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UNB researcher leads team to improve global positioning systems using quantum physics
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: May 22, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
How can the behaviour of individual atoms help us determine exactly where we are in the world? Well, the answer is a complex one that relies on quantum mechanics, lasers, ingenuity and a lot of advanced science. Not only does Dr. Brynle Barrett, a researcher at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), have all those necessary pieces, but thanks to new funding, he’ll be packing it all up...
Read the full postUNB Announces Currie Scholars for 2024-25
UNB Newsroom
Posted: May 21, 2024
Category: Press Releases
For immediate release. Five outstanding high school students are winners of the prestigious Currie Undergraduate Scholarships at the University of New Brunswick. The scholarships, valued at $65,000 each, were established in 2004 by one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, UNB Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Richard J. Currie, who was a Beaverbrook scholar as a...
Read the full postA champion for diversity: UNB graduate Shasta Carroll's journey with The 203 Centre
Angie Deveau
Posted: May 17, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
Shasta Carroll, a spring 2024 bachelor of business administration graduate with honours in human resource management and a concentration in finance, has extended her achievements beyond academics. In June 2023, she joined The 203 Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity after seeing an Instagram post about their search for a new student co-chair. "I was motivated to take on this role because I...
Read the full postBaby steps to the Bar at UNB’s faculty of law
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 17, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
Marie Olson-Cuthbertson entered the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) faculty of law early in her pregnancy. Her husband Cameron Cuthbertson, a soldier, was away training and she was contending with one of her three dogs suffering from a brain tumour. In her first semester, she reached a breaking point. “I was very overwhelmed and very sick. And I called my mom: ‘I cannot...
Read the full postUNB master's graduate sees world of opportunity
Alex Graham
Posted: May 17, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
Sarojini Sharon Kennedy is graduating with a master’s in computer science, but she says the experience of getting the degree has been so much more than an academic achievement. “I felt like a lost puppy,” she said remembering the start of her 18-month journey as an international student at the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus. She faced the same...
Read the full postUNB's Rose Grant graduates with high honours, leaving a legacy of excellence and leadership
Angie Deveau
Posted: May 15, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton
Rose Grant, a bachelor of arts student at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), is set to graduate this week with a double honours in political science and history, specializing in international relations. Her academic journey, characterized by a 4.2 GPA and numerous scholarships, has culminated in her acceptance to McGill University for a master’s degree in political science with a...
Read the full postLeading with heart: A story of leadership and service
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 15, 2024
Category: UNB Saint John
As Angel Côté graduates from the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus with a bachelor of science degree in biology and psychology, her journey through university life is marked by her academic pursuits and a deep commitment to community engagement and leadership. Hailing from Grand Falls, her story is one of dedication to making a difference. “I’ve...
Read the full postHeartfelt science: UNB graduate student investigates Arctic fish
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 15, 2024
Category: UNB Saint John
Emily Williams conducts fishy research - and in the best way possible. Williams, a University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John student, has done research into the cardiac responses of certain Arctic fish species to fluctuating temperatures that offers critical insight into their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate, with implications for sustainable resource...
Read the full postUNB celebrates award-winning students at spring graduation ceremonies
Hilary Creamer Robinson
Posted: May 14, 2024
Category: UNB Fredericton , UNB Saint John
From May 15 to 17, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) celebrates its spring 2024 graduates. In total, 1,757 UNB graduates will receive degrees. 1,296 students will receive bachelor’s degrees, 436 students will receive master’s degrees, and 25 students will achieve the highest level of academic achievement, the PhD. The Governor General’s Silver Medal is the most...
Read the full postLaura Oland: A leader to watch
Tim Jaques
Posted: May 14, 2024
Category: UNB Saint John
A University of New Brunswick (UNB) Saint John student will receive the YMCA Southwestern New Brunswick’s prestigious Leader to Watch Award for 2024. Laura Oland, 28, a doctoral candidate in history, will be recognized at the 34th Annual Red Triangle Awards Gala in Saint John on May 16 for her leadership and community involvement. “It is flattering. I am always busy, and I realize...
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