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From Classroom to Career: Analyzing the Earnings of NBCC Graduates
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Population Research, Education
Researchers at NB-IRDT are busy producing a new report series with the aim of building a comprehensive body of work on New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) students and graduates. The first report (released May 2023) looked at the mobility and retention of NBCC graduates. It found that most New Brunswickers who attended NBCC study at campuses near their hometowns – but whether they...
Read the full postCall for Public Partners
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 12, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Team News
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) is seeking New Brunswick residents to join their Data and Research Committee (DRC) Working Group as Public Partners. NB-IRDT is a research and data institute that collects and uses data to carry out research that informs policymaking in New Brunswick. About the NB-IRDT Data Research Committee The NB-IRDT DRC serves an...
Read the full postNB-IRDT Director Contributes to Establishment of Real World Evidence Guidelines for Decision Making
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 5, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Media, Team News
Clinical trials are a critical element of pharmaceutical safety and effectiveness, providing essential information about their effects, and side effects, in a variety of circumstances. The positive impact of clinical trials can often come with limitations, however. Are there long-term effects beyond the duration of the trial? Does the drug in question function differently in the real world,...
Read the full postProvince invests in successful seniors care pilot
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 1, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Health, Media, Team News
Health care is expensive. As New Brunswickers we are fortunate to have the majority of our health care expenses covered by the province, rather than the onus falling on individuals. However, we are still affected by burdens placed on the health care system. Predicted changes, such as an aging population, as well as unexpected situations, like the COVID-19 pandemic, all increase the...
Read the full postGraduate Retention in New Brunswick: Supplementary Report on Graduates in Social Work
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: May 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Population Research, Education
Social workers and community service workers provide access to social services, address broad social issues and help individuals in their pursuit for well-being. They help with life’s most difficult moments – when help is needed most. Between an aging population, economic hardship and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Brunswickers have faced some incredible challenges. ...
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