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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. -
NU study featured in TVO article
GeneralA Nipissing University study, led by Dr. David Zarifa, was recently featured in a TVO article that examined why northern Ontario youth are less likely to pursue post-secondary education than their southern counterparts. -
Study shows Northerners face barriers to post-secondary education
ResearchA new study published by researchers at Nipissing University finds evidence that individuals from the northernmost areas of Canada’s provinces continue to experience significant barriers on the road to attending post-secondary education. -
New video highlights Dr. Zarifa Canada Research Chair
ResearchSociology and AnthropologyDr. David Zarifa holds the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Life Course Transitions in Northern and Rural Communities. His research examines how people in northern and rural areas develop the skills needed to succeed in today’s knowledge-driven economy. -
Nipissing opens Research Data Centre
ResearchSociology and AnthropologyNipissing University is now home to a Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC), a high-level, secure network and data lab that provides researchers with local access to Statistics Canada’s confidential, large-scale survey data. -
Dr. Erfani in Nairobi
ResearchSociology and AnthropologyCongratulations to Nipissing’s Dr. Amir Erfani, associate professor of Sociology, who was invited to speak at the Eighth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development. The conference took place, January 22 – 25 in Nairobi, Kenya. -
Population policy on tap at Award Winners Speaker Series
Seminar SeriesSociology and AnthropologyNipissing’s Award Winners Speaker Series heads to Iran on November 19, at 7 p.m. in the Harris Learning Library with Dr. Amir Erfani’s talk: Reversing population policy in Iran: Does curbing family planning programs raise fertility rates? -
Sociology department hosting two special lectures
Seminar SeriesSociology and AnthropologyNipissing University’s Department of Sociology is pleased to announce two upcoming public talks.On November 21, Maurice Switzer, director of communications for the Union of Ontario Indians, will speak in room H306 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Sociology
Have you ever stopped to think about the society in which you live—how it’s organized, how its institutions began, and how being part of a society affects your life? And what about all the different societies around the world?
