in memory of University of New Brunswick (UNB) graduates and students who fought and died during the First World War, Memorial Hall opened in...
Read the full postThe fourth year of pathways of professions comes to a successful close
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
Each summer since 2020, NB-IRDT has hosted Pathways to Professions – a 13-week experiential learning program that provides post-secondary students in New Brunswick with the opportunity to participate in hands-on, NB-relevant research while attending a full curriculum of networking sessions and skills-boosting workshops. Pathways to Professions (P2P) is an annual highlight for NB-IRDT,...
Read the full postUNB puts big push on bringing big data and AI expertise to industry and community
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: August 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
These days, artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are everywhere. From ChatGPT and Alexa to the most advanced research labs, the world increasingly relies on complex processes and vast amounts of data in areas like stock trading, image restoration, translation and developing new medications. At the University of New Brunswick (UNB), a new research institute has been launched to help...
Read the full postEmpowering excellence: UNB and partners unveil the launch of Study NB
Angie Deveau
Posted: August 18, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick (UNB), their government partners and seven other post-secondary institutions in the province have partnered on a shared website portal to boost the population of post-secondary students provincewide and support them on their educational journey. The Study NB platform allows prospective students to navigate various programs and institutions. The site also...
Read the full postSeven ways UNB has helped shape Fredericton
Mark Leger
Posted: August 16, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
The Fredericton 175+ celebrations are underway this month, commemorating the city's anniversary, which was incorporated in 1848. The University of New Brunswick (UNB), founded in 1785, has been a critical part of the development of the province’s capital city. The university has educated the city’s residents, amongst them the leading politicians, entrepreneurs, artists and...
Read the full postDesigning the future of healthcare, today
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Dr. Petra Hauf is the Vice-President Saint John at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). This article originally appeared in the Telegraph-Journal on August 12. In an article that appeared in the May 26 Telegraph Journal, columnist Ken McGeorge spoke to the challenges of recruiting and retaining professional health care staff. He stressed that a supportive workplace culture and effective...
Read the full postBreaking new ground in the health sector
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 10, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
A significant milestone was reached on UNB’s Saint John campus August 9 with an official groundbreaking at the future location of the new Health and Social Innovation Centre (HSIC). The 65,000 square foot HSIC building will provide a home for UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative, or IHI. The IHI will educate innovative leaders and find bold solutions to tackle the health grand...
Read the full postUNB welcomes nursing students from India to Fredericton
Marcia Seitz-Ehler
Posted: August 9, 2023 1:59:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
This morning, UNB president and vice-chancellor, Dr. Paul J, Mazerolle and Dr. Lorna Butler, the dean of the faculty of nursing on the Fredericton campus, were joined by representatives from the provincial and municipal governments, Horizon Health, Shannex and the Nurses Association of New Brunswick to welcome nursing students and faculty from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) to...
Read the full postCanadian pharmacists journal publishes NB-IRDT research on pharmacist-administered vaccines
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
An NB-IRDT research study recently published in the Canadian Pharmacists Journal projects the health and economic outcomes of using public funding to cover the cost of pharmacists administering pneumonia vaccines (Pneu23) and tetanus boosters (Td/Tdap) to New Brunswick adults (19 years and up). While NB pharmacists are able to provide a wide range of immunizations, many of these are not...
Read the full postLunch and learn - data privacy and AI: What’s the issue?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 2, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
The prevalence of Artificial Intelligence brings with it a wealth of opportunity for many fields, especially data research. However, it also presents several challenges when it comes to privacy and ethics that have the potential to impact the future of data privacy negatively. These challenges must be addressed sooner rather than later. On November 22, 2023, join Dr. Donna Curtis...
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