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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 1h
🌟Moments to celebrate: Dr. Peter Kerr, Chair of Applied Research in Sales, was an invited guest on The Emblazers Show, a business podcast focusing on the B2B sales sector. Kerr shared insights from his meta-analysis of salesperson performance research: tourial.corporatevisions.com/answers/the-...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 4h
Welcome to our 5th annual Research Celebration Week, where we spotlight the incredible research happening at UNB and the people responsible for it! To kick things off, Dr. Dave MaGee, our Vice President Research, shares a few reflections about the week: blogs.unb.ca/research/202...
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Welcome to our fifth annual Research Celebration Week
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been half a decade since we decided to try something new to recognize the excellence and success of our research community.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Explore research centres and institutes, some of UNB’s applied research leaders! Covering everything from community wellbeing to advanced materials, there’s a tremendous depth to UNB research – discover it at a special showcase on Oct. 7, anytime between 9:30 and noon! www.unb.ca/research/res...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're looking forward to welcoming you next week! Curious about the research making an impact beyond our campuses? Drop by the UNB Research Centre and Institute Showcase between 9:30 and noon, Oct. 7 at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, to explore leading research hubs and see what’s happening at UNB!
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UNB’s Dr. Sanjeev Seahra, a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and Dean of the Faculty of Science, is part of a new, national research project that will combine AI and advanced mathematics to deliver more accurate weather forecasts. Read more: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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UNB researchers join $5M national effort to improve weather forecasting with AI
For many people, checking the weather forecast is a daily ritual: from planning what to wear, to making work or leisure plans, to figuring out when to run errands and dodge the rain.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Research Celebration Week is coming up! Join us at UNB (and online) Oct. 5-9 for our fifth annual celebration of all things research at UNB! Check out all the events taking place across the university, and RSVP today, on our website: www.unb.ca/research/res... / @discoverunb.bsky.social
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Welcome to UNB (@discoverunb.bsky.social), Dr. Frankie Young! Dr. Young is an associate professor of law whose research examines the laws and policies that shape Indigenous peoples’ economies, governance, and self-determination in Canada. www.unb.ca/faculty-staf...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Welcome, Dr. Craig MacEachern! MacEachern joins us as UNB’s first Research Chair in Digital Agriculture, working at the intersection of research, technology, and real-world agriculture to help grow NB’s agricultural sector. Read more: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202... (1/2)
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New UNB research chair wants to help New Brunswick’s growers feed the province and the world
The University of New Brunswick has announced Dr. Craig MacEachern as its first Research Chair in Digital Agriculture.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Welcome to UNB (@discoverunb.bsky.social), Dr. Mahtab Sarvmaili (she/her)! Dr. Sarvmaili is an assistant professor whose research focuses on Responsible AI -- building AI that earns trust by being explainable, fair, safe, human-centered, and ready for real-world impact. Read more: rai.cs.unb.ca
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Congratulations to the 3 UNB research teams awarded CFI JELF funding in today’s announcement! We look forward to seeing the results of your work and its impact on environmental sustainability, health policy decision-making, and microplastic pollutants. Read more: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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New funding will support University of New Brunswick research in microplastics, privacy-preserving data science, and aluminum refining
New funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will support three research projects at UNB that address pressing, challenging issues.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Welcome to UNB (@discoverunb.bsky.social), Dr. Andrew Fisher (He/Him)! Dr. Fisher is an assistant professor of AI whose research explores the use of practical, lightweight AI in supporting decision-making in health, construction, language technologies, and community-led data systems.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Welcome to UNB (@discoverunb.bsky.social), Dr. Mohamad Alzayed (He/Him)! Dr. Alzayed is an associate professor of electrical engineering whose research looks at power systems, including electric drives, distributed energy resources and microgrid management and real-time simulation.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A move toward open science and scholarship is changing how publishers, authors, and librarians engage with the academic publishing sector. Here's how UNB's Libraries use the Research Support Fund to make research publishing more equitable and accessible: blogs.unb.ca/research/202...
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How the Research Support Fund is making academic publishing more equitable and accessible at UNB
At UNB, a significant portion of our Research Support Fund (RSF) allocation from the Government of Canada goes to our libraries’ acquisitions budget. These monies help ensure that users—students and f...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Welcome to UNB (@discoverunb.bsky.social), Dr. Matthew S. Johnston (He/Him)! Dr. Johnston joins us as an assistant professor of health sociology engaged in critical research in the areas of mental health, sociology, public safety, and criminology.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How does the Government of Canada's Research Support Fund enable high-quality research at institutions like UNB? Read about some of our recent policy modernization projects, made possible in part thanks to RSF support: blogs.unb.ca/research/202...
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Research Support Fund supports strategic UNB research policy updates
Institutional support for research takes many forms—grant and partnership facilitation are more prominent, while others can be deceptively invisible.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
11 research projects at UNB have been awarded over $1.75 million in @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca Insight and Insight Development Grants! The projects take on complex issues facing our communities today as well as seeking to better understand our histories. Read more: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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Eleven new social science and humanities research projects funded at UNB
Eleven research projects at the University of New Brunswick have been awarded more than $1.75 million in research grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
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University of New Brunswick @discoverunb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A UNB research team led by Dr. Yang Qu, alongside Westlake University and Zhejiang University researchers, discover new biological process in plants that could revolutionize the production of important medicines Read about this discovery that was published in @science.org ➡️ bit.ly/4wSFHHP
Dr. Yang Qu pictured in a greenhouse interacting with a green plant with white flowers. Pictured is Dr. Yang Qu's UNB team in front of the Harriet Irving Library on the UNB Fredericton campus. From left to right: Scott Mann (Co-first author), Hannah Tran (author), Negar Khorshidi, Yang Qu (author), Jacob Perley (author), Alyssa Seveck, Jonathan Garza-Garcia (Co-first author), Stephen Silliphant
Pictured is Dr. Jiazhang Lian (the fourth from left), Co-corresponding author at Zhejiang University, as well as Dr. Yajie Wang (the fifth from left), Co-corresponding author at West Lake University. The rest are their team members and authors for this paper are also pictured. They are in a lab and are all wearing white lab coats.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Congratulations to all recipients of new NSERC grants announced yesterday! We're especially proud of the two dozen researchers here at UNB awarded Discovery and RTI grants in areas including AI, new materials, sustainability, language learning, and more! Read more: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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New NSERC Discovery Grants support UNB research in AI, advanced materials, sustainability and more
Two dozen University of New Brunswick researchers have recently been awarded $5.34 million in funding from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
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University of New Brunswick @discoverunb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Some stories invite you to slow down and take them in. Starlit Simon’s PhD story weaves together family, tradition, academic trust, self-discovery, canoes, porcupines and artistic creation. Watch Starlit’s story and explore it further ⬇️ bit.ly/4p0hmNp
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Barry Blight @barryblight.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We discovered something cool! We can make a bunch of different Al-MOFs from a single starting material, Aluminum Formate (ALF). This is because it has a built-in modulator. We also did it using aluminum waste! @unbresearch.bsky.social @chemistryunb.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Robust and sustainable synthesis of Al-based MOFs form waste aluminium
Aluminium MOFs have gained researchers attention for their applications in gas sequestration, water harvesting, drug delivery and chemical storage. Current synthetic methods, however, rely on a variet...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We're proud to be part of two recently-funded Dimensions Canada projects -- leading one and joining another -- that will help us advance institutional EDIA practices and supports! Read more about this important work: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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New federal funding will support improvements to EDI in Atlantic academic institutions
The Government of Canada recently announced a new round of awards under its Dimensions Canada program, which includes one project led by the University of New Brunswick and a second one which counts U...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
ResearchNB announced new Priority Sector Development Fund support yesterday for seven new projects. Five are led by UNB researchers, advancing knowledge and solutions for seaport operations, food and environmental sustainability, green power and healthcare. Read more: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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New ResearchNB priority sector funding supports five UNB-led projects
Five projects led by University of New Brunswick researchers have been awarded funding from ResearchNB’s Priority Sector Development Fund.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Dr. Matthew Stackhouse is UNB’s newest Purdy Crawford/Stephen Jarislowsky Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Policy. He’s using data to help people access the care and support they need for their children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Read more: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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Meet the researcher: Dr. Matthew Stackhouse, Purdy Crawford/Stephen Jarislowsky Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Policy
Dr. Matthew Stackhouse is the University of New Brunswick’s newest Purdy Crawford/Stephen Jarislowsky Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Policy. He’s using data to help people access the care and support t...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
How can we work together to grow NB’s agricultural sector? That was the question at our roundtable on the future of agriculture in our province, where growers, government, industry, economic developers and researchers came together to explore the possibilities. Stay tuned for more on the topic!
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
How can we work together to grow NB’s agricultural sector? That was the question at our roundtable conversation on the future of agriculture in NB, where growers, government, industry, economic developers and researchers came together to explore the possibilities. Stay tuned for more on the topic!
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A new UNB-led research project will support the increased importance of maritime trade and critical infrastructure protection. Together, researchers, industry partners and NB’s two commercial ports will create a platform to monitor and simulate port operations. blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Welcome to the University of New Brunswick, Dr. Shannon Drouin (she/her)! Dr. Drouin joined in Nov. as an assistant professor of psychology. Her research uses data-intensive methods to explore the diversity of aging experiences, including neurodegenerative disease, resilience and healthier aging.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
What’s the connection between hearing loss, social isolation and dementia onset? A group of doctors brought this question to Dr. Ted McDonald, director of UNB's DataNB institute, and together they dove into the data to find out. Read more about what they discovered: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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New research sheds light on complex relationship of hearing loss, social isolation and dementia onset
New research by a University of New Brunswick researcher has deepened our understanding of the relationship between hearing loss, social isolation and dementia.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
UNB's Research & Innovation Partnerships team, along with Springboard Atlantic partners and Vimy Forge, recently hosted a Dual-Use Technology Summit. Read more about the event and how UNB contributes to innovation for Canada’s defence, security and sovereignty: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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Dual-Use Technology Summit highlights Atlantic defence research opportunities
In late February, The University of New Brunswick brought together industry and government representatives, funders and researchers to explore the increasingly prominent topic of defence-aligned innov...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Welcome to UNB, Dr. Prince Ekoh (he/him)! Dr. Ekoh is an assistant professor of social work whose research explores areas including gerontology, forced migration and refugee life, social work practice and education, and qualitative research approaches. Learn more: www.unb.ca/faculty-staf...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
How does research funding help us balance ecological and economic sustainability? UNB’s Dr. Suchinta Arif, Canada Research Chair in Ecological Modeling, is working with both big data and community members to create a better future: [1/4] (@discoverunb.bsky.social)
A photo taken during one of Suchinta Arif's community-engaged workshops in 2025. It shows a group of people standing around a fountain as someone explains something to them.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Welcome to UNB (@discoverunb.bsky.social), Dr. James Bonar (He/Him)! Dr. Bonar is an assistant professor of history whose research explores early modern Europe, particularly the Atlantic World. He is especially interested in understanding colonialism beyond direct acts of conquest.
A portrait of Dr. James Bonar, smiling, standing in front of a dark wood paneled wall.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
How can research funding help our healthcare system? UNB's Dr. Shelley Doucet is leading a new project to establish a province-wide learning network: “Our hope is that this work improves primary care delivery in New Brunswick and health outcomes for all New Brunswickers. [...] [1/4]
A photo showing 3 people standing posed outside, smiling at the camera. From left to right are: Dr. Allison Luke, research associate and associate director of the UNB Centre for Research in Integrated Care (CRIC); Krystal Binns, CRIC program manager; and Dr. Shelley Doucet, Jarislowsky Chair in Interprofessional Patient-Centred Care, director of CRIC, and professor of nursing and health sciences.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
What does support mean for a project like the New Brunswick Aquatic Ecosystem Survey? Says UNB's Dr. Philip Harrison: "This expanded partnership between NB Power and CRI is an investment in a sustainable hydropower future for New Brunswick, for Canada, and for the world. [... 1/3]
A photo of Dr. Philip Harrison holding a fish in one hand and scientific equipment in the other. He is sitting in a small boat, leaning over an open cooler that contains water and more fish.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Welcome to UNB, Dr. Nicholas van den Berg (he/him)! Dr. van den Berg is an assistant professor of psychology whose neuroscience research focuses on sleep, including conducting applied research in different environments such as military deployments and the arctic. www.unb.ca/faculty-staf...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Curious about what you’ll be able to learn more about and take part in at our upcoming Dual-Use Technology Summit? You can now find a full agenda on the event page: site.pheedloop.com/event/dualus... Join us Feb. 25-26 at the Wu Centre (UNB) in Fredericton!
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Congratulations to the four UNB research teams awarded funding from Research NB's Priority Sector Development Fund yesterday! More than $1 million will support work in balancing marine economic and environmental sustainability, and in health and healthcare access: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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Research NB funds priority sector projects in health, sustainability
Four University of New Brunswick research projects have been awarded funding in Research NB’s first round of Priority Sector Development Fund grants. UNB’s research teams have been awarded a total of ...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
There's lots to celebrate this month -- Join us for these events, including a Black Researcher Showcase on Feb. 11! (Info and registration at the link ⤵️ )
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Office of the vice president research has released its 2024-25 annual report, featuring indicators about, and stories from, our research community. Read the report and discover some of the ways UNB's researchers are exploring, innovating, and creating better futures: www.unb.ca/research/vp/...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Please join us for a Dual-Use Technology Summit in Fredericton on Feb. 25-26, 2026! This summit will bring thought leaders and interested partners together to explore opportunities for bringing new innovations to the defence sector. Learn more and register: site.pheedloop.com/event/dualus...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Happy holidays from all of us! While we're enjoying some holiday rest, this account will be unmonitored until January 5. We'll see you in the new year!
A decorative image that features UNB buildings and winter-related designs, like snowflakes. The image features the name UNB and the text "Happy holidays."
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
What are critical minerals, and why are projects like the Sisson mine considered nationally important? For insight, we spoke with UNB's Dr. David Lentz, professor of earth sciences and research chair in economic geology. Want to learn more? Dig in with us: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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Digging into critical minerals with economic geologist, Dr. David Lentz
The Government of Canada recently announced support for a number of nation-building projects across the country. Among those projects are opportunities to domestically-source critical minerals, includ...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Congratulations to UNB political scientist Dr. Heather Millar! Millar's first sole-authored book, Fracking Uncertainty: Hydraulic Fracturing and the Provincial Politics of Risk, received an honourable mention for the @apsa.bsky.social's Seymour Lipset Best Book Award. blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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Political scientist receives honourable mention for debut sole-authored book
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Millar, an associate professor of political science at UNB, whose book has received an honourable mention for the American Political Science Association’s Seymour Lipset...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Two UNB researchers are working to help rural women escape dangerous situations and find safety and support. During these #16Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, their research reminds us that violence remains far too common - and shows us how we might help: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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UNB researchers working to help women survive intimate partner violence
In Canada, a woman is killed by her male partner, on average, once a week. Two researchers affiliated with UNB’s Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research are part of a national com...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Dispatches from the ice: Dr. Audrey Limoges shares moments from her time in some of the world's northernmost waters aboard CCGS Amundsen, during an expedition organized by Amundsen Science. Read more about the science, the beauty and the dangers of arctic research: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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Dispatches from the ice: A UNB scientist's month onboard research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen
Earlier this month, UNB associate professor of earth sciences Dr. Audrey Limoges shared with us her first day aboard CCGS Amundsen, as she embarked on a month-long science expedition with the ship’s c...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
New research at UNB could hold the key to better aluminum recycling -- and to creating trillions of litres of sustainable, green hydrogen fuel every year. Read more about the discovery that could help keep millions of tonnes of waste out of landfills annually: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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From refinery waste to useful materials and green fuel: New research could revolutionize the global aluminum industry
New research by UNB chemistry professor Dr. Barry Blight could revolutionize how we deal with aluminum refining waste, aluminum recycling and even fuelling our world—reducing how much material ends up...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
DataNB: Ten years in, the name may be new, but this institute's data research expertise is well-established. We look back on a decade of milestones and growth in data-driven research and insight for this leading institute: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...
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DataNB: Ten years in, the name may be new, but this institute's data research expertise is well-established
More than a decade ago, visionary minds came together to address some of the challenges of public data science in New Brunswick.
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Research celebration moments: Check out Dr. Gabriel Hrynick's New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast, co-hosted with Dr. Kenneth Holyoke (University of Lethbridge)! The podcast recently received a Public Communications Award from the @can-arch.bsky.social. Find the podcast at rss.com/podcasts/nba...
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UNB Research @unbresearch.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
How do you survive years of unaffordable housing? Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik and her team are co-designing real solutions to the question by going straight to the source: those living it. Discover how lived experience is shaping policy and how this research could change the future. bit.ly/4q1vuWE
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UNB researcher is turning lived experience into policy recommendations to prevent homelessness in N.B.
At UNB, research isn’t just about data—it’s about people. That ethos is at the core of a new project led by Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik, associate professor of sociology and Canada Research Chair in Res...
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