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Apr 11	Lakehead University students presented tourism project to City of Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay) In the fall of 2016, students in Lakehead University’s School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism completed two major tourism projects for Tourism Northern Ontario. One of these was focused on the Visiting Friends and Relatives market, which is an undervalued segment for many places, yet often forms the largest visitor segment.
Apr 10	Study finds Lake Winnipeg plastics greater than or comparable to Great Lakes (Thunder Bay) The first ever study of microplastics in Lake Winnipeg has revealed concentrations higher than those reported in Lake Huron and Lake Superior, and similar to those reported in Lake Erie.
Apr 7	Canadian Bar Association awards Lakehead Law Professor grant for comparative human rights (Thunder Bay) Assistant Professor Miriam Cohen in the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is the first person at Lakehead University to receive this competitive research grant from the Canadian Bar Association’s Law for the Future Fund.
Apr 6	Lakehead University Library and Scholars Portal collaborate on digital preservation pilot (Thunder Bay) Scholars Portal and the Lakehead University Library are pleased to announce their collaboration on the development of Permafrost, a new preservation service to help protect the unique digital collections held by Ontario’s university libraries and archives.
Mar 31	Boosting Post-Secondary Research and Training in the North (Thunder Bay) Ontario is supporting a new facility at Lakehead University to boost research and innovation, increase lab space and create 67 new local jobs.
Mar 28	Lakehead University and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Research Ethics Boards align (Thunder Bay) Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Lakehead University have strengthened the research ethics review process. A new reciprocal agreement leverages the strengths of each organization’s Research Ethics Board (REB).
Mar 27	Lakehead University included in the Queen Elizabeth II Scholars Program (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is one of 23 Canadian universities to be included in the new Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholars Program.
Mar 9	Lakehead University’s Research and Innovation Awards celebrate exceptional work and perseverance (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Research and Innovation Awards of Excellence Reception was held on Thursday, March 9 to celebrate the exceptional achievements of researchers and students.
Mar 8	Lyn McLeod named Lakehead University’s Ninth Chancellor (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lyn McLeod has been named Lakehead University’s next Chancellor. The announcement was made at a special event in Lakehead’s Senate Chambers by President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Brian Stevenson, who also served as Chair of the University’s Chancellor Electoral Board.
Mar 7	Lakehead University hosting International Women’s Day Research Panel (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is hosting an International Women’s Day panel to celebrate research by female faculty members over their careers.
Mar 7	LUNSA hosting 29th annual Powwow this weekend (Thunder Bay) The Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) is excited to be hosting their 29th Annual Powwow at the CJ Sanders Fieldhouse, March 10-12.
Mar 3	Lakehead University launches Research and Innovation Week with several surprises (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University launched more than Research and Innovation Week at the opening ceremony held on Friday, March 3.
Mar 2	Chancellor Derek Burney honoured with portrait unveiling ahead of Trump talk (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) A familiar face is now a permanent fixture of Lakehead University’s Senate Chambers.
Mar 1	Indigenous Research Institute is the focus of a discussion at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University has a well-established relationship of research projects and partnerships with Aboriginal communities, so is the time ripe to set up a dedicated Indigenous Research Institute?
Feb 28	Lakehead University hosting discussion on the impact of mercury contamination (Thunder Bay) Decades-long contamination of the Wabigoon-English River system in the Kenora area has been an ongoing environmental and medical concern for the nearby First Nation communities, but high levels of mercury is an issue that impacts more than any one place, researchers say.
Feb 27	NASA Director speaking at Lakehead University during R and I Week (Thunder Bay) When Dr. James Green was in high school he worked in an observatory with an Alvan Clark telescope, which stirred in him a passion for the final frontier – space.
Feb 22	Research & Innovation Week 2017 invites community to presentations by faculty, students and special guests (Orillia) Lakehead Orillia’s faculty members and students are preparing for a series of showcase events next week – all open to the community – as the University celebrates its annual Research & Innovation (R&I) Week.
Feb 17	Lakehead University announces the new Principal of the Orillia campus (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University has appointed Dr. Dean Jobin-Bevans as the new Principal of the Orillia campus.
Feb 3	Lakehead University appoints new Dean of Faculty of Science & Environmental Studies (Thunder Bay) Following a comprehensive search, Lakehead University has announced the appointment of Dr. Todd Randall as the institution’s new Dean of the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies. His five-year appointment begins on March 1, 2017.
Feb 1	Lakehead University students win accounting competition (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University accounting students Tingting Zhuang, Sarah Dyce, Taylor Goods and Daniel Sabbe earned first place in the Business and Accounting Student Case Competition and Conference (formerly GAAPS) sponsored jointly by Asper School of Business Accounting Association and Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba.

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