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Chancellor’s Awards recognize excellence in research, teaching, service
ConvocationResearchEach year during convocation, Nipissing University celebrates the value and importance of its faculty through the awarding of the Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service. Although we are not able to gather together for convocation ceremonies this year, we would like to recognize and congratulate this year’s deserving recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards. -
Event will feature latest research findings on rare and young onset dementia
ResearchSchool of Social WorkNipissing University will be holding an online knowledge exchange event on the topic of rare and young onset dementia on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. This live, virtual event builds on last year's Knowledge Exchange, and is part of public engagement activities of the Rare Dementia Support (RDS) Impact Study, a five-year study funded jointly by the UK Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). -
Microaggressions in schools the focus of newly published research
ResearchSchulich School of EducationAssociate professors in the Schulich School of Education, Dr. Julie Corkett, Dr. Christine Cho and Dr. Astrid Steele, have released a newly published research monograph titled Global Perspectives on Microaggressions in Schools: Understanding and Combating Covert Violence. -
Graduate students challenged to present research in just three minutes
ResearchThe ability to communicate complex ideas in a way that anyone can understand is an essential skill for any researcher. Nipissing University will challenge its graduate students to do just that during its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) taking place on Thursday, May 6 at 3 p.m. via Zoom. -
Funding for virtual and augmented reality research to support sustainable Arctic marine tourism
ResearchVirtual LearningDr. Pat Maher, Dean of Teaching and Professor of Physical and Health Education, along with colleagues from Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, recently received approximately $52,000 CAD in funding from the Norwegian government for a research project titled Virtual and Augmented Learning: Lessons from Ex-situ Tourism. -
Student presents bus safety research to Legislative Assembly
ResearchMegan Odd, a graduate student in the Master of Arts: Sociology - Applied Social Research program was selected to present her undergraduate honours thesis research, Implementing the Eight-Lamp Amber-Red Advanced Warning Light System on School Buses in Ontario, to Ontario’s Legislative Assembly in support of Bill 246, the Safer School Buses Act.
NU360 Speaker Night highlights faculty research at Nipissing
Students, faculty, and community members packed the NUSU Student Centre on March 4 for the annual NU360 Speaker Night. Six faculty presenters each had 360 seconds to showcase their research, offering a glimpse into the breadth and depth of research at Nipissing.
