We would like to invite staff, students and faculty to join us for Walkin' (or Runnin') Wednesday! Our first day will be July 12th, 2023. Our walkers will enjoy various routes around campus and our runners will enjoy the multi-use paths in and around campus.
Join us to Get Movin' and meet our Lakehead community.

When: Wednesday, July 12th from 12:05 pm - 12:45 pm (and each following Wednesday)
Where to Meet: Lake Tamblyn
Activity: Walk or Run, or a little bit of both depending on your skill level and preference
Who is Invited?: Staff, Faculty, and Students!

SESBASS 2023 – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Science and Environmental Studies Biotechnology & Allied Sciences Symposium

September 21 – 22, 2023
Lakehead University,
Thunder Bay, Canada

Technologies for a Changing World - Keynote Speakers

Dr. Silvio Silvério da Silva
Full Professor, Engineering School of Lorena, Director of Engineering School of Lorena - EEL - USP, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Dr. Virginia K. Walker
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Queen's University Research Chair in Molecular Genetics, Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON

Dr. Satinder Kaur Brar
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, James and Joanne Love Chair in Environmental Engineering, Bioprocessing and NanoEnzyme Formulation Facility (BANEFF), York University, Toronto, ON

Dr. Chengyu Li
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Villanova University, Pennsylvania, United States www.chengyuli.net

Dr. Len Luyt
Professor, Department of Chemistry, London Regional Cancer Program, Western University, London, ON


Abstract Submission Information https://2023sesbass.weebly.com/

Registration: Students/Postdocs $25, Faculty/Other $50

Contact: phd.ses@lakeheadu.ca

Steering Committee: Dr. Wensheng Qin, Dr. Mike Campbell, Dr. Amarjit Chahal, Dr. Ali Tarokh, Dr. Muhammad Khalid, Sarita Shrestha, Razieh Fereidoun Rajabi, Dr. Brenda Magajna

Student Health and Wellness is offering safeTALK training on campus in Orillia, open to students, faculty, and staff. The next workshop date is Thursday, July 13 from 9 am to 1 pm. Space is limited, registration is required. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3CRezoIUdCmT79kvhrMCzljNkxxgYSztjdw2fCV88bsA3hw/viewform

Additional workshop dates can be found on the Student Health and Wellness events calendar: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/students/wellness-recreation/student-health-and-wellness/events

What is safeTALK?

safeTALK is a 4-hour, in-person workshop to build skills in suicide prevention. Participants will learn how to recognize and engage with someone thinking about suicide, overcome attitudes that act as barriers to help, talk openly about suicide and connect with intervention resources for further support.

Through presentations, audiovisuals, small group discussion and scenario practice, you will learn a 4-step TALK model and practical steps to help activate a suicide alert that connects people having thoughts of suicide with more specialized intervention care and relevant resources.

Summerfest 2023 will occur in the courtyard outside the Chancellor Paterson Library on Tuesday, June 27 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. 

Organized by the Lakehead University Social Committee, Lakehead University International, LUSU, and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Summerfest 2023 will be a multicultural celebration in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day, and Canada Day. 

BYOC – there will be limited seating available at nearby picnic tables, but please bring your own lawn chair if you want to sit!

Available for purchase will be items from a barbecue organized by the Outpost including multicultural dishes.

A variety of games, prizes, and multicultural events will keep you entertained!

Attendees are welcome to wear their traditional/cultural attire.

No RSVP is required. Add Summerfest 2023 to your Google calendar now by clicking here.

In case of rain, Summerfest will move to the Agora.

If you are able, please bring a non-perishable food donation for the LUSU Food Bank.

Here is the menu: 

SHOW YOUR PRIDE LAKEHEAD - June 15, 11:00am - 2:00pm in the Library Courtyard

We want to celebrate PRIDE MONTH! On this day Student Success Centre, Student Health and Wellness, LUSU, and Residence join forces to celebrate pride and to prepare everything needed to be part of the Pride March and Pride Fest in Thunder Bay.

Tie-Dye shirts (with your own clothing) and buttonmaking to bring out your colours. Freezies by LUSU and Sexual Wellness Information and Supplies by Student Health and Wellness, and more!

The Outpost also has a barbeque in the courtyard to purchase food.

It is our pleasure to announce that CIHR will be offering two MS Teams Q&A sessions to trainees, postdoctoral researchers and institution staff regarding award programs that are offered. We will start by providing a quick overview of our programs, and then spend the majority of the session answering participant questions.

English session: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 (1 to 2 pm ET)

Registration deadline: Monday, June 5, 2023

We will be using Slido, an interactive tool where participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the session. We also encourage you to submit your questions in advance to Slido, and we will do our best to answer them during the session.

We will email you the link to Slido one week prior to the session to the email that you use to register (therefore it is important to register by the deadline). In this email, you will also receive a PDF presentation providing a comprehensive overview of our programs. We encourage you to read the PDF presentation slides before submitting your questions to Slido.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at Support-Soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

You are invited to join Lakehead University in a tipi raising on Sunday, June 11.

In honour of National Indigenous History Month, Luana Harper-Shirt & her family will be sharing tipi teachings and will be leading us in the raising of the tipi on the Orillia Campus. The Tipi Raising is in partnership with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Social and Community Services Division of the County of Simcoe. Registration is required.

All are welcome | Please bring a lawn chair | Light refreshments will be provided

If you have any questions, please contact the Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator at orillia.ii@lakeheadu.ca or 705-330-4010 ext. 2018.

In partnership with AMS, Lakehead University and the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education, NOSM U introduces AI-NORTH, a project that focuses on understanding artificial intelligence in the context of Northern Ontario. Through monthly meetings we are bringing together AI healthcare leaders, knowledge holders and those interested in the subject to discuss the role of AI healthcare in Northern Ontario through practice, policy, public health, education, equity, diversity and more. These conversations provide opportunities for dialogic discussion of Artificial Intelligence and discovery of the meaning of AI to the people of the region.

Our next community of practice focuses on AI and Equity. You can click here to sign up: https://nosm.webex.com/weblink/register/r9cdafa68c957966dda7c27ccedcc7473

And subscribe to our newsletter at: https://nosm.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8d27a79e4100e794bd0e07543&...

Bring your own lunch and enjoy some social time in the garden! All are welcome to join, no registration required. Meet at the picnic tables behind Simcoe Hall.