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Aug 18	Lakehead Graduate Rows Way to Olympic Medal (Thunder Bay) Alongside his team members, 2003 Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment graduate Liam Parsons received an Olympic bronze medal for his third place finish in the Men's Lightweight Sculls race on Sunday, August 17.
Aug 7	Advanced Software Helps Forestry Students Plan for Industry (Thunder Bay) Today, Lakehead University's Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment received a substantial software donation made by CCS Central Computer Services. The software is used to enhance forest management capabilities across Ontario.
Aug 6	Education Professor Receives National Award for Work with International Youth (Thunder Bay) Dr. Douglas Thom, Professor of Education, was recently named an International Patron of the National Youth Award Scheme of Sierra Leone, Africa, for the work that he and his Global Conscience Circle (GCC) / Cercle de la Conscience Globale (CCG) Sierra Leone subgroup have undertaken.
Jul 29	Boreal Forest Expert Receives Early Researcher Award and $140,000 in Funding (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to announce that Dr. Han Chen, Professor in the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, has been named a recipient of the Early Researcher Award.
Jul 28	LUSU Executive Issues Shinerama Challenge to University Offices, Departments, and Faculties (Thunder Bay) LUSU's Anna Wease, Matt Granville, and Richard Longtin challenge all Lakehead offices, departments, and faculties to help reach the 2008 - 2009 Shinerama goal of $5,000.
Jul 23	University Community Invited to Enjoy and Participate In Shad Valley Open Day and Variety Night (Thunder Bay)
Jul 18	Symposium Provides Insight on Use of Lignin in Value-Added Products (Thunder Bay) As organized under the leadership of Dr. Aicheng Chen, Canada Research Chair in Material and Environmental Chemistry, Lakehead University recently hosted a one-day symposium on lignin research and development.
Jul 18	Information Meeting Planned for Braun Building Employees (Thunder Bay)
Jul 17	School of Nursing Building Re-opens After Fire (Thunder Bay) Lakehead's School of Nursing Building re-opened this morning as planned.
Jul 16	Updated Information on Lakehead University Fire (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Braun Building Complex and School of Nursing Building have remained closed due to a fire that took place on Monday evening, July 14, 2008.
Jul 15	UPDATE #2 Braun and School of Nursing Building Closure (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University has not determined the extent of the damage as access to the building is restricted. Lakehead will share information about access to the building through regular Communications Bulletins.
Jul 15	Braun and School of Nursing Building Closure Update (Thunder Bay) A fire broke out in the Lakehead University Braun Building Complex on Monday, July 14. The Braun and School of Nursing buildings are now closed, and all activities that normally take place in these buildings are cancelled until further notice.
Jul 11	Lakehead Presents Orillia Campus Masterplan (Thunder Bay) Members of the University community are invited to attend a meeting at which the plans developed for the permanent Orillia Campus site will be presented. The review takes place at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16 (ATAC 2001).
Jul 10	Basketball Celebrity Darnellia Russell Slated to Play for Thunderwolves (Thunder Bay) The Lakehead University Thunderwolves Women's Basketball Team has landed some promising recruits. Among them is Darnellia Russell, a young Seattle native who was the focus of the award-winning sports documentary, "The Heart of the Game."
Jul 9	Lakehead Maintenance Engineer Greg Kenna Plays Role in International Training (Thunder Bay) Recently, Greg Kenna, Maintenance Engineer with Lakehead University's Physical Plant, was asked by his head union office, located in Washington D.C., to review the Union's online training material which is used to train Operating Engineers in the United States.
Jul 2	Lakehead University Researcher's Work on Hydrogen Sulfide is Focus in Scientific World (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to announce that research conducted by Dr. Rui Wang, Vice President (Research), on hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has generated great interest in the scientific world.
Jun 27	Lakehead Announces New Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University has created a new Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. Approved by Senate and effective July 1, 2008, the new Faculty brings together the Schools of Nursing, Social Work, and Kinesiology, the Department of Psychology, and the academic programs in Public Health and Gerontology - all of which work together with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
Jun 26	Humanitarian Group Reaches Out to Needy (Thunder Bay) Global Conscience Circle (GCC)/Cercle de la Conscience Globale (CCG), a humanitarian group that sprouted and blossomed from a vision shared by Lakehead University faculty and staff in the year 2000, continues to garner worldwide recognition, support, and appreciation for its ongoing and successful efforts.
Jun 25	Ownership of PACI Transfers to Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) Today, representatives from Lakehead University administration and the Lakehead District School Board gathered in the University's ATAC Building to sign an official facility transfer document for the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (PACI) building.
Jun 24	International Delegates Contribute Global Perspectives on Regional Development and Lifelong Learning (Thunder Bay) For the next four days, delegates from around the world gather at Lakehead University to participate in Leveraging Learning for Regional Development: An International Forum, Learning Cities and Regions, an international conference organized by Lakehead's Department of Lifelong Learning and Faculty of Education, in collaboration with Confederation College.

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