Jean E. Pendziwol is celebrating the release of her latest picture book When I Listen to Silence at two events in April. Pendziwol, who taught advanced Creative Writing in the Department of English at Lakehead University, uses a story-poem to explore the imagination when a young child is asked to sit, silent.

Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Her imagination takes her on a magical journey, past pirates and fire breathing dragons, to whales and mermaids before coming full circle to sit silent again. Carmen Mok's illustrations flow continuously from spread to spread like film in the same circular structure as the text. Lauded by Quill and Quire and featured by CBC Books as one of the top picture books to watch for this spring, When I Listen to Silence is published by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press.

Jean E. Pendziwol will be at Goods and Co. on Saturday, April 2 from 1 - 3 pm for readings, kids crafts and a book signing.

Entershine Bookshop will host Jean E. Pendziwol in conversation with Michael Sobota on Thursday, April 7 at 7 pm at the bookshop on Algoma. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. Follow this link to register with Entershine.

Title: "The influence of hydrological connectivity, environmental conditions, and biological interactions on fish community composition in northwest Ontario lakes"

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. Mike Rennie (Supervisor)
Dr. Adam Algar
Dr. Stephanie Melles

Please contact biology@lakeheadu.ca for the meeting ID and password.

All are welcome to attend.

Cultural Night

Speaker : Dr. Luke Frishkoff (The University of Texas at Arlington)
Title: “The evolutionary assembly and the anthropogenic disassembly of biological communities”
Host: Dr. Adam Algar

All are welcome. Please contact biology@lakeheadu.ca for the meeting ID and password

Four international students will share how climate change has impacted their countries and how their countries are taking climate action to respond to the climate crisis. The panelists will also provide their perspectives on the role of Lakehead University in taking climate leadership.

Register in advance for this event:
https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvcuqvpjspGdzRMv4bK-3FMFYykKdUT3j6

Over the last two decades, data visualization has become an exciting and rapidly evolving field of practice, with incredible work being produced across disciplines and at all levels of scientific communication.

This workshop will approach data visualization in two sections: 1) we will first discuss what motivates researchers to visualize their data, 2) we will then compare tools for learning how to visualize data, including applications, software, coding languages and instructional pathways. Tools and resources discussed include: Excel/ Google Sheets, Tableau, Python, R, D3.js, Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape.

This workshop is part of the “where to start” data workshop series. This means that the point of the session is not to deliver a step-by-step tutorial. Instead, we aim to help you to identify the best resources to begin a sustainable, practical journey to the form of data literacy that best suits your needs. Each workshop is a stand-alone experience, though they are offered in an intentional sequence.

Register Here: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3663967

This workshop offers learners a practical guide. Dataverse is a repository for research data. This webinar will provide an introduction to Dataverse and provide participants with an overview of how to log on to Dataverse, add a dataset, restrict access to files, and give collaborators permission to edit datasets.

Register Here: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3663970

Join the Student Success Centre on Zoom as we celebrate National Co-op and Work Integrated Learning Month during March by having Lakehead Virtual Co-op and WIL Week March 14-18, 2021.

We’ve planned a variety of events to showcase our co-operative education and work-integrated learning programs and we want all Thunder Bay, Orillia and LUGC students in all year levels to join in the celebration.

We also will be showcasing some of our talented co-op and WIL students and offering some skills building sessions throughout the week. Local and Alumni Speaker Series to help connect students with professionals in their field and build their network.

For more information and zoom links for each event, please visit: www.lakeheadu.ca/coop

For any questions, please contact Caitlin Reeves, Employer Relations and Co-op Advisor at coopadvisor.ssc@lakeheadu.ca.

Speaker: Dr. Mike McKay (University of Windsor)
Title: "The past, present and future of Lake Erie's winter ecosystem"
Host: Dr. Mike Rennie

All are welcome. Please contact biology@lakeheadu.ca for the meeting ID and password

Join us for this discussion with community members in various roles in Thunder Bay and Simcoe County, where they will share their work with newcomers and how this work positively impacts their communities.

Register today at https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpdumtpjwsE9fiN3hsIk0EYDyMw...