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Statement from the President
Paul Mazerolle
Posted: May 31, 2024 4:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Over the past three weeks, members of the UNB and greater Fredericton and Saint John communities have engaged in peaceful protests on each campus in relation to the war in Gaza. On the Fredericton campus, protests have occurred mostly on Wednesdays. On the Saint John campus, they have occurred each day of the work week, organized largely by two members of the UNB community. It is noteworthy...
Read the full postNew dean of science will emphasize ‘outward-facing’ approach
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 30, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty of Science, UNB Fredericton
The incoming dean of the faculty of science at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) plans to foster outside collaborations while building on the faculty’s numerous existing strengths in fundamental science. Dr. Sanjeev Seahra will step into the role on July 1 for a five-year term, replacing acting dean Dr. P.T. Jayachandran. Seahra has been a faculty member in the department of...
Read the full postShannex and UNB partner for aging research and nursing education
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
Shannex RLC Ltd. and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) have signed a $1 million partnership agreement to expand education and research in the field of life transitions and older adult care. The agreement was announced jointly by Shannex and UNB at Shannex's Halifax headquarters today. Half of Shannex’s strategic investment – $500,000 – will be used to establish the...
Read the full postSupporting accessibility and wellness in legal education
Angie Deveau
Posted: May 28, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
During Disability Awareness Week, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of individuals who embody the spirit of this year's theme: “Embracing Accessibility, Inspiring Change.” One such person is Nat Perry, the wellness advisor in the faculty of law at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). Her work and personal journey is an example of determination, creativity and a commitment...
Read the full postVitalSignsNB midwifery student spotlight: Meet the students characterizing midwifery services in New Brunswick
Shirley Andow and Behdad Beykzadeh
Posted: May 28, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
What is VitalSignsNB? VitalSignsNB is a student research stream in NB-IRDT’s Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. Led by Dr. Chris Folkins, this stream uses administrative data to explore topics related to health and the healthcare system in New Brunswick with the goal of supporting evidence-informed decision making to promote a healthier future for the province. In...
Read the full postShovel-ready careers: Archeological training boosts job prospects for graduates
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 27, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Dr. Gabriel Hrynick ignited his early passion for archeology during his years as a student participating in field schools in Maryland and Maine. “I just got into it and stayed in it,” said Hrynick, an archeologist and associate professor of anthropology at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) who also serves as the director of the Northeastern Archaeological Survey. He specializes...
Read the full postHow a coffee date and a supportive mother led Vy Phan to UNB
Alex Graham
Posted: May 24, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
A decision made over a cup of coffee changed the course of Vy Phan’s life. Growing up in Vietnam, Phan had always thought about studying abroad, but financially it seemed like a dream that was just out of reach. After taking a gap year off after high school, working part-time and saving money, Phan wasn’t quite sure what her next step would be. It turned out to be the University of...
Read the full postUNB researcher leads team to improve global positioning systems using quantum physics
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: May 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, Faculty of Science
How can the behaviour of individual atoms help us determine exactly where we are in the world? Well, the answer is a complex one that relies on quantum mechanics, lasers, ingenuity and a lot of advanced science. Not only does Dr. Brynle Barrett, a researcher at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), have all those necessary pieces, but thanks to new funding, he’ll be packing it all up...
Read the full postUNB Announces Currie Scholars for 2024-25
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 21, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
Five outstanding high school students are winners of the prestigious Currie Undergraduate Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick. The scholarships, valued at $65,000 each, were established in 2004 by one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, UNB Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Richard J. Currie, who was a Beaverbrook scholar as a young man. Each year, the...
Read the full postA champion for diversity: UNB graduate Shasta Carroll's journey with The 203 Centre
Angie Deveau
Posted: May 17, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Shasta Carroll, a spring 2024 bachelor of business administration graduate with honours in human resource management and a concentration in finance, has extended her achievements beyond academics. In June 2023, she joined The 203 Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity after seeing an Instagram post about their search for a new student co-chair. "I was motivated to take on this role because I...
Read the full postBaby steps to the Bar at UNB’s faculty of law
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 17, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Marie Olson-Cuthbertson entered the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) faculty of law early in her pregnancy. Her husband Cameron Cuthbertson, a soldier, was away training and she was contending with one of her three dogs suffering from a brain tumour. In her first semester, she reached a breaking point. “I was very overwhelmed and very sick. And I called my mom: ‘I cannot...
Read the full postUNB master's graduate sees world of opportunity
Alex Graham
Posted: May 17, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Sarojini Sharon Kennedy is graduating with a master’s in computer science, but she says the experience of getting the degree has been so much more than an academic achievement. “I felt like a lost puppy,” she said remembering the start of her 18-month journey as an international student at the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus. She faced the same...
Read the full postUNB's Rose Grant graduates with high honours, leaving a legacy of excellence and leadership
Angie Deveau
Posted: May 15, 2024 4:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Rose Grant, a bachelor of arts student at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), is set to graduate this week with a double honours in political science and history, specializing in international relations. Her academic journey, characterized by a 4.2 GPA and numerous scholarships, has culminated in her acceptance to McGill University for a master’s degree in political science with a...
Read the full postLeading with heart: A story of leadership and service
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 15, 2024 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
As Angel Côté graduates from the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus with a bachelor of science degree in biology and psychology, her journey through university life is marked by her academic pursuits and a deep commitment to community engagement and leadership. Hailing from Grand Falls, her story is one of dedication to making a difference. “I’ve...
Read the full postHeartfelt science: UNB graduate student investigates Arctic fish
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 15, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Emily Williams conducts fishy research - and in the best way possible. Williams, a University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John student, has done research into the cardiac responses of certain Arctic fish species to fluctuating temperatures that offers critical insight into their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate, with implications for sustainable resource...
Read the full postUNB celebrates award-winning students at spring graduation ceremonies
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: May 14, 2024 4:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
From May 15 to 17, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) celebrates its spring 2024 graduates. In total, 1,757 UNB graduates will receive degrees. 1,296 students will receive bachelor’s degrees, 436 students will receive master’s degrees, and 25 students will achieve the highest level of academic achievement, the PhD. The Governor General’s Silver Medal is the most...
Read the full postLaura Oland: A leader to watch
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 14, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
A University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John student will receive the YMCA Southwestern New Brunswick’s prestigious Leader to Watch Award for 2024. Laura Oland, 28, a doctoral candidate in history, will be recognized at the 34th Annual Red Triangle Awards Gala in Saint John on May 16 for her leadership and community involvement. “It is flattering. I am always busy, and I realize...
Read the full postLeen flips the script: From struggles with economics to mastering the field
Alex Graham
Posted: May 13, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Leen's remarkable journey spans across half the globe, starting in the United Arab Emirates, making a stop in India and culminating at UNBSJ. Her journey is a testament to her dedication to academic excellence and her commitment to understanding and working on complex economic and social issues. Graduating with a bachelor of arts in economics, with a minor in business, Leen’s focus both...
Read the full postMastercard cybersecurity scholarship winners announced
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 13, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is thrilled to announce the recipients of this year's prestigious Mastercard Cybersecurity Scholarship: Vaishnavi Shanmugam and Erika Thea Ajes. The Mastercard Cybersecurity Scholarship, generously funded by Mastercard, provides each recipient $25,000 to support their academic journey in the Master of Applied Cybersecurity (MACSec) program and...
Read the full postBachelor of Health graduates mark a four-year journey of interdisciplinary learning
Alex Graham
Posted: May 10, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Students from the first full four-year cohort of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) innovative bachelor of health program are now ready to bring their interdisciplinary perspective to the field of health care, at home and beyond. “The bachelor of health doesn’t sit inside one faculty,” said Dr. Lisa Best, associate dean of integrated health which includes the unique...
Read the full postValedictorian Gaia Noseworthy aims to do ‘a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing’
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: May 9, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
This May, University of New Brunswick (UNB) valedictorian and Newfoundlander Gaia Noseworthy will graduate with a bachelor of science and bachelor of computer science with honours in mathematics-physics, honours in computer science and major in statistics. This specific combination, the graduate explained, is the perfect meeting point between the disciplines of physics, math and computer...
Read the full postVitalSignsNB diabetes student spotlight: Meet the students exploring chronic disease diagnoses in administrative data
Bailey Howland and Gavin Woodward
Posted: May 9, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: DataNB
The VitalSignsNB research stream in NB-IRDT’s Pathways to Professions experiential learning program has focused on a different health-related project each summer since 2021. In 2023, VitalSignsNB expanded to host two new projects at once – one that focused on midwifery services in New Brunswick (featured in an upcoming Student Spotlight) while the other examined diabetes cases in...
Read the full postUNB to grant professor emerita designation, teaching and research awards at spring graduation
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: May 8, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
At the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) graduation ceremonies in Fredericton and Saint John, the University will honour one outstanding professor with the designation of professor emerita and three prestigious teaching and research awards. Professor Emerita Dr. Virginia Hill will receive the designation of professor emerita in humanities and languages for having served UNB with...
Read the full postRenaissance College valedictorian Evan Di Cesare: A journey of resilience and discovery
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 7, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Evan Di Cesare's transformative journey at Renaissance College at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) epitomizes resilience, community and passion. From Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Di Cesare is graduating this spring with a bachelor of philosophy in interdisciplinary leadership. Through the sorrow of personal loss and the challenges of a pandemic-altered university experience,...
Read the full post'Building Home': Art meets advocacy in a journey through youth homelessness
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 6, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
The first sight is familiar: a tent patched with duct tape, with a tarp thrown over it. A shopping cart contains bagged plastic bottles and a bicycle leans against a tree. To the right is a mattress in what may be a jerry-built shack or an abandoned building, along with a backpack and someone's meagre possessions. A couch in an adjacent room serves as a bed. Voices call out. Some express...
Read the full postDenisha Coelho encourages fellow students to thrive on embracing challenges
Kayla Cormier
Posted: May 6, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
Four years ago, Denisha Coelho packed her bags and moved from Mumbai, India, to Fredericton, New Brunswick to pursue a bachelor of science in kinesiology. This was a step out of her comfort zone – not just moving from a big city to a small town a world away – but because kinesiology wasn’t a well-known career path at the time. Since arriving in New Brunswick and beginning her...
Read the full postValedictorian Kate Palmer immerses herself in student life and helping others post-pandemic
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 3, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
University of New Brunswick (UNB) valedictorian Kate Palmer spent the first year of her undergraduate degree learning from her childhood bedroom in Rothesay, N.B., during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Four years later, the isolation of her first year is a distant but formative memory. As someone who finds purpose and fulfillment in helping others and making the world a healthier place,...
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