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Northern Lakes in a Changing Climate Workshop

On Monday, November 24, 2025, the North Slave Research Centre (NSRC), the Yellowknife branch of the Aurora Research Institute (ARI), hosted the Northern Lakes in a Changing Climate Workshop. The…

Strengthening Research Capacity: RSO’s Impact at Aurora College

The Research Services Office (RSO) was established at Aurora College in the research division, Aurora Research Instituted (ARI). As it builds research capacity across Aurora College, it is supported with…

INNOVATE – a new direction for Inuvik’s makers and artists

INNOVATE—Inuvik’s newest Makerspace and Digital Media Marketing Studio—is being revitalized by a team of three bright and keen new staff. These recent renovations reflect a change in focus from a…

South Slave Research Centre: Growing Food Capacity and Resilience in Changing Times

The South Slave Research Centre (SSRC), located at the Thebacha Campus of Aurora College in Fort Smith, was established in 1991 to support research and community engagement in the South…

Why Research Partnerships Matter at Aurora College

As Vice President Research, my role includes working with the College research community, northern researchers, funding agencies, and partners across a host of disciplines. A key part of my role…

General Studies: Pathway to BEd, BSW and more!

Through the new General Studies program, students can get a head start on their university journey without leaving the NWT. The program allows students to earn up to 60 credits…

“Be a Nursing Student” event showcases “student life”

Over two days, ten Yellowknife high school students attended a variety of classes, labs, and health care simulations during Aurora College’s first “Be a Nursing Student” event November 20-21. They…

Study for an exciting eco-career in the North

Through Aurora College’s Environment and Natural Resources Technology Diploma (ENRTP), students prepare for an exciting eco-career that will help to sustain and protect some of Canada’s most unique flora, fauna,…

Northern-educated nurses are in high demand

Over the past 30 years, Aurora College has been instrumental in helping the northern territories meet the demand for qualified, dedicated registered nurses, with more than 400 graduates. The four-year…

Meet Dëneze Nakehk’o, Chair, Indigenous Knowledge Holders Council

Dëneze Nakehk’o is a Dehcho and Denesuline Dene from Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (Fort Simpson, NT). A well-known Indigenous activist, communicator and intellectual in the Northwest Territories, he gained widespread…

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