News articles tagged with Research
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Grad students rise to challenge
ResearchEarlier this month, Nipissing University hosted its annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition where 14 students across six graduate programs were challenged with presenting a year's worth or more of research, in just three minutes. In addition to the strict time limit, presenters were restricted to just one PowerPoint slide and the spoken word to relay their complex research to the audience and a panel of three judges in an engaging and easy-to-understand way. -
Master's student publishes research on optimism and pro-environmental behaviour
Psychology DepartmentResearchEnvironmental Sciences/StudiesCongratulations to Megan MacKinnon, a Master of Environmental Science student in Dr. Steven Arnocky's Human Evolution Lab, on the recent publication of her research in the journal, Frontiers in Psychology. The paper examines whether exposure to optimistic climate change messaging increases pro-environmental behaviour. -
New evidence that urbanization is changing evolution of plants
ResearchNipissing University and the City of North Bay are represented in a recently published global study that used a widely distributed plant species as a model to examine the effect of urbanization on evolutionary processes. -
Nipissing University Research Month showcases impact of research
ResearchMarch is Research Month at Nipissing University, a time to celebrate the research contributions of the Nipissing community at the undergraduate, graduate and faculty level. -
Hilary & Galen Weston Foundation grants $400,000 to Nipissing University to establish rare dementia support service
School of Social WorkResearchThe Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation has granted $400,000 to Nipissing University to support the establishment and growth of a new a support service for Canadians living with rare and young onset dementia called Rare Dementia Support Canada (RDS Canada).
