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Nov 1	November is Make a Will Month (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) 50% of Canadians do not have a will
Oct 30	Recent Economics graduate elected MP in Kenora riding (Thunder Bay) Eric Melillo, a recent graduate of Lakehead University’s Economic program, elected as MP in the riding of Kenora.
Oct 25	Call for Volunteers: Trick or Eat 2019 with the LUSU Food Bank this Halloween (Thunder Bay) The LUSU Food Bank needs your help for the biggest annual food drive, Trick or Eat! This event makes it possible for the Food Bank to feed hundreds of students each year.
Oct 25	Rocky Cree story comes to life in new app (Thunder Bay) In 1993, the remains of a 25-year-old Cree woman who lived 350 years ago were discovered by two residents of South Indian Lake in northern Manitoba.
Oct 21	Lakehead University has partnered with Commute Ontario: Learn how to access sustainable transportation options (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Faculty, staff and students can now enjoy free programs to help you adopt healthy and sustainable transportation options.
Oct 21	Joint PhD in Educational Studies Newsletter - Fall 2019 Edition (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Joint PhD in Educational Studies Fall Newsletter has now been posted online.
Oct 18	Research and Innovation Week Showcase is now online (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University's Research and Innovation Week 2019 Showcase is now online, featuring images from the Lakehead Orillia and Lakehead Thunder Bay events held in February and March.
Oct 15	Interview with Dr. Todd Dufresne about his new book, The Democracy of Suffering (Thunder Bay) BW: What can you tell us about your new book? TD: In The Democracy of Suffering I examine climate change in the light of philosophy and intellectual history. My goal is to survey how we got here, what we have become, and what happens to us next. I’m afraid it’s a horror story.
Oct 11	Team approach to palliative care focus of local conference (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH) and the North West Regional Palliative Care Program at St. Joseph’s Care Group will be hosting a two-day Teaming up for Whole-Person Care conference on Oct. 24 and 25 in Thunder Bay.
Oct 9	Maclean's ranks Lakehead among Canada’s top primarily undergraduate universities (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The 2020 Maclean’s University Rankings are out, and Lakehead University is, once again, included among Canada’s top 10 primarily undergraduate universities. Lakehead is ranked No. 2 among Ontario universities in its category.
Oct 7	Department of Health Sciences Fall 2019 Newsletter (Thunder Bay) The Department of Health Sciences Fall 2019 Newsletter is now published.
Oct 4	Lakehead’s Department of Economics Hosts Successful Conference (Thunder Bay) The Economics Department is happy to announce that the Canadian Network for Economic History successfully wrapped up their meeting in Thunder Bay, which focused on the economic history of Indigenous communities, and interactions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous economies in Canada
Oct 3	Lakehead University holds grand opening of Alumni House in new location (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of Alumni House in its new location on Thursday, Oct. 3, which kicked off Homecoming Weekend.
Oct 2	Lakehead University launches first Sustainability Plan, opens outdoor classroom (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University released its first Sustainability Plan in tandem with one of the Plan’s first projects, an outdoor classroom and stormwater demonstration area, on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Sep 30	History professor participates in important labour conference in Amsterdam (Thunder Bay) Dr. Nicolas Lepine from the History Department participated in the Third European Labour History Network’s (ELHN) Conference, held September 18–21 at Amsterdam’s International Institute for Social History (IISH), part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Sep 25	RBC Future Launch is growing work-integrated learning at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) RBC Foundation has pledged $500,000 over five years in support of the RBC Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Program at Lakehead University.
Sep 23	Lakehead University’s In Conversation talks returning to the Thunder Bay Public Library (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s In Conversation talks are returning to the Thunder Bay Public Library with three exciting presentations planned for this semester.
Sep 19	Education Exchange Newsletter – Faculty of Education (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Faculty of Education's September 2019 newsletter is now published.
Sep 19	Director of Security Services receives a commendation (Thunder Bay) Lorne Clifford, Director of Security Services at Lakehead University, recently received a commendation from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs
Sep 13	Times Higher Education ranks Lakehead University among world’s top universities (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University has been included in the top half of the Times Higher Education’s list of top universities from around the world.

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