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feb 8	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers awarded large nserc grant (thunder bay) dr. han chen, lakehead professor in natural resources management, and his co-applicants have received a natural sciences and engineering research council of canada strategic project grant worth $620,761 over three years. working with lakehead researchers, dr. jian wang and dr. chander shahi, dr. chen will examine ways to minimize the environmental impact of biomass harvesting and maximize economic opportunities. "without funding it's nearly impossible to do research such as this," dr. chen said. for the next three years, dr. chen will work with his research partners and at least a dozen 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in the boreal forest north of thunder bay.
feb 7	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's research and innovation week hosts ibm's smarter cities (thunder bay) ibm canada's smarter cities executive, john longbottom, will talk about smarter cities as part of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's research and innovation week. the breakfast event will take place in the university's faculty lounge, monday, feb. 11. "smarter cities take advantage of a growing amount of data that provides insight which allows planners to make better decisions about traffic, roads, water, health care, social services, buildings and more," longbottom said.
feb 6	lakehead researcher's film about innocent man sent to prison (thunder bay) hard time is a film about the 31 years robert king spent in prison for crimes he did not commit, including 29 years in solitary confinement. "it takes every scrap of humanity to stay focused and sane in that environment," king said in hard time, a film by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researcher and history professor ron harpelle. "i should be anything but what i am today, but sometimes the spirit is stronger than the circumstances," king said.
feb 6	jay ingram discusses animal consciousness during lakehead's research and innovation week (thunder bay) science broadcaster and writer jay ingram will discuss animal consciousness during his tuesday, feb. 12 presentation, part of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's research and innovation week. "people aren't completely sure if other people are conscious; the standard joke is 'i can't really tell if you're conscious,'" ingram said. "scientists have examined areas of the human brain that seem to be necessary and looked to see if animals have similar structures."
feb 5	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's new faculty of law hires first faculty members (thunder bay) the founding dean of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's faculty of law, lee stuesser, proudly introduced his first three hires. the law school, ontario's first in 44 years, has appointed two assistant professors -- a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 alumna who specializes in aboriginal legal issues, and an experienced canadian constitutional law teacher -- and a head librarian who is also a lawyer. "one thing is clear: 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's ability to attract such quality people bodes well for the future of this law school," said stuesser. "i'm very excited how our law school's inaugural year is taking shape."
jan 21	lakehead seeks nominations for prestigious fellow of the university (thunder bay) the board of directors of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is seeking nominations for "fellow of the university," which recognizes people who have contributed to the growth, development and well being of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . candidates should have substantially contributed to education at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , as well as to the university's growth and development. they should be active participants in charities, service clubs, community organizations, and business and professional groups. the selected fellow(s) is given the right to attend and speak at meetings of the board of governors as a non-voting member, the right to participate in convocation ceremonies, the right to wear designated academic dress, as well as other special privileges.
jan 11	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's annual education fair hosts employers from around the world (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's 2013 education fair will be bustling with school boards and teacher recruitment agencies from across canada and around the world. the annual event - taking place in the agora on friday, jan. 18 (10 am-3 pm) - provides an ideal venue for lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and alumni to learn about local, national and global teaching opportunities. "we have seen increased teacher recruitment in northern and western communities of canada and there is a competitive demand for canadian teachers overseas, particularly in the united kingdom," said christina buzzi, career and employment specialist with the student success centre.
jan 11	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 professor's book discusses the beauty of bugs (thunder bay) a new book edited by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's dr. harvey lemelin challenges the idea that insect enthusiasts are not interested in bugs that lack human characteristics by discussing those people who raise and collect such creatures. "there is a misconception that people don't care about insects lacking anthropomorphic features - that simply isn't true," said dr. lemelin, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's research chair in parks and protected areas. dr. lemelin's book, the management of insects in recreation and tourism, illustrates a range of human-insect encounters from an interdisciplinary perspective. "this book provides insight into the insect recreation and tourism industry," dr. lemelin explains. "it presents case studies and examples that demonstrate the appeal of insects, from the captivating beauty of butterflies to the curious fascination of locust swarms.
jan 8	lakehead orillia welcomes interim dean (orillia)
dec 12	lakehead hosts prominent author discussing how to keep research from going off the rails (thunder bay) prominent author and researcher, dr. david streiner, knows that research projects can easily get off track and will speak about how researchers can prevent that from happening. "dr. streiner will start his presentation by reviewing a partial list of murphy's laws as they affect research projects - for example, how anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and anything that can't go wrong will go wrong too," said lakehead's bruce weaver, research associate in the centre for research on safe driving, who is helping organize the talk. lakehead's faculty of health and behavioural sciences presents the distinguished speaker series with dr. streiner, professor emeritus in mcmaster university's department of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics.
dec 6	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 holds national day of remembrance and action on violence against women (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's gender issues centre marked today's national day of remembrance and action on violence against women with a service in the agora that featured poems, music and a video. "violence against women is as important today as it was in 1989 when 14 women were killed at ecole polytechnique de montreal," said althea annan, director of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student union's gender issues centre. "we want people to feel empowered to end violence by recognizing and addressing society's hostile attitudes against women within our national borders and beyond," annan said.
nov 27	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's fall preview day invites prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to explore their future (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 looks forward to welcoming prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to our thunder bay campus for an exciting day of exploration and discovery at the annual fall preview day. prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 of all ages will tour the campus, discover our wide range of programs through specialized presentations, explore all that they can do at lakehead at the student life expo, and have a chance to win the first-year tuition prize. for more information, visit http://www.mylakehead.ca/?display=page&pageid=142.
nov 23	dual benefit of hands-on science: a student perspective (orillia) this fall, for the third year, lakehead ran its highly successful hands-on science program. hands-on science began as collaboration between dr. chris murray, professor of interdisciplinary studies at lakehead, and anders hagman, a special education resource teacher at marchmont public school.
nov 9	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 celebrates rewards and responsibilities in 2012 report to community (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's 2011-2012 report to the community conveys how innovative people, impressive achievements and forward momentum have made the past year a shining success while promising even more for the future.
nov 8	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 celebrates rewards and responsibilities in 2012 report to community (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's 2011-2012 report to the community extols how innovative people, impressive achievements and forward momentum have made the past year a shining success while promising even more for the future. the web-based report also outlines the many benefits resulting from the various relationships and partnerships between lakehead and the people and communities of northwestern ontario. "this report celebrates the enormous contribution 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 makes to the economic, social and cultural life of the communities around us," says cam clark, chair of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 board of governors. "our draft strategic plan for 2013-2018 will only strengthen our community outreach and economic development initiatives."
nov 7	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 conference discusses strength-based approach in schools (thunder bay) an upcoming workshop hosted by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre of excellence for children and adolescents with special needs will teach educators about the benefits of using a strength-based approach in schools. uncovering your 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' potential: a workshop on integrating a strengths-based approach will examine the idea that everyone has strengths and youth should be empowered to draw upon their different strengths to achieve their goals. "the research behind this demonstrates that educators who use a strength-based approach increase student success and reduce bullying," says dr. ed rawana, clinical psychologist, director of the centre of excellence for children and adolescents with special needs, and director of lakehead's clinical psychology program.
nov 7	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's cerah hosts palliative care conference (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for education and research on aging & health (cerah) is hosting a bi-annual palliative care conference entitled life transitions: chronic illness and palliative care. the conference will take place in thunder bay at the victoria inn, from november 7-9, 2012. the goal of the conference is to bring interdisciplinary palliative care providers together to share current information on end-of-life care and to facilitate networking and team building in communities throughout the region and beyond.
nov 7	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's cerah hosts public presentation on palliative care and euthanasia (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for education and research on aging & health (cerah) is hosting a public presentation by sharon baxter called let's talk about hospice palliative care first, an awareness campaign launched by the canadian hospice palliative care association. the campaign is in response to the apparent confusion in the minds of canadians surrounding euthanasia, assisted suicide and hospice palliative care. professionals working in hospice palliative care and health care are often at a loss about how to respond to these issues. the free presentation will discuss the campaign and how the canadian hospice palliative care association's (chpca) resources can assist with these conversations. there will be time for discussion with participants.
nov 5	lakehead ranks highly among ontario peer institutions in maclean's university rankings (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 continues to shine among ontario universities in its category. according to maclean's university rankings released today, lakehead is ranked near the top in several important categories and second overall when compared to its peer universities in the province.
nov 1	lakehead ranks highly among ontario peer institutions in maclean's university rankings (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 continues to shine among ontario universities in its category. according to maclean's university rankings released today, lakehead is ranked near the top in several important categories and second overall when compared to its peer universities in the province. nationally, lakehead places in the top five in several of the report's key points in its category of universities, including total research dollars, and student and faculty awards. this year's maclean's university rankings examined various key points from 19 universities across canada.

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