In the Spotlight

Launching at NOSM University, Aurora Helps Preserve Scholarship

A critical new research tool launched at NOSM University on September 14, 2026. Aurora, an institutional repository, is designed to gather and preserve the scholarship of NOSM University faculty, staff, and learners, and to share it with people in Northern Ontario—and researchers around the world. Aurora will be home to all NOSM University scholarship: journal articles, conference papers, posters, theses from master’s programs, and other research outputs. NOSM University community members will need to submit their work to Aurora. Anyone with an internet connection can access the institutional repository. Research will be widely di...

Three NOSM University Researchers Awarded NSERC Funding

NOSM University researchers Drs. Christopher Thome, Alexander Moise, and T.C. Tai, all cross-appointed faculty with Laurentian University, are among the leading Canadian researchers who have received significant grants for innovations through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Drs. Thome and Moise are the recipients of Discovery Grants, NSERC’s flagship funding initiative that invests in forward-thinking, long-term research. Over a five-year period, these grants provide scientists with a portion of the operating funds needed to foster creative innovation, expand the collective scientific knowl...

NOSM University Senate Committee Renews Commitment to the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity

On June 11, the NOSM University Senate approved the renewal of the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity for another five years. Since its establishment in 2021, the Centre has worked alongside communities, partners, and researchers to better understand and respond to the health challenges facing Northern Ontario. While meaningful progress has been made, the renewal recognizes that significant inequities persist and that the Centre plays an important role, especially in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. “The Arcand Centre was created to help ensure that research remains grounded in the priorities of the commun...