Month: May 2011

Acker family donates to NBIF funded lab

By Stephen Llewellyn – Daily Gleaner | link to original article Stronger concrete. Lighter concrete. Environmentally friendly concrete. Salt-resistant concrete. Those are just a few of the types of concrete that will be studied at the new Sydney E. Acker Concrete and Masonry Laboratory at the ...

Student research assistance supported

By Yvon Gagnon – Times & Transcriptj | link to original article University researchers working on projects ranging from cancer tumour imaging agents to advanced Java-based software tools for electronic devices are going to have help this summer in the form of research assistants thanks to...

Fish waste could one day help humans to live better lives

By Sabrina Doyle – Telegraph Journal | link to original article From the slimy, dismembered body parts of sea animals, scientists may one day be able to help prevent diabetes, obesity and brain diseases linked to aging. Dr. Jacques Gagnon is spearheading a multimillion-dollar research project ...

Foundation hands out more than $500,000 for salaries

By Sabrina Doyle – Telegraph Journal | link to original article University students will not only get experience working in research laboratories this year, they'll get paid for it, thanks to funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. The not-for-profit foundation announced Mond...

NBIF awards $550,000 to student researchers

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) today announced $550,000 in funding to support 58 student research assistants at the province’s universities. Working with one of the Foundation’s funded applied researchers, each student will earn wages while they learn valuable experience in the l...