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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. -
Preserving community stories in Dokis First Nation
ResearchDr. Carly Dokis, associate professor of anthropology, received an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for her research project, Taking Care of Our Stories. -
Dr. Schinkel-Ivy talks movement and healthy aging
ResearchDr. Alison Schinkel-Ivy, Associate Professor, Physical and Health Education, received an NSERC Discovery Grant in the amount of $120,000 over five years for her research titled Towards an improved understanding of aging: Quantifying changes in movement during healthy aging using integrated biomechanical approach. Dr. Schinkel-Ivy will receive an additional one-year $12,500 supplement as part of the Discovery Launch Supplement program aimed at supporting early career researchers who are establishing their research program.
The NU News sat down with Dr. Schinkel-Ivy to discuss her research project and how the NSERC Discovery Grant will contribute to the study.
Learning through conversations: Living Stories event to explore lived experiences with rare dementia
Nipissing University and Rare Dementia Support Canada (RDS Canada) invite members of the community to campus on Tuesday, March 10, to take part in a day of conversations and art exploring rare and young onset dementia at the Living Stories: A Moment with Rare Dementia event.
