Upcoming events @ UNB

Let's Talk Science

May 9, 2013 8:00AM to May 9, 2013 4:30PM

Let's Talk Science is a national, award-winning science outreach program. At UNB Saint John, graduate and undergraduate student volunteers partner with school teachers and community groups to deliver hands-on science activities. On May 9, 12 teams from the Greater Saint John area will gather at UNB Saint John to compete in a Let's Talk Science competition. For more information contact Jennifer Loughery at j.lou@unb.ca.

Oral Exam, Civil Engineering

May 9, 2013 9:30AM to May 9, 2013 11:30AM

Head Hall (H224 – TME Room )

A master of science in engineering oral exam for Dan Mason will be held on Thursday, May 9, at 9:30 a.m. in H224 – TME Room – Old Head Hall. The thesis title is "Evaluation of Traffic Control Countermeasures to Improve Speed Limit Compliance in Work Zones on High-speed Roadways". For further information, please contact Joyce Moore, department of civil engineering, at joycem@unb.ca or 452-6127.

All Science Challenge



May 9, 2013 9:30AM to May 9, 2013 1:15PM

Grade 6-8 students across the Anglophone South School District form teams of 2-4 to compete in a one-day challenge. Teams compete in a quiz show to demonstrate knowledge of general science and display critical thinking in a design challenge. This year's challenge will include video questions from Chris Hadfield.

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/sase/events/index.html

INTRODUCTION to indoor Cycling

May 9, 2013 12:10PM to May 9, 2013 12:50PM

The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER (Reilly Family Spin Room 3rd floor)

UNB Recreation Services is pleased to offer an INTRO to Indoor Cycling in the Reilly Family Spin Room 3rd floor of The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER. Are you intimidated? Are you unsure if this is a style of class for you? A new participant will reap the benefits by learning the basics first! So why not join us for this 40 minutes INTRODUCTION to INDOOR CYCLING!

Location: Reilly Family Spin Room, 3rd floor CURRIE CENTER

Date: Thursday, May 9, at 12:10 p.m.

We will cover: Bike set-up, Pedal Strokes, Body position, Perceived Rate Exertion (PRE) Ladder, RPM speed and finish with a 15 minute class. No sign-up required.

For more information call 453-4818 or e-mail Line Marr at line.marr@unb.ca

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/urec/fitness/index.html

Sarah White to Speak on Sustainable Economic Development

May 9, 2013 5:00PM to May 9, 2013 7:30PM

Grand Hall, 40 Charlotte Street (Main Floor)

The Andrews Initiative, in partnership with Sustainable Saint John and the UNB Urban and Community Studies Institute, presents Green Means Go! Jobs, Skills, and Resilience in a 21st Century Economy, a lecture on sustainable economic development delivered by national thought-leader Sarah L. White. This is the fourth in the Year of Energy and the Environment speakers series. The public lecture and discussion period will take place on Thursday, May 9 at the UNB Grand Hall, 40 Charlotte Street, Saint John. A reception and cash bar will start at 5:00 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free and the University community is invited to attend. Dr. White is a Senior Associate at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a national policy centre at the University of Wisconsin dedicated to high-road economic development. Her work focuses on the intersection of labor, education, and energy policy at local and national levels.

For more information, please go to http://unb.ca/initiatives/andrews

Dr. Nicholas Tracy book launch at the NB Museum

May 9, 2013 7:00PM to May 9, 2013 8:00PM

NB Museum, Market Square

Dr. Nicholas Tracy will be making a presentation at the NB Museum on his and Peter Thomas's book short-listed for the Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award: Master and Madman: The Surprising Rise and Disastrous Fall of the Hon Anthony Lockwood RN - Free admission. Come meet the co-author Nicholas Tracy as he reveals the spectacular true story of Anthony Lockwood’s astonishing rise and tumultuous fall. Lockwood was a naval hydrographer during the Napoleonic War and at the end of the war, against the odds, was made Surveyor General of New Brunswick, but his career came to a dramatic close when he attempted a one-man coup d'etat, and was declared mad. His life was an abiding interest of Professor Peter Thomas of the English Department, UNB, and before his death he asked Nicholas Tracy, Adjunct Professor of History, UNB, to complete the biography.

Oral Exam, Civil Engineering

May 10, 2013 9:30AM to May 10, 2013 11:30AM

Old Head Hall (TME – H224 )

A master of science in engineering oral exam for Sajad Shiravi-Khozani will be held on Friday, May 10, at 9:30 a.m. in TME – H224 Old Head Hall. The thesis title is "AN ASSESSMENT OF THE UTILITY OF LIDAR DATA IN EXTRACTING BASE-YEAR FLOORSPACE AND A COMPARISON WITH CENSUS-BASED APPROACH". For further information, please contact Joyce Moore, department of civil engineering, at joycem@unb.ca or 452-6127.

Oral Exam, Computer Science

May 10, 2013 10:00AM to May 10, 2013 12:00PM

Information Technology Centre (ITC 317)

A master of computer science oral exam for Syed Muhammad Hasan will be held on Friday, May 10, at 10 a.m. in the Information Technology Centre, Room ITC317. The thesis title is "International Sex Offenders Database Data Modeling". For further information, please contact Jodi O'Neill, faculty of computer science, at jodio@unb.ca or 458-7285.

MScE Oral Exam, Mechanical Engineering

May 10, 2013 10:00AM to May 10, 2013 12:30PM

Head Hall (E41A)

A master of science in engineering oral exam for Armin Abedini will be held on Friday, May 10, at 10 a.m. in E-41A. The thesis title is “Micromechanical Modelling of Particle Reinforced Composites Considering Particle Clustering, Particle Size, and Damage”. For further information, please contact Ann Bye, department of mechanical engineering at a.bye@unb.ca or 453-4513.

Lorenzo Reading Series: Anne Compton

May 10, 2013 7:00PM to May 10, 2013 9:00PM

Hazen Hall (Lecture Theatre)

Anne Compton will read from Alongside, her fourth book of poetry and all are welcome to attend. Anne Compton is the winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry for her second collection, Processional, and a two-time winner of the Atlantic Poetry prize. She was awarded the Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence in English Literary Arts in 2008 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubliee Medal in 2012. A former writer-in-residence and teacher at UNB Saint John, Dr. Compton developed and directed the Lorenzo Reading Series for many years. A resident of Rothesay, NB, she was born and raised on Prince Edward Island.

NB High School Programming Competition

May 11, 2013 9:00AM to May 11, 2013 5:30PM

Hazen Hall (305)

The Department of Computer Science & Applied Statistics, University of New Brunswick Saint John, is organizing the seventh annual NB High School Programming Competition. The competition is open to grade 10, 11, and 12 students of our province. The goal is to test the participating teams on their combined knowledge of computer programming and problem solving abilities. 

For more information, please go to http://www.unbsj.ca/sase/csas/prog-competition.php

New! Invitation from the RPB Team to Official Launch of Online Training for Administrators (Financial Systems)

May 13, 2013 10:30AM to May 13, 2013 12:00PM

TBD

RPB Team Launches Online Training for Administrators (Financial Systems) The Resource Planning & Budgeting (RPB) Team is excited to invite you to an official launch of its Online Training for Administrators!

While designed specifically for administrative positions in faculties and support departments (e.g Portfolio and Envelope Contacts), this training is also intended to provide Deans, Executive Directors and Directors (e.g academic administrators like Portfolio and Envelope Managers) across the university with tools with which to more easily understand, review and analyze their financial information.

The initial modules of this training has been designed, with input from people like you, to include video, screen shots, text and voice-over-narrative so as to provide users with short, easy-to-understand ways to learn (and refresh) these skills online. More modules are planned. If you’ve ever been frustrated with our mysterious financial systems, this session is for you! Please join the RPB Team for an introduction to this exciting way for new & existing employees to receive training through UNB’s Desire2Learn. Initial modules deal with eServices, select Datatel reports and basic data export and manipulation.

A formal launch is planned for Monday, May 13, from 10:30 a.m. to noon when Heather Ongo of TPSolutions will provide a short introduction to the online tools and we can entertain any questions that you may have about this and future training. (Location TBD.) Refreshments will be provided.

We hope that you will join us, and bring your colleagues to celebrate this milestone. So that we can plan, please confirm your intention to attend via email to budgethelp@unb.ca by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 6. We really hope to see you there!

Oral Exam, Economics

May 15, 2013 2:00PM to May 15, 2013 4:00PM

Singer Hall (449)

A master of arts oral exam for Jieqin Liu will be held on Wednesday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in Singer Hall 449. The thesis title is “The Economic Effects of Personal Income Tax Reductions Review of the Literature”. For further information, please contact Lucina MacDonald, department of economics, at lmacdona@unb.ca or 453-4828.

Oral Exam, Electrical & Computer Engineering

May 16, 2013 1:00PM to May 16, 2013 3:00PM

Head Hall (ADI Studio (C25))

A master of science in engineering oral exam for Murad Mohammad will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 1 p.m. in the ADI Studio (C25). The thesis title is “Improvements to the Brillouin Optical Time-Domain Analysis Temperature and Strain Sensing System”.

For further information, please contact Shelley Cormier, department of electrical & computer engineering, at scormier@unb.ca or 452-6142.

Oral Exam, Forestry & Environmental Management

May 16, 2013 1:00PM to May 16, 2013 3:00PM

Forestry (202 - Dean)

A master of science of forestry oral exam for Kai Zhao will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 1 pm in F & G 202 - Dean's Conference Room. The thesis title is "CHARACTERIZING SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF SPRUCE BUDWORM (CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA (CLEM.) DEFOLIATION IN NEW BRUNSWICK". For further information, please contact Faith Sharpe, faculty of forestry & environmental management, at fsharpe@unb.ca or 458-7520.

Oral Exam, Forestry & Environmental Management

May 17, 2013 1:00PM to May 17, 2013 3:00PM

Forestry (202 - Dean's Conference Room)

A master of science in forestry oral exam for Tonia Anderson will be held on Friday, May 17, at 1 p.m. in F & G 202 Dean's Conference Room. The thesis title is "Public Preferences and Values for Ecological Goods and Services in the Little River Watershed, Northern New Brunswick". For further information, please contact Faith Sharpe, faculty of forestry & environmental management, at fsharpe@unb.ca or 458-7520.

Workshop for Women (Pelvic Floor)

May 17, 2013 7:00PM to May 17, 2013 9:30PM

The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER (2-14 Hatheway Family Fitness Studio)

A practical approach for women at all stages of life. This movement based approach may help you to understand the subtle and important function of your pelvic floor, and de-myth-ify a few things.

Instructor: Ruth Merrett

Day/Time: Friday, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Fees: $30 (URec members); $35 (non-members) plus HST

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/urec/fitness/classes.html

Resting Deeply (Restorative Yoga)

May 19, 2013 2:00PM to May 19, 2013 4:30PM

The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER (2-14 Hatheway Family Fitness Studio)

Restorative yoga is designed to sooth your body, breath and thinking mind. Moving slowly, stopping frequently and being mindful of your breath, its aim is to gently stimulate and allow rest to happen. Rest is different than sleep. Rest provides your body and opportunity to recharge, renew and heal itself. Restorative postures are used to relieve stress, fatigue and illness. We all need a restorative practice from time to time, it is a wonderful compliment to an active yoga practice. Restorative practice could be considered the 'icing on the cake' after a competition for active athletes. This is a quiet class, so direction of meditative work is self-directed. Beginners and experienced yoga participants are all welcome.

Instructor: Ruth Merrett

Day/Time: Sunday 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Fees: $30(URec members); $35(non-members) plus HST

For more information please call Lauren Rogers at 447-3104 or email lrogers@unb.ca

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/urec/fitness/classes.html

Discovery Days in Health Sciences

May 22, 2013 8:45AM to May 22, 2013 4:00PM

This is a national event sponsored by the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. It is designed to be an interactive event for grades 10 and 11 to promote their interest in a health sciences career. Our educational partners in Health Science in Saint John - NBCC Allied Health, Dalhousie Medicine NB - have also been invited to participate in this exciting event.

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/sase/events/

Oral Exam, Electrical & Computer Engineering

May 22, 2013 2:30PM to May 22, 2013 4:30PM

Head Hall (ADI Studio (C25))

A master of science in engineering oral exam for Ahmad El-Qurneh will be held on Wednesday, May 22, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the ADI Studio (C25). The thesis title is “Low Complexity Channel Estimation for LTE-Based Systems in Time-Varying Channels”. For further information, please contact Shelley Cormier, department of electrical & computer engineering, at scormier@unb.ca or 452-6142.

Early Advising Registration Workshop

May 25, 2013 8:30AM to May 25, 2013 1:00PM

Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre

Congratulations on your acceptance to UNB Saint John! On Saturday, May 25, UNB Saint John will be hosting an early advising and registration session. Come and meet your faculty advisor, register for classes and enjoy a barbecue.

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/registrar/earlyadvising.html

Encaenia 2013 Ceremony A

May 29, 2013 10:00AM to May 29, 2013 12:30PM

Richard J. CURRIE CENTER (Performance Hall)

Degrees will be awarded to students in the faculties of Science and Nursing.

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/graduation/encaenia

Encaenia 2013 Ceremony B

May 29, 2013 5:30PM to May 29, 2013 7:30PM

Richard J. CURRIE CENTER (Performance Hall)

Degrees will be awarded to students in the faculties of Business Administration, Kinesiology, and Education.

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/graduation/encaenia

Grad Class Breakfast

May 30, 2013 10:00AM to May 30, 2013 11:30AM

Lily Lake Pavilion

It is time to celebrate your accomplishments and join your fellow graduates at the annual Graduation Breakfast. This exclusive event for members and families of the Spring Graduating Class at UNB Saint John will be held on Thursday, May 30. Cost for the graduates, and their guests, is $10/person. Venue has limited seating so a limited number of tickets will be sold. Payment is required at the time of ordering. Tickets reserved and paid for online can be picked up the morning of the breakfast at the Pavilion beginning at 9 a.m. Tickets can also be picked up in advance at the SRC office, in the Student Centre. Event is proudly sponsored by the SRC - UNB Saint John. For additional details, contact Carly Schofield, carly.schofield@unb.ca.

Encaenia 2013 Ceremony C

May 30, 2013 10:00AM to May 30, 2013 12:30PM

Richard J. CURRIE CENTER (Performance Hall)

Degrees will be awarded to students in the faculties of Arts, Law and Renaissance College; and Interdisciplinary Studies.

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/graduation/encaenia

Encaenia 2013 Ceremony D

May 30, 2013 2:30PM to May 8, 2013 5:00PM

Richard J. CURRIE CENTER (Performance Hall)

Degrees will be awarded to students in the faculties of Engineering, Forestry & Environmental Management and Computer Science.

For more information, please go to http://www.unb.ca/graduation/encaenia

UNB Saint John's Spring Convocation Ceremony

May 31, 2013 2:00PM to May 31, 2013 5:00PM

G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre (Gymnasium)

UNB Saint John will celebrate its 39th Spring Convocation Ceremony on May 31, 2013 at 2 pm in the G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre. Tickets are required for the event.

For more details, go to http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/convocation/spring/index.html

Faculty of Computer Science: Seminar Series

Jun 3, 2013 3:30PM to Jun 3, 2013 4:30PM

Gillin Hall (540 Windsor St.) (GC127)

Please join the faculty of computer science as we present the following installment of our weekly seminar series: Title: Real-Time Simulation of Camera Errors and Their Effect on Some Basic Robotic Vision Algorithms Presenter: Jessica Millberg Research Associate, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

This talk will take place on Monday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m. in Gillin Hall (540 Windsor St.) Room GC127. A detailed abstract can be found below, or by visiting: cs.unb.ca/seminarseries All are welcome!! Modern robots, especially service robots, do no longer operate in well defined environments like factories or highrack warehouses. They rather work under every day conditions, where they need to build maps, navigate or identify objects. For these tasks optical cameras play an important role. The video streams which the cameras provide are examined with computer vision algorithms and the results of these vision algorithms steer the behavior of the robot. Technical influences such as camera errors result in a quality loss on the images and therefore lead to a different robot behavior. For this reason it can be valuable to take camera errors into account during the simulation of a robotic system. We analysed the performance of some basic algorithms for robotic vision when adding modifications to images due to camera errors. Camera errors we examined are vignetting, chromatic aberration and thermal CCD noise.

For more information, please go to http://cs.unb.ca/seminarseries