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Graduate students challenged to present research in just three minutes
ResearchThe ability to communicate complex ideas in a way that anyone can understand is an essential skill for any researcher. Nipissing University will challenge its graduate students to do just that during its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) taking place on Thursday, May 6 at 3 p.m. via Zoom. -
Funding for virtual and augmented reality research to support sustainable Arctic marine tourism
ResearchVirtual LearningDr. Pat Maher, Dean of Teaching and Professor of Physical and Health Education, along with colleagues from Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, recently received approximately $52,000 CAD in funding from the Norwegian government for a research project titled Virtual and Augmented Learning: Lessons from Ex-situ Tourism. -
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. -
Preserving community stories in Dokis First Nation
ResearchDr. 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. -
Dr. Schinkel-Ivy talks movement and healthy aging
ResearchDr. Alison Schinkel-Ivy, Associate Professor, Physical and Health Education, received an NSERC Discovery Grant in the amount of $120,000 over five years for her research titled Towards an improved understanding of aging: Quantifying changes in movement during healthy aging using integrated biomechanical approach. Dr. Schinkel-Ivy will receive an additional one-year $12,500 supplement as part of the Discovery Launch Supplement program aimed at supporting early career researchers who are establishing their research program.
The NU News sat down with Dr. Schinkel-Ivy to discuss her research project and how the NSERC Discovery Grant will contribute to the study.
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Research Month shines light on important work at Nipissing University
ResearchMarch is Research Month at Nipissing University. Throughout the month, Nipissing is encouraging the public to “Discover Research” through a series of events designed to highlight the breadth of research taking place at the University and its impact on the community.
Workshop explores social isolation, loneliness and aging
On October 26, Nipissing University will be hosting a half-day workshop to discuss what we understand and don't about social isolation and loneliness as we age. The virtual event will be of interest to academics, older people, people living with dementia, family care partners, as well as health and social care practitioners.
