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Value-For-MoneyNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Supporting Tourism through Website Analysis
Martina Berko, Shayna Cloutier, Chloe York
Posted: December 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions, Student Spotlights
In 2023, NB-IRDT welcomed Value-For-MoneyNB to its Pathways to Professions experiential learning program for the first time as a Future GNB research stream. It is also part of a larger initiative undertaken by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture to understand how well it is promoting New Brunswick businesses and if it could be better allocating its resources. For 13...
Read the full postIgnite Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Conducting an Economic Analysis of the Fredericton Capital Region
Yara Bayoumi, Ivy Bialowas, Estefania Martinez
Posted: November 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions, Partners, Student Spotlights, Population Research, Media, Economics, Training
Economic development is a key focus for researchers in New Brunswick, and this led NB-IRDT to partner with Ignite in 2023 to provide our Pathways to Professions (P2P) students with a key new experiential learning opportunity. For 13 weeks this summer, the 2023 Ignite student team worked under the mentorship of Andrew Lockhart (Director of Economic & Entrepreneurial Growth at Ignite) to develop...
Read the full postNB-IRDT and Under One Sky to Research Impact of Aboriginal Head Start Program in Urban and Northern Communities
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: September 27, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Partners, Youth
One of over 100 non-profit Friendship Centres in Canada, Under One Sky Friendship Centre supports Indigenous children aged 2-5 years (and their families) in the Fredericton area. Through their Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC) program, the children complete activities that encourage social, emotional, physical and spiritual growth to better prepare them to enter...
Read the full postWorld Alzheimer’s Day: Learn About the Healthy Seniors Pilot Projects that are Researching Dementia in New Brunswick and Beyond
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: September 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Partners, Health
September 21st is World Alzheimer's Day. It is dedicated to raising awareness and breaking the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, as well as educating people about the condition and encouraging support for families and individuals living with dementia. To commemorate this day, we highlight a few of our Healthy Seniors Pilot Projects that focus on...
Read the full postHousingNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Making NB Housing Research More Accessible
Evan Smith, Tara Scott, Karlene Dalzell, Benz Trani
Posted: September 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Pathways to Professions, Team News, Student Spotlights
What is HousingNB? New to P2P in 2023, HousingNB is a student research project led by NB-IRDT that aims to evaluate New Brunswick’s progress towards achieving its share of Canada’s National Housing Strategy (NHS) goals. Released in 2017, the NHS is a 10-year, $82 billion federal plan that aims to help Canadians access housing that meets their needs while reducing homelessness and...
Read the full postThe Fourth Year of Pathways of Professions Comes to a Successful Close
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Student Spotlights, Pathways to Professions
Each summer since 2020, NB-IRDT has hosted Pathways to Professions – a 13-week experiential learning program that provides post-secondary students in New Brunswick with the opportunity to participate in hands-on, NB-relevant research while attending a full curriculum of networking sessions and skills-boosting workshops. Pathways to Professions (P2P) is an annual highlight for NB-IRDT, and...
Read the full postCanadian Pharmacists Journal Publishes NB-IRDT Research on Pharmacist-Administered Vaccines
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Team News, Health, Media, Partners
An NB-IRDT research study recently published in the Canadian Pharmacists Journal projects the health and economic outcomes of using public funding to cover the cost of pharmacists administering pneumonia vaccines (Pneu23) and tetanus boosters (Td/Tdap) to New Brunswick adults (19 years and up). While NB pharmacists are able to provide a wide range of immunizations, many of these are not...
Read the full postLunch and Learn - Data Privacy and AI: What’s the Issue?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 2, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Events
The prevalence of Artificial Intelligence brings with it a wealth of opportunity for many fields, especially data research. However, it also presents several challenges when it comes to privacy and ethics that have the potential to impact the future of data privacy negatively. These challenges must be addressed sooner rather than later. On November 22, 2023, join Dr. Donna Curtis...
Read the full postCall for First-Time Families to Inform NB-IRDT’s Expanding Research on Healthy Families, Healthy Babies
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Partners, Health
Are you a first-time parent whose baby was born in New Brunswick within the last 18 months? If so, our researchers want to learn from your experiences! We are looking for 2-4 New Brunswick parents to join us for 2 virtual meetings (1 hour each, with compensation provided), during which you will have the opportunity to share your valuable insights and lived experience to help...
Read the full postNew Brunswick Pharmacist Care Clinic Program Promises Increased Access to Healthcare
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Media, Health, Team News
Hoping to address the long-standing struggle of reliable healthcare access in the province, a 12-month pilot project seeks to revolutionize healthcare services in New Brunswick. Starting on August 1st, 2023, pharmacists will have increased authority to assess chronic conditions and prescribe treatments at two NB pharmacies, with four more locations beginning operations by September 18th....
Read the full postLooking Forward: Five More Years of Research on Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training, Labour Markets
NB-IRDT is not a government organization, but we are proud to support our provincial government by providing data-informed evidence that can help guide policy discussions and decisions. A new 5-year research contract with the NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) is allowing us to keep doing just that. Since NB-IRDT’s official launch back in 2015, the...
Read the full postFrom 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. ...
Read the full postNB-IRDT Director Awarded the Donald G Dennison Award for Public Administration
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: May 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Team News
As New Brunswickers, we value what makes our home unique – tight-knit communities, natural resources, bilingualism and Maritime culture. However, being different from other provinces means that New Brunswick cannot expect the programs and policies that have boosted prosperity and growth elsewhere will do the same for us. New Brunswick is often overshadowed in federal legislation by...
Read the full postInternational Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: May 12, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Chronic Disease, Health
May 12 is International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases. What better opportunity to catch up on publications you may have missed that explore a prominent autoimmune condition in New Brunswick? Health researchers at NB-IRDT have been focusing on multiple sclerosis over the years, and their peer-reviewed findings are publicly available: Neighbourhood...
Read the full postPathways to Professions 2023 is Here!
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: May 3, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Pathways to Professions
When NB-IRDT decided to launch Pathways to Professions (P2P) back in 2020, we were faced with so much uncertainty. COVID-19 restrictions were in place, our employees were working from home, and we did not know if we could successfully run a brand new experiential program online, especially since we had only planned to host our program in-person. Three years later, we are so glad we never gave...
Read the full postWhere are NBCC Graduates Going?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Education, Population Research
Here in New Brunswick, we often hear about young workers eager to move away to other provinces for economic benefit. However, we don’t often hear about where young people who choose to stay in NB end up after graduation and what factors influence their decision. A recent report by NB-IRDT researchers, Retention and Mobility of NBCC Graduates, takes an in-depth look at New Brunswick...
Read the full postSupporting New Parents: Analyzing the Effectiveness of the Healthy Families, Healthy Babies Home Visiting Program
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Health
Life can be stressful; this is something most New Brunswickers have experienced at one point or another. The rising cost of living, the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty about the future are just a few of the factors making life more challenging than it needs to be. Now imagine the added pressure of starting a new family, including being pregnant for the first time, learning to breastfeed, and...
Read the full postYouthSucceedNB: Meet the Students Researching Support Services for Emerging Young Adults in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights, Pathways to Professions
What is YouthSucceedNB? YouthSucceedNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on how youth in New Brunswick can best be supported as they emerge into adulthood. Led by the Department of Social Development, the student team spent Summer 2022 examining the newly implemented Child and Youth Well-Being Act, which involved them looking at different avenues of Child and Youth Services in the...
Read the full postDiving into the Data: COPD Diagnoses in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 19, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Health
Working with population data lets researchers do some amazing things, like measure the prevalence of chronic diseases in New Brunswick to help with provincial healthcare planning. When decision makers know what proportion of the population is impacted by a disease, they can better allocate resources to meet New Brunswickers’ health needs. However, working with data isn’t always...
Read the full postExploring the Dynamics of Population Movement in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Population Research
New Brunswick is a province that has been experiencing a remarkable transformation over the past few years, with many changes taking place that are reshaping the landscape of this vibrant region. One of the most notable developments is the surge in population that has taken place here, with more and more people flocking to the province to make it their home. NB-IRDT has been closely tracking...
Read the full postEqualityNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Supporting the Work for Equality in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 6, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights, Pathways to Professions
What is EqualityNB? EqualityNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on advocating for equality for frequently marginalized populations in New Brunswick. Led by the Women’s Equality Branch of GNB, the student team spent Summer 2022 coming up with ways to revitalize the province’s Equality Profile, a tool used to track information on equity in New Brunswick in relation to nine...
Read the full postRecruitNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Investigating Labour Gaps in New Brunswick’s Public Service
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: March 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Labour Markets, Student Spotlights, Pathways to Professions
What is RecruitNB? RecruitNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on identifying current and future labour gaps within one of New Brunswick’s largest employers: the Government of New Brunswick. Led by the Department of Finance and Treasury Board, the student team spent Summer 2022 collecting and analyzing data to help inform future employment policies and hiring...
Read the full postFilling in the Gaps for Canada’s Aging Veterans
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 27, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Seniors, Population Research, Health
When it comes to sources of Veteran data in Canada, the primary resource has been Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). However, this data may be limited; it is estimated that Veterans using VAC services only account for 19% of Canada’s Veteran population. Furthermore, most of the data from VAC comes from Veterans released from service after 1998, leaving a gap in the data for older...
Read the full postInvitationNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswickers’ Pride in Their Province
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 27, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions, Training, Student Spotlights
What is InvitationNB? InvitationNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on revitalizing tourism in New Brunswick. Led by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, the student team spent Summer 2022 contributing to GNB’s vision to showcase New Brunswick as the best place to visit, the best place to live, and ultimately the top vacation destination within Atlantic Canada. The team...
Read the full postWhat Impact Do Exercise and Environment Have on Mental Wellness for Canadians Living With Cardiometabolic Disease?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 17, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health
For people living with a cardiometabolic condition such as diabetes, hypertension or heart disease, managing this illness can be a stressful experience on its own. Unfortunately, some may also find themselves experiencing increased mental health concerns such as depression or an anxiety disorder, which can lead to need for additional healthcare services and even hospitalization. Many aspects of...
Read the full postProfiling the Francophone Population in Greater Saint John
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 9, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Population Research
Every New Brunswickers has the right to receive healthcare in the official language of their choice. However, for Francophones living in majority Anglophone areas, practical challenges can make it difficult to access services in French. Communication barriers in healthcare are a serious issue that can negatively impact access to care, patients’ health outcomes, and overall patient...
Read the full postA Look at New Brunswick’s Returning Graduates
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Population Research, Education
New Brunswickers love their province’s universities and colleges – so much so that, in a given year, approximately 80% of New Brunswick residents in pursuit of a post-secondary education choose to stay and study in New Brunswick. But, what about the other 20%? Where do they go? And do they come back after they graduate? NB-IRDT researchers explore these questions in our most recent...
Read the full postP2P+ Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on New Brunswickers’ Mental Health
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health, Student Spotlights, Pathways to Professions
What is P2P+? P2P+ is a new health-based research stream examining New Brunswick’s healthcare system. In 2022, NB-IRDT was the proud recipient of a 2022 Mitacs Accelerate grant, which provided funding from both Mitacs and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation to support the students completing this year’s P2P+ project: Sociodemographic and environmental predictors of mental...
Read the full postHow Many New Brunswickers are Leaving After Graduation? NB-IRDT's 2019-2020 Update on Graduate Retention
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 30, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Population Research, Education
When you hear about recent graduates here in New Brunswick (NB), the dominant narrative always seems to be that students are eager to get out of NB to find better jobs and make more money elsewhere. But is this actually the case? As a part of an ongoing five-year agreement with the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL), researchers at NB-IRDT have taken a deeper...
Read the full postWhere Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Peter Ogunmodede
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 25, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlights
NB-IRDT is proud to have had the opportunity to work with students on many projects and initiatives. Our student spotlight series will highlight some of the students we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with. Meet Peter Ogunmodede, a Research Assistant at NB-IRDT. Peter started with NB-IRDT in May of 2022 as a summer co-op student and was hired as a Research Assistant in...
Read the full postCanadian Press Interviews NB-IRDT Director for His Thoughts on Immigration
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 17, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Media, Population Research
Immigration has been a hot topic of political discourse for years now in Canada. And following recently announced immigration targets, the conversation concerning immigration has been reignited. 2022 marked a record year for Canada, welcoming 431, 645 new permanent residents. New targets seek to raise this number to 500,000 new immigrants by 2025. As questions surrounding immigration persist,...
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