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Embracing Big Data: Nipissing University launches new data science program
ArticleWith the demand for data scientists on the rise, Nipissing University is pleased to announce the launch of a new Bachelor of Science in Data Science - the only program of its kind in northern Ontario. -
Nipissing University Alumni Advisory Board donation to improve campus trails
ArticleThe Nipissing University Alumni Advisory Board (NUAAB) recently announced a donation of $50,000 to upgrade the campus trail system and related facilities. -
Canadore College and Nipissing University lead effort to deliver enhanced mental health services to students
ArticleCanadore College and Nipissing University recognize the COVID-19 pandemic has added to the usual stress and anxiety many students experience. That is why they are collaborating to enhance mental health supports offered to their students. The two institutions will share in the $375,621 project funding announced earlier this week by Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli. -
Nipissing receives provincial funding for innovative virtual learning projects
ArticleNipissing University has received nearly $500,000 in funding from the province as part of Ontario’s Virtual Learning Strategy (VLS), managed through eCampus Ontario. The funding, announced earlier today by MPP Vic Fedeli, will support four innovative projects in virtual teaching and learning led by Nipissing. -
Letter to the community regarding the Kamloops residential school burial site
ArticleThe recent news about the discovery of a mass grave of 215 children in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc near Kamloops, British Columbia, is deeply disturbing and a sobering reminder of these truths and devastating chapter in our nation’s not-so-distant shared history. We send our deepest condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation for this tragic loss of the children and their families. -
Celebrating Pride Month
ArticleJune is Pride Month, a time to celebrate diversity and acknowledge the history and achievements of LGBTQ2+ communities. Due to the pandemic, North Bay Pride has postponed its typical June celebrations until September, however planning for the fall is already underway, and Nipissing looks forward to taking part and hosting a number of on-campus events. -
Event will feature latest research findings on rare and young onset dementia
ArticleNipissing 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). -
Chancellor’s Awards recognize excellence in research, teaching, service
ArticleEach 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. -
Nipissing to grant honorary degree, celebrate 1400 graduates during upcoming virtual convocation
ArticleNipissing University will recognize Tom Curry with an honorary degree Doctor of Letters, the university’s highest distinction, during its upcoming virtual convocation celebrations. Curry is a leading trial and appellate lawyer and Managing Partner of Lenczner Slaght LLP, Canada’s leading litigation firm. -
Dr. Stewart publishes article on media representations of residential schools
ArticleDr. Tyson Stewart, assistant professor of Indigenous Studies, has published an article in the prestigious Indigenous Studies journal AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.
