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Oct 6	Lakehead University and Health Research Institute team exploring new diagnostic drugs for cancer (Thunder Bay) The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has provided a Lakehead University and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute team with a $98,655 grant to develop new drugs that will help prevent, diagnose and manage cancer.
Oct 5	Library Research Online Workshops (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) join us online for our Library research workshops.
Oct 5	Social Impact Challenge (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Do you have an idea for a business that has a social impact? Could you use $1000 towards your idea? Apply for Impact 2020 today!
Oct 5	Weekly Study Abroad Information Session (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Interested in studying abroad? Attend one of our weekly Study Abroad Information Sessions to learn about the amazing international and virtual opportunities available to you!
Oct 5	Lakehead University’s Teaching & Learning Week (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University’s Teaching Commons, in collaboration with Lakehead International, will be hosting its annual Teaching & Learning Week from Monday, Oct. 26 to Friday, Oct. 30.
Sep 29	Campus Tech (Thunder Bay) Since the initial impact of COVID-19 back in March, Campus Tech had to close its doors. Although our doors are still closed, Campus Tech Sales is still open for business online.
Sep 24	RSC inducting Dr. Pauline Sameshima to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (Thunder Bay) Dr. Sameshima, Canada Research Chair in Arts Integrated Studies and Professor in the Faculty of Education, is one of 50 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, which includes top mid-career leaders in Canada.
Sep 23	Lakehead University’s annual Alumni Homecoming Weekend is going virtual (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead’s Alumni Homecoming Weekend celebration will look a little bit different for 2020 with three days of virtual festivities happening from October 1-3.
Sep 22	New Canada Life Ingenuity Community Room named at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) Today, Lakehead University announced a $75,000 gift from Canada Life to support Lakehead Thunder Bay’s Ingenuity Community space – part of Ingenuity, the new business incubator and makerspace located in the University’s Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering and Sciences (CASES) building.
Sep 21	Announcing the new Finnish Chair (Thunder Bay) The Finnish Chair Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Aappo Kähönen as the 10th Lakehead University Chair in Finnish Studies.
Sep 21	Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio on the publication of her new book (Thunder Bay) Congratulations to Assistant Professor (School of Nursing) and Director (Centre for Health Care Ethics), Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio on the publication of her new book entitled Health Care Ethics through the Lens of Moral Distress.
Sep 21	Journey Magazine digital version unveiled (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Check out the latest issue of Lakehead’s Alumni Magazine – Journey – on our new website.
Sep 21	Lakehead professors receiving more than $73k for COVID-19 research (Thunder Bay) The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada has granted more than $73,000 to Lakehead University professors for important research related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 10	Times Higher Education ranks Lakehead University among world’s top universities (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) For the second year in a row, Lakehead University has been included in the top half of the Times Higher Education’s list of top universities from around the world.
Sep 9	NOSM and Lakehead researchers receiving $330k from the Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (Thunder Bay) Researchers from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Lakehead University are receiving more than $330,000 from the Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (OHCRIF) for projects that will benefit health-care workers and immigrants.
Sep 8	Faculty of Education September 2020 Newsletter (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Faculty of Education's September 2020 newsletter is now online.
Aug 31	Order your Student I.D. today! (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) All students are required to order a Student I.D. to be added to class rosters and to be eligible to write your exams.
Aug 31	Dr. Fiaidhi releases new book (Thunder Bay) Dr. Jinan Fiaidhi, from Computer Science, recently edited a book that is published by Springer on Smart Technologies in Data Science and Communication.
Aug 31	Zehbe Research Group Steps Up Work into HPV-Associated Cancers and Treatments (Thunder Bay) A team of scientists and students affiliated with Lakehead University, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has been conducting research related to certain types of cancers springing from a common infection. The efforts of members of the Zehbe Research Group has earned them a sterling reputation.
Aug 24	Lakehead University research team receives funding to explore the Midcontinent Rift (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University researcher is receiving $300,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and $150,000 from Clean Air Metals Inc. (TSXV:AIR) to investigate the mineralized intrusions of the Thunder Bay North igneous complex, part of the 1.1 billion-year-old Midcontinent Rift.

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