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UNB and Irving Oil announce inaugural engineering scholarship recipients
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Sep 4, 2026
Category: Press Releases
The University of New Brunswick and Irving Oil are pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the Irving Oil Engineering Scholarship at UNB. Valued at $20,000 over two years, the Irving Oil Engineering Scholarship is awarded to five New Brunswick students who have completed the minimum requirements for the second year of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program in either the...
Read the full postNew UNB research chair wants to help New Brunswick’s growers feed the province and the world
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: Sep 2, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton , Research
Dr. Craig MacEachern is no stranger to farming, or to academic research. As UNB’s first Research Chair in Digital Agriculture, he will bring those two worlds together, working at the intersection of research, technology, and real-world agriculture to help New Brunswick’s agricultural sector grow. The University of New Brunswick has announced Dr. Craig MacEachern as its first...
Read the full postUniversity of New Brunswick researcher studies a hidden factor in military readiness: insufficient sleep
Tim Jaques
Posted: Sep 1, 2026
Category: Research , UNB Fredericton
This story is the first part of a series dedicated to the University of New Brunswick’s important role in furthering Canada’s defence capabilities. UNB is a national leader in defence-aligned research, helping protect Canadians and strengthen sovereignty through applied innovation, trusted partnerships, and made-in-Canada expertise. UNB advances cutting-edge research and develops...
Read the full postWolastoq Waves Skills Camp connects Indigenous youth to lacrosse's deeper roots
Kathleen McLaughlin
Posted: Aug 31, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John
From carving traditional lacrosse sticks to learning sport fundamentals, Indigenous youth strengthened connections to culture, community, and traditional knowledge at Wolastoq Waves Skills Camp. Many people know lacrosse as Canada's official summer sport, but what they may not realize is that the game has been played for centuries by Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island (North America) and...
Read the full postStudents at the University of New Brunswick receive Canada’s largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarship
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Aug 28, 2026
Category: Press Releases
Universities announce their 2026 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 1,300 students were nominated, of which 100 received this celebrated...
Read the full postUNB researchers contribute to discovery of native sulfur on Mars
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Aug 21, 2026
Category: Press Releases , Faculty of Science , Research
The University of New Brunswick’s contributions to space exploration continue to stretch across the solar system. In the latest example, two university researchers helped uncover the first confirmed evidence of native, or elemental, sulfur on Mars. Published recently in Science, the findings suggest sulfur-rich fluids were active beneath the planet's surface billions of years ago....
Read the full postNew funding will support University of New Brunswick research in microplastics, privacy-preserving data science, and aluminum refining
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: Aug 20, 2026
Category: Research , UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
New funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will support three research projects at UNB that address pressing, challenging issues. The funded projects will improve our ability to trace microplastics in the environment; provide reliable and realistic synthetic health data that enables better decisions while protecting privacy; and make aluminum refining more efficient and...
Read the full postDr. Nick Bray – UNB's new Shannex Research Chair in Aging Transitions
Kathleen McLaughlin
Posted: Aug 18, 2026
Category: UNB Saint John , Research , Press Releases
Research Chair will advance innovative aging research, strengthen community partnerships and inform policies that support healthy aging in New Brunswick and beyond. The University of New Brunswick is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nick Bray as the inaugural Shannex Research Chair in Aging Transitions at the School of Integrated Health. Having assumed the role on July 1, Dr. Bray...
Read the full postSpace happens here: Inside UNB's growing role in NASA missions
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Aug 17, 2026
Category: UNB Fredericton , Research
From Mars to the Moon and beyond, discover how researchers and students at the University of New Brunswick are contributing to some of the world's most ambitious space missions When most people picture space exploration, they think of rocket launches in Florida, mission control rooms in Houston, or rovers exploring the surface of Mars. Few would expect a major contribution to those efforts to...
Read the full postUNB and Talent Innovation Canada partner to accelerate research commercialization and talent development
UNB Newsroom
Posted: Aug 14, 2026
Category: Press Releases
A new partnership between the University of New Brunswick and Talent Innovation Canada (TICAN) will help accelerate research commercialization in New Brunswick while creating new opportunities for UNB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to tackle real-world industry challenges. This partnership combines TICAN’s made-in-Canada model, which connects industrial innovation with...
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