Applied Research & Innovation
NWP Joins National Initiatives Through Major Grants
Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is proud to announce its participation in two major national research commercialization initiatives, totalling over $56 million in funding, that will enhance innovation and entrepreneurship across Canada.“These timely investments will be catalysts for lasting research partnerships and tangible results acro... Read Article »
NBDC Receives Grant to Boost Applied Research
The National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) is celebrating a particularly sweet development in the form of a 200K grant from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The grant will facilitate the purchase of a mass... Read Article »
Mental Health Summit: Promoting Wellness
On May 6th and 7th, 2024, the Office of Applied Research and Innovation, in collaboration with Grande Prairie’s Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention (RCSP), will host a two-day conference geared towards mental health in the trades, industry and agriculture. Building on efforts to collaborate on research regarding RCSP’s Tough Enough to Tal... Read Article »
NWP Faculty Publish New Article, Launch International Collaboration
Northwestern Polytechnic’s Office of Applied Research and Innovation is extending congratulations to faculty members Dr. Alexander Villafranca and Michelle Turick (RN, MN) for their recent new peer-reviewed publication titled. “Clinician responses to ... Read Article »
Kinesiology and Health Sciences Instructor Receives Innovation Award
Kinesiology and Health Sciences Instructor Dr. Alexander Villafranca is one of two NWP faculty members to receive the Fall 2023 Faculty Innovation Fund Award. Initiated by The Office of Applied Rese... Read Article »