Gwen Bear Memorial Lecture: “Celebrating Language Carriers” features young...
The Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre (MWC) at the University of New Brunswick held the fourth annual Gwen Bear Memorial Lecture: “Celebrating Language Carriers” on Jan. 28. UNB’s first Elder-in-Residence,...
View ArticleExpand your mind with the Year of Creativity
Welcome to the Year of Creativity – an interdisciplinary collaboration that stretches across faculties, departments and centres at UNB as well as across community organizations in Fredericton. This...
View ArticleUNB President expresses relief that education protected in provincial budget
University of New Brunswick President Eddy Campbell expressed relief that the province was able to protect education, including universities, in today’s budget. “Government was faced with many tough...
View ArticleStudying dangers of one-handed cell phone use personal for UNB researcher
Modern technology and all its convenience also brings with it new health risks. The awkward or uncomfortable experience of texting with one hand could actually cause injury. Rachelle Bernier, a...
View ArticleThree Canada Research Chairs announced for UNB
Three University of New Brunswick professors have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRC), reinforcing UNB’s presence as a research leader in Atlantic Canada. Dr. Karen Kidd, Dr. Scott Pavey and Dr....
View ArticleHandwritten skills for the digital age: UNB Libraries’ Introduction to...
UNB Libraries is holding a two-part palaeography session on the Fredericton campus to teach techniques and strategies students can use to approach reading and analyzing manuscripts. This is the first...
View ArticleUNB students creating golf prosthesis for above-elbow amputees
It hasn’t been a hole-in-one for the University of New Brunswick (UNB) students creating a golf prosthesis to help amputees, but this year they’re looking to sink the putt. Trevor Scott and Lucas...
View ArticleUNB researcher rules out spacetime structures in new research
Viqar Husain, a professor in the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton (UNB), has been researching the structure of spacetime for a number of years....
View ArticleMaking every river a healthy river: UNB’s Canadian Rivers Institute...
The University of New Brunswick’s Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week. Since launching in 2001, the CRI has become internationally recognized as the go-to...
View ArticleEmera New Brunswick donates $150,000 to UNB Saint John bursary program
With a generous donation of $150,000, Emera New Brunswick is increasing its investment in graduates of Hazen White-St. Francis School who are attending the University of New Brunswick. The gift will...
View ArticleUNB Student Union to hold mitten drive in support of Syrian refugees
The Multicultural Association of Fredericton identified a need for waterproof gloves and mittens for newcomers in the region, especially for children. The UNB Student Union (UNBSU) is running a mitten...
View ArticleUNB alumnus pledges support for law students
Giving something back to UNB through support for its students matters to respected law graduate Vaughn MacLellan (LLB ’95). He and his wife, Tiffany, recently committed $100,000 to enhance the...
View ArticleUNB researcher examines link between violence and heart health
Can heartbreak cause heart disease? UNB assistant professor Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey’s research is some of the first to examine the link between women who have experienced violence and their heart...
View ArticleApproach for the evolution of aquaculture practices featured at the Seafood...
Dr. Thierry Chopin, scientific director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network and member of UNB Saint John’s Biological Sciences Department, recently travelled to Brest, France,...
View ArticleAssociate professor appointed CETL Visiting Scholar
The Centre for Enhanced Teaching and Learning (CETL) is pleased to announce Dr. Nicole O’Byrne has been selected as a CETL visiting scholar as part of her sabbatical program (January to June 2016)....
View ArticleUNB Art Centre celebrates 75th anniversary
In 2016, the UNB Art Centre will celebrate its 75th anniversary by reflecting on the contributions of the many individuals and circumstances that have made the Art Centre such an important part of the...
View ArticleBizED2025: Business education in the 21st Century
On Friday February 19 Carlisle Institute in partnership with UNB Saint John will be hosting the fourth and final BizEd2025 symposium, Summit 2016 – exploring the need for change in university business...
View ArticleCommentary: Rivers Institute puts science into action
Commentary: Rivers Institute puts science into action Rick Cunjak Our mission at the Canadian Rivers Institute is to ‘make every river a healthy river.’ As vision statements go, it sounds simple...
View ArticleVisiting McCain Scholar Dr. Chen-Fen (Yvonne) Chen presents on aging...
Dr. Chen-Fen (Yvonne) Chen, a Harrison McCain Foundation visiting professor from Taiwan’s Chinese Culture University will present a colloquium on Feb. 19, 2016, from 3:30 – 5 pm at Keirstead Hall on...
View ArticleCommentary: Flag’s story should become more widely appreciated
Commentary: Flag’s story should become more widely appreciated Constantine Passaris Feb. 15, 1965, was a very special day in Canada’s history. On that day, Canada adopted a new flag. The red maple leaf...
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