Human Evolution Lab construction underway

​Nipissing University’s research infrastructure continues to grow, with the Human Evolution Laboratory beginning to take shape in room A222.

Construction on the 1,500 square foot lab began recently and is expected to be completed by September.

Dr. Steven Arnocky, associate professor of psychology, and his team will utilize the lab to help clarify the complex interplay between personality, immune function, hormones, and social context and how such factors interact to predict mating patterns and behaviour, as well as competition,  intimate partner violence and sexual violence.

The lab will include a biological sampling room, a containment Level-2 wet lab, testing rooms, office space, a work area for graduate students and a conference room.  

The project is funded by a $130,693 grant from Canada Foundation for Innovation and a $130,693 grant from the provincial Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science.  Nipissing University will fund the remainder of the costs for the new lab, expected to be roughly $58,000. With the grant money, the university will also purchase new lab equipment for hormonal and immunological investigations.