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Nipissing University professor awarded fellowship to support projects in Africa
Faculty/Staff AwardGeography DepartmentResearchDr. Odwa Atari, associate professor in the Department of Geography and Geology at Nipissing University, has been awarded a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship, a scholar fellowship program that supports educational projects at African higher education institutions. -
Dr. James reflects on decade as Canada Research Chair
ResearchCanada Research ChairDr. April James recently completed a ten-year term as a Canada Research Chair in Watershed Analysis and Modeling at Nipissing University. The NU News sat down with Dr. James to reflect on her contributions over the past decade. -
New postdoc fellows working with Dr. Greer
Geography DepartmentHistory DepartmentNipissing University welcomes two postdoctoral fellows to the Geography and History departments to work with Dr. Kirsten Greer, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Global Environmental Histories and Geographies. -
Meet student leader Nicolai MacKenzie
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingToday, we profile Nicolai MacKenzie, who is working toward a Bachelor of Science degree, with Honours Specialization in Environment and Physical Geography. -
NU researcher earns $100,000 grant to help South Sudanese refugees
ResearchGeography DepartmentNipissing University has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Grand Challenges Canada to help improve maternal, newborn and child health among South Sudanese Refugees and their host communities in Uganda. Dr. Odwa Atari, associate professor of geography, is the project lead on the grant-winning project. -
Geography student earns ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship
Geography DepartmentMy NipissingCongratulations to geography student Riley Cormier, who is the recipient of the 2018 ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship for Nipissing University.
Cormier moved to North Bay from Niagara Falls in 2010 to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Physical Geography at Nipissing University. -
NU and Australian researchers collaborate on climate change caused die-off
ResearchGeography DepartmentMy NipissingResearchers from Nipissing University’s Geography department are part of a study published in the journal Marine and Freshwater Research that points a finger at climate change as the cause of a massive wetland die-off in Australia. -
NU’s Integrative Watershed Analysis Centre studying Lake Nipissing
ResearchMy NipissingAlumniThe work of Nipissing University’s Integrative Watershed Analysis Centre was featured recently in the journal Environmental Monitor. The article discusses the Bays Project the Centre is currently working on to build a better understanding of systems at work in and around Lake Nipissing, and how these systems might be manifesting in the lake, sometimes as the toxic blue green algae. -
Geography student earns scholarship
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Dr. Dan Walters featured in COU’s Research Matters
ResearchNipissing University’s Dr. Dan Walters, associate professor of Geography is featured in the Council of Ontario University’s (COU) Research Matters blog. The Research Matters website features a blog post about Dr. Walters' current project that assesses risk levels in drinking water and wastewater in the Dokis First Nation, located on the French River near Georgian Bay.
