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oct 16	dr. robert jickling receives naaee international education award (thunder bay) lakehead's dr. robert jickling has received the "outstanding contribution to environmental education research" award from the north american association for environmental education (naaee). he recently attended the naaee conference in portland, oregon, to accept his award.
oct 16	dr. walter epp helps vimy foundation expand efforts into thunder bay (thunder bay) the vimy foundation proudly named lakehead's dr. walter epp as an educational advisor. dr. epp has taught history and canadian studies since 1991, and was the recipient of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 distinguished instructor award in 2005.
oct 8	"i chose lakehead orillia" video available online (orillia) six 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 share their experiences, and tell us why they chose lakehead.
oct 6	scientists study new asthma biomarker for treatment: lakehead researcher only canadian awardee (thunder bay) the american asthma foundation (aaf) recently released its 2009 competition results for its research award program. among 12 successful applicants of the 327 who applied is dr. rui wang, a professor of biology and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's vice-president (research). dr. wang is the only scientist in canada to receive a 2009 award from the aaf, and his award is valued at $750,000 (u.s.) over three years.
oct 5	nursing 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 benefit from new technology: lakehead reveals state-of-the-art simulation lab (thunder bay) today, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's school of nursing unveiled its new, state-of-the-art nursing simulation laboratory. faculty and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are thrilled with the learning opportunities the lab offers, and are eager to show it off to the community.
sep 24	new members appointed to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 board of governors (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's board of governors is pleased to introduce new members christopher fernyc (cfa), christine gottardo (ph.d.), gordon hayman (ph.d.), tyler halverson, and margaret ryan. all new members were approved at the board's annual meeting on september 17.
sep 21	professor prepares lake superior remediation plans (thunder bay) dr. robert stewart of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's department of geography has received research grants totalling $170,600 from environment canada and the ontario ministry of the environment through the canada-ontario agreement respecting the great lakes basin ecosystem to review and implement remedial action plans (raps).
sep 17	lakehead receives funding to employ young graduates (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will receive a total of $161,816 to employ 11 young, new graduates this fall through service canada's career focus program.
sep 11	sour gas may be key to sweet disease: research sheds light on diabetes pathogenesis and management (thunder bay) dr. rui wang, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 vice-president (research), recently received a new operating grant from the canadian diabetes association (cda), valued at $79,225 for his project entitled 'hydrogen sulfide and pancreatic insulin metabolism.' this research grant resulted from a national competition and was ranked as an excellent application. it is also the first research grant received by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 for diabetes research from cda.
sep 4	government of canada invests $13 million in lakehead's orillia campus (thunder bay) the honorable tony clement, minister of industry, today announced the government of canada's commitment to invest $13 million in infrastructure funding toward the construction of a new multi-use academic building at the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 campus in orillia.
sep 4	government of canada invests $13 million in lakehead's orillia campus (orillia) the honourable tony clement, minister of industry, today announced the government of canada's commitment to invest $13 million in infrastructure funding toward the construction of a new multi-use academic building at the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 campus in orillia.
aug 31	city-wide sign campaign welcomes all 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to thunder bay (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is encouraging thunder bay businesses to welcome new and returning 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 through their on-street signage.
aug 25	lakehead researcher receives maureen andrew new investigator scholarship award for research excellence (thunder bay) a researcher from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 was recently awarded $10,000 from the heart and stroke foundation of ontario. dr. guangdong yang, a research assistant professor at the school of kinesiology, will receive the 2009/2010 dr. maureen andrew new investigator scholarship award commencing july 1, 2009, for a research project entitled 'regulation of cystathionine gamma-lyase expression in vascular smooth muscle cells.'
aug 24	orientation 2009: new 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 prepare for success on campus (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is once again gearing up to welcome a fresh class of new 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to the thunder bay campus. the theme of this year's orientation is 'just think...' just think... about the fun you'll have, about the new friends you'll make, and about how prepared you'll be for university! from september 4 - 9, 2009, orientation organizers and volunteers have developed a fun, informative, and activity-filled week to help lakehead's new 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , along with their families and friends, get to know thunder bay, the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 campus, plus its faculty, and staff.
aug 20	new aboriginal alumni chapter established (thunder bay) a new social network will be launched on tuesday, august 25, 2009, when the alumni association of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and the office of aboriginal initiatives announce the establishment of the aboriginal alumni chapter of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . this announcement will take place during a special gathering in the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty lounge from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
aug 19	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and confederation college collaborative nursing program achieves significant milestone (thunder bay) representatives from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and confederation college announced today that the collaborative nursing program curriculum has received national accreditation from the canadian association of schools of nursing (casn). since 1987 casn accreditation promotes excellence in nursing education programs, and is the national accrediting body for nursing education in canada. the purpose of accreditation is to encourage excellence in nursing education according to fundamental qualities and standards established by academic nursing to best meet the need of the canadian population for nursing health care.
aug 18	bell presents lakehead celebrates….2009 featuring buffy sainte-marie on september 16 (thunder bay) the last time buffy sainte-marie came to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 she stood before class 2000 at the community auditorium to accept an honorary doctor of letters. the mood was electric and the air full of young graduands eager to hear words of wisdom from a cultural icon, to inspire and guide them as they made their way out into the 'real world.'
aug 6	lakehead receives environment canada research funding (orillia) e government of canada is investing $30 million over 5 years to help restore the health of lake simcoe through an initiative called the lake simcoe clean-up fund administered by environment canada. environment canada, which calls for proposals for this funding twice per year, this week announced that 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia professors, dr. nandakumar kanavillil, dr. sreekumari kurissery and dr. mary thornbush along with dr. peter lee of lakehead thunder bay have been awarded $165,000 for a research proposal they submitted.
aug 5	lakehead forestry professors receive project grants (thunder bay) ontario is making significant investments in skilled trades and forestry in thunder bay through the northern ontario heritage fund corporation (nohfc). dr. han chen and dr. mathew leitch from the faculty of forestry and the forest environment received project grants from the nohfc: emerging technology program.
jul 31	orillia campus researchers investigate lake simcoe health (thunder bay) this fall, three orillia campus researchers and one thunder bay campus researcher will be funded $165,000 over the next two years by environment canada and its lake simcoe clean-up fund (lscuf) to study the role of wetlands as a nutrient buffer.

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