research and innovation week at lakehead u

(thunder bay - wednesday, march 22, 2006) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is showcasing many of its dynamic researchers to the thunder bay community. from march 27 to 31, the first annual research and innovation week at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will take place.

this week-long event is designed to celebrate and showcase research excellence here at lakehead and raise awareness in the community about research and its benefits to society.

"research and innovation week is a great chance for the people of thunder bay to visit the campus, meet with our researchers, and see what we're doing," says dr. rui wang, vice president (research) at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

the opening ceremonies take place on march 27 at 11 a.m. in the agora. this is linked with gerontology research day, which is also in the agora. on march 28 and 29 the public can drop by the agora between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the research exhibition & trade show where they can meet the researchers and their graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and learn about their fascinating and innovative areas of research.

the community can also attend some lectures, designed for the general public, delivered by some of lakehead's leading researchers. on monday, march 27, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., dr. lada malek, department of biology, will present "natural health products - slow killers or benign money-makers?" in the notc building. dr. malek will discuss the pros and cons of science-based medicine as opposed to traditional herbal remedies. the regulation of natural health products in canada and the potential for building new industries around natural health products will also be discussed.

on tuesday, march 28, dr. carney matheson, department of anthropology, will present "mummies around the world" in the lower lecture theatre (uc-0050). this lecture will explore the mummies of the world and present the different types of mummies there are and where these mummies are found. mummies from africa, europe, north and south america, asia, australia and the pacific will be presented, from the far reaches of the taklamakan desert to the high summits of the andes. the majority of the mummies presented will be those that have been analyzed and studied at the paleo-dna laboratory as part of its projects involving mummified remains.

in addition, there will be a film festival, poster displays, and more (see the complete schedule below).

(this schedule is for media use only. members of the media are welcome to attend any event. events in italics are either not open to the public, or require registration to attend. for more information on the schedule, please call the office of research at 343-8201.)

10 a.m.-1 p.m. gerontology research day (agora)

11 a.m. opening ceremonies (agora)

11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. gerontology research day: singers and dancers (agora)

1:30 p.m. keynote speaker nils aarsaether (faculty lounge) "innovations in the nordic periphery project"

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. lada malek presentation (notc building) "natural health products - slow killers or benign money-makers?"

9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. films, banana split and rosies of the north (faculty lounge)

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. research exhibition and trade show (agora)

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. barb eccles, manager, technology transfer presentation, (atac 5035), "innovation at lakehead: helping researchers help society"

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. carney matheson presentation (uc 0050, lower lecture theatre) "mummies around the world"

8:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. films, the mystery of the shroud and women and science - asking different questions (faculty lounge)

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. research exhibition and trade show (agora)

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. films, the mystery of the shroud, cures from the crypt, rosies of the north, titanic's ghosts (uc-1017)

12 p.m. to 3 p.m. psychology research day (agora)

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. dr. will c. van den hoonaard, university of new brunswick, (atac 5035) "making room for the social sciences in research ethics review" space is limited; please call lisa norton (807-343-8283, lisa.norton@lakeheadu.ca) to register.

9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. films, titanic's ghost and turning points (faculty lounge)

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. tour of the paleo-dna laboratory and presentation by genesis genomics (notc building) space is limited; please call lisa norton (807-343-8283, lisa.norton@lakeheadu.ca) to register.