News

February 17th, 2023 | 6-minute read

Two new scholarships from Perkins&Will are awarded to support Indigenous Architects in Canada

The annual awards are now available to Indigenous students in partnership with Laurentian University and Indspire

McEwen School of Architecture
News

February 16th, 2023 | 1-minute read

Laurentian University approves $8.4M in maintenance upgrades for the coming fiscal year

5-year deferred maintenance plan approved by Board

Laurentian University campus
News

February 15th, 2023 | 3-minute read

Economics Professor invited to keynote United Nations Development Policy event

Dr. Louis-Philippe Rochon will address the topic of inflation and rising interest rates

Louis-Philippe Rochon is a Full Professor of Economics at Laurentian University.
News

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).
News

February 10th, 2023 | 3-minute read

Bringing awareness to murdered and missing Indigenous women

The Red Dress campaign honours the staggering number of Indigenous women no longer with us

Red dresses on campus symbolize the spirits of Indigenous women who are missing and murdered.
News

February 9th, 2023 | 3-minute read

Future Laurentian Nursing Students Eligible for Free Tuition

Graduate and undergraduate students from Ontario studying Nursing may benefit from generous provincial grant

an aerial view of Laurentian campus
News

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).
News

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.
News

January 26th, 2023 | 4-minute read

Engineering grad turning heads in Silicon Valley by turning waste into fuels

Monem Alyaser, Ph.D, credits Laurentian as foundational to his success

Monem Alyaser, Ph.D, fondateur et PDG d’Enventix, Inc. est un ancien de l’Université Laurentienne.
News

January 20th, 2023 | 1-minute read

Laurentian University Approves Hiring of 10 New Tenure-Track Professors

New faculty members will be sought in multiple disciplines spanning all faculties

Laurentian University.