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Nipissing 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.

Do you know an outstanding alumnus deserving of recognition? The Nipissing University Alumni Advisory Board is seeking nominations for the 2022 Alumni Awards to recognize individuals whose exemplary accomplishments, service and commitment have brought credit to the University, their communities and their professions.

Nipissing University student, Shandon Ashitei, is one of just 10 students from across the country to receive the prestigious 2022 3M National Student Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding leadership. A well-respected leader, known for his excellence in the classroom, on campus and in the community, Ashitei is the first student from Nipissing University to receive the Fellowship. 

Congratulations 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.

Earlier 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.