News & Stories

Sep
28
(Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law unveiled a mural designed by Neechee Studio that serves to honour the children who did not return home, residential school survivors, and to illustrate the ongoing journey of healing and reconciliation
Sep
25
(Thunder Bay) The Right Honourable David Johnston will headline a fireside chat at the Lakehead University Alumni Association’s annual general meeting on Monday, Oct. 2 at 6 pm in the Agora.
Sep
25
(Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Research and Innovation Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events and workshops and updates from our funding partners.
Sep
25
(Thunder Bay) We are very excited to announce that registration for our 7th conference – Recentering Food Law and Policy: Connecting People and Place – is now open.
Sep
20
(Thunder Bay) Lakehead Civil Engineering PhD student Tristen Brown has been awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, one of the most prestigious national awards for doctoral students.
Sep
19
(Thunder Bay) A new project, led by Dr. Erin Cameron, Academic Director at the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity at NOSM University, has received a $2.43-million Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant to address local health priorities.
Sep
18
(Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) On behalf of the Teaching Commons team, welcome back to the new academic year – and a refreshed newsletter!
Sep
18
(Thunder Bay) A newly released academic book edited by a university professor and a health lawyer is making an important contribution to Canadian public policy on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) while examining opportunities for advocacy for health equity.
Sep
15
(Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is hosting its annual Fall Harvest on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Sweat Lodge site, located near the Wolf Den athletics building.
Sep
13
(Orillia) Framing the Holocaust offers a multidimensional response to the question, "should we look"?
Sep
12
(Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Faculty of Education's September 2023 Education Exchange newsletter is now published.
Sep
12
(Thunder Bay) , (Georgian - Barrie) Professors at Lakehead University are receiving more than $1 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for exceptional, ground-breaking research that will make a difference.
Sep
11
(Thunder Bay) Check out CERAH's monthly update of news, events, and resources related to aging & health!
Sep
11
(Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Research and Innovation Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events and workshops and updates from our funding partners.
Sep
8
(Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is hosting a series of Truth and Reconciliation-themed events in September that will honour survivors of residential schools along with their families and the children who didn’t return home.
Sep
7
(Orillia) A Nurse Practitioner will be available on-campus for access to non-emergency healthcare services.
Sep
5
(Thunder Bay) Hundreds of faculty, staff, and students enjoyed karaoke, food, and games at Lakehead Rocks Lake Tamblyn, held on Tuesday, Aug. 15.
Sep
5
(Orillia) “On this day, it’s particularly important that we recognize as a whole community that reconciliation is important work to do, particularly as allies with our Indigenous communities."
Aug
29
(Thunder Bay) EPID@Work (Enhancing the Prevention of Injury and Disability at Work) Research Institute is launching the largest cohort study ever conducted in Northwestern Ontario, which will examine workplace factors for mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Aug
28
(Thunder Bay) In this newsletter we are sharing cross-hub project summaries, some Lake Superior teaching resources, and flagging numerous upcoming fall events across the watershed (in-person and virtual).