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Sep 18	New book explores Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying policies (Thunder Bay) A newly released academic book edited by a university professor and a health lawyer is making an important contribution to Canadian public policy on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) while examining opportunities for advocacy for health equity.
Sep 15	Lakehead University hosting the Fall Harvest on Sept. 16 (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is hosting its annual Fall Harvest on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Sweat Lodge site, located near the Wolf Den athletics building.
Sep 13	New book from Valerie Hébert examines complexities of atrocity photography (Orillia) Framing the Holocaust offers a multidimensional response to the question, "should we look"?
Sep 12	Faculty of Education September 2023 Newsletter Published (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Faculty of Education's September 2023 Education Exchange newsletter is now published.
Sep 12	NSERC providing more than $1 million to Lakehead University researchers (Thunder Bay) , (Georgian - Barrie) Professors at Lakehead University are receiving more than $1 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for exceptional, ground-breaking research that will make a difference.
Sep 11	CERAH E-Blast September 2023 (Thunder Bay) Check out CERAH's monthly update of news, events, and resources related to aging & health!
Sep 11	Research and Innovation Bulletin (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Research and Innovation Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events and workshops and updates from our funding partners.
Sep 8	Lakehead hosting Truth and Reconciliation events on campus throughout September (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is hosting a series of Truth and Reconciliation-themed events in September that will honour survivors of residential schools along with their families and the children who didn’t return home.
Sep 7	Students to benefit from strategic partnership between Lakehead, Couchiching OHT and OSMH (Orillia) A Nurse Practitioner will be available on-campus for access to non-emergency healthcare services.
Sep 5	Lakehead Rocks Lake Tamblyn was a huge success (Thunder Bay) Hundreds of faculty, staff, and students enjoyed karaoke, food, and games at Lakehead Rocks Lake Tamblyn, held on Tuesday, Aug. 15.
Sep 5	Survivors’ Flag flies at Orillia Campus (Orillia) “On this day, it’s particularly important that we recognize as a whole community that reconciliation is important work to do, particularly as allies with our Indigenous communities."
Aug 29	EPID at Work launches groundbreaking new study on workplace mental health (Thunder Bay) EPID@Work (Enhancing the Prevention of Injury and Disability at Work) Research Institute is launching the largest cohort study ever conducted in Northwestern Ontario, which will examine workplace factors for mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Aug 28	Lake Superior Living Labs Network Newsletter (Summer 2023) (Thunder Bay) In this newsletter we are sharing cross-hub project summaries, some Lake Superior teaching resources, and flagging numerous upcoming fall events across the watershed (in-person and virtual).
Aug 28	Register now for CERAH's Northwestern Ontario Palliative Care Conference (Thunder Bay) Dates: Oct. 3-5, 2023 (Oct. 3 pm only, all day Oct. 4, Oct. 5 pm only) Location: Best Western Plus Nor’Wester Hotel & Conference Centre Contact cerah@lakehedu.ca for more information. Student rates are available!
Aug 28	Research and Innovation Bulletin (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Research and Innovation Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events and workshops and updates from our funding partners.
Aug 28	CFA Institute recognizes Lakehead University’s Honours Bachelor of Commerce, Finance Major program (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University has become the latest university to be welcomed into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
Aug 25	Lakehead University representatives attended annual Anishnawbe Keeshigun events (Thunder Bay) Thanks to Lesley Ng of Fort William Historical Park for inviting Clarence Surette (President of the Thunder Bay Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society) and Jill Taylor-Hollings (President of the Ontario Archaeological Society), both from the Dept. of Anthropology at Lakehead University, to the annual Anishnawbe Keeshigun events August 19 and 20.
Aug 25	Trent, Lakehead, Laurentian, Nipissing Universities Sign MOU to Enhance Impact of Research, Commercialization Activity (Thunder Bay) Four Ontario universities – Trent University, Laurentian University, Lakehead University, and Nipissing University – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on enhancing collaboration and resource sharing on research and innovation initiatives to, ultimately, drive economic development in the province.
Aug 24	Lakehead University’s next-generation nursing manikin is helping train students to save a patient’s life (Thunder Bay) This new CAE simulation manikin is helping Lakehead University nursing students prepare for what it’s like to save someone’s life during a Code Blue emergency.
Aug 22	Food Service Hours of Operation on Orillia Campus (Orillia) Hours of operation for on campus food service for the fall and winter semesters.

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