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Dr. Barbi Law appointed Associate Vice-President, Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies at Nipissing University
GeneralResearchNipissing University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbi Law as Associate Vice-President, Research, Innovation, and Graduate Studies (AVP, RIGS) for a five-year term, effective August 1, 2024. As a member of the University’s leadership team, Dr. Law will play a key role in advancing innovative research, fostering excellence in graduate education, and building relationships with community and industry to grow Nipissing’s research enterprise. -
Rebecca Misiasz takes top spot in Three Minute Thesis Competition
GeneralResearchNipissing’s talented and knowledgeable group of researchers extends beyond its faculty members to include both undergraduate and graduate students. On Tuesday, March 26, Nipissing highlighted the prowess of its graduate students at its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) in the Nipissing Theatre. This University-wide event challenges graduate students to present their research to a panel of non-specialist judges in an engaging, compelling way, in under three minutes. -
Nipissing professor receives $1.47 million in federal funding for climate change research
GeneralResearchCanada Research ChairDr. Colin McCarter, Assistant Professor at Nipissing University and Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Climate and Environmental Change, has been awarded an Alliance Missions Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) valued at $1,466,449 to further his team’s work on climate change and ecosystem restoration research. -
Nipissing University celebrates impact of research during annual Research Month
GeneralResearchMarch is Research Month at Nipissing University, and the community is invited to take part in a series of events throughout the month designed to celebrate the diverse research happening at the University and its impact locally, nationally, and internationally. -
Nipissing researchers receive national funding to examine supports for Indigenous survivors of sexual assault
GeneralResearchNipissing University researchers Dr. Nancy Stevens, Assistant-Professor of Indigenous Studies, and Dr. Rosemary Nagy, Professor of Gender Equality and Social Justice, have been awarded a Partnership Engage Grant valued at $24,829 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to further their research into available supports for Indigenous survivors of sexual assault. -
Dr. Amir Erfani's research appears in esteemed journal
GeneralResearchDr. Amir Erfani, Professor of Sociology at Nipissing University, published his research on reasons for high prevalence of contraceptive withdrawal (coitus interruptus or pulling out) in esteemed Scientific Reports journal. -
Nipissing professor one of the first selected for Icelandic fellowship
GeneralPhysical and Health EducationResearchFor Dr. Patrick Maher, his entire career has focused on understanding how people use outdoor environments, and how they value or draw meaning from them. A professor of Physical and Health Education at Nipissing University, he was recently named one of the first recipients to receive the Grímsson Fellowship that will take him to Iceland in 2025. -
Two Nipissing research projects receive national funding
GeneralResearchCanada Research ChairTwo research projects led by Nipissing University researchers have received federal funding totalling $491,716 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), enabling them to further their important work across a wide variety of topic areas. -
Nipissing, Trent, Lakehead, Laurentian Universities Sign MOU to Enhance Impact of Research, Commercialization Activity
GeneralResearchFour Ontario universities—Trent University, Laurentian University, Lakehead University, and Nipissing University—have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on enhancing collaboration and resource sharing on research and innovation initiatives to, ultimately, drive economic development in the province. -
School of Criminal Justice and interRAI to host conference for leaders in health and mental health care
GeneralCriminal JusticeResearchNipissing University’s School of Criminal Justice will be hosting the interRAI Canada Conference alongside interRAI, in Nipissing’s Fedeli Business Centre on Friday, August 11, 2023. This one-day event will be attended by approximately 40 to 45 participants including university researchers, graduate students, post-doctoral candidates and local leaders in health and mental health care.
