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May 6	Lakehead Orillia announces 2019 honorary doctorate and Civitas Award recipients (Orillia) On Saturday, June 8, one of Canada’s most distinguished and internationally recognized contemporary artists, Charles Pachter, will receive an honorary doctorate in fine arts during Lakehead University’s Orillia Campus convocation ceremonies. Lakehead Orillia will also recognize Anishinaabe Elder and storyteller Mark Douglas with the Civitas Award.
May 3	Institute on Lake Superior Geology Conference to be held in Terrace Bay (Thunder Bay) The 65th annual Institute on Lake Superior Geology Conference will be held in Terrace Bay, Ont. from Tuesday, May 7 to Friday, May 10.
Apr 24	Lakehead Thunder Bay's 2019 convocation ceremonies to honour exceptional people (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University will recognize four exceptional people at this year’s convocation ceremonies at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1.
Apr 16	First Graduates of New Maternal-infant Support Worker Program in Sioux Lookout (Thunder Bay) Six proud students were the first to complete the new Maternal-infant Support Worker (MiSW) program offered in Sioux Lookout. On April 5, they accepted their certificates at the Sioux Lookout Men Ya Win Health Centre.
Apr 8	Learn about groundbreaking new research into oil spills at the world’s freshwater laboratory (Thunder Bay) On Monday, April 15 at 7 pm in ATAC 1001 at Lakehead University, scientists will explain how they are rolling out the second stage of ground-breaking new research into the impact of oil spills on lakes and shorelines.
Apr 5	Spiropoulos and Rodger named Lakehead Orillia athletes of the year (Orillia) Gia Spiropoulos (Women’s Basketball) walked away with the Female Athlete of the Year, with Ryan Rodger (Men’s Hockey) claiming Male Athlete of the Year as Lakehead University Orillia celebrated a successful 2018-19 athletics season.
Apr 3	Lakehead University is receiving more than $1.2 million from SSHRC (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Some of this research will explore unfounded sexual assault reports to police, examine post-secondary student food insecurity, and investigate how southern medical schools in Ontario used Indigenous communities as a training ground for medical professionalization after the Second World War.
Apr 2	Lakehead University hosting talk on populism at home and abroad (Thunder Bay) You are invited to Meeting the Challenge of Populism at Home and Abroad, a presentation by Ben Rowswell on Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 pm at Lakehead University in ATAC 1010.
Mar 25	Lakehead University presents a screening of The Carbon Rush and Q&A with director Amy Miller (Orillia) Join Lakehead University’s Research Centre for Sustainable Communities (RCSC) for a screening of the documentary The Carbon Rush on Thursday, March 28 at 5:45 p.m. in OA 2018, at the Orillia campus. A Q&A with director Amy Miller will follow the screening.
Mar 25	Lakehead University’s sustainable communities speaker series welcomes Dr. Gail Chmura (Orillia) Lakehead University’s Research Centre for Sustainable Communities (RCSC) is pleased to welcome Dr. Gail Chmura from McGill University as part of its 2018/2019 Speaker Series.
Mar 20	Lakehead University formally adopts the Okanagan Charter (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University is placing the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff at the forefront with the formal adoption of the Okanagan Charter: An International Charter for Health Promoting Universities and Colleges.
Mar 19	Lakehead University presents The Love Lectures (Orillia) Dr. Jason Lepojärvi will define love itself during “The Love Lectures” presented by Lakehead University Orillia.
Mar 15	Jenna Kirker chosen as Lakehead’s TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Fellow (Thunder Bay) External Relations and the Alumni Association of Lakehead University are pleased to announce that – for the first time in over two decades – Lakehead University has been selected to receive a TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Fellowship through the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education.
Mar 15	Enactus Lakehead earns second place at regional competition in Toronto (Thunder Bay) On March 7 and 8, Enactus Lakehead competed in the Enactus Regional Competition in Toronto against 38 other universities and colleges, placing second in the CWB Financial Education Challenge.
Mar 14	Lakehead University receiving more than $515 thousand toward new equipment for analyzing the chemical structure of materials (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is receiving $515,535 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) toward the cost of a $1.54 million device that will allow researchers, including highly qualified personnel, to analyze the chemical structure of materials.
Mar 12	Workshop at Lakehead University will educate about informed consent in health care (Thunder Bay) Jane Meadus is speaking at a workshop that will educate people about informed consent in health care on Thursday, March 21 at 1 pm in Lakehead University’s Faculty Lounge.
Mar 7	Lakehead University March Break open house running March 11 to 13 (Thunder Bay) Now’s your chance to experience Lakehead University in person at the March Break Open House, March 11 to 13 in Thunder Bay.
Mar 5	LUNSA hosting 31st annual Powwow this weekend (Thunder Bay) The Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) is excited to be hosting their 31st annual Powwow at the CJ Sanders Fieldhouse, March 8-10.
Mar 1	Lakehead University signs agreement to increase student mobility with Latin America (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University has signed a funding agreement that will increase student mobility between Canada and countries in Latin America.
Feb 28	Dan Dunsky to give keynote speech during Lakehead University research week (Orillia) Dan Dunsky, creator and former executive producer of “The Agenda with Steve Paikin”, will reflect on Melvin Kranzberg’s "six laws of technology" and their relevance in today’s digital landscape, on Tuesday, March 5 as a keynote speaker for Lakehead University’s Research and Innovation Week.

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