Laurentian News
Laurentian University approves $8.4M in maintenance upgrades for the coming fiscal year
Laurentian University's Board of Governors has approved $8.4 million in spending on deferred maintenance for 2023-2024.
Read Full StoryEconomics Professor invited to keynote United Nations Development Policy event
It’s safe to say that most people feel the effects of increases to the cost of living.
Read Full StoryStudents go for gold at the 5th annual Goodman Gold Challenge
The Goodman Gold Challenge (GGC) held a special Battery Metal Edition this year from February 2-4 that saw teams from 7 Canadian and 1 American university compete in a very realistic mining investment case competition.
Read Full StoryBringing awareness to murdered and missing Indigenous women
Since the 2010 inception of Métis artist Jaime Black’s ongoing art series, The REDress Project, heightened awareness has been brought to the staggering number of murdered and missing Indigenous women across Canada.
Read Full StoryAfter more than fifty-five years, Laurentian’s Doran Planetarium continues to educate and entertain astronomy enthusiasts.
Star gazing allows us to observe the many wonders of the night sky. Laurentian University’s 10-meter wide Doran Planetarium recently welcomed a new Director, Dr. Hoi Cheu.
Read Full StoryHarquail School of Earth Sciences’s Minecraft-inspired rock ID game helps school children discover geology
The Harquail School of Earth Sciences (HES) at Laurentian University hopes to nurture interest in the geosciences among local youth by offering their “Special Edition Minecraft-inspired Rock identification game.”
Read Full StoryEngineering grad turning heads in Silicon Valley by turning waste into fuels
It sounds like something out of a movie - turning trash into valuable goods. For Monem Alyaser, Ph.D, it’s an average day in Silicon Valley.
Read Full StoryLaurentian University Approves Hiring of 10 New Tenure-Track Professors
Laurentian University today approved funding for 10 new tenure-track faculty members, sending a clear signal it intends to invest in the long-term sustainability of academic programs and strengthening our bilingual and tricultural mandate.
Read Full StoryLU Cheerleading team prepares to compete at Cheer Evolution Winterfest
When one attends a Voyageurs game, there is sure to be enthusiasm from the sidelines. This enthusiasm is amplified by Laurentian’s Cheerleading team, a group of twenty-three hardworking students dedicated to spreading Laurentian pride.
Read Full StoryAre local fish safe to consume? Research on contaminants in subsistence fish to impact Indigenous communities
Fishing is enjoyed by people from across the globe. But are the fish we catch safe to consume?
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