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The latest from the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training
Where Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Emily Thomson
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: December 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training, Pathways to Professions, Student Spotlights
Meet Emily Thomson, who was a part of our 2021 and 2022 Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. NB-IRDT is proud to have had the opportunity to work with students on many projects and initiatives, and our student spotlight series will highlight some of the students we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with. Emily Thomson is a 4th-year student at the University of...
Read the full postWhere Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Tianjiao Yang
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlights, Training, Pathways to Professions
Meet Tianjao Yang, who was a part of our 2022 Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. Recently, we reached out to Tianjiao to ask about her experience working with NB-IRDT and what she hopes to do next. Tianjiao is a 5th-year student at the University of New Brunswick with plans to graduate in winter 2023 with a major in economics and a minor in math. How did...
Read the full postImmigrant Retention in New Brunswick: 2022 Update
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Labour Markets, Economics
The population of New Brunswick is always changing. Children are born, students graduate, and families move around looking for new opportunities. In recent years, change has been even more rampant, with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting factors like immigration, population mobility, and remote work opportunities. Because New Brunswickers and the world around them keep changing, so does our...
Read the full postPathways to Professions is Back!
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training, Pathways to Professions
NB-IRDT is excited to announce the launch of our fourth annual Pathways to Professions experiential learning program, taking place from May 15 until August 11, 2023. Apply now to participate as a student this coming summer or keep reading to learn more about the program and our partnership with Future GNB. What is Pathways to Professions? Pathways to Professions (also known as P2P) is a 13-week...
Read the full postVitalSignsNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Examining Access to Healthcare in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 8, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions, Health, Training
What is VitalSignsNB? VitalSignsNB is a Pathways to Professions (P2P) research stream that aims to examine the New Brunswick healthcare system. More specifically, it examines and identifies areas of the provincial healthcare system that require data to help inform decisions to accommodate New Brunswickers’ needs and promote a healthier future for all. VitalSignsNB has been a...
Read the full postPopNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Examining New Brunswick’s Urban and Rural Populations
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: October 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Pathways to Professions
What is PopNB? Short for Population New Brunswick, PopNB is a P2P research stream that aims to characterize New Brunswick's demographics through open-source data. This includes looking closely at trends in post-secondary education, immigration and population mobility, and family and household attributes. The purpose of PopNB is to describe various population demographics to provide data-driven...
Read the full postLunch and Learn: Data Services at NB-IRDT – What can we do for you?
Lindsey Gilbert
Posted: October 19, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) provides secure access to a variety of New Brunswick administrative data. Our data users include graduate students, researchers, clinicians, and representatives from government and industry and more. But where would someone start if they want to access NB-IRDT? How can data be shared with NB-IRDT? And how does one go about...
Read the full postBoostNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswick’s Economic Progress
BoostNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswick’s Economic Progress
Posted: October 4, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Economics, Training, Pathways to Professions
What is BoostNB? BoostNB is an online dashboard of economic indicators first created by student researchers back in 2018 and updated every year using open-source data to determine whether the NB economy is progressing towards specific goals and targets. BoostNB has been a P2P research stream since the program launched in 2020. It provides post-secondary students in NB the opportunity to pursue...
Read the full postNB-IRDT Launches Pathways to Policies Undergraduate Course
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: September 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Pathways to Professions, Training, Education
We are happy to announce that the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training has partnered with the Department of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick to launch a new undergraduate course starting in January 2023: Pathways to Policies. POLS 3216: Pathways to Policies is a third-year undergraduate course at UNB that explores the process of using data to inform policy...
Read the full postIntroduction to Statistics 102: Drawing Conclusions
Sandra Magalhaes
Posted: September 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events
Statistics provides a set of tools that can be used to develop insights and answer practical questions using data. How we draw conclusions from data was the focus of the second workshop in our Intro to Statistics series led by Dr. Sandra Magalhaes. This two-day course focused on developing an understanding of the statistical tools used to answer practical questions and provides an overview of...
Read the full postNB-IRDT Completes Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Breath-Based Lung Cancer Screenings
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: September 15, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Partners, Health
Lung cancer is a dangerous, costly disease to treat. In Canada alone, nearly 30,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year, and around 21,000 people die from the disease annually. The cost of treating lung cancer in Canada reaches approximately $2 billion a year, with each case costing around $70,000. Needless to say, this disease is taking a heavy toll on the Canadians who are...
Read the full post2022 Pathways to Professions Program in Review
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Pathways to Professions
It seems like just yesterday that NB-IRDT was hosting its very first Pathways to Professions experiential learning program – or P2P, as we like to call it. Now, three years later, we are saying goodbye to yet another cohort of students after a wonderful summer of research and training. The newly released 2022 Program in Review offers an in-depth look into this summer’s...
Read the full postWhere Are They Now? Students from Summers Past: Madeleine Gorman-Asal
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights, Training, Pathways to Professions
When NB-IRDT launched its Pathways to Professions (P2P) experiential learning program back in 2020, Madeleine Gorman-Asal was one of six undergraduates to join us for a summer of research and training. At the time, she was working towards a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Statistics and Biology, with plans to graduate in 2021. Now, two years later, we follow up with her to find out what...
Read the full postWhere Are They Now? Students from Summers Past: Jessica Mann
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 5, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Student Spotlights, Pathways to Professions
When NB-IRDT launched its Pathways to Professions (P2P) experiential learning program back in 2020, Jessica Mann was among the first to sign up for a summer of research and training. At the time, she was an undergraduate at the University of New Brunswick looking to gain some hands-on experience and help pave the way for her future in the workplace. Now, two years later, we follow up with her...
Read the full postCCA Appoints Expert Panel on Health Data Sharing in Canada
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 30, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Datasets, Media, Population Research, Evidence-based Policy, Partners
“Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes.” - Peter Senge The sharing of health data has positively impacted the Canadian health care...
Read the full postIf We Build It, Will They Come?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 9, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Health, Social Policy, Seniors, Youth, Education
In popular culture, one phrase is often used to manifest success: “If you build it, they will come.”While this idea exudes positivity and the power of hard work, we have to question its accuracy in terms of population research.In a province like New Brunswick, which is heavily invested in population growth and recruitment, does building new public facilities and increasing public...
Read the full postWhat Do New Brunswickers Do After They Leave High School?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 3, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Media, Labour Markets, Education, Population Research, Youth
What Do New Brunswickers Do After They Leave High School? An education is said to be one of the most valuable assets a person can achieve, and pursuing post-secondary education is one of many ways young students can invest in their futures. However, we ask, are some young people more likely to transition to higher education than others? Are certain New Brunswickers more likely to enrol in...
Read the full postWe’re Back for Another Year: Pathways to Professions Launches Its Third Season
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Media, Pathways to Professions, Youth, Team News, Training, Education
We’re Back for Another Year: Pathways to Professions Launches Its Third Season The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training has officially launched its third Pathways to Professions experiential learning program, and we are so excited to introduce this year’s new research streams and to announce our partnership with the Government of New Brunswick for this...
Read the full postMental Health Impact of Covid 19 (Update) | Effets de la COVID-19 Sur la Santé Mentale (Mise à Jour)
Sandra Magalhaes
Posted: April 27, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events
The research Pollara Strategic Insights and Mental Health Research Canada are conducting a series of 13 nationwide surveys to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadians. At NB-IRDT, we are focusing on how New Brunswickers responded. Previously, we reported on the results of Survey 2 (conducted in August 2020). This presentation focuses on the results of two additional...
Read the full postIntroduction to Statistics: Describing Data 101
Sandra Magalhaes
Posted: April 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events
Statistics provides a set of tools that can be used to gain insight and answer practical questions using data, which always begins with describing data. This two-part course prestented by Dr. Sandra Magalhaes, (i) focuses on developing an understanding of the basic tools used to explore and describe data, and (ii) provides an overview of methods to generate and present summary statistics. The...
Read the full postNB-IRDT Wins Grant to Undertake New Study on Workplace Mental Health
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 7, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Team News, Media, Health
It is our great pleasure to announce that NB-IRDT has been awarded one of two New Brunswick Mental Health Impact grants for the 2021-2022 year. Awarded by Mental Health Research Canada in partnership with the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation, these grants are intended to support research addressing the mental health needs of New Brunswick communities. To meet this mandate, NB-IRDT is...
Read the full postNew NB-IRDT Student Research Stream Receives Support from Mitacs and NBHRF
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 6, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Team News, Media
Student training initiatives like Pathways to Professions (P2P) provide valuable inroads for students looking to stay and work in New Brunswick, and these programs couldn’t exist without the generous support of our partners and funding agencies across Canada. NB-IRDT is proud to be the recipient of a 2022 Mitacs Accelerate grant, which is providing funding from both Mitacs and the New...
Read the full postEimeg Tan Tleiaoltieg (We Are Home Where We Belong): Home For Life: An applied research study supporting independent living for Elsipogtog First Nations Elders
Dr. Jennifer Dobbelsteyn, Donna Augustine
Posted: March 30, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Events
The research The aim of this research study was to explore the needs of Elders living at Elsipogtog First Nation (largest First Nation Community in New Brunswick) and understand the services and support they need to continue to live in their own homes as long as possible. The population of Elders in First Nations in Canada is estimated to skyrocket in the coming decade, so this research is...
Read the full postYou’re Never Too Young to Get Involved in Policy Development
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: March 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Youth, Training, Media, Education
You’re never too young to get involved in policy development! The high schoolers who took part in ExperienceGNB this past March Break proved just that. From March 7-11, the Government of New Brunswick joined forces with NB-IRDT to offer Pathways to Professions: ExperienceGNB, a policy boot camp for high school students in the Fredericton area. Over the course of the week, a group of keen...
Read the full postHow Vulnerable are New Brunswickers and Their Health to Climate Change?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: March 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health, Media
Climate change impacts our weather systems, our food supply, our natural resources, and more – but how could it impact the health of our communities? And how can plans to adapt to climate change modify these impacts? In partnership with the Climate Change Innovation Bureau of Health Canada and the Government of New Brunswick, researchers at NB-IRDT are contributing to the...
Read the full postIntroduction to Cost Benefit Analysis
Herb Emery
Posted: March 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Events
Cost benefit analysis, or CBA for short, refers to a consideration of the costs and benefits of taking one course of action relative to another – including taking no action at all. Increasingly, decision makers are taking interest in cost-effective, value-for-money solutions and other ideas related to economic efficiency. However, CBA is not always straightforward to apply. There are...
Read the full postLabour Market Training Programs in NB: Do Participants Stay?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training, Education
The Government of New Brunswick invests heavily in educating and retaining its population, especially skilled members of the labour force. To accomplish this, training programs have been designed and implemented to help individuals prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment in NB. These include programs such as Career Decision Making Strategies Skills Enhancement Strategies Workplace...
Read the full postTechnology-enabled Platform for Proactive Regular Senior-Centric Health Assessments | Plateforme technologique pour des évaluations régulières et proactives de la santé des personnes âgées
Erik Scheme
Posted: February 23, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Events
The research Hospitalizations and other negative health events are detrimental to seniors’ health and costly to the healthcare system. Proactive health monitoring may help seniors avoid negative health events and remain safely in their homes for longer. Many seniors do not have the skills, knowledge, or technology to regularly monitor their health at their own at home. Without regular,...
Read the full postStudent Spotlight: Meet the ExperienceNB Team
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Media, Training
In the 2010 film Inception, audiences were introduced to the concept of a dream within a dream. In 2021, NB-IRDT’s Pathways to Professions (P2P) program introduced something similar: the concept of experiential learning evaluation within an experiential learning program. The result was ExperienceNB: one of five P2P research streams in 2021. Experiential learning – a...
Read the full postIntroduction to Knowledge Transfer
April English
Posted: February 16, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Events, Training
Knowledge Transfer (KT) is a process that helps facilitate moving research (what we know) into action (what we do). It involves processes and strategies that ensure knowledge is understandable, accessible, and can benefit a range of audiences. This involves dissemination (sharing research evidence) and can sometimes involve implementation (application of research evidence). One important skill...
Read the full postLumbar Spine Imaging in New Brunswick: The ‘Back Story’
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 9, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Media, Health
Back pain can be a fairly prevalent, debilitating, and painful problem – especially as we get older! But how often does it warrant an x-ray, or other type of imaging? In 2014, Choosing Wisely Canada was launched to help reduce unnecessary tests and treatments in many areas of healthcare. When it comes to lower back pain, Choosing Wisely only recommends imaging if “red...
Read the full postManufacturing Employment in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Media, Labour Markets, Population Research, Economics
There is a narrative in New Brunswick that our province is falling further and further behind the rest of Canada in terms of economic and population growth, and “catching up” is a nearly impossible task to accomplish. Fortunately, this narrative is not entirely true. To promote progress and prosperity in the province, it is important to not only examine our weaknesses but also to...
Read the full postAir Pollution and Multiple Sclerosis: An Ecological Study | La pollution atmosphérique et la sclérose en plaques : une étude écologique
Sandra Magalhaes
Posted: January 26, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health, Events
The research The objective of this research is to explore the link between air pollution and multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic progressive neurological disease of young adulthood that results in significant physical and cognitive disability. Rates of MS in NB are among the highest in the world. Greater exposure to air pollution has been previously implicated as risk factor and basic...
Read the full postNB-IRDT Partners with Under One Sky to study the impact of the Aboriginal Head Start Program
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 26, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Population Research, Media
Under One Sky is a registered non-profit organization and one of over 100 Friendship Centres in Canada. Located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Under One Sky is a vibrant and caring community hub that aims to empower a healthy and proud Indigenous community through the programs and services it offers. The Under One Sky Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) program is the focus of the centre’s new...
Read the full postNB-IRDT’s 2021 Training Report is Now Available
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 10, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training, Media, Team News
2021 was a busy year at NB-IRDT, especially for our training team! Read our 2021 Training Report for a highlight of last year’s initiatives – including our data literacy training for public servants, experiential learning for students, and continuing education for professionals. We look forward to spearheading even bigger and better things in 2022 and can’t wait to see what...
Read the full postStudent Spotlight: Meet the ConnectNB Team
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 7, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions, Media
ConnectNB is a student research stream in the Pathways to Professions experiential learning program at NB-IRDT – and a part of NB-IRDT’s Data Connect project. Through Data Connect (funded by a 3-year SSHRC Partnership Development Grant with the Government of New Brunswick), NB-IRDT is working towards creating an inventory of policy-relevant project ideas...
Read the full postNB-IRDT Joins Saint John’s Early Childhood Hub Project
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 6, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Education, Media, Youth
Breaking the cycle of poverty is not an easy task. Ending generational poverty requires large-scale commitments to improve education, health, employment, and more. Part of this commitment involves the installment of Early Childhood Hubs in two low-income neighborhoods, in Saint John, New Brunswick. The two Early Childhood Hubs serve families with children under age 5,...
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