News & Updates

2024
Nov 22	Staying Motivated During the School Year
Nov 21	How to Handle Family Tension
Nov 5	Join "Let's Get Active" – Fitness Series for Lakehead Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff!
Nov 4	No Stigma November 2024
Nov 4	Teacher Candidate Tips for a Healthy Fall Placement
Oct 30	Tips to Keep Your Sleep from Falling Off as We "Fall Back"
Oct 21	Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun: A Guide to Safe Drinking This Halloween
Oct 21	How to Handle Homesickness as a Thunderwolf
Oct 15	Upcoming Dates for Lakehead Fresh Markets Announced
Oct 1	New Initiative for Grad Students, Faculty and Staff to Get Moving
Sep 19	The Importance of Sleep During University
Aug 26	New Faces, New Spaces: Finding Your Place at LU
Aug 14	Tackling the First Grocery Shop of the School Year
Aug 14	Thunder Bay Campus Fitness Guide 2024
Aug 13	Understanding Your Student Healthcare
May 9	Howl for Summer: A Guide to a Sizzling Summer in Thunder Bay
Feb 9	The Importance of Consent
Feb 5	Understanding the Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness
Jan 25	Safer Cannabis Use
Jan 23	Celebrating this year’s WellU Mental Health Champions! Read more about the faculty and staff championing a culture of well-being on campus.
Jan 19	Establishing New Routines
Jan 9	Set Your Winter Semester for Success
Jan 8	Healthy Ways to Create a Routine that Works for You
Jan 3	SMART Goals for Better Sleep in the New Year
Jan 3	A Crucial Conversation Surrounding Consent

2023
Dec 21	Harm Reduction for Disordered Eating Over the Holidays
Dec 11	Tips for Body Positivity during the Holidays
Dec 8	Far From Home for the Holidays
Dec 6	Safer Substance Use & Illicit Substances
Nov 27	Recognizing the Signs of Burnout and How to Cope
Nov 23	Sleep Hygiene During Exams
Nov 20	Keeping Active in the Winter
Oct 19	Observing A Substance Free Halloween
Oct 16	4 Ways the Changing Seasons can Affect your Mental Health
Oct 10	The benefits of getting outside
Oct 5	Taking Care of You During Reading Week
Sep 25	Unlocking Your Productivity: Time Management Strategies for a Successful Semester
Sep 12	Staying healthy this semester
Sep 7	Students to benefit from strategic partnership between Lakehead, Couchiching OHT and OSMH A Nurse Practitioner will be available on-campus for access to non-emergency healthcare services.
Aug 18	Recipe Inspo
Aug 14	Food Security Committee recognizes the important work of Stan Nemec On June 28, 2023, the Planning Team of the Food Security Committee recognized Stan Nemec, Manager of Printing and Mail Services, for his tireless... full story
Aug 10	Staying Active On Campus in The Fall
Jul 11	How to Cook Without Using an Oven
Jul 6	Sun Safety: Essential Tips for Summer
Jun 26	Embracing Summer in Orillia
Jun 16	The Importance of Smart Scrolling
May 29	Staying in Thunder Bay For The Summer? Here's How to Enjoy What The City Has To Offer
Mar 30	Moving out? Find Homes for Gently Used Items
Mar 16	Tips to develop your empathy skills
Mar 6	Spring Cleaning: Physical and Mental Decluttering
Mar 3	Tips for Combatting Burnout

2022
Dec 9	SMART Goal Setting for the New Year
Dec 2	Home for the Holidays for 2SLGBTQIIA+ students
Nov 22	Keeping Active as the Cold Weather Approaches
Oct 12	Check In with Your Sleep This Reading Week
Aug 29	Stocking Your Pantry
May 25	Setting Boundaries Personal boundaries can be murky- they vary from person to person and occasionally from situation to situation.
May 13	8 Healthy Activities You Can Test Out This Summer
Apr 25	CMHA Mental Health Week 2022
Mar 25	Health and Wellness Tips for Student Observing Ramadan
Feb 18	What To Do Over Reading Week- Thunder Bay
Feb 7	Lessons Learned
Jan 27	Apps, Books & More for Your Wellness
Jan 12	Lakehead University receiving $100k from Bell Let’s Talk to support students’ mental health Today Bell Let’s Talk announced $1 million in grants to 16 Canadian post-secondary schools, including $100,000 to Lakehead University.

2021
Nov 17	Eating on a Budget
Oct 21	COVID Screener FAQ
Oct 21	Naturopathic Services Through Student Health and Wellness- Thunder Bay
Oct 15	Flu Shot FAQ- 2021
Oct 8	Making a Self-Care Plan
Sep 23	Dealing with Conflict
Sep 20	Thunder Bay Campus Fitness Guide 2021
Sep 20	Orillia Campus Fitness Guide 2021
Aug 23	Getting to Know Lakehead
Aug 10	Student Health and Wellness Launches New Resources to Support Mental Health
Jun 9	New long acting birth control available at LU Student Health and Wellness
Jun 9	Student Health and Wellness Launches COVID Vaccine Information Resource
Jun 9	Student Health and Wellness Recognizes Pride Month
Jun 8	Student Health and Wellness Recognizes Pride Month
May 31	Every Child Matters- Supports and Resources are Available
May 11	Starting Your Own Garden
Apr 21	Digital Detox
Apr 1	Naturopathic Services available on Thunder Bay Campus
Apr 1	Embedding Wellness into the Virtual Classroom Resource for Faculty
Mar 31	LivingWorks Starts Training Available for Lakehead Community
Mar 31	Suicide Prevention Training available to Lakehead Students, Faculty and Staff
Mar 22	Using Apps to Support Your Mental Wellbeing with Dr. Aislin Mushquash
Mar 17	Coping with COVID Anniversaries
Mar 17	Rethinking All Nighters
Mar 17	Lakehead University launches 24/7 global peer support network TalkCampus as part of 2021 Wellness Strategy Lakehead University is the latest institution to commit to supporting the well-being of students by choosing to partner with innovative mental health... full story
Mar 16	Talk Campus has arrived at Lakehead!
Jan 18	Embracing the Winter
Jan 11	Making New Habits Stick
Jan 7	Thunderwolves Best of 2020

2020
Dec 21	Resetting Your Sleep Schedule
Dec 18	Virtual Stress Buster- Ugly Holiday Sweater Colouring Pages
Dec 15	Loneliness over the Holidays
Dec 4	Shifting from Negative Self-Talk to Positive
Dec 3	Study Tips from Peer Wellness Educators
Nov 26	Sleep During Exam Season
Nov 23	Practicing Self-Compassion During A Pandemic
Nov 19	Meal Prepping During Exam Season
Nov 16	COVID-19 Fatigue
Nov 12	Seasonal Affective Disorder
Nov 10	COVID-19 and Substance Use
Nov 9	Trying to Find Work-Life Balance as a Grad Student
Nov 2	Developing a Tolerance for Uncertainty Workbook
Oct 30	Student Wellness Advisory Team 2020
Oct 28	Move for Movember
Oct 26	Halloween Mocktail Recipes from DrinkSmart
Oct 21	Coping with Loneliness while Self-Isolating
Oct 20	International Pronouns Day
Oct 15	Pumpkin Spice Granola
Oct 13	Experiencing COVID FOMO?
Oct 1	Flu FAQ's
Sep 29	Having Sex and Starting Relationships during a Pandemic
Sep 25	Getting Connected
Sep 22	Discussing COVID Boundaries
Sep 21	The Balancing Act of Being a Student and a Parent in a Pandemic
Sep 17	Announcing the WellU Podcast
Sep 8	Back to School Stress Tips from Bounceback
Sep 8	World Suicide Prevention Day
Sep 8	The LU Jack.org chapter launches virtual mental health summit
Aug 30	Thunderwolves Power Smoothie
Aug 19	Developing a Healthy Body Image
Jul 23	International Self- Care Day
Jul 8	Black Mental Health Supports
Jul 8	2SLGBTQIA+
Jul 2	Mindful Moments
Jun 26	Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness departments launch Running with the Wolves Student Health and Wellness partners with Athletics and Recreation on the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses to offer Lakehead’s first ever virtual run... full story
Feb 25	Yoga Cancellation- February 29, 2020
Jan 30	Novel Coronavirus
Jan 9	Ontario Phases Out Red and White Health Card

2019
Nov 19	Yoga Cancellation- November 30
Nov 12	Holiday Group Schedule Changes to our scheduled events over the winter break.
Nov 11	Flu Shot Available

2018
Jan 31	Lakehead University participated in Bell Let’s Talk Day to discuss mental health Lakehead University’s Student Health and Counselling Centre partnered with Thunderwolves athletes and Wolfie for Bell Let’s Talk Day on Wednesday,... full story