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A Unique Wetland Course at Nipissing University
Biology and ChemistryAnyone wishing to qualify as a Wetland Evaluator in Ontario must take the Ontario Wetland Certificate Course (OWES) which is only available through Nipissing University. For years, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) had been holding their week-long OWES sessions in North Bay, owing to the tremendous quality and diversity of wetlands in the area. -
History Students Travel to Poland
History DepartmentDavid and Eva Bross were two Holocaust survivors who endured and survived the second world war. As Polish Jews during the Holocaust, David Bross lost his wife and four children, and Eva Bross lost her husband and two children, before immigrating to Canada following the war. Their sole son, Alon Bross, is a close friend of my family. -
NU Graduate Skaai Davison will do her MSc at Oxford University in England
Skaai Davison is heading for Oxford University in England this fall to do an MSc in Embryology. She prepared herself to make this leap across the ocean by excelling in all the Biology, Chemistry and other courses she took at Nipissing University during her four years here. She made good use of specialized upper-year courses to distinguish herself from other students who are competing to get into Graduate School at Oxford University. -
Math students participated in a code-breaking challenge "Krytos"
Math and Computer ScienceCole Maddin and David Haighton participated in a code-breaking challenge titled "Krytos" hosted by Central Washington University. -
Nipissing Mourns Loss of Student in Tragic Accident
GeneralThe University was shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Jaidyn Phillis on December 17, 2019 in Parry Sound, Ontario as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Jaidyn was a second year student in the Bachelor of Social Work program on the North Bay campus. -
Lakers Hockey Military Appreciation Night – January 4 & 18, 2020
AthleticsLakers Hockey Military Appreciation Games will take place on January 4 and 18, 2020
One Student’s Purrfect Path to Graduation
At Nipissing University, students often talk about finding their place. For Breanna Mills, a History student graduating this spring, that sense of belonging came from community, hands-on experience, and a small but constant presence by her side in the form of a feline. Her name is April, an orange tabby cat with a keen sense of awareness. April isn’t just a companion to Mills; she’s a trained service animal who has been part of nearly every step of her university journey.
