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Spring/Summer 2021

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ALUMNI CHANGEMAKER

Li Song: Being the change she wants to see

Li Song could not imagine that not only would UNB change her, but that she would become a changemaker in the community.

ALUMNI CHANGEMAKER

Brent Staeben: Fredericton’s impresario

He is Fredericton’s impresario and a founding force behind the city’s beloved Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.

ALUMNI CHANGEMAKER

Krista Carr: Leading a movement for inclusion

Krista Carr (BBA’95) achieved her dream of both being someone and doing something important.

RESEARCH CHANGEMAKERS

Improving quality of life for seniors

UNB researchers have received nearly $6 million in provincial and federal funding for research to support healthy aging for seniors.

RESEARCH CHANGEMAKER

Measuring deep poverty and its effects

Daniel Dutton's research a building block towards a more just society for all.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT UNB

Thirty years of dreaming, building and transforming

Bob Skillen (BPE’79, BEd’81, MEd’88) reflects on his time at UNB and shares his thoughts on the role of university advancement.

BOOKSHELF

Bookshelf feature: Virginia Bliss Bjerkelund

At 91, Virginia Bliss Bjerkelund (BA’51) published her first book, Meadowlands: A Chronicle of the Scovil Family.

STUDENT SUPPORT

Currie Scholars

Congratulations to the 2021 Currie Scholars, recognized for their leadership skills, community involvement, and academic success.

LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENTS

UNB President Paul J. Mazerolle

Dr. Mazerolle discusses how we can work toward a better normal and create an even stronger, more vibrant and thriving University of New Brunswick and shared why the world needs more UNB.

LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENTS

UNB Associated Alumni President Peter Syroid

Peter welcomes the more than 1,600 newly minted UNB graduates and marks the end of his two-year term as president of UNB’s Associated Alumni.

STUDENT SUPPORT

Beaverbrook scholar excels in unusual first year

Beaverbrook scholar Rose He shares how she made the most of COVID-era virtual learning.

STUDENT SUPPORT

Alumnus enables students to invest in startups

UNB students are learning firsthand the importance of venture capital investments – and they’re doing it by investing real money in real startups.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT UNB

Engineering students simulate plan for solar energy

UNB electrical engineering students studied the viability of implementing more solar energy in Canada using a Smart Grid Digital Twin.

ASSOCIATED ALUMNI

Graduating Student Leaders

Learn about one of this year's Graduating Student Leader Award recipients, Harold Oh (BSc’21).

BOOKSHELF

Summer 2021 Reading

Check out some great summer reads from UNB alumni authors.

ALUMNI UPDATES

Hither and yon

Grads from 1966 to 2019 share their stories and news.

In memoriam

Remembering Lady Violet Aitken and Dr. Fredrik Eaton

UNB lost two of its former chancellors in February. Read our remembrance to them.

In memoriam

In memory of

Remembering our alumni.

MORE CONTENT

More Alumni News magazine content

The Spring/Summer 2021 issue is also available as a PDF. Inside, you'll find all of the web stories, plus Friends of Alumni News and some of the scholarships, awards and bursaries that are available for students.

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