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February 14th, 2023 | 3-minute read

Students go for gold at the 5th annual Goodman Gold Challenge

The most unique and realistic mining investment case competition saw teams compete from 7 Canadian and 1 American university

2023 GGC victors were Queen's University students who went home with the cash equivalent of four ounces of gold. From left to right: Students Ryder Germain, Justin Sickert, Nick Joannou and Jonah Odlozinski. Also featured include Deputy Mayor (Al Sizer), President & CEO of Dundee Corporation (Jonathan Goodman), Manager of Resource Geology Kinross Gold Corporation (Sarah Harvey), and Interim Executive Director of the Goodman School of Mines (Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk).
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February 7th, 2023 | 4-minute read

After more than fifty-five years, Laurentian’s Doran Planetarium continues to educate and entertain astronomy enthusiasts.

New coordination team guided by Dr. Hoi Cheu is passionate about diversifying teachings outside the classroom.

Members of the current Doran Planetarium team (from left to right): Christine Kraus, Juliette Deloye, Alexandre Leblanc, and Hoi Cheu (missing: William Morin).
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February 2nd, 2023 | 3-minute read

Harquail School of Earth Sciences’s Minecraft-inspired rock ID game helps school children discover geology

Rock ID games available for use at all Greater Sudbury Public Library branches

The Harquail School of Earth Sciences' geoscience technologist Tobias Roth and Earth Sciences B.Sc. students Jessica Beaudry, Logan Courchesne and Weeda Tiraei (left to right), are inviting school-age children to play the bilingual "Minecraft-inspired Rock Identification Game" at the Greater Sudbury Public Library.
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January 10th, 2023 | 4-minute read

Are local fish safe to consume? Research on contaminants in subsistence fish to impact Indigenous communities

Wahnapitae First Nation member and Laurentian graduate student, Taylor Nicholls, pursues scholarship in aquaculture

This Fall, Wahnapitae First Nation member Taylor Nicholls began the pursuit of her Master’s in Science in Biology at Laurentian University.