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Oct 24	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 24	2022 NWO Palliative Care Online Summit Starts November 3rd (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The 2022 Northwestern Ontario Palliative Care Online Summit begins Thursday, November 3rd at noon, and continues each Thursday in November. Registration is free. The event will take place using Zoom.
Oct 18	Lake Superior Living Labs Network Newsletter for Oct 2022 (Thunder Bay) This newsletter is chock-full of LSLLN project updates, two opportunities to participate in workshops & research, apply for an LSLLN mini-grant, two upcoming events, and celebrating an award for our Climate Action Field School.
Oct 11	The Fall 2022 Journey magazine has arrived (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Fall 2022 Journey alumni magazine is now online!
Oct 11	Lakehead University to host CCSBE Conference October 28-30 (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University's Faculty of Business Administration is pleased to host the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE) Conference this year, virtually from October 28-30.
Oct 7	Lakehead University announcing the 2021/22 Alumni Association Awards and Honours recipients (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University is announcing the 2021/2022 Alumni Awards and Honours recipients, for Distinguished Alumni, Exceptional Alumni, Trailblazer, Legacy Award, and Ambassador Award.
Oct 6	Lakehead University will host the 2023 Community-Campus-Exposition (C2UExpo) (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University will host the in-person International 2023 C2UExpo (Community-Campus-Exposition) in Thunder Bay from June 5 to 8, 2023, bringing people from across Turtle Island and beyond.
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	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 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 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.

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