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NB-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...
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