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Jun 23	Message for graduates from Minister Ross Romano (Online) The Honourable Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Universities, congratulates you and wishes you luck in your future career.
Jun 19	New film by Lakehead Professor (Online) History professor Ron Harpelle has released “Heroes: A Conversation with Albert Woodfox and Robert King," a short film about solitary confinement and other injustices.
Jun 19	Lakehead researcher studying the impact of climate change, invasive spiny water flea on Quetico Park fishes (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University researcher has secured a $75,000 Quetico Foundation grant over the next three years to evaluate how invasive spiny water flea and climate change are affecting the early growth rates and mercury loads of fish at Quetico Park.
Jun 17	Lakehead researchers receiving $2.3 million from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) , (Georgian - Barrie) Lakehead University professors are receiving more than $2.3 million for bold research exploring advancements in robotics, X-ray imaging technology, radio frequencies, and other important projects that will improve the lives of people around the world.
Jun 16	Pitch in for Orillia community clean-up days (Orillia) It's that time of year: spring into action and help clean up the City of Orillia.
Jun 16	eHealth app for Northern maternal health care being developed (Thunder Bay) A program for mobile devices may provide access to the health care and education that mothers-to-be in Northwestern Ontario feel they often don’t receive.
Jun 15	Lakehead researcher developing resources to support firefighter mental health during COVID-19 (Thunder Bay) The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has awarded Lakehead University’s Dr. Kathryn Sinden with a $49,968 Knowledge Synthesis COVID-19 rapid response grant to spend six months developing resources to support the mental health of firefighters working during COVID-19.
Jun 5	The Spring Sustainability Newsletter is available online (Online) Read the latest edition of the Sustainability Newsletter which covers various topics.
Jun 4	Lakehead professor’s research could prevent burnout in health-care workers fighting COVID-19 (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University professor’s research could help prevent burnout in more than a million health-care workers around the world as they assist patients who have become ill with COVID-19.
Jun 4	Research in Action: Project guides climate change communication strategies (Thunder Bay) That climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity is not news. This awareness, however, does not always translate into action. To move people to action, governments and organizations need to understand how best to communicate climate change information.
Jun 3	Lakehead earns bronze at CCAE Prix d’Excellence Awards (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) At this year’s Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education Prix d’Excellence Awards, Lakehead University took home the Bronze for Best Student/Young Alumni initiative. This year’s win marks the second alumni award in three years, and third straight year of award recognition for Lakehead.
Jun 3	Lakehead University’s statement on racism and oppression (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University stands in solidarity with members of a global movement to denounce racism in all of its forms, against Indigenous, Black, or any other racialized group.
Jun 1	The Spring 2020 Journey Magazine is here! (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Check out the latest issue of Lakehead’s Alumni Magazine – Journey – for great stories about our alumni, researchers, students, and campus life.
May 28	Lakehead professors awarded $500,000 for important research (Thunder Bay) Two Lakehead University professors have been awarded $250,000 each from the federal New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration to pursue important work that will benefit Canada and beyond.
May 27	Lakehead graduate managing Hamilton’s COVID-19 hotline (Thunder Bay) Prior to COVID-19 arriving in Canada, Michael Bush was in charge of inventory management, storage and handling practices, and data management for the City of Hamilton vaccine program.
May 25	Online Library Research Workshops (Orillia) The Lakehead Library is offering online research workshops.
May 25	Dr. Max Haiven publishes new book on Revenge Capitalism (Thunder Bay) In Dr. Max Haiven's new book, Revenge Capitalism: The Ghosts of Empire, the Demons of Capital, and the Settling of Unpayable Debts, Lakehead's Canada Research Chair in Culture, Media and Social Justice asks us to recognize the vindictive dimensions to the global capitalist economy.
May 25	Congratulations to Dr. Sabah Mohammed for being named an Outstanding Associate Editor with IEEE Access (Thunder Bay) Congratulations to Lakehead University’s Dr. Sabah Mohammed, a Computer Science professor who was recently recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers along with other outstanding associate editors for their contributions to Access, the organization’s flagship research journal.
May 20	Team of Canadian and Italian researchers breaking new ground in materials science (Thunder Bay) A team of researchers from Canada and Italy recently published a paper in Nature Materials journal that could usher in a revolutionary development in materials science, leading to big changes in the way companies create modern electronics.
May 20	Research in Action: Testing shines a light on effectiveness of UV lamps (Thunder Bay) A study being undertaken by Lakehead University to analyze the performance of ultraviolet lamps used to disinfect wastewater before being released into Lake Superior is moving to the next phase of testing. The aim is not just to determine which lamps perform better, but how to improve the process and optimize costs.

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