Association of Atlantic Universities

06/18/2026

In an important development out of Québec, the province and three of its universities have come to an agreement on French-language training. For those who have not been following the story, the Government of Québec has demonstrated an interest in improving the use of the French language in the province. For higher education, this has included calls for changes to the research ecosystem and targets that would push more students to pursue an education in French.

Read about this and more in today's Top Ten: https://ow.ly/uwvb50Zcl9M

06/17/2026

Martha E. Walls, Mount Saint Vincent University and Cornelia Schneider, Mount Saint Vincent University For more than a century, people with Down syndrome have been defined by what medicine says they cannot do. That framing…

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

We are thrilled to share that MSVU Associate Vice-President of Research Dr. Jacquie Gahagan has been named to the National Advisory Committee to Support Preventive Health Care.

“I am really pleased to be a member of the National Advisory Committee to Support Preventive Health Care to help ensure our guidelines are evidence-informed and responsive to the needs of Canadians," said Dr. Gahagan.

The committee will guide the development of preventive health services guidelines – such as cancer screening and other disease prevention measures. It brings together members with diverse expertise, including primary care providers, medical specialists, methodologists, and experts in Black and Indigenous health, health disparities and equity.

Dr. Gahagan brings to the NACPHS extensive experience in health equity research, in particular with relation to healthcare, health policy development, child welfare, older LGBT Canadians and housing, and HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Gahagan is a medical sociologist by training and has been engaged in research in the areas of public health and the social sciences locally, nationally and internationally. Their program of health promotion research focuses on evaluating policy and programming interventions using s*x and gender-based analyses to address health and social inequities. Dr. Gahagan worked as an evaluation specialist in public health at the municipal, provincial and national levels in relation to harm reduction, HIV/HCV prevention, and to***co use cessation prior to their academic career.

Congratulations, Dr. Gahagan!

Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2026/06/new-national-advisory-committee-to-support-preventive-health-care-in-canada.html

MSVU Research Office

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

06/16/2026

Marie Dankworth was a teenager wandering the rocky coast of Brittany, France, tagging along with marine biology students during a six-month internship. They were studying seaweed along the shore.

Marie is pursuing a doctorate in biology at UNB, where her research is focused on Bay of Fundy seaweed, supervised by Dr. Gary Saunders.

“Since that time in Brittany, it has always been in my mind. Seaweed is so interesting. I wanted to do something with it.” - Marie Dankworth.

That idea was the foundation of Seagreen Solutions NB, a Fredericton-based start-up that turns seaweed into biochar, a charcoal-like soil product that improves growing conditions, holds moisture and supplies nutrients to plants.

By turning academic research into a practical product, Seagreen is testing whether coastal biomass can address two challenges: soil stress on land and excess atmospheric carbon.

Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gm7tqU

06/16/2026

Beatrix Culligan, BA'26, recently attended the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, where she presented her honours research alongside Psychology professor Dr. Doris Chow and connected with researchers from around the world.

“Working with Dr. Chow has been one of the highlights of my time at STU, and I’ve developed research skills that will help prepare me for future endeavours,” said Beatrix.

Congratulations, Beatrix, and all the best as you begin your Master of Science in Experimental Psychology at Western University!

Read more: https://bit.ly/4aDrAgD

06/16/2026

We are delighted to announce that two graduate students from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UNB have received awards at the 2026 AARMS-CMS Student Poster Competition.

The AARMS-CMS Student Poster Competition provides graduate students with an opportunity to showcase their research and communicate their findings to a broad mathematical audience. The success of Fatima and Luyao reflects the high quality of graduate research being conducted in the department and their outstanding presentation skills.

We extend our congratulations to Fatima and Luyao on this remarkable achievement, and to their supervisors for their guidance and support. We are proud to see our students recognized at a national mathematical meeting and look forward to their continued success.

Fatima Islam - AARMS Award
Impact of Dispersal on Total Equilibrium Biomass in Patch-Structured Logistic Models
Supervisor: Dr. Lin Wang

Luyao Zhao - StudC Award
A Unified Mathematical Study of Four Within-Host Mycobacterium tuberculosis Models
Supervisors: Dr. Lin Wang and Dr. James Watmough

06/15/2026

Sixteen New Brunswick companies are taking part in a new AI adoption pilot designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) put people, leadership, and organizational readiness at the centre of how they adopt AI.

Created by UNB’s McKenna Institute in partnership with the Wallace McCain Institute - WMI, with leadership from MESH Insights, and KJ Advisory in organizational change and technology transformation, the pilot is part of the McKenna Institute’s ongoing work to advance tech adoption in New Brunswick. It is made possible by the continued generous support of the Barrett family.

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