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Arts in the news

Celebrating community, creativity and collaboration

Organizers of the Arts Matters Conference, held at the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Fredericton campus from March 20 to 22, celebrated another successful run of the much-anticipated annual event. The theme of this year’s conference was "Learning through community: collaborative approaches to creating and knowing".

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Navigating leadership and misinformation: In conversation with Margaret MacMillan

On Emily Wheaton’s (BA’24) graduation day last spring, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) history and politics grad had the opportunity to sit down with best-selling author, pre-eminent historian and UNB honorary degree recipient Margaret MacMillan. Today, their conversation is more relevant than ever.

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Becoming weightless: How one UNB student blended fashion, media, cultural identity and zero gravity

University of New Brunswick (UNB) student Jagriti Luitel has always had her eyes on the sky. At a young age, going to space became her life’s mission. Today, in the final year of her undergraduate degree, she is well on her way to achieving that mission. Yet her path has not been linear, nor has it been easy.

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W. Stewart MacNutt Memorial Lecture

Join the Faculty of Arts for the W. Stewart MacNutt Memorial Lecture, which will be given by Dr. Dimitry Anastakis, L.R. Wilson and R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the University of Toronto. Dr. Anastakis will deliver “A ‘Dream Car’ Built in New Brunswick: Malcolm Bricklin's Fantastic SV1 and the End of Industrial Modernity" on Wednesday, October 30.

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Dr. Anna Hamling recognized for her contributions in nonviolence and peace studies

Dr. Anna Hamling, faculty member in the department of culture and media studies, is a globally recognized scholar in nonviolence and peace studies.

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