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Dec 1	Art Education Fundamental to Human Development: Lakehead Professor (Thunder Bay) Life imitates art far more than art imitates life. This famous Oscar Wilde statement contains the idea that the experience of life is modeled after a template provided by artistic works--that in an important way, art is prior to life, informing our experience, rather than depicting it after the fact. If this is true, then developing an understanding of and appreciation for art is key to living a fulfilled life. As a result, art education would be a crucial part of coming of age.
Nov 28	Lakehead University Student Wins National Forestry Fellowship (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University student Tyson Williams of the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has received this year's J. Michael Waldram Memorial Model Forest Fellowship.
Nov 27	Lakehead’s Grade 12 Program Day Activity-Packed: First-Year Tuition Prize for One Lucky Winner (Thunder Bay) This Friday, Lakehead University will welcome over 500 Thunder Bay and regional students to campus in its biggest Grade 12 Program Day to date. Students will have the chance to explore program offerings at Lakehead, and speak to faculty, staff, and current students. One lucky grade 12 student will win his/her first-year tuition at Lakehead University for the fall of 2009.
Nov 25	Documentary Addresses Residential School System (Thunder Bay) As part of the Indigenous Knowledge/Cultural Awareness series, the Office of Aboriginal Initiatives will host a public screening of the film Sleeping Children Awake, with producer Rhonda Kara Hanah and two Residential School survivors available for discussion afterward.
Nov 21	Public Presentation: Inuit Perspectives on Polar Bears and Climate Change Addresses Management Issues (Thunder Bay) Climate change is the number one threat to the sparse population of polar bears that remain in the world, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). With other threats including hunting, heavy metal pollution, and plans for future oil exploration in the Arctic, polar bear populations need careful management that is inclusive of a variety of perspectives.
Nov 20	Lakehead and TBSO Team up for Handel's Messiah: Friday Evening and Saturday Matinee Performances at St. Paul’s United Church (Thunder Bay) On November 28 and 29, Lakehead University and Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra will present Handel's Messiah at St. Paul's United Church in Thunder Bay. Messiah is one of the most popular works in choral literature, and is Handel's most famous creation.
Nov 18	The Advanced Institute for Globalization and Culture Welcomes First Visiting Research Fellow (Thunder Bay) The Advanced Institute for Globalization and Culture welcomes Dr. Steven High as its first Visiting Research Fellow.
Nov 13	Lakehead University Student Receives International Leadership Award (Thunder Bay) Concurrent Education student Dave Grad has been recognized as a leader at a recent international conference held in Boston. David is one of nine Undergraduate Student Leadership Award recipients across North America, and the only recipient in Canada.
Nov 12	Students Receive $48,000 Toward Post-Secondary Education in One Year (Thunder Bay) Amid the worldwide economic downturn, Lakehead University students are on the other side of Fortune's Wheel. Last Friday, Lakehead University Senate presented students Luc Cousineau, Michael Mason, and Brent Moyer with Canadian Millennium Scholarship In-Course Excellence Awards, valued at $5000 each renewable for one year.
Nov 12	Chemical Engineering Students Win National Award (Thunder Bay) The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers (CSChE) has given the 'Highest Award' of the Student Chapter Merit Award 2008 to the Lakehead University Student Chapter. This prestigious award is offered to recognize and encourage initiative and originality in Student Chapter programming. Only one award is given out annually.
Nov 11	CDN Resource Labs Donates $10,000 to Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) The Geology Department at Lakehead University, in association with CDN Resources Laboratories of Delta, B.C., recently announced a donation of $10,000 from CDN Resource Labs in Delta, BC. The donation will be dedicated to the acquisition of new microscopes in the Microscope Lab in the Geology Department at Lakehead.
Nov 10	Professor Wins Prestigious Chemistry Award (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University chemistry professor Dr. Aicheng Chen has been awarded the Fred Beamish Award by the Canadian Society for Chemistry. The award represents the latest in a long list of honours bestowed upon Dr. Chen.
Nov 7	National Report Shows Major Growth in Research at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) Research Infosource Inc. recently announced that Lakehead University has placed 3rd in the University Income Growth 2002-2007 category, and 30th in Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2008.
Nov 6	Lakehead Receives Funds for Natural Resource Waste Research (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University researchers have recently received provincial funding for a cutting-edge project entitled, 'Developing beneficial uses for waste from natural resources.' The Ontario Research Fund (ORF) has awarded $136,526 in support of the project.
Nov 6	Lakehead Bioethicist Speaks at National Conference on Flu Pandemic Preparedness (Thunder Bay) Dr. Jaro Kotalik, Director of the Lakehead University Centre for Health Care Ethics, will be delivering a paper and participating in a panel discussion at the Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Meeting, held in Winnipeg on November 6-8. The conference, a gathering of researchers and those responsible for pandemic planning in the country, is organized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and is expected to accelerate the uptake of vital research knowledge for the benefit of Canadians.
Nov 6	Moving Thunder Bay's Bio-Economy from Potentiality to Reality (Thunder Bay) A panel discussion entitled Opportunities in a Bio-Economy: A Look at Sustainable Models for the North, will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. The panel discussion centres around what steps need to be taken in order to allow a bio-economy to grow and prosper in Thunder Bay, and the region.
Nov 4	First Nations Input Key to Polar Bear Survival Strategies in Canada (Thunder Bay) Polar bears, the symbol of the arctic wilderness, live on all the arctic seas and coasts, including areas from the Yukon to Labrador, north to Ellesmere Island, and south to James Bay. There are approximately fourteen populations, totalling 15,000 bears in Canada, and over 1,000 of these are found in Northern Ontario alone. However, recent concerns over the health of the polar bear in general have put them on Manitoba's threatened species list, and have given them "threatened" status on the United States Endangered Species List.
Nov 4	New Security Service Offered (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University Security Services is now offering enhanced security for University community members who are working after hours or on weekends in their lab or office. The service is called Keep in Touch, or KIT.
Oct 27	Lakehead University Board of Governors Appoints New Members (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Board of Governors is pleased to introduce new Chair Kevin Cleghorn, new Vice Chair Colin Bruce, and new members Ewan Downie, Anthony LeBlanc, Darlene Palmer, Frances Picherack, Gillian Siddall, Ethel Gardner, Vonnie Cheng, and Slim Baby. Members were approved at the Board's October 17, 2008 annual meeting. All new members indicated that they are delighted to join the Board, and are eager to share their thoughts and ideas to help serve the university.
Oct 23	International Research Team Discovers Key to Blood Pressure Control (Thunder Bay) An international team of scientists has discovered that cells inside the blood vessels of mice - as well as in people - naturally produce hydrogen sulfide or H2S, a gas with the smell of rotten eggs, and this gas controls blood pressure. The research team comprises scientists from Lakehead University in Ontario, University of Saskatchewan, and Johns Hopkins.

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