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Holocaust started with words, not camps, says UNB historian
Tim Jaques
Posted: January 26, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
International Holocaust Remembrance Day highlights Dr. Cheryl Fury’s warning: ‘We are forgetting.’ Dr. Cheryl Fury (BA'88, MA'90) stood with others at the edge of a monument filled with seven tonnes of human ashes at Majdanek, a former Nazi death camp in Poland. Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff began to cry. “It was the only time I saw Vera cry on that whole trip,”...
Read the full postVR tech to help UNB education students face classrooms
Tim Jaques
Posted: January 23, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
By recreating authentic school experiences, the program will strengthen readiness and reduce stress for new teachers entering the field. For new teachers, classroom experiences can be hard to plan for. Teaching happens in busy classrooms where many things are happening at the same time. Students have different learning needs, emotions, friendships and challenges, all while teachers try to...
Read the full postHonouring Black brilliance and Black History Month
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John, UNB Fredericton
UNB is marking the 30th anniversary of national recognition of Black History Month in Canada by honouring this year’s official theme: Black Brilliance Across Generations – From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries. Through February, events across our campuses will shine a light on the scholars, artists, changemakers and visionaries whose impact has shaped our past and...
Read the full postUNB and Holland College partner to launch accelerated criminology degree
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick and Holland College's Atlantic Police Academy (APA) have partnered to offer students a faster, more practical and holistic route to a criminology degree. This innovative program enables students to complete a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice in three and a half years, rather than the traditional four. The pathway combines the APA's...
Read the full post8 Cafés gives emerging filmmakers a fast, focused shot at the craft
Tim Jaques
Posted: January 6, 2026 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton
What it is: 8 Cafés, a series of eight short films and related documentaries. Where to watch: Premieres on Bell Fibe TV1 on Jan. 8, 2026. If you don’t have Bell Fibe TV1: A launch gala will be held at Tilley Hall, room 102, on Jan. 9, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with advance tickets. This past summer, Livia Steeves (BA'25) was new to directing and about to shoot a...
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