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May 26	2021 Lloyd Dennis Award recipient creates connection and belonging for international students (Orillia) When Lu-Han (Leanne) Wang moved to Orillia, Ontario four years ago as an international student, just about everything seemed new and unfamiliar.
May 25	Congratulations to Dr. Lana Ray on receiving the Emerging Voices in Indigenous Scholarship/Researcher Award (Thunder Bay) Congratulations to Dr. Lana Ray, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Learning, who received the Emerging Voices in Indigenous Scholarship/Researcher Award, presented by the Indigenous Inquiries Circle (IIC) Awards Committee at the 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
May 25	Research in Action: Wireless monitoring of sewer pipes can crack savings down the line (Thunder Bay) With spring around the corner and the ground beginning to thaw, a device being developed by a Lakehead University researcher could be a new tool for the City of Thunder Bay to improve inspection of its network of underground sanitary sewer pipes. Using a probe outfitted with sensors and a camera, this device could detect sewer defects and pipe damage, which would benefit the city’s wastewater system.
May 21	Lakehead University awarded $751,000 to reduce barriers to access and equity for students (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University has been awarded $751,000 by eCampusOntario as part of the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities Virtual Learning Strategy (VLS).
May 19	Lakehead University researchers studying COVID-19 mental health impacts thanks to Bell Let’s Talk funding (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is receiving $25,000 from Bell Let’s Talk, allowing researchers to study how COVID-19 has impacted physical activity behaviour and mental health in university students.
May 18	Trish Monague and Darryl Sittler to be honoured at Orillia campus Convocation ceremony (Orillia) Lakehead Orillia announces 2021 honorary degree and Civitas Award recipients.
May 17	Lakehead Thunder Bay’s 2021 convocation ceremony will honour exceptional people for their important contributions (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University Thunder Bay will recognize five exceptional people at this year’s main convocation ceremony being held virtually on Saturday, May 29 at 11 am.
May 14	Soon-to-be Lakehead University graduate receiving this year’s Robert Poulin Award for her work with young people (Thunder Bay) Nicole Costanzo is the recipient of this year’s Robert Poulin Award, presented to a full-time Lakehead University student for their outstanding citizenship.
May 12	Lake Superior Climate Action Field School launching thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada (Thunder Bay) Researchers at Lakehead University, Algoma University, the University of Minnesota Duluth, the Michigan Technical University, and community partners of the Lake Superior Labs Network have received more than $135,000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada to create the Lake Superior Climate Action Field School.
May 11	Faculty of Education May 2021 Newsletter Published (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The May 2021 issue of Education Exchange newsletter is now published.
May 10	Lakehead University School of Nursing Receives Seven-Year CASN Accreditation (Thunder Bay) In 2004, both the Collaborative BScN and the Compressed BScN programs were granted candidacy status for the accreditation process by the Canadian Association Schools of Nursing (CASN) Accreditation Bureau. Since then, both programs and their associated educational units have successfully achieved accreditation status in 2009, 2018, and just recently in 2021.
May 7	Perspectives on Adult Stuttering (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Michael Stones, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, published an article on stuttering in The Conversation, an online journal that combines academic and journalistic orientations. The article attracted over 1000 readers per day after publication, with about half the readership from the USA and a quarter from Canada.
May 6	First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA analysis (Thunder Bay) With a living descendant’s DNA sample, a team of researchers has identified the remains of John Gregory, engineer aboard HMS Erebus
Apr 28	Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio publishes new article outlining how hospital visitation policies can better respond with compassion during COVID-19 (Thunder Bay) Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and Director of the Centre for Health Care Ethics, recently published an article in the American Journal of Critical Care that outlines the ways hospital policies have neglected to support and protect the psychosocial needs of frontline health-care workers, patients and their families while providing palliative and end-of-life care.
Apr 26	Software Engineering is recognizing the work of second-year Technical Project students (Thunder Bay) The Department of Software Engineering is proud to present the work of its second-year Technical Project students from this semester.
Apr 23	Lakehead University in Top 100 of Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for second time (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) For the second year in a row, Lakehead University has placed in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
Apr 22	New Lakehead University Research Chairs (LURCs) Announced (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to announce the selection of faculty members Dr. Connie Russell (Education) and Dr. Salama Ikki (Electrical Engineering) as the newest Lakehead University Research Chairs (LURCs).
Apr 19	Lakehead University Meal Exchange Chapter and LUSU Food Resource Centre Receive Food Banks Canada Grant (Thunder Bay) Last semester the Lakehead University Meal Exchange Chapter (LUMXC) applied for a grant from Food Banks Canada to be able to buy $12,000 in gift certificates to distribute to food insecure students at Lakehead University Thunder Bay. We were incredibly excited to receive the grant and have been distributing gift certificates to students since March. Given the impact that the pandemic has had on students, we're really grateful to be able to help out our fellow students who are having difficulties affording proper nutrition.
Apr 15	Lakehead University names new Vice-President, External Relations (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Michael den Haan has been appointed as Vice-President, External Relations. He will begin his role May 5, 2021.
Apr 13	Lakehead University awarded more than $360k for Pathway and Transfer Projects that will serve the needs of diverse student groups (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University has been awarded $367,708 from the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) to explore new seamless transfer projects and to continue working on software that will automatically analyze curriculum gaps.

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