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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. -
Nipissing University expresses support for Laurentian University
GeneralThe news of the financial challenges and restructuring at Laurentian University is deeply concerning and has sent shockwaves across the post-secondary sector. At Nipissing University, our hearts and thoughts are with our colleagues at Laurentian University during this extremely challenging period in their history. -
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. -
Spring 2021 convocation to be held virtually
ConvocationWith ongoing public health measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nipissing University will once again hold its spring convocation virtually this June. -
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.
The Lake Nipissing Beading Project celebrates next chapter
It was standing room only at the NUSU Reflection Gallery at Nipissing University on Thursday, November 27 as members of the community gathered to celebrate the Lake Nipissing Beading Project (LNBP) and the next phase of its journey.
