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mar 10	are there cockroaches in your ice cream? scientist poses question at speaker series march 11 (thunder bay) members of the public are invited to dr. joe schwarcz's presentation as part of the science speakers series. the talk is entitled, are there cockroaches in your ice cream? and takes place march 11 at 7:30 p.m. in atac 1003 at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .
mar 10	unique mba program offered at lakehead - first class commences september 2009 (orillia) starting september 2009, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will be offering a master of business administration (mba) program. the program is designed to develop versatile, multi-purpose graduates who can adapt and thrive in various business situations anywhere in the world.
mar 10	mozart opera excerpts performed at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 march 14 & 15 (thunder bay) on march 14 and 15 lakehead's department of music will perform scenes from mozart's operas, the marriage of figaro and cosi fan tutte. this is the second of the opera studio performances, following last year's sold-out performance of henry purcell's dido and aeneas.
mar 10	orillia campus student brings home oua championship medals (orillia) orillia student and freshman mark doble was part of the lakehead thunderwolves men's nordic ski team that won its fifth straight oua championship in haliburton, ontario february 21 and 22.
mar 5	centre for northern studies opens climate change discussion at symposium march 6 and 7 (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for northern studies and the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 research chair in northern studies will commemorate the international polar year and "darwin year" celebrations, with a two-day national symposium and forum on 6-7 march 2009.
mar 3	workshop proposes long-term solutions to northern ontario forestry woes (thunder bay) on wednesday, march 4, through thursday, march 5, the northern ontario sustainable communities partnership (noscp) will hold a workshop at the prince arthur hotel, with those affected or influenced by the forest sector situation. the northern ontario sustainable communities partnership is an inclusive group coming together in response to the forest industry crisis in northern ontario.
mar 3	is canada a metis nation? author john ralston saul poses question at lakehead u talk (thunder bay) canada is a metis nation, says john ralston saul in his new book a fair country: telling truths about canada. co-sponsored by the office of aboriginal initiatives at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , and negahneewin college (confederation college) saul visits 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 on friday, march 6 at 7:00 p.m. to share and explore the ideas of his book. a fair country was one of the top non-fiction bestsellers of 2008.
mar 2	unique mba program offered at lakehead - first class commences september 2009 (thunder bay) starting september 2009, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will be offering a master of business administration (mba) program. the program is designed to develop versatile, multi-purpose graduates who can adapt and thrive in various business situations anywhere in the world.
feb 24	building the green economy: 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 presents speaker kevin danaher - public welcome (thunder bay) tomorrow evening, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty, staff, and community members gather in 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's agora to hear dr. kevin danaher, executive director of the global citizen center, speak at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's 2009 speaker series. the speaker series is hosted in conjunction with the university's 2009 research and innovation week.
feb 23	“a living history of metis families” film premieres february 24 – free admission (thunder bay) as part of research and innovation week 2009, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is hosting a film festival that's open to the public. three films will be shown: the premiere of canada research chair dr. judy iseke-barnes' film a living history of metis families, as told by dorothy chartrand, the lost tomb of jesus, and bloodline.
feb 23	lakehead graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 show their talent (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will be showing off their research talent this week, as they take part in the graduate student conference that is part of research and innovation week 2009. the conference will feature poster and paper presentations. the top three presentations in each of three categories will be recognised. the categories are the natural science and engineering research council of canada (nserc), the social sciences and humanities research council of canada (sshrc), and the canadian institute of health research (cihr). one prize will be awarded to the best aboriginal-themed research project.
feb 19	(thunder bay) as part of research and innovation week 2009, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is hosting a film festival that's open to the public. three films will be shown: the premiere of canada research chair dr. judy iseke-barnes' film a living history of metis families, as told by dorothy chartrand, the lost tomb of jesus, and bloodline. in a living history, metis grandmother dorothy chartrand tells the story of her metis families, and the political and social change that impacted metis lives in the 1800s until today, tracking some of dorothy's 25 years of research in archives and hbc and church records that lead to understanding the history of her family, and the community of st. albert, alberta.
feb 18	public invited to discover new creations and innovations at lakehead (thunder bay) research and innovation week 2009 is a celebration of innovation and discovery, and an invitation to the public to participate and discover new and interesting things uncovered by researchers at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . this fourth annual event takes place february 20 - 27, 2009. throughout the week, community members have the opportunity to participate in interactive displays and exhibits, attend public lectures and discussion, learn more about graduate student research, and more.
feb 11	local tire business wheels lakehead's formula-1 sae team to international competition (thunder bay) members of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's formula-1 society of automotive engineers (lufsae) team have spent almost three years working on their prototype race car. their dream of racing against over 100 other schools in michigan this may just got one step closer. fountain tire has donated two sets of tires specifically designed for fsae applications to the team: one set of goodyear dry fsae racing tires, and one set of goodyear full-wet racing tires. with a new compound and a computer-optimized mold shape for maximum footprint efficiency, this model of tire was run in 2006 by several universities with outstanding results
feb 11	serendipitous events lead to february concerts (thunder bay) ser - en - dip- i- ty: an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. judging by the events that transpired to bring about new music north's upcoming concert exchange pilot project, composer aris carastathis seems to have just such an aptitude. the concert, which features music by canadian composers, darlene chepil reid, robert lemay, and mark nerenberg, as well as carastathis, among others, will take place in thunder bay on february 12. it will also be performed in toronto, as part of a new-music exchange pilot project.
feb 9	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 forestry 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 create winning designs in wood works competition (thunder bay) objective: create an innovative wood product with market potential. no problem for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty of forestry & the forest environment 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . jim riffel, scott rubin, and serge laforest have been recognized for their elegant, innovative, and marketable wood product designs, with cash winnings amounting to $6000, in the second annual wood works competition.
feb 6	new book on northwestern ontario’s working class (thunder bay) the centre for northern studies is pleased to announce the release of its newest publication, essays in northwestern ontario working class history: thunder bay and its environs, edited by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 alumnus, member of the department of history, and co-director of the lakehead social history institute, dr. michel s. beaulieu.
feb 4	dolores wawia to be featured on tvo's your voice (thunder bay) tvo will be bringing your voice, an online discussion series for parents, to the thunder bay's fort william first nation community centre to examine issues in aboriginal education, with an expert guest panel on february 6 and 7. two specials focusing on aboriginal education will be taped. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 professor dolores wawia of the department of aboriginal education will be a featured guest on your voice
feb 2	new technology and collaboration connects thunder bay and antigonish 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 (thunder bay) this term, eight 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and st. francis xavier university will be participating in a new community service learning (csl) opportunity. in two separate political science courses - in two separate provinces - 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will meet over the internet and compare experiences and research outcomes.
jan 30	history professor receives lakehead’s most prestigious teaching award (thunder bay) associate professor of history dr. bruce strang is the 2008 winner of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's most prestigious teaching award.

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