lakehead u honours 40 research stars during research and innovation week

(thunder bay - tuesday, march 28, 2006) this week is research and innovation week at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . as part of this celebration, lakehead is honouring its research stars.

the 40 research stars of the past 40 years at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (the 40/40 awards) will be awarded on wednesday, march 29, at 4 p.m. members of the media are welcome to attend the reception or to speak with some of the researchers before the event (please call the office of research at 343-8201 to set up these interviews).

the 40/40 awards honour 20 researchers in the social sciences, humanities, health, and arts disciplines, and 20 in the natural sciences and engineering areas. all faculty members who have demonstrated research of excellence at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 over the past 40 years were eligible to be nominated for this award.

"this award is for researchers who have accomplished consistent and significant research excellence at lakehead, research that has been recognized locally, nationally, and internationally over the history of the university," says dr. rui wang, vice president (research), 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . "since we have just celebrated the 40^th anniversary of the university, we felt that it was the right time to honour 40 of our research stars."

for more information, or to set up interviews, please call the office of research at 343-8201, or visit http://research.lakeheadu.ca/40researchstars/