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Mar 4	CFI providing Lakehead professors with more than $100k each for exciting research (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Two Lakehead University researchers are receiving more than $100,000 each from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund provided by the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Mar 3	Lakehead music student overcomes health challenges to place first in Crescendo piano competition (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University music student overcame great odds to place first in the Crescendo piano competition held in December 2021, allowing her to participate in an online winners’ recital on Monday, Feb. 14.
Mar 2	Professor will explore the mysteries – and mathematics – of the viral universe during Lakehead’s R and I Week (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) On Monday, March 7 at 7 pm, Dr. Reidun Twarock, a professor of mathematical virology at the University of York in the UK, will present “Viral Disease through the Lens of Geometry” via Zoom, during Lakehead University’s Research and Innovation Week.
Mar 2	Register now for Lakehead's March Break Open House (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University Undergraduate Recruitment is excited to be hosting our first in-person prospective student event in two years!
Feb 28	Planetary Stewardship is the theme of this year’s Research and Innovation Week held virtually by Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) You are invited to participate in Lakehead University’s 17th annual Research and Innovation Week, being held virtually from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11.
Feb 24	Chancellor Deverell to receive 2022 Governor General's Performing Arts Award for lifetime achievement (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Deverell 'totally surprised' by recognition; 'It means a great deal to me'
Feb 23	ONCAT awarding Lakehead University with $60,267 for Health and Science Diploma to Degree Pathways Development (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University has been awarded $60,267 from the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) to develop new and remodel existing health and science diploma to degree pathways.
Feb 22	Lakehead University music student wins first in Crescendo vocal competition at Carnegie Hall (Thunder Bay) Lakehead music student Jessica Hayes spent the last two years mastering Si, mi chiamano Mimi, which earned her first place in the opera category at the Crescendo International Music Competition held at Carnegie Hall on Monday, Feb. 14.
Feb 22	Student Spotlight — Madison Mancusa; Lakehead Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Student Association (LELS GSA) (Thunder Bay) LELS GSA is a student group that aims to represent graduate students in the natural and life sciences and highlight some of the excellent research here at Lakehead.
Feb 17	Ingenuity awards Indigenous start-up fund (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The start-up fund has been a dream for Ingenuity since its opening in 2018.
Feb 17	Register now for Research and Innovation Week (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) There will be something for everyone at Lakehead University’s virtual Research and Innovation Week, running from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11.
Feb 17	Lakehead University series prepares individuals to participate in reconciliation (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Community-based education series supports those seeking to understand and respond to the TRCC's Calls to Action.
Feb 16	Fourth-year English student releases her first book (Thunder Bay) Fourth-year English student Susie Murray is releasing her first book, Kate and the Dragon, for ages three and up.
Feb 15	Lake Superior Living Labs Network Newsletter (February 2022) (Thunder Bay) Check out the latest Lake Superior Living Labs Network (LSLLN) newsletter for updates on our recent activity.
Feb 14	Lakehead professor publishes new theory on the evolution of extraordinary self-sacrifice (Orillia) A Lakehead University professor has discovered that individuals will go to extraordinary lengths to help or harm others.
Feb 14	Celebrate Black History Month with History (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) online event, 24/7, until the end of February
Feb 9	Ministry of Colleges and Universities providing Lakehead University with $1 million for upgrades (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead and Student Tech Fee Committee matches funding
Feb 7	Doing Great Things for Indigenous Communities (Thunder Bay) Dr. Mushquash has devoted his career to addressing mental health- and addiction-related issues in rural and Indigenous communities.
Feb 4	Message from the President & Vice-Chancellor (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) A letter to the Lakehead University community from Dr. Moira McPherson
Feb 3	Province’s GO-VAXX bus at Orillia Campus February 8 (Orillia) The province's GO-VAXX bus will provide an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and the community to get their first, second, or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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