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UNB announces $2.2-million commitment to benefit students
UNB Newsroom
Posted: October 16, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases , Faculty of Science
The estate of Dr. Margot Roach (BSc’55, DSc’81) and the University of New Brunswick are pleased to announce a gift of $2.2 million in support of students in physics and medicine. This generous bequest expands upon Dr. Roach’s lifelong legacy of giving to UNB. The bequest includes support for paid high school internships in UNB’s physics department, undergraduate scholarships in physics, and scholarships for students graduating from UNB into Dalhousie Medicine New...
Story stream: UNB professor completes 414-day waterway research odyssey
Tim Jaques
Posted: September 19, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , Faculty of Science
After 414 days and nearly 5,000 nautical miles in search of stories on the waterways of eastern North America, Dr. Allen Curry is back in Fredericton. "Every time I pulled into a dock, someone wanted to talk," said Curry, a professor at the Canadian Rivers Institute and the faculties of forestry and environmental management and science at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). "They would tell me about the changes they've seen — not always for the better — in the water quality,...
From 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 fishing, let me know,'” said Fraser. “Over the next couple of days, it just skyrocketed. I...
UNB researchers awarded nearly $5 million in natural sciences and engineering research funding
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 14, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Press Releases , Faculty of Science
Researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) have been awarded $4,966,756 in new research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The funding was announced on June 14 by the Government of Canada as part of a $693.8 million bundle. “Funding support from our federal tri-agency partners is an important part of our community’s ability to undertake groundbreaking research,” said Dr. David MaGee, UNB’s vice-president...
New 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 mathematics and statistics at UNB’s Fredericton campus since 2010 where he is currently a professor...
UNB 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 into a portable box that, he hopes, will revolutionize the location services we use every...
UNB celebrates ‘Skitqomiqewi Kcicihtuwinut’ Dr. Charles Sacobie
Tim Jaques
Posted: April 8, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John , Faculty of Science
A University of New Brunswick (UNB) assistant biology professor was recognized as a keeper of both Indigenous and academic scientific knowledge in a ceremony held at the Wu Conference Centre on March 21. Dr. Charles Sacobie (BSc'98, MSc'01, PhD'11), whose research interests are fish ecophysiology and bioenergetics, holds the title of Indigenous science scholar or Skitqomiqewi Kcicihtuwinut (Skit-goh-mee-gewi Kchee-geet-wee-nood), meaning "Earth Knowledge Keeper" in the Wolastoqey language....
Eclipse researchers give N.B. students out of this world education
UNB News
Posted: April 4, 2024 4:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Faculty of Science , UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton
Students and teachers from across New Brunswick are about to get an out of this world education in the unique effects of a total solar eclipse on the Earth’s atmosphere and space environment thanks to a new partnership between the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and public schools across the province. The UNB Radio and Space Physics Laboratory (RSPL) has helped 15 schools across the province install specialized Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers to collect...
UNB alum Laura Richard (BSc'06) named one of Atlantic Canada’s 25 most powerful women in business
Natasha Rego, UNB Alumni Office
Posted: March 8, 2024 9:00:00 AM AST
Category: UNB Saint John , Faculty of Science , UNB Fredericton
In honour of International Women's Day, we acknowledge and celebrate the extraordinary group of diverse women connected to the University of New Brunswick, like alum Laura Richard, who has been named one of Atlantic Canada’s 25 most powerful women in business. Here is Laura's story: "A nice Maritime story, backed by science." This is how co-founder Laura Richard (BSc’06) describes the journey of creating and growing Saltwinds Coffee Company, a Fredericton-based business that has...
New biology-psychology program offers students experiential-learning opportunities
UNB Newsroom
Posted: January 31, 2023 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: UNB Fredericton , Faculty of Science , UNB Saint John
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is launching its biology-psychology program on the Fredericton campus this fall. Already offered on UNB’s Saint John campus, the biology-psychology program will meet the needs of students interested in studying the human body and human behaviour. Students enrolled in the interdepartmental program will complete the equivalent of a double major within the expected four years of a bachelor of science degree (BSc). “UNB is committed to providing...
Seventeen UNB researchers awarded $4.6 million in federal grant funding
UNB Newsroom
Posted: June 23, 2022 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: UNB Saint John , UNB Fredericton , Faculty of Science
The Government of Canada has announced the results of the 2022 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Research Programs competition. Among the recipients are 17 University of New Brunswick researchers, who are receiving a total of $4.6 million in research funding. “Congratulations to this year’s NSERC Discovery Grant recipients and thank you to our federal partners for their support,” said Dr. David MaGee, UNB’s vice-president of...
UNB researchers supported by federal, provincial funding to better understand the natural environment and quantum physics
UNB Newsroom
Posted: August 11, 2021 2:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Faculty of Science , UNB Fredericton
Two University of New Brunswick researchers have been awarded $450,000 in external funding in recognition of their innovation and research potential. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced the 2020-2021 recipients of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) on Aug. 11. The CFI JELF supports strategic investment in research infrastructure, enabling researchers and institutions to undertake leading-edge research, innovate new technological solutions and recruit and retain talented...
UNB announces new programs in environmental sciences
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 31, 2021 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Faculty of Science , UNB Fredericton
The University of New Brunswick is launching new programs in environmental sciences available for students pursuing a bachelor of science degree. UNB recognizes the need to prepare students for careers that respond to climate change and the impacts of humans on the environment. The new programs, which are pre-accredited by the non-profit Eco Canada, will provide comprehensive theoretical and empirical training across the scientific disciplines. An accredited degree in the environmental...
UNB mathematicians join research project tackling COVID-19
UNB Newsroom
Posted: March 31, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: UNB Fredericton , Faculty of Science
Two professors from the University of New Brunswick are part of a multi-institutional research project whose work will contribute to the global understanding of COVID-19. Mathematics professor Dr. James Watmough and Dr. Sanjeev Seahra, professor and chair of UNB Fredericton’s department of mathematics and statistics, have joined the Canadian COVID-19 Math Modelling Task Force. This task force is made up of a team of international experts who are working to develop mathematical...