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Apr 1	Professor's Television Series on International Development to Premiere on TFO (Thunder Bay)
Apr 1	Lakehead University Orillia -- your bright future (Orillia)
Mar 22	Engineering Students Place First, Move to U.S. Finals in Bridge-Building Competition (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University Civil Engineering students took first place overall at the Annual ASCE/AISC Mid-West Student Conference and Regional Student Steel Bridge Competition. As first place winners, the team qualifies for the U.S. National Finals for the eleventh time in 13 years.
Mar 22	Lakehead U's Centre for Northern Studies Launches New Book (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Centre for Northern Studies (CNS) is pleased to announce the release of its latest book, "Transitions in Marginal Zones in the Age of Globalization: Case Studies from the North and South."
Mar 19	Lakehead Embraces Project Hero (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to join Project Hero, a growing, nation-wide initiative that offers a tuition award to the children of Canadian troops who have lost their lives while serving active duty.
Mar 17	Young Lakehead U Researchers Receive Funding: Money Offsets Travel Costs in the North (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Centre for Northern Studies (CNS), which coordinates the Indian and Northern Affairs-funded Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP), is pleased to announce $19,900 in travel support given to students conducting research in Northern Canada.
Mar 10	Lakehead's International Days Provide Snapshot of Global Food and Culture (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University invites members of the campus and broader communities to attend International Days 2010. Held annually, this year's week-long celebration of cultural diversity takes place March 15 - 19.
Mar 10	Juried Student Art Exhibition: March 12 Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony (Thunder Bay) Students from Lakehead University's Visual Arts Department currently have their work on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.
Mar 8	Visualizing Climate Change (Thunder Bay) Lakehead Photovoice and Photohistory research engages Mocreebec and Moose Cree First Nations to photograph environmental impact of climate change on communities.
Mar 8	Lakehead U and Con College Host Annual Powwow (Thunder Bay) The Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA), in partnership with Confederation College's Oshki Anishnawbeg Student Association (OASA), is gearing up to welcome hundreds of guests to the Annual Powwow. The theme of this year's event, which takes place at Lakehead University's C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse over the weekend of March 13 and 14, is Our Mother Earth, Our Culture, Our Language. It is expected that the much-anticipated event will draw huge numbers from across the region.
Mar 8	Aboriginal Awareness Week Events to Inform and Shrink Divide (Thunder Bay) LUSU's Aboriginal Awareness Centre (AAC) is pleased to invite members of the campus and broader communities to take part in Aboriginal Awareness Week from March 8 - 12. The week-long event offers presentations and activities aimed to enhance attendees' understanding of Aboriginal people and culture.
Mar 5	Lakehead Appoints Vice-President (University Advancement) (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lee Gould to the position of Vice-President (University Advancement). Lee begins his new role effective March 8, 2010.
Mar 4	Education Students Write and Produce Films for Ecological Film Fest (Thunder Bay) Outdoor Ecological and Experiential Education students in Lakehead University's Faculty of Education have written and produced four films which examine ecological lifestyle choices.
Mar 3	Lakehead's Biorefining Research Initiative (BRI) Receives Funding for Lignin Research (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to announce receipt of an NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) grant in the amount of $621,200 over a four-year period for the University's Biorefining Research Initiative (BRI). The grant will foster research on the "Enzymatic Modification of Lignin for Polymer Applications." The award for this environmentally friendly process is the BRI's first from NSERC.
Mar 2	Lakehead U Students and Employees Enjoy Encounter with Nino Ricci, Renowned Canadian Author (Thunder Bay) The Institute of Italian Studies - Lakehead University, in partnership with the Lakehead University Department of English, is pleased to welcome Canadian author Nino Ricci to campus to give a reading from his novel, The Origin of the Species.
Mar 2	Help Residence Staff Meet This Year's <i>Cutz for Cancer</i> Goal (Thunder Bay) Lakehead's Residence students and staff members are gearing up for another successful Cutz for Cancer fundraising event on Wednesday, March 3.
Mar 1	CBC Radio Partners with Lakehead U to Host Community-Based, Town Hall Discussion (Thunder Bay) CBC Radio Thunder Bay, in partnership with Lakehead University, will host an upcoming public discussion about the future of Thunder Bay. Interest is already spreading over the special Town Hall event, which is gearing up to explore The Future of Thunder Bay: What's in it for Our Kids. This event takes place at Lakehead's Bora Laskin Theatre on Wednesday, March 3.
Mar 1	Lakehead's On-Campus Events Involve Local Youth in National Engineering Week (Thunder Bay) Local youth enjoy engineering-related activities as part of National Engineering Week.
Feb 25	FSRN Recognized in the Thunder Bay District Agricultural Economic Impact Study (Thunder Bay) The recently released Thunder Bay District Agricultural Economic Impact Study has demonstrated that the Food Security Research Network (FSRN) is making a difference in developing a local food system. Community members are invited to learn more about local food security and other important matters at the 4th Annual March Food Forum, as well as the Get Fresh, Eat Local, Go Wild conference.
Feb 22	Lakehead Hosts Basketball Playoffs: February 24 and 27 (Thunder Bay) Lakehead Women's and Men's Basketball teams are gearing up to host playoff action at the Thunderdome. The Women's team hasn't hosted playoffs since 1998, nor has the Men's since 1988.

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