stan nemec recently received an award from the planning team of the food security committee, presented by cheryl d'angelo, director, student health and wellness; sierra garofalo, director of food security at lusu, and aimee jaun, associate vice-provost, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . 

on june 28, the planning team of the food security committee recognized stan nemec, manager of printing and mail services, for his tireless efforts to support student food security at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .  

for many years stan has led the annual departmental food drive in support of the lusu food bank, now known as the lusu food resource centre.

through his participation in countless lakehead community council and lakehead social committee events, stan has worked to raise awareness of student food insecurity and has championed donations for the food resource centre and other student food initiatives.  

most recently, stan helped to organize food donations for the lusu food resource centre during the recent summerfest 2023 gathering on campus, part of the ongoing effort to support student health and wellness by members of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 social committee.

the food security committee wishes to thank stan for being a student food security champion!

the faculty of science and environmental studies is once again hosting the ses biotechnology & allied sciences symposium. the symposium is open to all graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 doing science or technology related research.

abstract deadline extended: august 20, 2023

please submit your abstract to phd.ses@lakeheadu.ca
register here: https://ec.lakeheadu.ca/sesbass

sesbass 2023 will feature excellent guest speakers giving talks on a diverse range of topics: biorefining, the genetics of stress-resistance responses to climate change, converting wastes to valuable products, human nasal airflow, cardiac blood flow, and new peptide therapeutics and molecular imaging agents for novel cancer targets.

environmental biotechnology

dr. silvio silvério da silva from the engineering school of lorena, university of sao paulo in brazil will present his work: a sustainable future through lignocellulosic biorefineries: bioprocesses and bio-based products as tools for changing the world.

dr. virginia k. walker, a fellow of the royal society of canada and queen's university research chair in molecular genetics, will provide insights into why grass doesn't die after a killing frost and provide answers that reveal opportunities for biotech innovations. her research interests concern stress genes and the molecular basis of resistance. this is a central question for scientific goals as diverse as predicting the impact of nanoparticle-containing food on our gut microbiota, the consequence of climate change on arctic organisms, or the production of ice-binding proteins in environmentally-stressed overwintering plants, insects, fish or microbes.

dr. satinder kaur brar from the department of civil engineering, the james and joanne love chair in environmental engineering at the bioprocessing and nanoenzyme formulation facility (baneff), at york university will be presenting on her work in the two converging fields of value-addition of wastes and removal of emerging contaminants. https://lassonde.yorku.ca/users/satinder-brar

bio-inspired engineering and medical innovations

dr. chengyu li, assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at villanova university, in pennsylvania, united states will describe his research in the areas of human nasal airflow, cardiac blood flow, bio-inspired propulsion, odor-guided navigation​, metachronal swimming, and massive flow separation. www.chengyuli.net

dr. len luyt from the department of chemistry, london regional cancer program, at western university, london will speak on oncology and medical imaging, investigating new peptide therapeutics and molecular imaging agents for novel cancer targets.

join us for this excellent series of speakers!

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june 23, 2023 – thunder bay and orillia, ont.   

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 was included in the top 200 global universities in the times higher education 2023 impact rankings, the fourth year that lakehead has been recognized as a leading university for its work advancing the united nations sustainable development goals. 

one of only 26 canadian universities participating in the rankings, lakehead is the highest ranked university in north america with fewer than 9,000 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and canada’s top ranked primarily undergraduate university. 

of significant note is 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s achievement for the fourth year in a row of being included among the top 10 per cent of all the world’s ranked universities in terms of its social impact. 

the impact rankings measure the societal impact of universities by evaluating an institutions’ success in delivering the united nations’ sustainable development goals (sdg).  

lakehead president and vice-chancellor, dr. moira mcpherson, said these rankings reflect the university’s role in fostering a greater understanding of local and global issues and inspiring positive change.  

“the results recognize world-class research being led by lakehead faculty, staff, and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to address some of the world’s greatest challenges, and illustrate the transformational power of education, research, and discovery that the university has had in the regions it serves,” dr. mcpherson said.  

for the fourth year in a row, lakehead has been ranked as one of the top universities in the world contributing to clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, elimination of hunger, reduced inequalities, good health and wellbeing, sustainable life on land and below water. 

dr. david barnett, lakehead’s provost and vice-president (academic), called this year’s ranking an exceptional achievement and said he is proud of how high the university scored across many of the sdgs this year. 

“this ranking represents the hard work and dedication put forth by our faculty, staff, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and alumni,” dr. barnett said. 

the times higher education impact rankings measure the impact universities make in the areas of poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. 

view the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 times higher education profile here.

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阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜  is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead has nine faculties, including business administration, education, engineering, graduate studies, health & behavioural sciences, law, natural resources management, science & environmental studies, and social sciences & humanities. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked in the top half of times higher education's 2023 world universities rankings for the fourth consecutive year, and the number one university in the world with fewer than 9,000 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in the’s 2023 impact rankings (which assesses institutions against the united nations’ 17 sustainable development goals). visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.

recent 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 graduate christopher petersen was one of three dallas smythe award winners for his paper “therapy tech in surveillant smart cities.”

this award, offered by the international association for media and communication research (iamcr), recognizes the groundbreaking scholarship of canadian scholar dallas smythe. petersen was able to present his scholarship this july at the iamcr’s annual conference in lyon, france.

in recognition of smythe's work, the dallas smythe award was established by iamcr for “a paper which combines scholarly excellence with a commitment to developing and extending the critical, innovative and engaged spirit that characterised smythe’s contribution to media/communications analysis.”

the smythe award committee described christopher petersen's paper as: a critique of how the take-up of mental health therapy technologies is exploiting users, engaging them with the features of ‘gamification’ and ‘responsibilization’, at the same time as they surrender their personal data. this is cast in the context of the ‘dataveillance’ of ‘smart cities’, and explored via the case studies of sidewalk labs in toronto, and the inuit community of nunavut.

petersen initially developed his paper in a graduate seminar, “surveillance and (in) justice” taught by dr. debra mackinnon, winter 2023.

petersen graduated with a master of arts degree in social justice studies from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and received the 2023 dean’s scholar award in the faculty of social sciences and humanities. his masters research-creation project explored pop music and the problem with the nostalgia industry. he has a ba in electroacoustic music studies from concordia university, montreal.

for a complete account of the smythe award, please visit https://iamcr.org/awards/smythe-2023-awarded.

mp damien kurek meets with dr. tarlok sahota, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 agricultural research station (luars), and jason reid, \beef farmers of ontario, at luars.

battle river-crowfoot, alberta member of parliament damien c. kurek visited thunder bay in late july to reach out to stakeholders in the region relating to his portfolio as vice chair of the environment committee, and as an mp actively interested in agriculture.

during his meetings, kurek visited 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 twice, once to meet with dr. tarlok singh sahota and again to meet with dr. wensheng qin.

“it is always great to meet with the people working on the cutting-edge science building canada’s economy,” kurek said about the meetings. “i always look forward to these sorts of meetings and learning more about both agriculture and the environment.”

during that week, kurek’s meeting with dr. sahota took place at the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 agricultural research station and included a meeting with jason reid, the director of beef farmers of ontario, where they discussed the issues in the sector, as well as the work dr. sahota has done on crop and nutrient management practices.

kurek also met with dr. qin and one of his classes at the main campus. during their meeting, kurek was pleased to learn more about biofuels and bioproducts and discuss how the use of these can be balanced with food security and the productive use of the energy resources already available.

“seeing firsthand the work that is being done at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is amazing, and a testament to the people involved. from the community to the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , to the staff, i saw some of what makes canada such an amazing place."

dear members of our 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 community,

it is with a mix of emotions that i write this last communication to you before i complete my time as president and vice-chancellor of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 on june 30.

it has been a privilege to work with the many talented and exceptional people at our institution’s two campuses and to lead us through some of our most tumultuous years together. i am so proud of what we have accomplished, consistently seizing every opportunity to stand out and be recognized as the great university in the north, in simcoe county, and beyond.

i want to applaud the efforts and achievements of lakehead’s faculty and staff. they ensured our highest quality of learning and scholarship were maintained despite the most daunting of circumstances.

we are all here first and foremost for our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and i have been able to get to know and celebrate the achievements of so many of them. they have demonstrated their resilience and spirit over and over during these past years, and will, i am sure, contribute to making our world and the communities they find themselves in, stronger in the future.

convocation season is always one of the highlights of the year, but this year it was particularly special to me. not only did we return to in-person ceremonies and events, but our convocation teams also incorporated some very special new features. they brought the graduands, families, and friends back onto both of our campuses following each ceremony to enjoy beautifully presented festivities on our campuses. it was also my last set of ceremonies presiding as president with our wonderful chancellor, dr. rita shelton deverell. i cherished every moment as i watched our graduands cross the stage and saw the happy faces of their families and friends beaming with pride.

in my time as president of this outstanding university, i have seen how we have been able to build upon our strengths in areas that transform the lives of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and impact the people in the communities we serve. we have partnered and collaborated to strengthen and broaden our unique position in the sector.

i will continue to remain passionately committed to the work we have advanced together on learner access, reconciliation, internationalization, research and innovation, community and economic development, and, most importantly, inspiring and supporting outstanding teaching and learning. while dedicated focus and effort must continue to advance all of our priorities, i feel the path we are moving forward on has real momentum.

i am very grateful for the many kind messages i have received in recent months. there are so many who have made my time as president positive and have contributed to our shared successes. your support is deeply appreciated and your efforts have made me a better leader.  it has truly been a remarkable five and a half years to embrace all that is lakehead!

i am really looking forward to the new opportunities and time that i now have to advance some of my own scholarly interests. as i hand over this leadership role to my successor, i wish dr. gillian siddall, each of you, and this university the absolute best.

once again, thank you very much.

have a wonderful summer,

dr. moira mcpherson
president & vice-chancellor
阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜

alexis harvey

by brandon walker

alexis harvey recently returned to thunder bay after placing third in the provincial three-minute thesis competition held at queen’s university. 

alexis travelled to kingston in may after placing first in 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s three-minute thesis competition during research and innovation week.

she said preparing for the competition was daunting, especially since she dislikes public speaking. 

“i started by drafting out what i wanted to say and then timing myself. i edited accordingly and then came up with my slide, using that to help me practice my presentation,” she said. 

“to be quite honest, i didn't do too many mock presentations with peers and friends prior to the university presentation but i did present to my family, getting their feedback and determining whether they understood what i was trying to convey.” 

the master of health science graduate student’s thesis examines how education is helping or hindering the formation of just and socially responsible healthcare providers. 

stemming from her background as a health educator in the state of alaska and as a former us fulbright english teaching assistant in spain, alexis’s research seeks to uncover wise practices for education and, ultimately, health equity.  

“basically, my research looks at how current healthcare 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 feel their education is preparing, informing, and encouraging them to work on social responsibility and social justice,” she said. 

after placing first at lakehead’s research and innovation week and receiving the people's choice award, alexis felt proud of her work. she realized that not only did her presentation make sense, it also moved people. 

to prepare, she worked alongside the dean of the faculty of graduate studies, dr. chander shahi, as well as his assistant, taylor laughton, to help refine her presentation by doing a mock presentation with them. 

dr. shahi served as a mentor during the preparation phase. 

“the main piece of advice i was given was not to focus on route memorization of my speech, rather knowing my research through and through so that if i did happen to get stumped during the speech, i would know generally what i needed to say. 

“i was also fortunate enough to have support through the nursing faculty, within which i work, to be able to do a mock presentation in front of faculty members, most of whom i had never met,” she said.

after spending the day before the competition with other participants, alexis realized how nervous they all were. 

“after mingling and becoming invested in learning about each other's work, the competitiveness dissipated, and the competition became more of a presentation among peers. 

“i think because of that, i felt it was less about who won or didn't win, and more about supporting our peers,” she said. 

describing it as more of a “friendly ted talk,” alexis said she was more excited to learn who won the participants' choice award, because that determined who the group felt did the best in relaying their research. 

“i guess in the end this competition was not so much a competition as it was an event to connect budding researchers across ontario,” she said. 

alexis encouraged other graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to participate in this event next year if they can, due to the chance to gain public speaking skills in a supportive environment. 

“it is also a great thing to put on your resume, to help you build connections, and to help understand your own research when it comes time to defend it.

“the last thing i would like to mention is that opportunities like this help you showcase your research and tell people why it is important,” she said. 

alexis will be defending her thesis later this summer before finishing her master's program. 

"阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 remains committed to the personal and professional development of our graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ,” dr. shahi said. 

“alexis harvey’s success in the 3mt competition at the provincial level indicates that our graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have the skills, knowledge, and mindset to realize their potential in all environments.” 

press play here to watch her three-minute thesis presentation at queen’s university.

janusz koziński

june 14, 2023 – thunder bay, ont.   

professor janusz koziński, dean of engineering at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , has received the prestigious gold medal award from engineers canada. 

the gold medal award, the highest distinction for professional engineers in canada, recognizes the exceptional achievements of engineers who, through their work and service, have improved the lives of canadians and others across the world. 

“i accepted the gold medal from engineers canada with immense pride and humility. engineering education is a truly collaborative endeavour and i share this award with everyone, including here at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , who has joined me on my journey,” dr. koziński said. 

“i wish to pay tribute to my professional colleagues, researchers and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who have supported me, inspired me and encouraged me throughout my career.” 

dr. koziński received the gold medal at the engineers canada awards ceremony that took place in halifax on thursday, may 25. 

“i congratulate dr. koziński on this recognition from engineers canada,” said dr. david barnett, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s provost and vice-president (academic). 

“his contributions to engineering education have truly been transformative. i look forward to his continued leadership of the faculty as we prepare the next generation of engineers to address engineering challenges in canada and worldwide.” 

currently dean of engineering at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , dr. koziński is an internationally renowned higher education leader, researcher, and entrepreneur with almost three decades of experience in engineering education across the world. 

before joining lakehead, koziński was previously founding president of the new model institute for technology & engineering in the uk, founding dean of the lassonde school of engineering at york university, and dean of the college of engineering at the university of saskatchewan.

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阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜  is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. lakehead has nine faculties, including business administration, education, engineering, graduate studies, health & behavioural sciences, law, natural resources management, science & environmental studies, and social sciences & humanities. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked in the top half of times higher education's 2023 world universities rankings for the fourth consecutive year, and the number one university in the world with fewer than 10,000 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in the’s 2022 impact rankings (which assesses institutions against the united nations’ 17 sustainable development goals). visit www.hsbcwebinars.com.