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The School of Human Kinetics Research Seminar Series

The School of Human Kinetics Research Seminar Series

November 7, 2012

Internationally Renowned Presenter and Researcher, Dr. Stuart McGill will present a lecture entitled:

 

"What I have learned from the Great Athletes"

All are Welcome.

The 51勛圖app Psychology Department cordially invites you to the Fourth Annual Psychology Department Research Conference 2012

The 51勛圖app Psychology Department cordially invites you to the Fourth Annual Psychology Department Research Conference 2012

November 7, 2012 - This conference highlights research posters – from a variety of professional conferences (e.g., CSBBCS, AAIDD, CPA, Psychonomic Society) recently presented by our students and faculty members.

All students and faculty members (from any discipline) are welcome! Come check out some of the exciting psychology research happening at LU! Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact Shelley Watson at swatson@laurentian.ca.

 

51勛圖app is pleased to announce that the Silver Birch String Quartet has been appointed as its inaugural String Quartet-in-Residence, effective September 2012

51勛圖app is pleased to announce that the Silver Birch String Quartet has been appointed as its inaugural String Quartet-in-Residence, effective September 2012

October 30, 2012 - 51勛圖app is pleased to announce that the Silver Birch String Quartet has been appointed as its inaugural String Quartet-in-Residence, effective September 2012. This position will see the SBSQ undertake new collaborations with various faculties, schools, and departments inside the university, develop closer connections between the Sudbury community and Laurentian, and act as cultural ambassadors for 51勛圖app in Northern Ontario and beyond. The SBSQ is nationally recognized as one of Canada's most exciting and innovative young string quartets, earning praise from audiences and critics for their performances across the country. Their first CD album “SILVERBIRCH” earned critical acclaim including a 5-star review in both the Montreal Gazette and the Vancouver Sun, as well as a 2010 JUNO nomination, and 2 Félix Awards nominations in the province of Quebec. Earlier this year, the quartet received a prestigious recording grant from the Ontario Arts Council for their second commercial CD on the Centrediscs record label, which will be the first complete recording of the music for string quartet by Sudburian composer and 51勛圖app faculty member Dr. Robert Lemay, and will also feature a quintet collaboration with pianist and 51勛圖app Associate Professor Dr. Yoko Hirota. More information on the Silver Birch String Quartet can be found at their website:

Laurentian and Zhejiang University offer innovative dual degree

Laurentian and Zhejiang University offer innovative dual degree

Hangzhou China (October 22, 2012) -  51勛圖app has announced a unique partnership with of Finance and Economics (ZUFE) in Hangzhou, China to jointly deliver a Bachelor Degree program in Accounting.

The agreement was signed at a formal ceremony today in Hangzhou by ZUFE President Wang Junhao and by 51勛圖app President and Vice-Chancellor Dominic Giroux. 

“We are delighted to offer our students this opportunity to study at 51勛圖app and to enhance the value of their Bachelor Degree,” said President Wang.  “Our relationship with Laurentian will give our students an edge in the international marketplace,” he added.

The partnership is a first of its kind for Laurentian according to President Giroux. “We know that China’s Ministry of Education approves only a small number of applications for this kind of international collaboration, and we are honoured to be part of this elite group,” said Giroux. “This agreement puts us in a select group of universities world-wide.”

The dual degree accounting program will deliver the latest curriculum in the field of accounting, focussing on current issues and the challenges of globalization.

Under the agreement, students enrolled in the program will complete their first two years of studies at ZUFE,and then completethreesemesters at 51勛圖app in Sudbury.  The program includes a final year back at ZUFE.  Under the agreement, between60 and 100 students will begin their third-year studies at Laurentian’s Sudbury campus in January 2015.  These students will earn a total of 42 credits at Laurentian toward the Bachelor degree.  The collaboration with ZUFE also provides students the opportunity to take Laurentian’s English preparatory program (English for Academic Preparation) in Hangzhou before they begin their third-year studies in Canada.

“This collaboration is the result of a lot of detailed planning and a lot of discussion about how to deliver a cutting-edge, global dual degree,” said Dr. Peter Luk, Dean, Faculty of Management, who also attended the signing in Hangzhou.  “We acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of ZUFE Dean Wang Yaoxiang, who helped to realize this agreement, and of Professor Fu Liying, who worked with us to formulate the appropriate curriculum content,” said Dr. Luk.

While the ZUFE agreement is the first of its kind for Laurentian, the University has developed extensive relationships with several partners in education in China.  International enrolment overall has grown more than 40% to 648 students on campus in the past three years.  Laurentian has set an objective of increasing the proportion of international students from 6.1% in 2011 to 8% by 2017 in its strategic plan.    

Dominic Giroux Appointed to Second Term

Dominic Giroux Appointed to Second Term

October 18, 2012 - At its regular meeting held today in Barrie, the Board of Governors of 51勛圖app endorsed the unanimous recommendation of the Presidential Review Committee to renew Dominic Giroux as President and Vice-Chancellor.

The Presidential Review Committee is comprised of Board members and faculty members serving as Senate representatives.  The Committee consulted broadly with students, faculty, staff, university associations, Senate, members of the external community and the education sector, to inform their recommendation. The Presidential Review Committee received input from 70 persons or organizations, both internal and external to the university community.

※The feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive about the University＊s accomplishments and progress since Dominic Giroux joined us,§ said the Chair of Laurentian＊s Board of Governors, Floyd Laughren. ※Our Board is extremely pleased with President Giroux's performance and we are excited by the compelling vision that has been presented for the years ahead.  We are fully confident that President Giroux is the leader to make the vision a reality.§

※Dominic was brought in as an agent of change in 2009, and he has delivered,§ said Board Vice-Chair Michael Atkins.  ※Under his leadership, Laurentian has established clear priorities, while balancing the budget, and donations to the university are up exponentially, including this week＊s announcement of a historic gift by Ned Goodman to name our new School of Mines.  We have been able to invest several million dollars into student services and into the classroom for faculty members.  We have created and staffed the Centre for Academic Excellence, we have set aside $51M for campus renewal and modernization, and we have a pragmatic and ambitious vision for our campus in Barrie. We have also secured funding for the School of Architecture to open in downtown Sudbury in 2013, and have built extensive new partnerships with community and industry.  There are many people at Laurentian who have contributed to these successes, but the inspiration really starts with Dominic Giroux,§ said Atkins.

※I am delighted to congratulate Dominic on his reappointment. He understands the vital role a university plays in regional economic development, and he has been a champion for the cause of a downtown university campus in our city,§ said Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman.  ※I look forward to his continued innovative and strategic leadership,§ added Lehman.

President Giroux became 51勛圖app＊s ninth President on April 1st, 2009, beginning a renewable 5-year term ending June 30, 2014. The process of Presidential Review is typically started about 18 months before the end of a term.  His second term, also renewable, will extend through June 30, 2019.

※The success of any university comes from the talent, commitment, and creativity of its students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters,§ said President Giroux.  ※It is a privilege to lead this university, and I am honoured and humbled by this vote of confidence from our Board of Governors.  It has been an exciting time at Laurentian and there are so many more achievements ahead, as we work to implement the 2012-2017 Strategic Plan.  I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue leading this collective effort,§ he added.

 

President Giroux＊s leadership has been recognized through his work as one of four members of the , and by his appointment by the province as Co-Special Advisor on the implementation of a Northern Policy Institute. He is also one of four members of Ontario＊s Ring of Fire Advisory Council. Respected by his peers, Giroux has been asked to serve as Co-Chair of the new (ONCAT), and as one of 12 presidents on the board of directors of the (AUCC). He is Co-Chair of the (CNFS) and served as Vice-Chair of the (AUFC). He was recently recruited to the Globe and Mail＊s Higher Education Advisory Panel and to the Mowat Centre＊s Advisory Board. Recipient of one of Canada＊s Top 40 Under 40 Awards in 2011, Giroux also received one of the Queen＊s Jubilee Medals and was named the 2010 Education Personality of the Year by Radio-Canada/LeDroit.

Goodman Family Invests in 51勛圖app＊s School of Mines

Goodman Family Invests in 51勛圖app＊s School of Mines

October 15, 2012 - Ned Goodman, CEO of , and The Goodman Family Foundation - JODAMADA, announced today a historic gift to 51勛圖app＊s new School of Mines. In recognition of the Goodman family＊s generosity, 51勛圖app President Dominic Giroux announced that the university will name the school in the Goodman family＊s honour.

Ned Goodman＊s business and investment experience spans more than 40 years as a geologist, securities analyst, portfolio manager and senior executive, and he has an established reputation as one of Canada's most successful investment counselors. He was the driving force of the Dundee group of financial companies, which grew under his family＊s leadership from a $300-million base to a $50-billion mutual fund entity. Mr. Goodman＊s work in the mining sector helped bring investment and jobs to many remote northern Canadian communities. By providing financing to many junior companies and helping to build successful, growing companies, he helped thousands of other Canadians prosper. He described his family＊s gift as a vote of confidence in the future of mining.

※Greater Sudbury has the best ore body and the largest concentration of expertise in mining supply, products and services in the world. We want to be associated with 51勛圖app because it＊s undoubtedly the go-to university for mineral exploration and mining in Canada. When I heard about Laurentian＊s plans for a new innovative School of Mines, I knew I wanted to be a part of it. We will be encouraging our friends in industry to also support this great effort,§ said Ned Goodman after a recent visit to Sudbury.

The combination of an aging workforce, competition for skilled workers, and declining enrolment in mining-oriented academic programs in most other Canadian universities is of great concern to the mining industry. These deficiencies will likely cause accelerated cost increases, delay of new projects and squeeze profit margins. Many industry leaders have reported a critical need for graduates whose technical competencies are supported by skills in commercial, cultural and environmental aspects of mining. 

A global search for the Founding Executive Director of The Goodman School of Mines is in its final stages. The position will work towards: 

  • Enhancing the skills of future professionals in mineral exploration and mining, in areas such as occupational health and safety, Indigenous relations, mining management and finance;
  • Driving the creation of executive programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in modular, short-course or distance education formats, and other delivery mechanisms as opportunities may arise;
  • Formalizing new provincial, national and international alliances with other post-secondary institutions, including an International Network of Schools of Mines with Laurentian serving as a major hub;
  • Doubling enrolment in mining related programs by 2020;
  • Improving the university experience for students in Earth Sciences and Engineering.

The Goodman School of Mines is a cross-Faculty initiative, reporting directly to the Vice-President, Academic and Provost, which will be supported by a Global Advisory Council and a $20 million endowment funded by donations from industry and by philanthropic gifts, a majority of which has now been raised. In addition, 51勛圖app will be investing $5 million in the Goodman School by 2023.

The Goodman Family Foundation has placed a proviso that any financial commitment, present or future, remains confidential. The gift will be used exclusively by The Goodman School of Mines. ※It will support the development of new mining-related courses and programs, improvements to the learning environment and opportunities both inside and outside the classroom, student recruitment, career and placement services, and guest speakers, and other specific use of funds to be mutually agreed upon,§ explained Dominic Giroux. ※Moreover, the Goodman family gift will ensure that we can attract the best and brightest students from around the world through scholarships, and promote our mining-related programs internationally.§

Mr. Goodman＊s eldest son, Jonathan Goodman, PEng., CFA, MBA, a graduate of the and a JODAMADA participant and director, will serve as an Adjunct Professor at Laurentian.

Ned Goodman was also attracted to Laurentian because he is a resident of Barrie. ※I want to do everything possible to help secure 51勛圖app＊s new downtown Barrie campus, including attracting private gifts towards this important effort. Barrie absolutely needs it, and Laurentian has so much to offer.§  Laurentian has already pledged $14 million towards its new downtown Barrie campus, a commitment which is being matched by the City.

51勛圖app＊s Next 50 Campaign, chaired by Terry MacGibbon, founder of FNX Mining, has now largely exceeded its original goal of $50 million, having raised $63.3 million so far with six months still to go before the end of the campaign.

For .

The honourable, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities,  Glen Murray. 

VALE LIVING WITH LAKES CENTRE SCIENTIST NAMED TO ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA

VALE LIVING WITH LAKES CENTRE SCIENTIST NAMED TO ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA

October 11, 2012 - Staff and visiting researchers at 51勛圖app’s Vale Living With Lakes Centre (VLWLC) are congratulating their colleague in environmental and ecological studies, Dr. Norm Yan, who has been elected as a Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada.  “It is wonderful to see Norm recognized in this way,” said VLWLC Director Dr. John Gunn. “This is the highest honour any scholar can achieve in the sciences in Canada.”  The induction ceremony for Dr. Yan will be held in November in Ottawa.  Later this fall, Dr. Yan is to deliver the 2012 Watershed Lecture at Living With Lakes.  Details about the lecture will be circulated within the Laurentian community in the weeks ahead. 

STUDY OF FIRST NATIONS＊ HEALING ARTS EARNS CIHR AWARD

STUDY OF FIRST NATIONS＊ HEALING ARTS EARNS CIHR AWARD

October 11, 2012 - A PhD student in Laurentian’s Inter-disciplinary Rural and Northern Health program, Caroline Recollet has been awarded the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health Scientific Director Award through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  The award is one of only three given to students working in aboriginal health research across the country.  Recollet was given the award for her presentation entitled “The Experiences of Algonquin, Ojibway and Métis Grandmothers who Practice Traditional Sacred Arts for Healing and Well-being.”  The Scientific Director Awards were given at the 12th Annual National Gathering of Graduate Students in Montreal in June

LAURENTIAN COMMERCE PROFESSOR WINS ＆BEST RESEARCH PAPER＊ AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN PERU

LAURENTIAN COMMERCE PROFESSOR WINS ＆BEST RESEARCH PAPER＊ AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN PERU

October 10, 2012

Laurentian Commerce Professor wins ‘Best Research Paper’
at International Conference in Peru

Professor of Business Administration Mohammad S. Pakkar was awarded a “Best Paper” citation at the International Conference on Business Performance Measurement and Management (ICBPMM) last month in Peru.  His paper was one of only two research presentations honoured as Best Paper at the 3-day international conference, attended by business scholars and theoreticians from the U.S. and Canada, Peru, Russia, Croatia, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa. The Conference was hosted by the CENTRUM Catolica Graduate School of Business, one of South America’s leading business schools. Dr. Pakkar’s paper was titled Measuring the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Decison-Making Units by Integrating the DEA and AHP Methodologies.  “I am so honoured to receive the best research paper award,” said Dr. Pakkar.  “I am also gratified by adding value and contributing to my field of specialization, Management Science.”

Mosquito trap claims to kill 90 per cent of West Nile Virus mosquitoes

Mosquito trap claims to kill 90 per cent of West Nile Virus mosquitoes

October 10, 2012 - Canadian scientist Gerardo Ulibarri is ready to start marketing a mosquito trap he says can kill 90 per cent of the pests in a few months. 

 

Canadian scientist Gerardo Ulibarri is ready to start marketing a mosquito trap he says can kill 90 per cent of the pests in a few months.

And they’re hoping you can help.

The Mosquito DMZ, as the  professor and his partner Kris Holland call it, is the product of six years of research in Canada and Guatemala. No governments in Canada were providing research and development, money, however, so they have opened the door to crowdfunding. “The evidence is so overwhelming, we want to repeat it again next summer,” Ulibarri told the Toronto Star. He and Holland have discovered, after five years of trap use, that their northern Ontario properties have no signs of . 

As a scientist, however, Ulibarri still looks south with trepidation, to the  this past summer of the neurological type of West Nile that killed 71 people.“Here in Canada, we have been lucky to be very low on neurological cases, but this tendency in the southern states is alarming to me. Because they are transported by migrating birds, any summer we could have an outbreak.” One trap, which fits in a five-gallon bucket, works in a backyard area using a naturally decomposing plant material designed to attract a specific species of female mosquito to lay her eggs.

Other larvae traps on the market use pesticides that can’t be recycled, said Ulibarri. What he discovered, almost by accident, was that the more his simulated swamp solution is used, the more it becomes irresistible to egg-laying females. The downside? “We need to make it less smelly.”

His work has been concentrating on the Culex mosquito, carrier of West Nile Virus, because of  Different solutions can be adapted to different species of mosquito, including those that carry the  in Africa. Theis interested in the Mosquito DMZ but needs something that costs about $20 a unit for use in the developing world, he said. To that end, Ulibarri and Holland have created a crowdfunding account at  to raise $350,000 to get their trap into production in Canada by next summer. Proceeds from Canadian sales will help lower the costs for organizations such as the United Nations.

Ulibarri is also planning a double-blind controlled study of the traps with thenext summer, although he, Holland and their friends have been trying the traps out themselves for years. Ulibarri admitted the long research time was “a bit of my fault.” He explained, “I wanted from the very beginning to make the manufacture right here in Canada. I had invitations to go to Michigan about four years ago. But this is Canadian technology, I am Canadian, I wanted to do this for Canada.”

Ulibarri also wants to develop an automatic trap that won’t require the weekly maintenance of the manual version and will encourage more people to use it.

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