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Nipissing set to celebrate outstanding student leaders
ArticleNipissing University is getting set to celebrate the outstanding contributions of 25 student leaders during its annual Dave Marshall Leadership Awards ceremony. This year, the ceremony will take place live on Zoom on March 17 at 1:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend the virtual ceremony here. -
Research Month shines light on important work at Nipissing University
ArticleMarch is Research Month at Nipissing University. Throughout the month, Nipissing is encouraging the public to “Discover Research” through a series of events designed to highlight the breadth of research taking place at the University and its impact on the community. -
Dr. Schinkel-Ivy talks movement and healthy aging
ArticleDr. 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.
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Social work students contribute to COVID-19 response efforts in Tanzania
ArticleNipissing University students from the International Social Work class recently completed a community service learning project with a non-governmental organization in Tanzania called Peri-Urban Ambulatory Nexus Tanzania (PANETA), aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19 among the working poor in the busy Kariakoo market area in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. -
$8.4 Million for Post-Secondary Institutions
ArticleVic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing announced a combined investment of $8.4 million to help Canadore College and Nipissing University address the financial impacts of COVID-19. This investment will support the sustainability of postsecondary education in North Bay and help ensure students get the skills and education they need for the in-demand jobs of today and tomorrow. -
Nipissing celebrates International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
ArticleMarch 21, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD). IDERD was established by the United Nations in 1966 to commemorate the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960. It is observed every March 21 to bring the world community together to increase its efforts in the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and racism (United Nations, Resolution 2142, XX1). -
Preserving community stories in Dokis First Nation
ArticleDr. 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
ArticleWith ongoing public health measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nipissing University will once again hold its spring convocation virtually this June. -
Student presents bus safety research to Legislative Assembly
ArticleMegan 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. -
Funding for virtual and augmented reality research to support sustainable Arctic marine tourism
ArticleDr. 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.
