Research & Innovation Week 2024
Why R&I Week
Lakehead University's 19th Annual Research & Innovation Week's planning is well underway and we're pleased to return to an in-person event. The events (e.g workshops, student poster/oral presentations, and speaker panels) will run from February 24 to March 1, 2024 on the Thunder Bay campus, and from March 5 to March 6, 2024 on the Orillia campus.
Lakehead University's R&I Week delivers on 3 key goals:
- To celebrate and showcase research excellence
- To raise public awareness about research and its benefits to society, and
- To facilitate research collaborations
Research excellence is promoted throughout the year, but especially during our annual Research & Innovation Week. A number of awards are given out during this week, including the Distinguished Researcher Award, the Research Excellence Award, the Building Research Capacity Award, the Innovation Award and many more.
Research & Innovation Week provides an avenue for researchers (faculty, students and research staff) and their partners, to showcase their research. The event includes both graduate and undergraduate student conferences. Achievements in graduate student research are celebrated through the Three-Minute Thesis, GradFlix and Graduate Student Research Excellence awards, which encourages high quality presentations and publications by graduate students.
The contributions of faculty and students are also promoted locally, nationally, and internationally to raise the profile of Lakehead University's research activity and expertise.
Check this site often as our program of events is updated!
Research and Innovation Week at a Glance
Program of Events (Thunder Bay)
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Research and Innovation Week at Goods & Co. February 24, 2024 - 10:00am to 4:00pm Goods & Co. Market |
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Research and Innovation Week Opening Ceremonies February 26, 2024 - 11:00am to 11:30am University Centre - The Agora |
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Research and Innovation Week Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Dan Riskin: "How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Artificial Intelligence" February 26, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm Lakehead Universiy Faculty Lounge |
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Graduate Student Conference: GRADflix February 26, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm CASES Atrium |
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Graduate Student Conference: Three Minute Thesis (3MT) February 26, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm CASES Atrium |
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Graduate Student Conference: Poster Presentations February 27, 2024 - 9:00am to 11:00am Lakehead University Agora |
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Dr. Scott Hamilton: Distinguished Researcher Talk - "Bearing Witness to Tragedy: The Search for Unmarked Graves at Indian Residential Schools" February 27, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm CASES Atrium, Lakehead University |
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Rita Nicholas Undergraduate Research Conference February 27, 2024 - 11:30am to 4:00pm University Centre - The Agora / Senate Chambers |
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2023-24 CMC Ontario Concert Series: Featuring CMC Ontario Associate Composers February 27, 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Jean McNulty Recital Hall William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts |
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Guided Art Tour - Guest Curator: Mary Ann Beckwith February 27, 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm CASES Building |
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Digital Health Lab Project Poster Session February 27, 2024 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Atrium, CASES Building |
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A Showcase of Lakehead University Researchers February 28, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:30am Lakehead University Faculty Lounge |
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"Digging into Land Management in a Changing Climate" - Dr. Amanda Diochon - Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Speaker Series Presentation February 28, 2024 - 11:30am to 1:00pm UC1017 |
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Lakehead R&I Week Special Feature – IP Issues in Life Sciences and High Tech February 28, 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:45pm Online event |
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Celebrating Lakehead University’s Faculty Authored Monographs February 29, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:00am Via Zoom |
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Trapping as Methodology: The Impacts of Climate Change and Development on the Land February 29, 2024 - 11:30am to 1:00pm CASES Atrium, Lakehead University |
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"Webbed Attachments: Psychedelic Lessons from the Multiverse": 2024 McLeod Lecture February 29, 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm Online event |
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Dr. Vicki Kristman: Distinguished Researcher Talk - "What Can Employers Do To Keep Employees Healthy? Build a Hockey Team: Eight Important Workplace Factors Impacting Employee Health and Disability" February 29, 2024 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm CASES Atrium, Lakehead University |
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Sound Reflections February 29, 2024 - 3:00pm to 3:45pm Jean McNulty Recital Hall, William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts, Lakehead University |
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Research and Innovation Awards of Excellence February 29, 2024 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm Faculty Lounge |
Program of Events (Orillia)
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Graduate Student Conference: GRADflix February 26, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm CASES Atrium |
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Graduate Student Conference: Three Minute Thesis (3MT) February 26, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm CASES Atrium |
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Celebrating Lakehead University’s Faculty Authored Monographs February 29, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:00am Via Zoom |
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"Webbed Attachments: Psychedelic Lessons from the Multiverse": 2024 McLeod Lecture February 29, 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm Online event |
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Indigenous Craft Market March 5, 2024 - 10:00am to 3:00pm Simcoe Hall, Lakehead University Orillia |
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Faculty Poster Presentations March 5, 2024 - 10:30am to 12:00pm Orsi Family Learning Commons |
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Orillia Campus Research and Innovation Week Opening Ceremonies March 5, 2024 - 11:00am to 11:30am Orsi Family Learning Commons |
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The Climate Baby Dilemma: Film Screening and Research Panel March 5, 2024 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm OA 1022 |
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Sustainability Sciences Student Poster Presentations March 6, 2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm Alumni Commons |
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Step into Success: March Career Fair March 6, 2024 - 11:00am to 3:00pm Simcoe Hall |
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It's a Mossy World! A Workshop on Bryophytes in Plain Language March 6, 2024 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm OA 2019 |
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R & I Week Graduate Poster Competition March 6, 2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm Alumni Commons, Simcoe Hall |
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Industry Panel: Optimize Your Business Using Artificial Intelligence March 6, 2024 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm OA 1022 |
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Faculty of Education Social Studies Exhibit March 7, 2024 - 12:00pm to 12:30pm Faculty of Education, Heritage Place, 1 Colborne St. W. |
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Sandbox: Media Arts Showcase - Poster and Multimedia Presentations March 7, 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm OA 1025 |
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Sandbox: Media Arts Showcase - Big-screen Presentations March 7, 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm OA 1022 |
Thank you to our Sponsors
Thank you to Lakehead's internal units for your support and participation:
Bora Laskin Faculty of Law
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
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Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Faculty of Natural Resources Management
Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Alumni
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Library
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Vice President of Research and Innovation
Web Development
A special thank you to Bryan MacKay(photography) & and Rusty Brown (graphic design)