UNB Research
Posted: February 10, 2023 7:00:00 AM AST
Category: Publications, Research
An increasing number of fires, droughts and insect infestations pose a significant threat to the future of the Canadian boreal forest and to our climate along with it. New research out of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) suggests that increased tree growth, due to warming climates, may offset some of this decline. Warming-induced tree growth may help offset increasing disturbance across...
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Posted: February 6, 2023 7:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research
Dr. Emilie Lacroix is a new faculty member at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) who is using her research to create healthier and more positive outcomes for people suffering from eating disorders. We spoke with her about how she came to study the psychology of eating disorders and what she hopes to contribute with her research. Who are you? My name is Dr. Emilie Lacroix, and I’m an...
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Posted: February 3, 2023 7:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research, Partnerships
What do unhoused populations experience when interacting with the health-care system, and what kind of gaps do they experience? In today's blog post, we speak with Dr. Koumari Mitra, an anthropologist at UNB who is working with a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research team to understand the challenges homelessness poses to health and recovery - and why working across specializations...
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Posted: January 24, 2023 7:00:00 AM AST
Category: Partnerships, Research
Dr. Trevor Hanson, a professor of civil engineering at the University of New Brunswick, is working with researchers at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) on a Transport Canada project that could help save lives by making grade crossings safer for pedestrians and people who use assistive devices. Having just officially announced this project, we took the opportunity to speak with him...
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Posted: January 20, 2023 7:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research
The Government of Canada recently announced new and renewed Canada Research Chairs. Among those is Dr. Argyri Panezi, the new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Digital Information Law and Policy at UNB. We spoke with her about what brought her to this field, and how technology and law are coming together. Who are you? My name is Argyri Panezi, and I am a legal scholar at the University of New...
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