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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.
jul 28	talented new engineering graduates win first place in national competition (thunder bay) lakehead engineering graduates domenic arcuri, graham sled, and craig west have earned first place in the 2009 cgs undergraduate report competition. their winning degree project, entitled 'utilization of coal/biomass fly ash and bentonite as a remediation barrier for acid mine drainage,' was completed under the supervision of dr. eltayeb mohamedelhassan.
jul 27	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 welcomes dean of graduate studies (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is pleased to announce the appointment of dr. philip hicks to the position of dean of the faculty of graduate studies, effective july 1, 2009. dr. hicks arrives with a distinguished background as a faculty member, researcher, and administrative leader.
jul 13	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 appoints dean of health and behavioural sciences (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is pleased to announce the appointment of lori livingston to the position of dean of the faculty of health and behavioural sciences, effective july 1, 2009. dr. livingston was most recently a faculty member at dalhousie university since 2000, serving in the faculty of health professions.
jul 13	graduate research earns prestigious cihr award (thunder bay) sacha dubois, a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 master of public health (mph) graduate, was awarded the canadian institutes of health research (cihr) institute of aging age+ award for his paper titled 'the impact of benzodiazepines on safe driving.'this paper was part of dubois' mph thesis and was co-authored by dr. michel bdard and mr. bruce weaver.
jun 29	2009 shads challenged to innovate with natural fibres (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is once again hosting some of the brightest young minds in canada during shad valley 2009. the official welcome of the shad valley 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 took place on monday, june 29, at 9:30 a.m. in lakehead's senate chambers. the group of 65 shads is the largest among all participating institutions.
jun 23	4th international lake tourism conference at lakehead (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and the centre for tourism and community development research have joined forces to bring researchers from all over the world to northwestern ontario to discuss lake tourism. from june 21 - 25, delegates from canada, the u.s., russia, new zealand, south america, africa, and europe will congregate at the lakehead campus to discuss wide-ranging topics including sustainable development, rural and community development tourism, tourism marketing, and building local capacity for indigenous tourism.
jun 18	lakehead re-opens campus pool – public invited to week-long open house (thunder bay) following a ten-month renovation process, lakehead athletics today opened its doors to the c.j. sanders fieldhouse swimming pool during a grand re-opening celebration and open house.
jun 12	first new investigator award from heart and stroke foundation of canada at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (thunder bay) a researcher from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 was recently awarded $60,000 a year for a five-year period by the heart and stroke foundation of canada. dr. guangdong yang, a research assistant professor at school of kinesiology, will receive this new investigator salary award commencing july 1, 2009, for a research project entitled "regulation of cystathionine gamma-lyase expression in vascular smooth muscle cells." dr. yang has also received an operating grant from cihr with a value of $330,648 to support his research activity.
jun 11	lakehead campus construction moves forward (orillia) as 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 celebrates the groundbreaking of its permanent campus in orillia, today, the company that will be in charge of the construction project is being announced.
jun 11	lakehead campus construction moves forward (thunder bay) as 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 celebrates the groundbreaking of its permanent campus in orillia, today, a new collaborator on the construction project is being announced.
jun 11	lakehead researchers awarded $1.1 million in nserc discovery grants (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 vice-president (research) dr. rui wang is pleased to announce that eight lakehead researchers have received grants to support their research. the grants total over $1 million dollars in diverse areas of study including forestry, food pathogens, and mass transfer applications. the new grants for canada's top researchers are through the discovery grants program (dgp), administered by the natural sciences and engineering research council (nserc).

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