Can you handle a linguistic challenge?
Come and join us for an evening of "linguistic" entertainment!
Free admission.
Dr. Todd Dufresne, Department of Philosophy, Lakehead University, invites you to a book signing and reading.
Dr. Dufresne's book, The Democracy of Suffering: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe, Philosophy in the Anthropocene was published with McGill-Queen's University Press, September 2019. You may read about the book in a new interview with Dufresne, "For the Love of Wisdom: Climate Change and the Revenge of History", recently published at the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB).
The famous environmentalist, Bill McKibben, writes that "This is a very fine book: philosophy perfectly attuned to our precise -- and unique -- moment, a moment when our species has suddenly become very big indeed."
OPEN HOUSE
Get the most out of your FREE LinkedIn Learning at Lakehead account by joining us at the LinkedIn Day of Learning Open House.
A representative from LinkedIn Learning will be hosting an Open House on the Orillia campus offering workshops, 1:1 sessions, presentations and more.
Drop by anytime throughout the day to:
Date: Friday, Nov. 15th
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Learning Commons (main floor)
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LinkedIn Learning is an award-winning industry leader in online training, with a digital library of over 14,000 courses covering a wide range of technical, business, software and creative topics.
Start exploring Linkedln Learning now by logging in with your Lakehead University username and password.
Academic and administrative departments interested in scheduling a session with the LinkedIn representative can send an email to Leslie Malcolm at lmalcolm@lakeheadu.ca.
Visit LinkedIn Learning at Lakehead to learn more.
Join us in the Makerspace@Paterson to learn the ins and outs of 3D printing on the Makerspace printers. This 30-minute session will include a general introduction to 3D printing, basic features and operation of the printers and safety guidelines. Attendance at a 3D Printing Orientation is required for anyone wanting to use the printers.
Additional sessions are scheduled for the month of October.
Looking for child care on PD days this fall? ActiveU is having PD day camps on both Oct 21 and Nov 15! Camps run from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and include a wide range of activities and games. Registration and camp information is available online at activeu.ca. Contact us for a Faculty & Staff discount at activeu@lakeheadu.ca.
Looking for child care on PD days this fall? ActiveU is having PD day camps on both Oct 21 and Nov 15! Camps run from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and include a wide range of activities and games. Registration and camp information is available online at activeu.ca. Contact us for a Faculty & Staff discount at activeu@lakeheadu.ca.
Robotics in Dementia Patient Care
Dr. Arshia Khan & Pepper
Saturday, October 26, 2019
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Faculty Lounge
Our Keynote speaker, Dr. Arshia Khan, Associate Professor, Swenson College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and her robot “Pepper” will present on “Robotics in Dementia Patient Care”. The keynote presentation will include overall implications of robotic assistive technologies beyond dementia in terms of "bringing care home”, a presentation that will be open to the public.
You can see “Pepper” in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZWdV7qnopE
The ReImagining Value Action Lab (RiVAL) is pleased to welcome the campus community to our weekly decolonization reading group, which takes place every Tuesday night in room 2002 of the PACI building at 401 Red River Road.
This Fall we are reading, together and out-loud, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's book, As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance. No experience is necessary and guests can come to all or some of the sessions. Newcomers are always welcome. Books are provided and there is no need to read ahead.
People of all backgrounds are invited to join us with a good heart and an open mind.
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY & ALLIED SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM (HITBASS)
OCTOBER 25-27, 2019, LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY, THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA
The Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies along with the Health Information Technology group at Lakehead University are hosting the Health Information Technology, Biotechnology and Allied Sciences Symposium (HITBASS), October 25-27, 2019.
The theme for this year’s symposium is: “Technology for Health & Well Being”
HITBASS is bringing together researchers with diverse skills and knowledge who share common goals, providing a forum for discussion and the development of interdisciplinary collaborative projects. Meet the robot Pepper who helps dementia patients. Learn about the biomechanics of piano playing. Share your work in any of the topical sessions:
• Digital Health Technologies
• Clinical & Health Research
• Biomechanics
• Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Imaging
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstract deadline: October 15, 2019
Submit Abstracts online:
https://hitsesbass.weebly.com
REGISTRATION
Online registration available here: https://hitsesbass.weebly.com/
Faculty/Other $100 CAD, Students/Postdocs $50 CAD
For more information visit our website: https://sesbass.weebly.com/ or contact Brenda Magajna at phd.ses@lakeheadu.ca
Join us for one or more of the following Teaching Circles. Not workshops, Teaching Circles are instead a time for instructors across the disciplines to get together casually for 30 to 45 minutes to share their best strategies (and sometimes their greatest frustrations) around a range of common teaching issues. All instructors are welcome to attend!
