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Nothing happened here: New podcast explores the crevices of Saint John history
Camila Lefebvre
Posted: September 19, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Canadian and criminal justice history professor Gregory Marquis (MA’82) and author Mark Allan Greene (BBA'97) have launched a new podcast that looks deeply into the fog of Saint John’s history. Tales of traitors, epidemics, riots and famines abound in the early episodes, offering listeners a lively exploration of events pulled from the Port City’s storied past. “We want...
Read the full postStatement from the President
Paul Mazerolle
Posted: August 29, 2024 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
As I return to Canada after spending time overseas, I have been reflecting on the important role universities play in a global context, and the duty they have to educate, build knowledge, foster understanding and provide opportunities for dialogue. Worldwide, universities are working to drive progress and guide communities through uncertainty. From global challenges and concerns like climate...
Read the full postStudents at The University of New Brunswick receive Canada’s largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarship
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases
Universities announce their 2024 Schulich Leaders, winning $120,000 or $100,000 scholarships for undergraduate study. Two students have been named the University of New Brunswick’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship. Out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates across Canada, more than 1,400 students were nominated, of whom 100 received this celebrated...
Read the full postSurprise win: Student gets free first-year tuition at UNB
Camila Lefebvre
Posted: August 26, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Logan Sabean loves a good surprise. Last spring, the St. Malachy’s High School graduate was met with one of the biggest surprises of his life when he found out he was the winner of the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) annual First Year Tuition Free contest. In as dramatic a fashion as Sabean himself had received the news, he arrived home, dropping a bag of UNB merch on his...
Read the full postFour UNB graduates honoured by O’Brien Foundation
Tim Jaques
Posted: August 23, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The O’Brien Foundation has awarded fellowships to four scholars with University of New Brunswick (UNB) connections. Patrick Hickey (BSc’21, MA’23), Ethan O’Connell (BSc’23), Kristen Maureen Byrne (BA’18) and Annika Kathleen Beatteay (BA’20) were recognized on July 24 by Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy at a ceremony at Government House in Fredericton. “The...
Read the full postThe living wall and green roof generating life in the kinesiology building
Camila Lefebvre
Posted: August 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
There are hundreds of people who walk past the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Kinesiology Building every day. On the third floor, the balcony opens to a beautiful angled green roof. Tiny pebbles circle a green vegetation area, where browns, fresh greens and deeper sage colours stand out. As students, faculty, staff and visitors make their way down the floors, they reach the hallway...
Read the full postUNB researcher launches lab to improve community transportation systems
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: August 20, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Dr. Trevor Hanson’s brain is frequently on the move. Often, he thinks about how people move through their daily lives. New Brunswickers are, overall, highly reliant on cars to get around, especially in areas that have fewer public transportation options. As costs increase, people age and environmental sustainability becomes a growing concern, the province needs new, innovative ways of...
Read the full postConstructing change through off-site building research
Tim Jaques
Posted: August 19, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
Brandon Searle (D-TME'15, BScEng'16, MScEng'22) remembers the long hours family members worked during construction season. “My grandfather was a foreman. My parents told me he was very busy. There were other members of my family in the industry too and they certainly were often away working long hours,” said Searle, the innovation director of the Off-site Construction Research...
Read the full postPromise Partnership Discovery Camps ignite young minds with adventures in STEAM
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: August 15, 2024 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
Sounds like summer: Listen as campers share their favourite learning moments from UNB Saint John's Discovery Camps. Recorded and edited by Hilary Creamer Robinson and Dria McKenna. Throughout the academic year, the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus teems with bright minds and big ideas. In July and August, one might assume that learning and research at UNB slow to...
Read the full postTwo UNB alumni to receive Order of New Brunswick
Tim Jaques
Posted: August 14, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton
This fall, two University of New Brunswick (UNB) alumni will be invested into the Order of New Brunswick. John Leroux (PhD’20), from Fredericton, and Karen O. Taylor (BA’72, MPA’88), from Woodstock, were among five announced on New Brunswick Day. “We are incredibly proud of John and Karen,” said Michelle McNeil (BBA’03, MBA’09), executive director of...
Read the full postFrom Facebook post to PhD: UNB student spreading awareness of fish-infecting tapeworm
Dria McKenna
Posted: August 12, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty of Science, UNB Fredericton
After Megan Fraser made a post on social media about a fish-infecting tapeworm that she had recently identified, she turned off her phone and went to bed. She expected no more than a few of her mom’s friends to read it. The next morning, she woke up to thousands of notifications. “I had made a post on Facebook saying, ‘Hey, if anybody finds this weird worm when they're out...
Read the full postLGBT purge survivor Todd Ross reflects on life of activism and allyship
Kayla Cormier
Posted: August 9, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John
In honour of Saint John Pride 2024, we had a conversation with Todd Ross, a remarkable two-spirit (2S) Métis activist for the 2SLGBTQIA+ and Indigenous communities on campus and beyond. His work in both communities intersects and overlaps. Ross is the Indigenous Advisor at the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus. He is a self-proclaimed “New Brunswick...
Read the full postMembers of UNB community en route to Paris for 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Dria McKenna
Posted: August 1, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is well-represented at the Olympic and Paralympic Games this year as seven members of the UNB community make their way to Paris to participate in the festivities. The head coach of the UNB REDS cross-country and track and field teams, Chris Belof, will be supporting Olympic athletes as an event coach for the Canadian marathon and racewalking teams. Also a...
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