(August 29, 2007 - Thunder Bay, ON) Perrine Lesueur, Master's Student at Lakehead University's Outdoor School of Recreation and Tourism, will conduct web-based recreational surveys, data from which will be mapped and may eventually be used to help make decisions about forests and their uses, protect specific natural areas, and maintain recreational opportunities in the region. The research will be conducted in partnership with Lakehead University's Centre for Tourism, and Parks and Outdoor Recreation Research of Thunder Bay, Canada.

Findings will be drawn from website survey questions geared to residents of Red Rock, Nipigon, Schreiber, Terrace Bay, and Marathon. The survey's questions will determine popular recreation and tourist activities, locations in and around the target communities as well as their characteristics, and the reason for which residents continue to travel to these destinations during their leisure time.

"By collecting and mapping this information, we can create a geographical model of the areas most frequently used for recreational purposes such as hiking, fishing, relaxation, or just for environmental appreciation," says Lesueur. "This input may ultimately improve both current and future planning processes for these recreational areas."

Upcoming open houses will serve as information sessions: Lesueur and her colleagues will present information about the project, and will guide those who wish to complete the surveys at a later date, through the basics of completing the online survey.

Lesueur's research will be supervised by one of Lakehead's Professors of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Dr. Norman McIntyre, who will direct Lesueur in the writing of her thesis. The maps will be used to display and convey general information only, as published materials will be limited to combined data gathered from the entire surveyed population. All responses to the survey questions will remain anonymous, and will only be made available to members of the research team.

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Media: Perrine Lesueur and Dr. McIntyre may be contacted for interview. Perrine can be reached at 343-8882 (office), 472-2784 (cell), or plesueur@lakeheadu.ca. Dr. McIntyre can be reached at 343-8963.

If you have any questions about this media release, please contact:
Heather Scott, Communications Officer, 343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca
Eleanor Abaya, Director of Communications, 343-8372 or eabaya@lakeheadu.ca

About Lakehead
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. With a main campus located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a campus in Orillia, Ontario, Lakehead has over 7,700 students and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the NorthernOntarioSchool of Medicine. In 2006, Research Infosource Inc. named Lakehead UniversityCanada's ResearchUniversity of the Year in the undergraduate category. For more information on LakeheadUniversity, visit www.lakeheadu.ca

(August 29, 2007 - Thunder Bay, ON) Lakehead University is participating in the Teaching Science and Technology Outreach Program (TSTOP), an initiative stemming from the Ministry of Research and Innovation's efforts to provide science teachers at the secondary and elementary level the opportunity to participate in scientific research at publicly funded institutions.

Through this program, teachers advance their scientific knowledge by taking part in leading-edge research alongside leading investigators and graduate students. Teachers later disseminate this knowledge to their students via classroom lectures, a class trip to the host institution during the school year, and other related activities including school visits by the institution's scientists or graduate students.

"Essentially, this program gives us the opportunity to share exciting foundations of scientific study with elementary level teachers in the region," says Dr. Brian Ross, Associate Professor of Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, and Public Heath at Lakehead University's Northern Ontario School of Medicine. "It would be very difficult to allocate the financial resources to bring entire classrooms to our campus for this program; however, by bringing only the teacher, even from distant areas across the province, we can provide a hands-on scientific learning experience which he or she can later share with students. The goal here is to generate more interest and excitement about various scientific fields, and I think the success of this summer's program will realistically help us accomplish that goal."

Dr. Ross, alongside two other Lakehead professors, Dr. Neelam Khaper and Dr. Marina Ulanova, were integral in bringing the TSTOP program to the Lakehead campus. Through grant applications to the Ministry of Research and Innovation, the professors secured $10,000 to cover expenses for Jim Horbow, the successful TSTOP applicant. Horbow, a science teacher at Sir Winston Churchill Elementary School in Thunder Bay, enjoyed his learning experience so much that he prolonged his period of study for an extra week. He learned about the role of integrin receptors in regulation of cellular responses to oxidative stress and how this relates to human epithelial cancer cells. "This program demonstrated how highly focused medical research is at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at Lakehead University," says Horbow. "By working closely with Drs. Ross, Khaper, and Ulanova, as well as various graduate students, I've developed some new curriculum ideas and have thought of new ways to generate and maintain interest among my student groups." Horbow will show the products of his research to his students during the 2007-2008 academic year, and will visit the facility with some of his science students.

This summer, Lakehead University is proud to be one of only 23 research institutions providing TSTOP research placements across Ontario.

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Media: Jim Horbow will be presenting the information he learned while studying with Lakehead's researchers. His presentation will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 30, in MS 2015. Additionally, Drs. Ross, Khaper, and Ulanova will be available for media interview. They can be reached at 766-7300. Jim Horbow can be reached by calling Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute at 473-8100. For further information on this news release, please contact Heather Scott, Communications Officer at 343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca

About Lakehead
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. With a main campus located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a campus in Orillia, Ontario, Lakehead has over 7,700 students and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the NorthernOntarioSchool of Medicine. In 2006, Research Infosource Inc. named Lakehead UniversityCanada's ResearchUniversity of the Year in the undergraduate category. For more information on LakeheadUniversity, visit www.lakeheadu.ca

(August 23, 2007 --Thunder Bay, ON) Today, Lakehead University announced the winner of its Smart Car contest, developed in conjunction with the controversial and widely publicized 2006 YaleShmale/Be Smart Awareness Campaign. Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of the university, presented Rebecca Hand, who will become an Honours BASc/BEd student at Lakehead's Orillia campus, with her pre-paid four-year lease to a Smart Car.

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Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. With a main campus located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a campus in Orillia, Ontario, Lakehead has over 7,700 students and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. In 2006, Research Infosource Inc. named Lakehead University Canada's Research University of the Year in the undergraduate category. For more information on Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca

(August 22, 2007 --Orillia, ON) Today, Lakehead University welcomes new full-time and sessional faculty during their two-day orientation program to the Orillia Campus.

New full-time faculty include: Dr. Daphne Bonar, History; Dr. William Horne, Geography; Dr. Sharon Sally, Psychology; Dr. Kevin Willison, Sociology; Dr. Sreekumari Kurissery, Biology; Dr. Lesley Clement, English; Dr. Don Napierala, Faculty of Education, Ms Joanne Ryan, BAdmin; Dr. Ann Marie Walsh, Social Work; and Dr. Susan Scott, Social Work.

New sessional faculty include: Ms. Ligaya Byrch, Anthropology; Dr. Renata Camargo, Special Arts; Mr. Bill Leigh, Math; and Dr. Babu Gajaria, Business Administration, Ms. Sarah Stevens, Business Administration; Mr. Gary Lyon, Business Administration; Mr. David Riddell, Chemistry; Dr. Todd Stubbs, History; Dr. Jack Cecillon, History; and Dr. David Calverly, History.

"These new faculty members carry a wealth of experience in their respective areas of study, and we are proud not only to welcome them to our facility today but also to call them our new colleagues," says Dr. Sally-Ann Burnett, Director of Operations for the Orillia Campus. "The Orillia Campus will continue to add to its faculty roster and will be hiring additional positions for the fall semester."

Some faculty profiles:

Dr. Daphne Bonar taught History part-time at the Orillia campus during the winter of 2007, and Orillia faculty and students are thrilled to have her onboard full-time this year. She is an expert on historical conflicts that have escalated into extraordinary disorder, especially in early modern France, and she notes how disorder contributed to state building in Europe from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. She will be teaching European History and Inquiry this year.

Dr. Lesley Clement is a British and Canadian Literature specialist who has published a book on Mavis Gallant's fiction. In 2006, she won a Civic Recognition Award for Culture from the City of Medicine Hat for her creation of a successful annual reading program, "One Book One Community." She will be teaching English and is committed to promoting "the essential role of liberal studies in the community at large."

Dr. Sharon Sally has recently completed postdoctoral research in the neuroscience of visual and auditory processes at Rutgers University, New Jersey. She has worked extensively in relation to child development, and seeks ways to help people see and hear more effectively. She will be teaching various Psychology courses this year.

Dr. Reg Horne is an economic geographer who grew up in Simcoe County and has lived in all of Canada's Western provinces. He will be teaching Economic and Cultural Geography, as well as Climatology and Environmental Issues.

Dr. Sree Kurissery is a microbiologist who has taught at Lakehead University's Thunder Bay Campus for the last two years. She received her doctoral degree in India, and has taught graduate students in Japan. She has also worked as a scientist at the International Environmental Analytical Laboratory in Thunder Bay. She will be teaching various biology lectures and labs in Orillia this year.

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Media: New faculty members will be available for media interview on Thursday, August 23, from 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at

Heritage Place

. Dr. Burnett can be reached for interview between 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. for the remainder of the week. She can be contacted at 705-330-4010.

If you have any questions regarding this media release, please contact:
Heather Scott, Communications Officer, 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca.
Eleanor Abaya, Director of Communications, 807-343-8372 or eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.

About Lakehead
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. With a main campus located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a campus in Orillia, Ontario, Lakehead has over 7,700 students and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the NorthernOntarioSchool of Medicine. In 2006, Research Infosource Inc. named Lakehead UniversityCanada's ResearchUniversity of the Year in the undergraduate category. For more information on LakeheadUniversity, visit www.lakeheadu.ca

(August 21, 2007 --Thunder Bay, ON) Lakehead University has developed digital orientation packages for its new students (2007). As opposed to the former paperbound document, this university-wide initiative will allow incoming students to access valuable university information by USB key, a standardized serial computer interface that allows simplified attachment of peripherals. The USB key is also a companion to the Orientation website (http://orientation.lakeheadu.ca/), which provides incoming students with helpful informational resources during their transition to Lakehead University life.

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(August 20, 2007 - Thunder Bay, ON) Today, Lakehead University will host 35 Crown Wards and their support workers for Post-Secondary Education Day. The event aims to support Crown Wards' completion of high school, as well as their subsequent transition to, and success with, post-secondary education and training.

Because youth who grow up in the care of the Province often face unique and multiple barriers to succeeding in their educational ventures, the program works to raise the students' awareness of the variety of options available to them after graduating from high school.

Committee representatives from the University, alongside those from Confederation College, Dilico Family Services, the Children's Aid Society, and Thunder Bay's publicly funded post secondary education institutions, comprise the newly created Thunder Bay Crown Ward Education Championship Team. This team proposes, through a collaborative effort, to establish an integrated support system designed to improve the educational outcomes for Crown Wards. By building on existing programs and creating new and exciting outreach initiatives to bridge current gaps, team members are confident they can meet the shared goal of improving participation and successful educational outcomes, and ultimately building brighter futures for these youth.

Representing Lakehead's involvement in the project are Andrea Huillery, Regional Recruitment Officer, and Gwen Wojda, Acting Vice-Provost of Student Affairs. "The time the Crown Wards spend at Lakehead will give them a feel for the campus environment, and the services that Lakehead offers," says Huillery. "By touring our campus," adds Wojda, "we're hoping the first-hand visit generates interest and excitement in these students, and lets them realize what successes can come from obtaining a degree from Lakehead University."

The Crown Wards will visit the University's facilities until 1:00 p.m. The day's agenda includes a general campus tour, a fitness session in the Hangar, hands-on learning activities in the Insect Laboratory, a Smart Classroom demonstration, and a BBQ lunch in the William (Bill) Tamblyn Centennial Building Courtyard.

In addition to Thunder Bay, London, Ottawa, and Toronto have also been selected as pilot communities to build these Championship Teams.

(August 9, 2007 --Thunder Bay, ON) Jason Kerr, a second-year HBASc/BEd student at Lakehead's Orillia Campus, will be participating in Lakehead University's International Exchange Program this September. Kerr is enrolled to study at Hogskolan Dalarna University in Sweden for one semester, and is Lakehead's first Orillia student to participate in an international exchange.

During Jason's fall visit to the Orillia Campus, his interest in Hogskolan Dalarna was piqued when one of Lakehead's Recruitment Officers spoke highly of the Swedish university. "This is such an amazing opportunity, and I'm so excited to be fortunate enough to see and appreciate a new culture and way of life," says Kerr, a graduate of Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute. He is thrilled to begin his educational adventure and is considering extending his one-term stay, depending on circumstance and timing. Hogskolan Dalarna also offers free residence to exchange students.

Lakehead University's International Student Exchange Program provides students with the opportunity to study at a partnering international institution. Students need not be fluent in the language of the host country as many institutions offer courses in English, and host institutions often go out of their way to make their Canadian guests feel welcome.

Participation in international exchange programs is becoming increasingly popular for university students who want a global education experience. "Education via international travel can give students a competitive edge in terms of cross-cultural appreciation and securing real-life experience, and eventually when exploring employment avenues," says Kellie Gray, Student Services Coordinator for the University. "We have already had a number of students express genuine interest in the program for the upcoming school year, and we know that more interest is certain to follow. Lakehead has excellent connections with a number of universities around the world, and we will continue to offer these opportunities to its students."

Media: Jason Kerr will be available for media interview during the evenings until Tuesday,
August 14. Jason can be reached at 705-326-8820 (home) or 705 345-1950 (cell).

If you have any questions regarding this media release, please contact:
Heather Scott, Communications Officer, 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca.
Eleanor Abaya, Director of Communications, 807-343-8372 or eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.

About Lakehead
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. With a main campus located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a campus in Orillia, Ontario, Lakehead has over 7,700 students and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the NorthernOntarioSchool of Medicine. In 2006, Research Infosource Inc. named Lakehead UniversityCanada's ResearchUniversity of the Year in the undergraduate category. For more information on LakeheadUniversity, visit www.lakeheadu.ca

(August 2, 2007 --Thunder Bay, ON) Today, Lakehead University's Faculty of Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, announced a new Master's program in Environmental Studies that is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2007. The program is a Master of Environmental Studies - Northern Environments and Cultures and is the first of its kind in Ontario. It will concentrate on the inhabitants and environments in Canada's Boreal Forest, and as far north as its boundary with the Tundra -- territory described as the "mid-north," "near-north," or "provincial north," and sometimes referred to as the "forgotten north."

"The Master of Environmental Studies - Northern Environments and Cultures is an interdisciplinary degree program that will be of tremendous interest to graduating students from a variety of backgrounds," says Dr. Gary Boire, Dean of Graduate Studies at Lakehead University. "Even on a national level," adds Boire, "most other universities across the country offer graduate programs that advertise an interest in the north, yet their focus converges at higher latitudes such as those north of 60o and beyond to the High Arctic. They pay little or no attention to the environments that exist in the northern regions of our provinces."

Dr. David Kemp, Professor of Geography and Graduate Coordinator for the new program, is proud that Lakehead is taking a leading role in the search for new knowledge about this important region. He notes that, "Program content will be drawn from the physical disciplines of geomorphology, climatology, biogeography, and soil science, as well as the socio-economical and cultural streams of human geography and anthropology."

Eligible candidates must have completed an Honours program in Geography, Environmental Studies, or Anthropology, and have graduated with a minimum B standing. Graduates from other disciplines, including Biology, Geology, Forestry, History, Sociology, and Indigenous Learning may also be considered for admission. This program will be open to student applications until Thursday, September 20, 2007.

Students who are interested in applying to this new program and require more information may contact Dr. Kemp at 807-343-8430 or david.kemp@lakeheadu.ca, or Ms. Elena Arena, Graduate Admissions Officer at 807-343-8527 or elena.arena@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University currently has over 550 graduate students and more than 29 graduate programs. This new program fits into the University's Strategic Research plan, Momentum for Future Prosperity, and supports Lakehead University's goal to be among the top 25 research-intensive universities in the next 5 to 10 years. For additional information about the University's Strategic Research Plan, visit http://vpresearch.lakeheadu.ca/uploads/lu_srp_senate_approved.pdf.

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Media: Drs. Boire and Kemp may be contacted for interview and can be reached at
807-766-7136, and 807-343-8430 respectively.

Please contact Heather Scott, Communications Officer for information about this media release. Heather can be reached at 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca

(July 31, 2007 --Thunder Bay, ON) Lakehead University's 2007 Shads have determined that the R-Card, a zero waste technology product will be entered into the National Shad Cup, to be held this October in Waterloo, Ontario. This prototype, developed by e-finity, is designed to reduce paper waste generated by consumer receipts, while also simplifying financial record keeping. According to the group's business plan, "e-finity strives to provide ease of use and efficiency to consumers in an environmentally responsible fashion. The R-Card eliminates paper receipt waste while providing a convenient organizational tool for consumers."

In addition to the R-Card itself, e-finity's package also includes a personal Duo R-Card Reader-Writer, a computer hardware component for use at home. Upon purchase, cashiers will swipe the R-Card through existing point-of-sale terminals. Later, when inserting the R-Card into the Duo Card-Reader-Writer at home, consumers will be able to transfer, save, and view all transaction records on their personal system. With this product, e-finity also offers eco-points to benefit the environment: customers will accumulate one eco-point for every dollar recorded on the R-Card. Once 2500 points are collected, a tree will be planted on the consumer's behalf.

"The students will have five weeks to fine-tune their R-Card prototype and business plan, and can draw on any of their Shad mentors, alumni, entrepreneurial contacts, or fellow Shads to perfect the product," says Dr. Sultan Siddiqui, Shad Program Director and Chair/Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lakehead University. "As did the rest of their Shad peers, e-finity worked diligently to develop this prototype, and all 52 Shads feel confident that the judging panel will be impressed with the product's capacity to meet the zero-waste criteria."

RBC Shad Cup 2007 is an annual team-based entrepreneurship competition designed to showcase the entrepreneurial, science, and technological achievements of Shad students from across the country.

Lakehead University is one of only 12 universities across Canada to host the Shad Valley program and has been a proud Shad university since 1999. Over the past eight years, Lakehead has graduated approximately 400 Shads, and has consistently placed well in Shad Cup competitions. Staff, faculty, and community members involved with the program look forward to opening Lakehead's doors to many more gifted and enthusiastic participants in the future.

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Media: If you have any questions regarding this media release, please contact Heather Scott, Communications Officer, 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca.