News articles tagged with Research
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Important work on understanding our watershed
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Research shows testosterone makes some men aggressive
ResearchNew research out of Nipissing University shows that testosterone can quickly increase aggressive behaviour when administered to men with dominant and/or impulsive personality traits. -
NU researchers earn SSHRC grants
ResearchThree researchers at Nipissing University have earned close to half-a-million dollars in grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for work battling sex trafficking, determining why so many individuals don’t act to combat climate change, and to help kids be better people and teammates. -
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. -
New research shows selfless people have more sex
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Researchers earn NSERC grants
Math and Computer ScienceResearchA pair of researchers and a graduate student at Nipissing University have earned $137,500 in grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) for work that contributes to a better understanding of our forests, provides tools for optimizing nanotechnology applications, and studies nitrogen application for field crops. -
Dr. Carré earns Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research
ResearchDr. Justin Carré, assistant professor of Psychology, is the 2016 winner of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research. -
Math workshop attracts minds from around the world
ResearchMath and Computer ScienceLeading mathematics researchers from around the world are at Nipissing University this week for the 13th Annual Workshop on Topology and Dynamical Systems. -
Showcasing student research at NU
My NipissingResearchTop student researchers from every faculty investigating topics as diverse as early America to social media and Kinematics to sexuality and stereotypes will be showcasing their work this weekend during Nipissing University’s ninth annual Undergraduate Research Conference (UGRC), April 1 and 2, 2016.
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$1.5 million in Canada Research Chairs for NU profs
GeneralResearchA trio of Nipissing University professors have earned prestigiousCanada Research Chairs (CRC) totaling $1.5 million over five years. The research contributes to our understanding of how watersheds work, examines the educational challenges facing youth and families in northern and rural areas, and investigates the consequences of the linked environmental history and consequences of Ontario’s Near North and the Caribbean.
