UNB Research

Healthy Seniors Pilot Project: Band-Frail Program

UNB Research

Posted: May 31, 2021 7:00:00 AM ADT

Category: COVID-19, Research



Healthy Seniors Pilot Project: Band-Frail program In February, we announced the five UNB projects funded by the Healthy Seniors Pilot Project (HSPP). We've been working with the research teams to help tell their stories and share insight into their research. Today, we feature Dr. Martin Sénéchal, associate professor in the faculty of kinesiology at UNB, whose Band-Frail project was...

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We're hiring: Come help us tell our research story this summer!

UNB Research

Posted: May 28, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Research Services


UNB's Office of Research Services is looking to fill two summer Marketing Coordinator positions through the Canada Summer Jobs program. Title: CSJ - Marketing Coordinator (Research Engagement)Location: Remote (Fredericton or Saint John), but see note.Duration: 8 weeks, 35 hours per weekWage: $15/hour Job location note: Most of the work can be done remotely, although there may be some on-campus...

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Meet Bernadette Fernandes, our new advanced manufacturing partnerships lead

UNB Research

Posted: May 20, 2021 10:45:00 AM ADT

Category: Research, Innovation & Commercialization, Research Services, Partnerships



Meet our new advanced manufacturing partnerships lead Learn about UNB's Advanced Manufacturing Convergence Hub, and how we can support Atlantic Canada's manufacturing industry. Bernadette Fernandes Bernadette Fernandes was born in Paris and studied in Portugal, Spain and Canada; as a result, she speaks five languages. Her work and travel have brought her across five continents, where she has...

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Healthy Seniors Pilot Project: New Brunswick Brain Health Initiative

UNB Research

Posted: May 17, 2021 7:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Research



Healthy Seniors Pilot Project: New Brunswick Brain Health Initiative In February, we announced the five UNB projects funded by the Healthy Seniors Pilot Project (HSPP). We've been working with the research teams to help tell their stories and share insight into their research. Today, we feature Dr. Chris McGibbon and Dr. Pamela Jarrett's work examining how remotely-delivered physical and...

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UNB research using foot care tool to engage with NB seniors

UNB Research

Posted: May 10, 2021 7:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Partnerships, Research



Healthy Seniors Pilot Project: Mobile Health Seniors’ Network In February, we announced the five UNB projects funded by the Healthy Seniors Pilot Project (HSPP). We've been working with the research teams to help tell their stories and share insight into their research. Today, we feature Dr. Tracey Rickards, associate professor in the faculty of nursing at UNB, whose Mobile Seniors’...

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Why does spring bring potholes? An engineering researcher fills us in.

UNB Research

Posted: May 6, 2021 7:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Research



Potholes. They’re the one spring bloom we all love to hate. But how do they happen, and why are they so hard to prevent? Dr. Xiomara Sanchez, P.Eng, assistant professor in the department of civil engineering at UNB, clears the snow from this topic: What are potholes? Potholes are bowl-shaped depressions in the pavement surface. Roads are made of pavement, of course, but this paved surface...

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