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May 6, 2015

Please join us for Science Rendezvous, a nation-wide event that takes science out of the lab and onto the street. The Aurora Research Institute and other organizations from Inuvik will be offering hands-on science activities that are fun for all ages.  The event will take place at East Three Secondary School on Saturday May 9th from […]

May 6, 2015

Please join us for a presentation by Professor R.J. Dwayne Miller entitled, “Mother Nature and the Molecular Big Bang: From Atoms to Life”. The presentation will take place at the Aurora Research Institute in Inuvik on Thursday May 7th at 7:30pm. Professor Miller is a University Professor at the University of Toronto, the Max Planck Director of the […]

April 21, 2015

Science Rendezvous is a national event that takes place each year in partnership with Canada’s top research institutes. The event aims to promote interest in science among youth through fun, hands-on science-based activities. For more information, visit the Science Rendezvous website). As a part of this year’s Science Rendezvous events, Aurora Research Institute and local […]

April 2, 2015

Please join for a talk by Dr. Friesen entitled: Ancient and Urgent: Climate Change Impacts on Inuvialuit Heritage Sites. In Yellowknife, this co-hosted event with The Prince of Wales Heritage Northern Centre will take place at the Prince of Wales Heritage Northern Centre, April 13 at 7PM. In Inuvik, the presentation will be at the Western Arctic Research Centre, April […]

March 17, 2015

Dr. Pertice Moffitt was honoured today by the Status of Women Council of the NWT, as a recipient of a 2015 Wise Woman Award for the North Slave region.  Dr. Moffitt received her award with four other honourees from the NWT Premier at this year’s annual Bread and Roses Luncheon. This award recognizes women for their time, commitment […]

March 17, 2015

The report: Influences on Quality of Life of the Older Adult in the NWT was tabled in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories today. This report was developed in partnership with the NWT Seniors’ Society.  The authors, Dr. Pertice Moffitt, Brianne Timpson and Barb Hood (NWT Seniors’ Society), were in attendance.  The report can […]

February 6, 2015

F.O.X.Y. (Fostering Open eXpression among Youth) is an arts-based program and participatory action research project that introduces a new way of talking with northern youth about sexual health, sexuality and relationships. By enabling self-expression through theatre, digital storytelling and other arts, FOXY helps youth build greater self-confidence for healthy and empowered decision-making. (For more info, please visit their website: […]

January 28, 2015

The Aurora Research Institute, in partnership with the NWT Seniors’ Society, is excited to announce the publication of their report: Influences on Quality of Life of the Older Adult in the NWT.  For more information and the full report please click here.

January 19, 2015

An exciting opportunity to partner with Aurora College and Aurora Research Institute on education research is available through January 2015! We are inviting Expressions of Interest to develop a research program that will support Aboriginal learners in the NWT through progressive, 21st-Century approaches to education. The submission deadline is January 30, 2015. Please see the attached Call for […]

December 16, 2014

Last week a deserving group of Northerners took home the $1M Arctic Inspiration Prize for FOXY – a northern sexual health and leadership program, based out of Yellowknife, NT. Read the CBC news coverage here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-s-foxy-takes-1m-arctic-inspiration-prize-1.2869394 The Arctic Inspiration Prize recognizes and promotes the real-world application of Arctic knowledge gathering for the benefit of the Canadian Arctic, Arctic Peoples and Canada as […]