News articles tagged with Research
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Grad students rise to challenge
ResearchEarlier this month, Nipissing University hosted its annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition where 14 students across six graduate programs were challenged with presenting a year's worth or more of research, in just three minutes. In addition to the strict time limit, presenters were restricted to just one PowerPoint slide and the spoken word to relay their complex research to the audience and a panel of three judges in an engaging and easy-to-understand way.
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Master's student publishes research on optimism and pro-environmental behaviour
Psychology DepartmentResearchEnvironmental Sciences/StudiesCongratulations to Megan MacKinnon, a Master of Environmental Science student in Dr. Steven Arnocky's Human Evolution Lab, on the recent publication of her research in the journal, Frontiers in Psychology. The paper examines whether exposure to optimistic climate change messaging increases pro-environmental behaviour. -
New evidence that urbanization is changing evolution of plants
ResearchNipissing University and the City of North Bay are represented in a recently published global study that used a widely distributed plant species as a model to examine the effect of urbanization on evolutionary processes. -
Nipissing University Research Month showcases impact of research
ResearchMarch is Research Month at Nipissing University, a time to celebrate the research contributions of the Nipissing community at the undergraduate, graduate and faculty level. -
Hilary & Galen Weston Foundation grants $400,000 to Nipissing University to establish rare dementia support service
School of Social WorkResearchThe Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation has granted $400,000 to Nipissing University to support the establishment and growth of a new a support service for Canadians living with rare and young onset dementia called Rare Dementia Support Canada (RDS Canada). -
Mental health screening tool helps improve outcomes for children, youth
Criminal JusticeResearchA mental health screening tool for police developed by Nipissing's own Dr. Ron Hoffman and Dr. Greg Brown is helping improve outcomes for children and youth with mental health concerns. -
Workshop explores social isolation, loneliness and aging
ResearchSchool of Social WorkOn 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.
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Dr. Arnocky publishes research in esteemed Scientific Reports journal
Psychology DepartmentResearchDr. Steven Arnocky, professor in the Department of Psychology, has had his research on genetic predictors of male pubertal development published in the esteemed Scientific Reports journal. -
Dr. Zhu recognized for research, scholarship
ResearchMath and Computer ScienceDr. Haibin Zhu, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics has had a busy few months contributing to academic conferences and receiving recognition for his research and scholarship. -
Research on cricket featured on SudburySports.com
ResearchNipissing researchers Dr. Anahit Armenakyan, of the School of Business and Dr. Natalya Brown, of the School of Business and Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Economics, were recently profiled in an article on SudburySports.com.
