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Jan 10	Lakehead Orillia institutes campus ban on disposable water bottles (Orillia) Lakehead University Orillia has phased out the sale of bottled water on campus. As the winter semester begins, single-use bottled water will no longer be available in the cafeteria, kiosk or vending machines on campus.
Dec 6	Lakehead University’s Report to the Community celebrates important people, achievements (Orillia) The theme of Lakehead University’s 2018 Report to the Community was Engage. Explore. Excel. and featured a talk-show style presentation hosted by Lakehead Orillia Principal, Dr. Dean Jobin-Bevans, and interviews with some of the exceptional people who helped make the last year a special one.
Dec 3	Hats off to Lakehead University’s Giving Tuesday donors (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) On Giving Tuesday (November 27), Lakehead University’s alumni and friends invested a record $63,001.10 to support the University’s students. Since first participating in 2016, Lakehead University’s Giving Tuesday initiatives have generated $162,215.10 for student financial aid.
Nov 30	Lakehead University’s new CASES building will inspire top-tier research and innovation (Thunder Bay) The grand opening of Lakehead University’s new Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering and Sciences (CASES) on Friday, Nov. 30 was a prelude to the exciting moments that will occur in the new state-of the art facility for many years to come.
Nov 28	World’s first Haida-language film to be shown at Lakehead University Orillia (Orillia) Lakehead University Orillia is proud to announce a special screening of the Canadian feature film, Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife), on Monday, December 3 at 4 p.m.
Nov 28	Lakehead University’s Report to the Community celebrates important people, achievements (Thunder Bay) The theme of Lakehead University’s 2017/2018 Report to the Community was Engage. Explore. Excel.
Nov 23	Preview Day will introduce you to university life (Thunder Bay) High school students and those interested in learning more about postsecondary education should attend Lakehead University’s open house on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Nov 20	Lakehead University will participate in Giving Tuesday (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University will participate in Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, Nov. 27 – and it could be even bigger than last year
Nov 16	Families invited to Lakehead Orillia campus for information night (Orillia) Parents and guardians of future Lakehead University students are invited to meet staff and advisors at the Parent Information Night at the Orillia campus on Tuesday, November 20.
Nov 12	Lakehead University’s sustainable communities speaker series hosting two lectures this month (Orillia) The Research Centre for Sustainable Communities (RCSC) at Lakehead University Orillia is offering two lectures in November as part of its 2018/2019 Speaker Series.
Nov 6	Fostering research, commercialization and business development in Northwestern Ontario (Thunder Bay) Northwestern Ontario’s top researchers and innovative, job-creating businesses and entrepreneurs will benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and technology at Lakehead University’s new Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering and Sciences (CASES) thanks to a Government of Canada investment of $1 million.
Nov 5	Lakehead University offering opportunity to talk about suicide (Orillia) Lakehead University Orillia is offering an opportunity for the campus and community to talk about suicide through safeTALK workshop on November 19.
Oct 31	Discover Lakehead University at open house this weekend (Orillia) Future students, their parents, and friends will have the chance to experience Lakehead University first-hand at Preview Day Open House on Saturday, November 3. See for yourself why Lakehead is among Canada's top 10 undergraduate universities according to Maclean's 2019 Universities Rankings, and Research Infosource’s undergraduate research university of the year for the fourth consecutive year.
Oct 25	Lakehead named Research University of the Year for fourth consecutive year (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) For the fourth consecutive year, Research Infosource has named Lakehead Canada’s Research University of the Year in the undergraduate university category.
Oct 15	Lakehead researchers exploring new ways to diagnose cancer, understand animal habitats and optimize energy use (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University researchers are receiving more than $1.6 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in support of 14 faculty research projects and four graduate student awards.
Oct 12	Lakehead University in Top 10 of Maclean’s 2019 University Rankings (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Maclean’s 2019 University Rankings have once again included Lakehead University among the country’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities.
Oct 9	Fall workshops explore the magic of mosses and lichen (Orillia) Open your eyes to the worlds of moss and lichen during Lakehead University’s next two fall Ontario Master Naturalist Program workshops, running October 20 and 21 at the Orillia campus.
Oct 4	Lakehead’s CRC in Sustainable Food Systems releases articles addressing a national food policy for Canadians (Thunder Bay) Dr. Charles Levkoe, the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Food Systems from Lakehead University, and other experts have released a special issue of the Canadian Food Studies/ La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation journal addressing the Federal Government’s soon to be released Food Policy for Canada.
Oct 2	Lakehead’s Board of Governors names Ross Murray, Q.C. as incoming Chair (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University’s Board of Governors has appointed its current Vice-Chair, Ross Murray, as its next Chair. The decision was made during the Board’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Sep 28	New Scientist Joins Health Research Institute and Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) The research community in Thunder Bay is growing with the arrival of a new scientist.

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