Professor to help choose short list of women for new bank note
The Bank of Canada is looking for a new face to display on a bank note, and it relying on the expertise of one UNB professor. Margaret Conrad, professor emerita at UNB, is one of seven Continue reading →
View ArticleDr. Thierry Chopin in São Paulo, Brazil, for the Monaco Blue Initiative
Dr. Thierry Chopin, scientific director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network, based at UNB Saint John, was an invited panelist at the 7th Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) held in...
View ArticleLearning the benefits of effective team communication
The second annual Interprofessional Education (IPE) simulation occurred recently in Saint John. The entire day facilitated hands-on learning between third-year UNB Saint John Bachelor of Nursing (BN)...
View ArticleUNB president welcomes pledge to offer free tuition for low-income and...
University of New Brunswick President Eddy Campbell welcomed the announcement from the provincial government today extending free tuition to students from low- and middle-income families in New...
View ArticleFaculty of Business receives award
The Faculty of Business at UNB Saint John has received the Outstanding Community Partnership Award from the Saint John Multicultural & Newcomers Resource Centre (SJMNRC) at their 7th annual...
View ArticleUniversity of New Brunswick to honour distinguished alumni at gala event
Two internationally recognized medical researchers, a decorated military officer, a medical student with a passion for global health initiatives and a lawyer committed to raising money for neonatal...
View ArticleThe Peter Cundill Foundation provides support for students at University of...
The Peter Cundill Foundation is making a three-year commitment to the next generation of investment managers with a $120,000 gift to the Faculty of Business Administration’s Centre for Financial...
View Article10th annual New Brunswick high school programming competition to be held at...
Over 30 high school teams from across New Brunswick are expected to arrive on our Saint John campus on May 6, 2016 for the 10th annual NB High School Programming Competition. Designed to provide a...
View ArticleMystery Solved: Traits Identified for Why Certain Chemicals Reach Toxic...
Researchers have figured out what makes certain chemicals accumulate to toxic levels in aquatic food webs. And, scientists have developed a screening technique to determine which chemicals pose the...
View ArticleUNB’s Forestry and Environmental Management develops street tree management...
There are 22,205 trees lining the streets of Fredericton. You can trust that number, because forestry students at the University of New Brunswick visited each and every one. Over the past two years,...
View ArticleUNB to launch campus community garden
The Campus Food Strategy Group at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University has recently been granted approximately a quarter acre of land to create a campus community garden. The group...
View ArticleHarrison McCain Foundation invests $1.25 million in UNB faculty
Faculty members at UNB now have increased research and teaching support, thanks to the generosity of a leading New Brunswick foundation. The Harrison McCain Foundation has renewed the Harrison McCain...
View ArticleProjects wow and students shine at engineering symposium
The second annual UNB Engineering Design Symposium was held on March 31at the Fredericton Convention Centre, where final-year engineering students presented their capstone design projects to potential...
View ArticleACOA supports pilot project to commercialize UNB technologies
Fredericton MP Matt DeCourcey was at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) today, World Intellectual Property Day, to announce an investment of $500,000 for the Innovate@UNB pilot project led by the...
View ArticleProfessor is one of three finalists for Canadian Open Data Leader of the Year
Dr. Christopher Baker was one of three finalists vying to be named “Canadian Open Data Leader of the Year,“ at the Canadian Open Data Summit this week. “Open Data is the path forward to giving citizens...
View ArticleUNB student extends a hand to newcomers
When Fredericton began accepting refugees last year, Crestina Matta jumped at the chance to help. An undergraduate student in the faculty of arts at the University of New Brunswick, Ms. Matta speaks...
View ArticleCity of Fredericton recognizes UNB community members as unsung heroes
Two members of the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus community and the UNB International Student Association were honoured by the city of Fredericton at the 2016 Unsung Heroes Awards....
View ArticleFirst MBA dual degree grad with the Burgundy School of Business
Prince Attakora-Ofori is the first graduate from UNB Saint John’s dual-degree program with the Burgundy School of Business (BSB) in Dijon, France. Our arrangement with BSB, which began in 2002, offers...
View ArticleRoberta Woodgate to discuss the impact of home care on families at the Arnie...
We often think of video games and virtual environments as a way for youth to escape reality— what about using them as a tool to understand youth more fully? Roberta Woodgate is doing just that, using...
View ArticleWorlds UNBound receives NSERC PromoScience funding
The not-for-profit STEM outreach organization Worlds UNBound received $75,000 over three years from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) PromoScience program on Friday, May 6....
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