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nov 20	lakehead and tbso team up for handel's messiah: friday evening and saturday matinee performances at st. paul’s united church (thunder bay) on november 28 and 29, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and thunder bay symphony orchestra will present handel's messiah at st. paul's united church in thunder bay. messiah is one of the most popular works in choral literature, and is handel's most famous creation.
nov 18	the advanced institute for globalization and culture welcomes first visiting research fellow (thunder bay) the advanced institute for globalization and culture welcomes dr. steven high as its first visiting research fellow.
nov 13	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student receives international leadership award (thunder bay) concurrent education student dave grad has been recognized as a leader at a recent international conference held in boston. david is one of nine undergraduate student leadership award recipients across north america, and the only recipient in canada.
nov 12	世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 receive $48,000 toward post-secondary education in one year (thunder bay) amid the worldwide economic downturn, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are on the other side of fortune's wheel. last friday, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 senate presented 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 luc cousineau, michael mason, and brent moyer with canadian millennium scholarship in-course excellence awards, valued at $5000 each renewable for one year.
nov 12	chemical engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 win national award (thunder bay) the canadian society for chemical engineers (csche) has given the 'highest award' of the student chapter merit award 2008 to the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student chapter. this prestigious award is offered to recognize and encourage initiative and originality in student chapter programming. only one award is given out annually.
nov 11	cdn resource labs donates $10,000 to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (thunder bay) the geology department at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , in association with cdn resources laboratories of delta, b.c., recently announced a donation of $10,000 from cdn resource labs in delta, bc. the donation will be dedicated to the acquisition of new microscopes in the microscope lab in the geology department at lakehead.
nov 10	professor wins prestigious chemistry award (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 chemistry professor dr. aicheng chen has been awarded the fred beamish award by the canadian society for chemistry. the award represents the latest in a long list of honours bestowed upon dr. chen.
nov 7	national report shows major growth in research at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (thunder bay) research infosource inc. recently announced that 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has placed 3rd in the university income growth 2002-2007 category, and 30th in canada's top 50 research universities 2008.
nov 6	lakehead receives funds for natural resource waste research (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers have recently received provincial funding for a cutting-edge project entitled, 'developing beneficial uses for waste from natural resources.' the ontario research fund (orf) has awarded $136,526 in support of the project.
nov 6	lakehead bioethicist speaks at national conference on flu pandemic preparedness (thunder bay) dr. jaro kotalik, director of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 centre for health care ethics, will be delivering a paper and participating in a panel discussion at the canadian pandemic preparedness meeting, held in winnipeg on november 6-8. the conference, a gathering of researchers and those responsible for pandemic planning in the country, is organized by the canadian institutes of health research, and is expected to accelerate the uptake of vital research knowledge for the benefit of canadians.
nov 6	moving thunder bay's bio-economy from potentiality to reality (thunder bay) a panel discussion entitled opportunities in a bio-economy: a look at sustainable models for the north, will be held on wednesday, november 5, 2008. the panel discussion centres around what steps need to be taken in order to allow a bio-economy to grow and prosper in thunder bay, and the region.
nov 4	first nations input key to polar bear survival strategies in canada (thunder bay) polar bears, the symbol of the arctic wilderness, live on all the arctic seas and coasts, including areas from the yukon to labrador, north to ellesmere island, and south to james bay. there are approximately fourteen populations, totalling 15,000 bears in canada, and over 1,000 of these are found in northern ontario alone. however, recent concerns over the health of the polar bear in general have put them on manitoba's threatened species list, and have given them "threatened" status on the united states endangered species list.
nov 4	new security service offered (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 security services is now offering enhanced security for university community members who are working after hours or on weekends in their lab or office. the service is called keep in touch, or kit.
oct 27	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 board of governors appoints new members (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's board of governors is pleased to introduce new chair kevin cleghorn, new vice chair colin bruce, and new members ewan downie, anthony leblanc, darlene palmer, frances picherack, gillian siddall, ethel gardner, vonnie cheng, and slim baby. members were approved at the board's october 17, 2008 annual meeting. all new members indicated that they are delighted to join the board, and are eager to share their thoughts and ideas to help serve the university.
oct 23	international research team discovers key to blood pressure control (thunder bay) an international team of scientists has discovered that cells inside the blood vessels of mice - as well as in people - naturally produce hydrogen sulfide or h2s, a gas with the smell of rotten eggs, and this gas controls blood pressure. the research team comprises scientists from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in ontario, university of saskatchewan, and johns hopkins.
oct 23	last year's applicants now recruiting at career day 2008 (thunder bay) things have come full circle for several 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 alumni who will be at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's career day 2008, this time from the other side of the table. attending last year's career and co-operative education event as applicants, this year they will be attending career day as recruiters.
oct 22	professor named (thunder bay) success breeds success, for geology professor dr. pete hollings. last june hollings received the william harvey gross award, given for significant contributions in the field of economic geology. as a result of winning the gross award, the corporation of the city of thunder bay is now recognizing him as a citizen of exceptional achievement.
oct 21	four ontario high schools win 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s do something contest (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is pleased to announce the winners of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 "do something" contest. schools were asked to submit a project demonstrating engagement in issues concerning climate change, the environment, and social, economic, and political issues. each of the winning submissions exhibited creativity, originality, continuity, and engagement.
oct 20	lakehead appoints assistant vice-president administration and finance (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is pleased to announce the appointment of mr. brian jeffs to the position of assistant vice-president (administration & finance) - a newly created role which commences october 20, 2008. located in orillia, this position will be responsible for financial and operational oversight for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia campus.
oct 15	female engineers mentor girls at go eng girl! program (thunder bay) on saturday, october 18, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will host the fourth annual go eng girl! program. go eng girl! is a province-wide program which provides opportunities for young women and their parents to meet women engineers and engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , learn about some of the amazing projects that women engineers are currently working on, and participate in exciting hands-on activities.

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