northern ontario-minnesota cross border research taking off
(june 22, 2011 " thunder bay, on) researchers from the university of minnesota duluth came to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in thunder bay to nurture and build on a partnership established two years ago to enhance research at both institutions and strengthen community ties between the sister cities of thunder bay and duluth.
"for lakehead university, this relationship allows us to make the most of our mutual strengths," explains dr. rui wang, vice president (research, economic development and innovation) at lakehead. "umd is the closest university to us geographically, and we share many of the same challenges and interests. our annual joint research workshop is a chance to expand our connections with umd and to facilitate fertile new collaborations."
president brian stevenson welcoming guests at lakehead/umd dinner
a networking dinner in the faculty lounge gave lakehead and umd faculty the chance to share research interests and celebrate four projects that have been funded through the program and are currently underway. speaking at the dinner, president brian stevenson observed that "relationships are not between institutions, they are between people. the personal bonds that we build are crucial to establishing synergies in cross border research, economic development, and commercialization. we are currently looking at other international models that promote and encourage strong cross border relationships for ways to strengthen and improve what is already a very good working relationship."
umd chancellor lynn black
visiting thunder bay for the first time, lendly (lynn) black, umd chancellor, emphasized that meetings like this are vital opportunities for faculty to share their expertise and a good way to learn more about our region.
to further support international research collaborations, lakehead's associate vice-president of research, dr. umed panu, announced an international research collaboration grant that will provide lakehead researchers with funds to help offset the costs of travel, workshops, editorial support, and other preparations required to help secure funding for international research.
"if 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 wants to be recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally as a research-intensive university we must seek to build upon our strengths by harnessing like-minded partners so we can pull together," says dr. panu. "collaboration in research doesn't just happen by accident, it's something we need to nurture and cultivate. this grant does just that."
the meeting continued on campus with workshops on sustainable engineering, large lakes research, ecosystem management, environmental cleanup, and biomass and transportation research.
- 30 -
media: for more information please janine chiasson, communications officer, at 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca.
about lakehead
lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for a multidisciplinary teaching approach that emphasizes collaborative learning and independent critical thinking. over 8,280 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work at campuses located in orillia, and thunder bay, ontario, which is home to the west campus of the northern ontario school of medicine. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
promotes innovative research that supports local and regional socio-economic needs. in orillia, development continues on building a campus that meets leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) standards