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Jun 10	PACIFIC workshop and town hall meeting at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) The PACIFIC workshop, supported by the European Union, highlights the growing demand for minerals and metals for sustainable energy and presents a low-cost and non-invasive technique for mineral exploration.
Jun 3	Lakehead University PhD student Holly Prince awarded Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship (Thunder Bay) Holly Prince is one of only 20 doctoral students from across Canada and the globe who has received a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards in Canada in the social sciences and humanities fields.
May 31	Lakehead University thrilled that 100th student from the Native Nurses Entry Program will graduate with a nursing degree (Thunder Bay) Faculty and staff in Lakehead University’s School of Nursing are thrilled that this year they will be graduating the 100th Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) graduate who has entered through the Native Nurses Entry Program (NNEP).
May 28	Voices from the Class will inspire Lakehead University graduates (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University has chosen three students to speak as the Voices from the Class at this year’s convocation ceremonies at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1.
May 23	Lakehead University is receiving more than $360,000 from New Frontiers in Research fund (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University researchers are receiving $361,325 from the federal New Frontiers in Research fund for two research projects. New Frontiers in Research is a new, highly competitive tri-agency program designed to support groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.
May 17	Enactus Lakehead runner-up in their league at the national exposition (Thunder Bay) From May 7 to 9, Enactus Lakehead competed at the Enactus Canada National Exposition in Vancouver along with 68 other Canadian universities and colleges. Enactus Lakehead presented two projects (Making Cents! and Getting Financially Lit!) in a dynamic 17 minute presentation and won runner-up in their league in the opening round.
May 16	Lakehead University receiving grant for equity, diversity and inclusion program (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University is one of only 15 organizations from across Canada awarded a new grant that will help promote equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at the University. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) received 51 applications for the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Institutional Capacity-Building Grant, which will provide $384,700 to Lakehead University over the next two years.
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 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 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 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.

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