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Feb 3	Lakehead University research team studied the impacts of cancelling Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University Social Work professor and his research team are releasing the results of research into the impacts of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot (OBIP) and its cancellation.
Feb 3	Register now to participate in Black History Month celebrations at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) February is Black History Month and you are invited to celebrate with Lakehead University throughout the entire month.
Feb 2	Lakehead Dining Winter 2021 Newsletter (Orillia) Read the winter edition of the Lakehead Dining newsletter.
Feb 1	Enactus Lakehead launches DEAR STRANGER website for new and returning students (Thunder Bay) Enactus Lakehead has an exciting way for students to make new friends and connections.
Jan 29	Jessica Allingham, Lakehead University Graduate Student, wins 2nd place in the Provincial 3MT Competition for 2020 (Thunder Bay) Jessica Allingham, a PhD student in Chemistry at Lakehead University, won second place in the Provincial 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Competition held virtually by the University of Windsor, for her thesis presentation, “Brightening up brain injuries,” under the supervision of Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Wely Floriano.
Jan 27	First-year nursing student receives a scholarship from Medavie (Thunder Bay) Grace Dawson, a first-year Nursing student at Lakehead University, has received a $5,000 scholarship from Medavie.
Jan 25	Lakehead University launching Wellness Strategy to support students, faculty and staff (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Wellness Strategy acknowledges the nine dimensions of wellness and describing a plan to support the wellness needs of students, faculty, and staff
Jan 25	Faculty of Education January 2021 Newsletter (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Faculty of Education's January 2021 newsletter is now online.
Jan 25	Lakehead Dining Winter 2021 Newsletter (Thunder Bay) Keep up to date with Lakehead Dining news and updates!
Jan 21	Lakehead University hosting Chair of the Civil Resolution Tribunal discussing if internet can increase access to justice (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Shannon Salter will give a public presentation through Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 pm, part of the Harold G. Fox Lecture Series hosted by Lakehead University.
Jan 19	Lakehead University research team publishes promising results from app that helps youth build resilience (Thunder Bay) Dr. Aislin Mushquash, a Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University, and her research team have published exciting results from a 28-day study of the JoyPopTM app developed by a team at McMaster University, which promotes resilience among youth.
Jan 18	Lakehead University launches Lakehead Global Certificate (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The specialized, non-academic co-curricular program recognizes Lakehead students who are building their cultural intelligence, global awareness and intercultural communication skills.
Jan 18	Save the date: Research and Innovation Week will be from March 1 to 5 (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Research and Innovation Week is Lakehead University's annual celebration of our research and innovation achievements.
Jan 18	Lakehead Athletics featured in Campus Rec magazine (Thunder Bay) In the January/February edition of the international Campus Rec magazine, Lakehead University’s Laura Ferguson discussed the Healthy at Home series and addressed the challenge of offering virtual fitness.
Jan 13	Lakehead International launches Lakehead Global Certificate (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University International is excited to announce the launch of our new Lakehead Global Certificate (LGC) program.
Jan 11	Register now: Virtual Pine Needle Basket Workshop (Online) Join the ISSC and local artisan Helen Pelletier to create a pine needle basket on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Learn how to identify a red pine, prepare pine needles and create your own basket. All materials will be provided to make a small basket.
Jan 11	Professor Mohammad Nasir Uddin named Fellow of the IEEE (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) , (Georgian - Barrie) The first IEEE Fellow at Lakehead University, Dr. Uddin was elevated to the status of Fellow for his outstanding contributions to control techniques for alternating current (AC) motor drives.
Jan 11	Thrive Week 2021 (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) A week-long series of events focused on helping students, staff and faculty find their path to positive mental well-being and resilience.
Jan 8	Congratulations to Dr. Yimin Yang for his selection in the Vector Faculty Affiliate Program (Thunder Bay) Dr. Yang from the Department of Computer Science has recently been appointed as a Faculty Affiliate at the prestigious Vector Institute.
Jan 4	Scholar Interviews: Gerald Walton (Thunder Bay) In this interview with the Centre for Education, Law and Society at Simon Fraser University, Dr. Gerald Walton discusses culture, and rape culture in particular, and the impact it has on law and policies affecting schools.

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