Applied Research

Building Academia and Industry Collaborations

Significant research happens in New Brunswick’s universities, colleges and institutions, but, like many other places around the world that research doesn’t always become effectively commercialized. The challenge in driving this commercialization is often in ensuring that businesspeople and acade...

Addressing the Complex Social Problems Facing New Brunswickers

Enacting systematic or large-scale change isn’t easy. With new approaches to addressing some of New Brunswick’s economic, social, and cultural challenges, social innovation is seen by many as a path forward. Briefly, social innovation is a multidisciplinary approach to solving complex pr...

Q&A – Exploring the Loneliness that Came with COVID-19

It’s been very clear to many that a side effect of COVID-19 is the loneliness that people have felt being physically and socially isolated from their close family and friends, especially those residing in long-term care facilities. For months, many people were unable to visit with their families l...

Vital COVID-19 Research Underway in
New Brunswick

COVID-19 has upended New Brunswick and the world. It has sickened millions, killed many, and wreaked economic havoc. Understanding who has been exposed to the virus but recovered is crucial knowledge for researchers around the globe. Researchers need a steady supply of purified coronavirus proteins,...

New Brunswick researchers rise to the
challenge of COVID-19

Official public media release can be found here. COVID-19 presents a clear and ongoing threat to the global community: how to manage this pandemic, and the ones that will surely follow it is an enormous challenge with no clear solution. New Brunswick’s researchers wanted to step up to find answers...