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jul 6	shad valley program schedule heats up through july (thunder bay) lakehead's shad valley academic program offers its shads, 52 high-level canadian 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , a full month of extensive learning and intellectual activity. fifty of the shads are entering grade 12 in september, and two have graduated high school. since its opening day on july 1, shad valley's activities have and continue to enthrall everyone involved in this innovative learning program.
jul 4	more cfi grants for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers:multi-data convergence lab one of few to host, analyze educational data (thunder bay) the canada foundation for innovation (cfi) announced today that it has awarded $42,499 to a team of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers to support the establishment of a laboratory that has the technological capacity to host and analyze educational data in a manner that is not available in most research settings.
jun 29	some of canada's brightest kids converge in thunder bay (thunder bay) the official welcome of the shad valley 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 takes place on monday, july 2, at 9:30 a.m. in lakehead's senate chambers. shad valley is a program geared to develop innovative leaders of tomorrow. the program runs until july 26, and shads (participants) live in residence throughout the session.
jun 29	new program offers enhanced opportunities for university (thunder bay) dr. fred gilbert, president of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , today announced a special opportunity that will be available at lakehead this fall. the new program called sage - a gateway to education, has been developed to help three distinct groups of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with the transition to university - new high school graduates, mature 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and aboriginal 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .
jun 25	lowly barbed wire stars in film - historian secures funding for documentary on barbed wire (thunder bay) professor ron harpelle of the department of history has secured a total of $50,000 from two funding agencies for the production of a documentary film on barbed wire. the film's working title is strands: barbed wire and the control of people and spaces.
jun 22	buffy the vampire slayer - subject of serious study (thunder bay) a new book by lakehead professors j. michael richardson and j. douglas rabb makes it easy and fun to delve into complex philosophic topics such as existentialism, ethics, and moral choices.
jun 21	study on new omega-3 supplement looks at treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in children (thunder bay) researchers at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 are studying the link between eye q, a new omega-3 fatty acid supplement, and its effects on adhd. the first clinical trial will be conducted by the faculty of medicine and the department of psychology at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , and facilitated by the children's centre thunder bay.
jun 20	telecommunications journal cites 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 professor's article as "most frequently downloaded" (thunder bay) alexander serenko, assistant professor of the faculty of business, recently learned that under the category 'most frequently downloaded article in telecommunications policy'. serenko's article has consistently ranked among the top five over a one-year period.
jun 18	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers awarded $577,495 in sshrc grants (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty members have received five new social sciences and humanities research council of canada (sshrc) grants this year, totalling $264,995. the projects span various disciplines including sociology, economics, and outdoor recreation. grants will be used to build upon each researcher's field of study. in addition, 13 lakehead graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 received canada graduate scholarships (11 master's 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and two phd 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ). the total value of these graduate student awards is $312,500.
jun 15	lakehead's centennial building re-named in honour of university's first president (thunder bay) today, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty, staff, and special guests gather at the centennial building courtyard to participate in a dedication ceremony honouring dr. william (bill) tamblyn, lakehead's first president and vice chancellor. the centennial building will now be referred to as the william (bill) tamblyn centennial building. as one of the first major buildings on campus during his presidency, the re-naming is fitting and symbolizes the role that dr. tamblyn played in building lakehead.
jun 14	lakehead professor presents dickens paper in genoa, italy (thunder bay) philip allingham, phd, associate professor with the faculty of education at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , will be presenting his paper entitled "charles 'carlo' dickens in and out of italy in 1844--the chimes" at the dickens, victorian culture, and italy conference in genoa, italy.
jun 11	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 scientists awarded cfi funds (thunder bay) the canada foundation for innovation (cfi) announced on friday, june 8, 2007, that it has awarded $206,769 to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 to support two projects led by professor charles xu and professor hassan naser.
jun 7	lakehead u’s civil engineering steel bridge team places 4th at us national competition (thunder bay) in competition at the 16th annual us national student steel bridge competition against 42 other university teams, lakehead's team placed 4th overall and took home 1st place in the construction economy category.
jun 5	unique educational summer experience for children at lakehead u’s eco-literacy camp (thunder bay) a unique learning opportunity is being offered to children at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 this summer. the faculty of education's department of lifelong learning will once again be hosting the eco-literacy adventure camp.
jun 5	hard rock geology graduate wins gelinas medal (thunder bay) the volcanology and igneous petrology division of the geological association of canada has presented marc rinne with a gelinas medal for the best bsc thesis written by a canadian or submitted to a canadian university.
may 31	women’s stories on hemorrhagic stroke empowering (thunder bay) a new book by sociology professor sharon dale stone sheds light on how women experience hemorrhagic stroke.
may 28	student services coordinator goes bald for cancer! (thunder bay) at the official launch of this year's cops for cancer event at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 - orillia campus, a poster with the faces of all of the staff and faculty on it decorated the corridors. the poster read: "who's getting buzzed?" and challenged 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to donate to this year's cops for cancer event on may 31
may 25	nserc awards lakehead researchers $2 million (thunder bay) eighteen researchers will be able to start or continue important research work with the awarding of funds in the latest funding announcement from nserc. a total of $2,003,346 has been awarded to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers representing a broad spectrum of disciplines, including engineering, computer sciences, forestry, medicine, physics, geology, chemistry, and biology. these new grants include 14 discovery grants, three research tools and instruments grants, and one strategic project grant.
may 24	three outstanding graduates to be honored at convocation 2007 (thunder bay) three outstanding graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will be honored this weekend for their achievements in sport, biology, and public health.
may 23	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 canada research chairs renewed (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is very pleased to announce that two tier 2 canada research chairs (crcs) have been renewed for another five years each. dr. lionel catalan and dr. gary genosko have each been renewed for their research work on industrial waste and for technoculture studies, respectively. each tier 2 crc award is valued at $100,000 per year for five years.

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