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jun 5	convocation 2009 (orillia)
jun 5	orillia campus convocation (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's orillia campus is gearing up for its second convocation ceremony on saturday, june 6, at which 45 graduands will receive their degrees. the ceremony will be held in the orillia city council chambers at 11:00 a.m.
may 29	lakehead u vice president (research) receives top award (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 vice president (research) dr. rui wang is the 2008 recipient of the prestigious canadian society of pharmacology and therapeutics (cspt) pfizer senior scientist award.
may 29	race car - fact sheet & video (thunder bay) the formula sae competition is for sae student members to conceive, design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style racing cars. lufsae placed 43rd overall, out of a total of 120 teams registered from europe, asia, south america, and north america.
may 28	lakehead’s steel bridge team takes third place overall at u.s. national competition (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's steel bridge team met with great success at the 18th annual aisc/asce u.s. national student steel bridge competition hosted by the university nevada, las vegas. the civil engineering team at lakehead took 3rd place for assembly time, 2nd place for construction economy, 10th for lightness, 3rd for display (aesthetics), 15th for stiffness, and 13th for structural efficiency - placing third overall in a competition among 47 american and canadian universities. the lakehead team placed first at the mid-west regional competition, where more than 200 universities competed, hosted by north dakota state university, fargo, in mid march.
may 28	45th convocation: medals, awards, degrees & successes (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is gearing up for its 45th convocation, at which nearly 1,900 graduands will receive their degrees. two ceremonies will take place at the thunder bay community auditorium on saturday, may 30, the first from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., and the second from 2:30 - 5:00 p.m. the charter class of the northern ontario school of medicine (nosm) will be graduating in the morning session.
may 27	researcher's project ranked number 1: study promises to profoundly change views of ancient subarctic people (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researcher, dr. matthew boyd of the department of anthropology, has received more than $177, 000 for his latest research project which promises to fundamentally change the way the ancestors of subarctic peoples are viewed and studied by archaeologists. his project was ranked first among 106 competitive social sciences and humanities research council of canada applications.
may 15	energy conservation week highlights university sustainable practices (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is gearing up to participate in ontario's energy conservation week, which takes place may 19 - 22, 2009. a variety of events are designed to raise awareness and encourage university community members to continue or adopt sustainable practices. individuals may drop off used batteries for free and responsible recycling on campus, win a compact fluorescent light bulb, and purchase food from a local supplier at the main cafeteria, as well as participate in a variety of other events.
may 14	women's studies transforms worldviews (thunder bay) building upon the success of the three-year ba program, the department of women's studies at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is pleased to announce its expansion. the department now offers a four- year honours ba in women's studies, as well as a joint honours programs with the departments of education, english, history, gerontology, indigenous learning, outdoor recreation, psychology, and sociology.
may 12	study focuses on driving safety for elderly: 1000 older drivers needed in 8 cities (thunder bay) candrive -- the canadian driving research initiative for vehicular safety in the elderly -- is looking to recruit volunteers for a long-term study of older drivers to determine the key factors that impact their driving safety. study results will help in the development of a simple, objective screening tool that will assist health-care professionals to identify the characteristics of safe and unsafe older drivers, and refer those deemed at risk for further assessment. this will help to alleviate many of the problems and inconsistencies doctors and families face in attempting to determine fitness to drive.
may 12	lakehead and university of minnesota duluth collaboration injects excitement in region (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and the university of minnesota duluth (umd), along with umd's swenson college of science and engineering (scse) and natural resources research institute (nrri), have created a new partnership designed to enhance research at both institutions, and to strengthen community linkage between thunder bay and duluth.
may 12	spring/summer issue of alumni magazine focuses on health sciences (thunder bay) the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 alumni magazine is celebrating an important historical milestone by featuring the upcoming graduation of the charter class of the northern ontario school of medicine (nosm) on its cover. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is granting 24 md degrees out of a total of 56.
may 8	wood is good; value-added wood is better: research leads to new products - now available (thunder bay) after nearly seven years in research and development, superior thermowood will launch a full line of deck building products featuring a newly developed, second-generation, thermal modification technology.
may 7	unique educational summer experience for children at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s eco-literacy camp (thunder bay) an exciting summer camp offered to children at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is running this july. the faculty of education's department of lifelong learning will be hosting the eco-literacy adventure camp, an educational program that uses ecologically based reading material and includes high-energy games, outdoor activities, art projects, and other creative approaches to reading comprehension.
may 6	lakehead's your bright future campaign receives $200,000 (thunder bay) your bright future campaign to raise funds for the permanent campus of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 - orillia has received a $200,000 donation from the sarjeant co. ltd.
may 5	forestry insiders turn to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 for new ideas (thunder bay) student research will be the focus of the eastern section of the canadian forest products society's annual general meeting and conference, taking place wednesday, may 6, 2009. the conference is hosted at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , with several sites across eastern canada where those interested may attend by videoconference.
may 4	lakehead presents lecture at first international telehealth palliative care symposium (thunder bay)
may 1	environmental education congress takes place may 10 – 14: 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 prof co-chairs conference (thunder bay) from sunday, may 10 to thursday, may 14, the 5th world environmental education congress takes place at montral's palais des congrs (http://www.5weec.uqam.ca/). sponsored in part by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , the congress is for educators, researchers, university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , community leaders, journalists, artists, and all other participants in environmental education to work together to strengthen education. in 2007, the congress was held in durban, south africa, with more than 1000 participants. this year, close to 2000 registrants are expected.
apr 29	geology 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 win place in industry workshops this summer (thunder bay) four 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 geology 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have recently won their place in national and international industry-related geology events. gabe sweet, corey wendland, seamus magnus, and lindsay moore will be heading to nevada, wyoming, sudbury, and calgary, respectively.
apr 28	research advances knowledge of individuals, groups, & societies (thunder bay) research in the social sciences and humanities advances knowledge about individuals, groups, and societies--it helps to tell us how we live, what we think, and how we interact with each other and the world around us. with the help of support from the social sciences and humanities research council of canada (sshrc), 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers will be doing just that.

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