What's Happening in Arts & Science

History students traveled to Poland and had the opportunity to learn about the history of the Holocaust

wading through waist high water — Ontario Wetlands

Laura Peturson, Associate Professor of Fine Arts, and Nipissing alum Jaymie Lathem with their 3 storey mural

Faculty of Arts and Science News

Dr. Stewart publishes article on media representations of residential schools

June 23, 2021

Research

Dr. Tyson Stewart, assistant professor of Indigenous Studies, has published an article in the prestigious Indigenous Studies journal AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.

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Embracing Big Data: Nipissing University launches new data science program

May 20, 2021

Math and Computer Science

With 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.

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Student presents bus safety research to Legislative Assembly

April 12, 2021

Research

Megan 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.

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Preserving community stories in Dokis First Nation

March 28, 2021

Research

Dr. 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.

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Nipissing University professor awarded fellowship to support projects in Africa

February 26, 2021

Faculty/Staff Award

Geography Department

Research

Dr. 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.

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