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Feb 6	LUARS Director will be inducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame (Thunder Bay) Dr. Tarlok Sahota is one of 11 individuals who will be inducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame in June.
Jan 30	Lakehead University will soon launch its new Mechatronics Engineering program (Thunder Bay) Starting in Fall 2023, Lakehead University’s Faculty of Engineering will offer a new Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (BEng) program for undergraduate students.
Jan 30	Research and Innovation Bulletin (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Research and Innovation Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events, workshops and news/updates from our funding partners.
Jan 30	Thunder Bay and Area Community Food System Report Card ~ Launched January 2023 (Thunder Bay) The Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy is very pleased to have just launched the updated Community Food System Report Card.
Jan 30	Harold G. Fox Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Michael Pal, Feb. 16th, 2023 (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Bora Laskin Faculty of Law invites you to a presentation of the Harold G. Fox Distinguished Lecture Series featuring: Michael Pal, BA, M.A., J.D., LL.M., S.J.D.
Jan 26	Lakehead’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law unveiled new name and logo for the Indigenous Law and Justice Institute (Thunder Bay) Today Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law unveiled the new Anishnaabemowin name of the Indigenous Law and Justice Institute and a new logo at a ceremony in the John N. Paterson Auditorium.
Jan 25	Lakehead University researcher studying early mental health intervention app for adolescents (Thunder Bay) Dr. Aislin Mushquash, a Clinical Psychologist at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University, is receiving a prestigious SickKids/Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Research Grant.
Jan 23	Dr. Camillo Lento named a Fellow by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (Thunder Bay) Lento, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration, received the Fellow distinction on January 19 in Toronto.
Jan 20	Gillian Siddall appointed Lakehead University’s next President and Vice-Chancellor (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Dr. Gillian Siddall has been named Lakehead University’s next president by the University’s Board of Governors. Dr. Siddall will become Lakehead’s ninth president on July 1, 2023.
Jan 20	Lakehead to Participate in First-Ever SDG Week Canada (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University will take part in the first-ever SDG Week Canada on both campuses during the week of March 6-10, 2023.
Jan 19	Lakehead University Student Union announced a major gift to Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Today the Lakehead University Student Union announced a gift of $300,000 to Lakehead that will create 15 new bursaries and assist the University in its greatest area of need.
Jan 16	Register now for Superior Science’s Girls Club! (Thunder Bay) It’s not too late to register for Superior Science’s 2023 Girls Club! Girls Club is a place where girls from grades 3-8 can learn about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and engage in exciting lessons and hands-on activities! Meetings will be held on the Lakehead University campus for 8 Saturdays beginning January 14th and ending April 1st.
Jan 16	Research and Innovation Bulletin (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Research and Innovation Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events, workshops and news/updates from our funding partners
Jan 12	CERAH E-Blast - January 2023 (Thunder Bay) Read the CERAH E-blast for January 2023.
Jan 12	Save the date - Research and Innovation Week 2023 (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Planning for Lakehead University’s 2023 Research and Innovation Week is well underway and we are pleased to return to in-person events. The events will begin on Thunder Bay campus, February 27 through March 2, 2023 and Orillia campus, March 6 through March 8, 2023.
Jan 10	Faculty of Education January 2023 Newsletter Published (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Faculty of Education's January 2023 newsletter has been published.
Jan 10	Are Canadian Universities Doing Enough to Support Outspoken Racialized Faculty? Webinar (Feb 10) and Student Writing Prizes (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) A public webinar and writing prize on challenges to equity, diversity and inclusion in polarized times.
Jan 3	Research and Innovation Bulletin (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The R&I Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events, workshops and news/updates from our funding partners.
Dec 21	Lakehead University professor emeritus inducted into Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (Thunder Bay) Prof. Mark Nisenholt was recently inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Dec 21	Lakehead University researcher part of team reshaping teaching excellence through accounting and business students (Thunder Bay) Dr. Camillo Lento, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration, is one of 12 co-investigators spanning 10 countries and five continents of the project “Reshaping teaching excellence through accounting and business students as generators and co-creators of value for business and society.”

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