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Oct 5	Research and Innovation Bulletin (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Check out Lakehead University's Research and Innovation Bulletin produced by the Office of Research Services! The R&I Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events and workshops and news updates from our funding partners.
Oct 3	Lakehead University Professor to speak at the 4th Urban Economy Forum (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Dr. Rosario Adapon Turvey, Associate Professor with the Department of Sustainability Sciences and Geography at Lakehead University will speak on the topic: Climate Financing and the Public Sector for the 4th Urban Economy Forum (UEF4) within the theme: Cities and Climate Financing on October 4, 2022 in Toronto.
Sep 29	Lakehead University’s Board of Governors names Maria Vasanelli as new chair (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Today, Maria Vasanelli officially began her new role as the Chair of Lakehead University’s Board of Governors. The appointment, which was ratified at a meeting in June, became effective at the end of the Board’s Annual General Meeting and has a term of two years.
Sep 27	Publishing of a New Book - Trauma, Spirituality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Social Work Practice (Thunder Bay) A new book has been released
Sep 26	Faculty of Education September 2022 Newsletter Published (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Faculty of Education's September 2022 Education Exchange newsletter is now published.
Sep 22	The Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station is testing winter camelina, Anvol and Holganix (Thunder Bay) The Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station in Thunder Bay is always looking for new opportunities for its area producers by testing new crops and products
Sep 19	Natural Resources Management student team wins CIF Annual Quiz bowl! (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) A group of students attend and win the 2022 CIF-IFC (Canadian institute of forestry) Quizbowl at this year's Conference and AGM in Sault Ste Marie, the first in-person conference since before the pandemic.
Sep 16	Report calls for the elimination of systemic barriers in obtaining and keeping birth certificates (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University, Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic, and the NorWest Community Health Centres have released a report calling on the province of Ontario to act quickly.
Sep 14	Lakehead University researchers are not sleeping on the importance of rest (Thunder Bay) Dr. Deborah Scharf from Lakehead University is working on a component of a $1.37 million research study examining sleep.
Sep 12	Lakehead University students learned a lot at Stanford’s Indigenous Student Seminar (Thunder Bay) In August, students from Lakehead University travelled to California to participate in the Indigenous Student Seminar hosted by Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
Sep 12	Lake Superior Living Labs Network Newsletter (Sept 2022) (Thunder Bay) Check out the latest Lake Superior Living Labs Network (LSLLN) newsletter for updates and upcoming events.
Sep 8	RSC inducting Lakehead’s Dr. Charles Levkoe to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (Thunder Bay) The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its members have included Lakehead University’s Dr. Charles Levkoe among the incoming class of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Sep 7	Lakehead University unveils Every Child Matters crosswalk and raises Survivors’ Flag on the Orillia campus (Orillia) Every Child Matters crosswalk and Survivors' Flag will be a permanent fixture on the Orillia campus.
Sep 7	Lakehead unveils Every Child Matters crosswalk and raises Truth and Reconciliation flag (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University unveiled its new Every Child Matters crosswalk and raised a National Truth and Reconciliation flag on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Sep 6	Lakehead University professor named as an SES Faculty-Based Research Chair (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Amanda Diochon, Associate Professor in the Department of Geology, has been named as an SES Faculty-Based Research Chair for her planned program of research in “Biogeochemical Cycling of Carbon in Northern Soils.”
Sep 1	A new method to assess ecosystem vulnerability and protect biodiversity (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead professor, Dr. Adam Algar, was part of an international team of researchers that developed a new tool to quantify the vulnerability of species communities.
Aug 31	Research in Action: Service gaps might be increasing homelessness (Thunder Bay) Research shows a large number of the homeless population in Thunder Bay is mainly from outside the city and may be due to issues in their home communities.
Aug 22	Lake Superior Living Labs Network Newsletter (August 2022) (Thunder Bay) Check out the latest Lake Superior Living Labs Network (LSLLN) newsletter for updates on our recent activity.
Aug 16	Lakehead University announces the new dean of Natural Resources Management (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University has chosen Dr. Brigitte Leblon to be the next dean of the Faculty of Natural Resources Management.
Aug 10	Departmental Food Drive Challenge (Thunder Bay) LUSU launches Departmental Food Drive Challenge to support Lakehead students.

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