(Thunder Bay - May 19, 2005) A Lakehead University Geology professor is taking an active part in the promotion of the understanding of the geology of the Lake Superior region. Dr. Pete Hollings will be co-chairing the 51st Annual Institute on Lake Superior Geology (ILSG) in Nipigon from May 24 to 28.

ILSG is a non-profit professional society which provides a forum for the exchange of geological ideas and scientific data to promote a better understanding of the geology of the region. The major activity of the Institute is its Annual Meeting with geological field trips and technical presentations.

"This is the first time the Annual Meeting has taken place in Nipigon, and it's a fantastic chance for us to communicate with other Geologists about the area," says Dr. Hollings. "This meeting will bring together over 120 geologists from across North America, and allows both academics and exploration geologists to share ideas. It truly is a learning and sharing opportunity."

The conference is a combination of field trips, technical sessions, award presentations, and poster presentations. Dr. Hollings, who is co-chairing the event with local Geologist Mark Smyk of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, will also be hosting one of the field trip, leading some technical sessions, and making a poster presentation.

The meeting will highlight the results of the Lake Nipigon Regional Geoscience Initiative, a research collaboration between Lakehead U, the Ontario Geological Survey, and the Ontario Prospector's Association, the results of which have led to increased exploration in the region.

Other Lakehead University Geologists also taking an active part in the Annual Meeting include Dr. Phil Fralick, Dr. Mary Louise Hill, Dr. Steve Kissin, and Dr. Andrew Conly.
For more information on the ILSG, visit http://www.lakesuperiorgeology.org/

Lakehead University is a comprehensive university with a worldwide reputation for innovative programs and research. With over 7,400 students and 1,600 faculty and staff, Lakehead University is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and is developing a satellite campus in Orillia, Ontario, planned to open in September 2006. Lakehead's total economic impact on the City of Thunder Bay alone is approximately $197.7 million yearly. For more information on Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Office of Communication, Lakehead University, 343-8177 or 472-9113

Community invited to nominate people who have contributed to the growth of the University

(Thunder Bay - May 17, 2005) Lakehead University is planning to recognize "40 Northern Lights" - forty men and women who have contributed to the growth and development of Lakehead University over its forty-year history. Their names will be published in the 2004-2005 Annual Report.

"We are looking for members of both the campus community and the Thunder Bay community to nominate individuals who should be recognized as Lakehead U's "40 Northern Lights," says Frances Harding, Coordinator of Publications at Lakehead U and Editor of the Annual Report. "There have been so many who have contributed to the University becoming what it is today, and we would like to hear about these people."

Nominations can be made by sending a letter including their name(s) and a brief description of their contributions to Lakehead University based on the criteria listed below.

All nominations must be received before Friday, July 1, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. Send them to:
"40 Northern Lights"
c/o Frances Harding
Office of Communications
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Rd.
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1
email: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca

Members of the Media: Frances Harding may be reached for interviews by calling 343-8193.

Lakehead University is a comprehensive university with a worldwide reputation for innovative programs and research. With over 7,400 students and 1,600 faculty and staff, Lakehead University is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and is developing a satellite campus in Orillia, Ontario, planned to open in September 2006. Lakehead's total economic impact on the City of Thunder Bay alone is approximately $197.7 million yearly. For more information on Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Office of Communication, Lakehead University, 343-8177 or 472-9113

(Thunder Bay - May 13, 2005) The third annual TD Canada Trust Thunder Bay High School Math Contest was written by 135 city students on May 11. This number is up from 67 in 2003 and 96 in 2004.

Contest problems, marking, and administration are provided by the members of the Department of Mathematical Sciences of Lakehead University, with the very able assistance of Ryan Holm, a 2002 graduate of St. Ignatius High School who is now a mathematics major at Waterloo University, and who is a holder of a prestigious NSERC summer student research grant, working under the direction of the Mathematical Sciences Department at Lakehead University.

Sixteen winners will be honoured at an awards ceremony on May 18 in Room C-242 at Confederation College at 7 p.m. Members of the media are invited to attend the ceremony, or for interviews prior to the event, please contact Dr. Clement Kent at 344-4785.

The contest had two sections, Junior for Grades 9 and 10, and Senior for Grades 11 and 12. The competition, which lasts a full day, has two parts, an individual contest in the morning, and a team event where students work in teams of 3, in the afternoon. Top students in the individual event were Jenny Liu, of Sir Winston Churchill High School with a score of 92 out of 120 in the Junior Division and Yuhan Chen of Port Arthur Collegiate Institute with 75 out of 120 in the Senior Division.

Top team honours in the Junior Division go to Sir Winston Churchill High School, to team members Jenny Liu, Gillian Gillies and Morgan Lockhart. The top team in the Senior Division comes from St. Ignatius High School, team members Andrew Holm, Sara Legros and Riley Hall-Onabigon.

The contest is entirely a Thunder Bay production with the generous main support of TD Canada Trust and additional support from other organizations in the city--BMO- Nesbitt Burns, Thunder Bay Ventures and Thunder Bay Hydro. Sponsor representatives will present the awards at the May 18 ceremony.

Dr. Clement Kent, organizer of the event and Professor Emeritus with the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Lakehead University, is available by calling 344-4785. Photos available upon request by calling 343-8177.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Office of Communications, 807-343-8177 or 807-472-9113

There were many exceptional candidates for this award, Dr. Spencer says, which demonstrates the student activity and involvement in the Psychology program at Lakehead U. Nominations were based on the following:

Leadership: a role model to colleagues, efforts to maintain a high-quality program,
Scholarship: academic excellence as exhibited by high-quality output, a commitment to empirical evaluation and critical thinking, and
Stewardship: promoting a pleasant all-around (e.g., extra-curricular) student experience.

"I feel very honoured to have been recognized by my peers," Sarah says. "This is something I didn't expect. I think I demonstrated these qualities because I enjoy the collegiality of the students in the Psychology program and at Lakehead U, and I want to share these experiences with other students so this collegiality continues. I believe many students in the PSGA demonstrate these qualities and that is what makes the Lakehead U Graduate Psychology program stand out."

Other nominees were commended for balancing commitments to research and family, creating a good reputation for psychologists, happily sharing knowledge with peers, and arranging fun extra-curricular activities, Dr. Spencer says.

Members of the Media: Sarah is available for interviews by calling 767-8257 and Dr. Spencer is available by calling 683-9710.

Lakehead University is a comprehensive university with a worldwide reputation for innovative programs and research. With over 7,400 students and 1,600 faculty and staff, Lakehead University is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and is developing a satellite campus in Orillia, Ontario, planned to open in September 2006. Lakehead's total economic impact on the City of Thunder Bay alone is approximately $197.7 million yearly. For more information on Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Communications Officer, 807-343-8177 or 807-472-9113

(Thunder Bay - May 12, 2005) Three Lakehead University Electrical Engineering students have won a major award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Chris Erickson, Jeffrey Cowan, and Andrej Zlatanovic are the first-place winners of the Life Member Award 2004 IEEE Canada Student Paper Competition for the Central Canada Council.

The group, supervised by Dr. Abdelhamid Tayebi, a professor with the Faculty of Engineering at Lakehead, won for their paper entitled "Computer Based State Feedback Control of a Double Inverted Pendulum."

For each IEEE Council in Canada (Western, Central and Eastern), there are three awards: IEEE Life Member Award, for the best overall paper; Hackbusch Award, for the best paper by a team of University students (one or more); and the Palin Award for the best paper by a team of College students (one or more).

To speak with Dr. Tayebi or any of the students, please call Dr. Tayebi at 343-8597. For more information on the competition, visit www.ieee.org.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Lakehead University Office of Communications, 807-343-8177

(Thunder Bay - May 10, 2005) The Alumni Association of Lakehead University is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2005 awards. This year the AALU will be recognizing the Alumni Honour Award recipient, Stephen Low (BA'74 - Political Studies), President, The Stephen Low Company, as well as the Young Alumni Award recipient, Christopher Fernyc (HBComm '97), Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Bissett Investment.

For an unparalleled career in bringing big ideas to the biggest screens in the world, this year's recipient of the Lakehead University Alumni Honour Award is pioneering IMAX film director Stephen Low. An award-winning large-format filmmaker, Low has produced a sequence of documentary film projects--all in the IMAX format--featuring a wide range of subject material such as the Titanic, Mark Twain, F1 Racing, Deep Sea Volcanoes, and even that most prominent of Canadian symbols: the beaver. Low's most recent project is the 2004 release "Fighter Pilot: The Battle of Red Flag" -- an in-depth look at United States' Air Force jet pilot training, featuring spectacular air-to-air photography of the most advanced flying machines the world has ever known. He looks back fondly on his time at Lakehead, saying "the day I arrived in Thunder Bay, it really did huge things for my sense of well-being and confidence. It changed my life."

The 2005 Young Alumni Award recipient is Christopher Fernyc. Fernyc has been working in Calgary, Alberta, since graduating from Lakehead. He earned Lakehead U's President's Award for contributions to the advancement of the University, and the Dean Braun's Gold Medal for being the highest ranking student in the Commerce program. He keeps in touch with his Alma Mater by sponsoring an annual competition for third-year finance students that involves analysing companies and making investment recommendations--not unlike his own work with Bissett Investment Management as Vice President, Portfolio Manager.

The recipients will be honoured at the 2005 Alumni Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge at Lakehead U.

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA are invited to speak with either award winner or Rob Zuback, Manager, Alumni Relations, Lakehead University, prior to the event by calling 343-8155.

The Alumni Honour Award is presented to alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in public service, business, humanities, research, science and technology, scholarship, and/or the arts. The recipient is a graduate whose reputation or potential will bring honour and prestige to Lakehead University and its Alumni Association. One award is granted each year, along with a gift of $1,000 to be designated to a Lakehead University department or area of choice.

If you know graduates from the last 10 years who are 35 years of age or younger, and have made significant achievements, why not nominate them for the Young Alumni Award? One award is granted each year, along with a gift of $500 to be designated, again, to a Lakehead U department or area of choice. Nomination forms for both awards are available on the website or by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations.

Lakehead University is a comprehensive university with a worldwide reputation for innovative programs and research. With over 7,400 students and 1,600 faculty and staff, Lakehead University is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and is developing a satellite campus in Orillia, Ontario, planned to open in September 2006. Lakehead's total economic impact on the City of Thunder Bay alone is approximately $197.7 million yearly. For more information on Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

(Thunder Bay, May 6, 2005) Lakehead University is pleased to announce the results of the annual competition of Science and Engineering Research Canada (NSERC). In the 2005 competition, in terms of the first year of the grant, Lakehead University has received almost triple the amount of new NSERC grant money compared with last year's grants. 22 researchers will be benefiting from these grants. These researchers join Lakehead's roster of 46 other NSERC-funded researchers.

NSERC is the national instrument for making strategic investments in Canada's capability in science and technology. NSERC supports both basic university research through research grants and project research through partnerships of universities with industry, as well as the advanced training of highly qualified people in both areas. NSERC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Industry. It is governed by a council selected from the private and public sectors, and the universities.

"The researchers who have received new NSERC grants join a roster of successful professors who, through their academic pursuits, show a commitment to building a better future," says Dr. Rui Wang, Vice President (Research) at Lakehead University. "We are very proud of the many accomplishments of our researchers and faculty members, and we look forward to continued growth in our research development at Lakehead U."

In addition to the Discovery Grants, Lakehead U is pleased to announce that 8 postgraduate students have received NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships. The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PSG) provide financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in master's or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies and to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields. In addition to the 2005-2006 award recipients, Lakehead has 11 other graduate students who are receiving the second year of their NSERC awards.

(Thunder Bay - May 2, 2005) It's been 40 years since Lakehead became a university. During that time there have been countless memorabilia such as yearbooks, shirts, jackets, caps, and pins, as well as thousands upon thousands of photos taken.

The Lakehead U 40th Anniversary Historical Committee is looking for memorabilia items and photos to display throughout the year in celebration of the University's 40th anniversary. Items/photos will be displayed in secure display cases on campus and around the city. A photo gallery of memorabilia will also be available on the 40th Anniversary website at www.lakeheadualumni.ca/40years Items and photos from all decades of the University's history are needed to show the development of the University, and bring back memories to alumni and their friends and families viewing the items. Memorabilia from Lakehead Technical Institute and Lakehead College are also welcomed.

Memorabilia items and photos can be dropped off at the Office of Alumni Relations at Lakehead University, which is located in the Avila building on Reaume St. Photos may be emailed to 40years@lakeheadu.ca, or mailed to:

When submitting items/photos, please include your name and contact information. Please note that by submitting your items/photos you consent to their use and/or publication by the University. All items/photos will be returned upon completion of the 40th Anniversary in December 2005.

For more information, contact Heather Ives, 40th Anniversary Coordinator, at 472-7222.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Communications Officer, 807-343-8177 or 807-472-9113