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dr. heidi schraft (associate professor and applied life sciences program coordinator) along with support from the biology technicians welcomed high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from thunder bay and ignace for discovery days in health sciences. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 worked as epidemiologists to discover the cause of a foodborne disease outbreak. working in groups, they meticulously followed the same steps the public health agency of canada takes when an outbreak occurs. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 reviewed interview information from patients, statistically analyzed those data, hypothesized potential food sources from a restaurant, identified potential pathogens isolated from patient and food samples as cultured on different media, and confirmed the pathogen by preparing and running a dna gel (dna bacterial fingerprinting). 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 discovered that solving an outbreak is like putting together the pieces of a puzzle and epidemiology would be a very interesting health sciences career.
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researchers at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s orillia campus are offering the public an opportunity to learn about the water quality of lake couchiching — including past, present, and future research studies. the presentation and discussion takes place on friday, september 26 at 500 university avenue from 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
“this is an opportunity for anyone who uses or appreciates lake couchiching to come and learn about research activities on the lake,” said research assistant debbie balika, recent graduate of the master of biology program at lakehead. “those in attendance will not only learn about the various kinds of research being conducted in and around the lake, but will have an opportunity to ask questions and join in a discussion about future research activities.”
balika, along with lakehead professors dr. nanda kanavillil and dr. sree kurissery of the sustainability sciences department, will discuss their ongoing and future research projects. special guest, keith sherman, executive director of the severn sound environmental association, will share past water quality research results.
the event is open to the public and free of charge. for further information and to confirm attendance, those interested in attending should contact debbie balika at dbalika@lakeheadu.ca.
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media: for more information, please contact 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s communications officer, kathy hunt, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.
in 2015, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will celebrate 50 years of exceptional education. guided by a new strategic plan (2013-2018), our university is known for providing an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community. about 9,700 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work in ten faculties at two campuses, in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s first new faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health and behavioural sciences, social sciences and humanities, science and environmental studies, natural resources management, education and graduate studies. lakehead is among canada’s top 10 undergraduate universities (2014 maclean’s university rankings), as well as 1st in ontario and 2nd in canada for its innovative research (re$earch infosource). visit //www.hsbcwebinars.com.
hammond transportation makes a trial run to the lakehead orillia campus at 500 university avenue as (l to r) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia campus dean & vice-provost dr. kim fedderson and hammond transportation president greg hammond confirm the new partnership.
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beginning september 8, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty and staff will have the option to enjoy a new bus service between lakehead orillia’s 500 university avenue site and the city of barrie. the new transit link, established by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and hammond transportation, will provide service between the lakehead orillia campus and the barrie bus terminal four times a day (monday to friday), as well as on weekends.
“as a leading provider of public transit in central ontario, hammond transportation is always looking for ways to improve regional public transportation services,” said greg hammond, president of hammond transportation. “we are proud to play a role in providing lakehead orillia’s 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , staff and faculty with reliable and regular transportation service.”
“this new service will be tremendously beneficial to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , staff and faculty – who will now have another way of accessing the university,” said dr. kim fedderson, dean & vice-provost of the orillia campus. “bringing regional transit into the orillia campus has always been a priority for us. it is great to see this new service now in place, helping to facilitate the continued growth of lakehead in simcoe county.”
both fedderson and hammond are looking forward to having the lakehead community use the new bus service as a way of lowering their transit costs, improving the environment and contributing towards a more sustainable future.
the hammond service, which offers a special discounted rate plan (including single ride, return and multiple ride options), is available to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty and staff, effective monday, september 8, 2014 – the first official day of classes at the university.
世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 living in the muskoka region will also be able to take advantage of discounted fares, as a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 stop has been added to hammond’s hwy 11 service from muskoka monday to friday.
lakehead’s discounted rates will also be extended to any georgian college student who wishes to use the service. the route to lakehead includes stops at georgian college’s barrie and orillia campuses.
“georgian college and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 have a close working relationship and this agreement is something we hope will be of benefit to both georgian and lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 alike,” said frank cappadocia, associate vice-provost of the lakehead orillia campus, who worked with hammond to set up the discounted rates.
lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , staff and faculty will have an opportunity to try out the new service for free next week. during the first week of service, from september 8 to 13, hammond will offer rides at no charge to those who present a valid lakehead id card.
further details, including rates and schedules, can be found at the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia website.
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media: for more information, please contact:
kathy hunt, communications officer, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014, or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca
scott hammond, director of operations, hammond transportation at 705-645-5431 or by email at: shammond@hammondtransporation.com
in 2015, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will celebrate 50 years of exceptional education. guided by a new strategic plan (2013-2018), our university is known for providing an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community. about 9,700 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work in ten faculties at two campuses, in orillia and thunder bay, ontario. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is a fully comprehensive university: home to ontario’s first new faculty of law in 44 years, the northern ontario school of medicine, and faculties of engineering, business administration, health and behavioural sciences, social sciences and humanities, science and environmental studies, natural resources management, education and graduate studies. lakehead is among canada’s top 10 undergraduate universities (2014 maclean’s university rankings), as well as 1st in ontario and 2nd in canada for its innovative research (re$earch infosource). visit //www.hsbcwebinars.com.
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