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News
Oldest reported fossil fungi: Laurentian researcher published in Nature
May 27, 2019 - Laurentian University’s Dr. Elizabeth Turner, professor of geology at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences, co-authored a paper published in the journal Nature this week.
Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the ‘normal’ fossil record consisting of marine shells and bones spans only the last 10% of its history (the Phanerozoic); the record of complex life on land is...
MineOpportunity Games hosted at Laurentian University
April 25, 2024 - On May 1st, Modern Mining and Technology Sudbury (MMTS), in collaboration with Laurentian University and the Goodman School of Mines, will be hosting the MineOpportunity Games as part of Modern Mining & Technology Week in Sudbury. Over the past 18 years, more than 4000 local English and French high school and postsecondary students have been educated on the modern technologies...
A roadmap for linguistic duality: a lecture by the honorable Stéphane Dion
March 21, 2014 - Today, the Franco-Ontarian Institute and ACFAS-Sudbury welcomed the Honorable Stéphane Dion to present a lecture entitled “Regard critique sur la Feuille de route”. It was featured among 20 or so events ranging from scientific lectures to concerts supported by the Office of Francophone Affairs at Laurentian University in March, which is Francophonie...
LU Researcher Plays Critical Role in Developing Picture of Earth's Early Days
(November 30. 2020) Laurentian University's Alessandro Ielpi celebrates a career milestone as his work is featured in a prestigious publication in his field. The assistant professor of sedimentology in the Harquail School of Earth Sciences has travelled far and wide in order to uncover valuable insights about our planet. This week, the renowned journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters shares...
Geologists “Discovering Ancient to Modern Earth”
(May 2, 2023 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) —Laurentian University’s Harquail School of Earth Sciences will host the Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada, and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (GAC-MAC-SGA) from May 23-31.
More than 500 geologists from across the globe will participate in three days of...
Laurentian creates new faculties in health, education and graduate studies
March 19, 2014 - The Laurentian University Senate approved a new Faculty structure, re-organizing and aligning many of the University’s schools and departments.
The existing Faculty of Professional Schools will be replaced by a Faculty of Health and a Faculty of Education. The existing Faculty of Science and Engineering will be renamed the Faculty of Science, Engineering and...
Laurentian honours former Governor-General Michaëlle Jean
May 28, 2014 – Canada’s 27th Governor-General, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean was today awarded an Honourary Doctorate (Laws) at Laurentian University’s Spring Convocation for graduates of programs in Barrie, Ontario. The Honourary Doctorate was presented by Laurentian University Chancellor Steve Paikin.
“The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean has been an...
Laurentian University Board of Governors announces new appointments
December 14, 2018 – Laurentian University is pleased to announce three new members have been appointed to the Board of Governors. Mr. Khari Gaynor, Mr. Ricus Grimbeek, and Mr. Nelson Toulouse have each been appointed to a three-year term following the Board’s October 26th meeting.
Laurentian alumnus, Mr. Khari Gaynor is Vice-President of Digital Marketing at Aha Insurance. He has over...
Federal Government Invests $49M in $104M Mineral Exploration Research Program
Laurentian University is launching an unprecedented research effort to help the mineral industry make lower risk exploration investments in Canada and abroad and reverse the current lower discovery rates of new mineral deposits.
This seven-year initiative named Metal Earth received a boost of $49,269,000 over seven years from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). ...
Congratulations, Félicitations, Felicitazioni
Laurentian University is pleased to congratulate Dr. Patrick Anthony Cavaliere for receiving the “Collegio Matteo Ricci” Distinguished Visiting Scholar Prize from the University of Macerata, in Italy.
Dr. Patrick Anthony Cavaliere’s professional record was submitted for consideration by the President and Rector of the University of Macerata, Professor Luigi Lacché and received a perfect...
Harquail Family Invests $10 Million to Advance Mineral Exploration Research
*Photo left to right: James Harquail, Sofia Harquail, David Harquail, Birgitta Sigfridsson, Peter Harquail
David Harquail announced today that his family foundation is making a $10 million investment to support Laurentian University’s Department of Earth Sciences and its Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC). The University’s Board of Governors has unanimously decided to honour the...
Dr. Jeremy Richards recipient of prestigious Duncan R. Derry Medal
April 5, 2019 - The Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeremy Richards, Professor of Economic Geology and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Metallogeny, is the 2019 recipient of the Duncan R. Derry Medal, which is awarded annually by the Mineral Deposits Division (MDD) of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) to an “outstanding...
Laurentian University Celebrates Inaugural Master of Architecture Graduates
May 29, 2019 - Next week, 29 students from the McEwen School of Architecture will be recognized at convocation and receive the first degrees of Master of Architecture ever conferred by Laurentian University.
These students will not only be realizing their dream, but the dream of many community members who helped make the McEwen School of Architecture a reality. For our community members,...
Curling stones no longer taken for granite
(March 14, 2022) - Curling is a popular winter sport that originated in 16th century Scotland and was brought to Canada by the Scottish Highlanders. Since then, Canada has dominated in curling, having medalled in nearly every Olympics. At the most recent Olympic Winter games that took place in Beijing, China from February 4-20, 2022, the Canadian men’s curling team defeated the United...
Laurentian Honours Six Outstanding Canadians
May 27, 2013 - A former mayor of Barrie, the long-time CEO of Science North, and a renowned advocate for minority language rights are among the people being awarded Honourary Doctorates from Laurentian University this spring.
“Our honourary doctorate recipients this year come from varied walks of life, but all of them have made their communities better through their passion and...
Laurentian University Recognizes four eminent Canadians in 2014
June 2nd, 2014 – Canada’s 27th Governor-General, Michaëlle Jean, and renowned singer-songwriter and activist Bruce Cockburn are among the recipients of Honourary Doctorates at Spring Convocation ceremonies at Laurentian University this year.
Laurentian University Chancellor Steve Paikin presented the Honoris Causa (Laws) to Mme Jean at the Convocation ceremony in Barrie, May...
New initiative to improve the active offer of health services in French
Last week, the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) at Laurentian University held a workshop on the active offer of health services in French. The workshop brought together more than 20 Francophone health sector professionals, faculty members from Laurentian University and key community stakeholders, and allowed participants to broaden their awareness of the need to...
The Ivory Coast Calls Upon Laurentian University to Develop its Mining Sector
February 4, 2016 – Laurentian University has signed an agreement to leverage its expertise in an effort to help evaluate mining training needs in Ivory Coast, implement relevant and viable training programs, and offer tailored French-language programs to Ivorian people.
At the Mine and Agriculture Symposium organized jointly by the Canadian Embassy in Ivory Coast and the Canadian Institute...
Conférence des géologues « Discovering Ancient to Modern Earth »
(2 mai 2023) – L’École des sciences de la Terre de Harquail de l’Université Laurentienne accueillera l’assemblée annuelle de l’Association géologique du Canada, de l’Association minéralogique du Canada et de la Société de géologie appliquée aux gisements minéraux (AGC-AMC-SGA) du 23 au 31 mai.
Plus de 500 géologues du monde entier participeront à trois jours de communications scientifiques...
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Monograph Series
The Human Sciences Monograph Series is a Canadian bilingual publication which stresses the interconnections between theory, practice, and pedagogy in the studies conducted in Humanities and Social Sciences. It provides scholars working across these fields with an accessible way to share their thinking and thus foster a healthy conversation about the implications of the day-to-day...
Orange Shirt Day - September 30th
Aanii, Hello, Bonjour,
Today, our community comes together for Orange Shirt Day in a day of remembrance, mourning, resilience, and hope. We reflect on the impact and legacy of residential schools on the estimated 150,000 young First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who were stolen from their families and their communities. Today we also embrace the ethos of Orange Shirt Day, which...
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Summer Accomodations
You can sleep easy knowing your accommodations are steps away from your event!
Laurentian is pleased to provide you with clean, convenient, smoke-free accommodations, all at an affordable rate. Approximately 1000 modern and traditional-style guest rooms are available in fully furnished, apartment and dormitory style rooms, in one of our four residences. ...
Summer Accommodations
Our facilities are clean, well maintained, comfortable and secure. Approximately 1000 modern and traditional-style guest rooms are available on campus, and 220 of these rooms are air-conditioned. Each residence is fully furnished with one or two single beds. The apartment style residences are equipped with a kitchen and private washroom. The dormitory style residence has a shared...
Research
Dr. Yoko Hirota
Contemporary Classical Piano Music and Chamber Music with Piano
Piano Music for Young Performers by Canadian Composers
Dr. Hirota is a strong advocate of contemporary music and she particularly enjoys performing music, including works written for her, by some of Canada’s finest composers.
Dr. Hirota's “Teaching Contemporary Piano...
OUR HISTORY
The Department of Music at Laurentian University was founded in 1978 at Huntington College, in collaboration with the Department of Music at Cambrian College, after approval by the Board of Regents, as well as the Senate and Board of Governors of Laurentian University. At that time, the first General Bachelor of Arts in Music (three-year program) was offered to the Sudbury community....
Nicole Tardif
Women in STEM, namely in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics are making waves all around the world. The fields have been predominantly male but are now seeing an increase in female professionals, despite the gender disparity that continues to exist.
Nicole Tardif is one of those women that comes to mind when one thinks about strong leaders in STEM and in Northern...
Kim Fahner
An author, an educator, a Sudbury poet laureate, and an active community volunteer, Kim Fahner’s passion for the arts shines through in all of her work. Kim began her studies at Laurentian University with a double major in English and History, and later added in a minor in Native Studies (now Indigenous Studies). Kim wanted to stay at home in Sudbury for her undergraduate program, and...
National Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 - Community Update
Hello, Aanii
We are just a few days away from National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, a day for celebrating Indigenous Peoples and sharing the many stories within our community.
We have so much to be proud of, both of what Indigenous leaders are achieving today, and of what the next generation of leaders has been doing to further themselves.
Today, I would like to...
Black History Month
Sudbury Five Game
Friday, February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Sudbury Arena, Downtown Sudbury
$25.00 per person
Tickets available at www.thefive.ca
Join the Laurentian University African and Caribbean Students Association (LUACSA) at the Sudbury Arena for a Sudbury Five basketball game against the Newfoundland Rogues.
This game serves as more than...
About Us
Who we are
The Department of French Studies offers programs in three disciplines: language, literature and linguistics. Programs and courses have been designed to meet the specific needs of two language groups:
Études françaises – for Francophones
French as a Second Language/Français langue seconde– for Anglophones
Instruction is thorough, extensive and complete,...
Passing of former Chancellor Aline Chrétien
Hello, Aanii, Bonjour,
It is with immense sadness that I learned of the passing of Madame Aline Chrétien, Laurentian’s inaugural chancellor and one of our University’s greatest champions.
Flags on campus will be lowered at half-mast Tuesday, September 15 to honour and commemorate Madame Chrétien’s life and legacy.
Madame Chrétien was known as the force of nature, “the rock of...
Dr. Thomas Merritt’s Talk for the Coffee Association of Canada on the Biology of the Bean
On October 7, 2020, the Coffee Association of Canada (CAC) held its Virtual Coffee Conference, and Laurentian University’s very own Dr. Thomas Merritt was invited to speak on the varying biological effects of coffee – the world’s favourite beverage. Dr. Merritt is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
At the conference, Dr. Merritt was introduced by John...
About Us
On behalf of the faculty, staff and current students of the Laurentian University Department of Political Science I welcome you to our webpage. Our department is bilingual and students have the opportunity to study in English, French or both languages to complete their degree. Our faculty is committed to undergraduate teaching and students benefit greatly from our small class sizes....
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Publications
Voici quelques publications recentes des professeurs du département de science économique :
Hassan Bougrine
Hassan Bougrine, 2017, The Creation of Wealth and Poverty: Means and Ways, New York and London: Routledge
Hassan Bougrine, 2017, ‘Rethinking the Economic Role of the State’ in Rochon, L. P. and S. Rossi (eds), A Modern Guide to Rethinking...
Kim Fahner
Kim Fahner, auteure, éducatrice, poétesse lauréate de Sudbury et membre active de la collectivité, a pour les arts une passion qui rayonne dans toute son œuvre. Elle est diplômée de l’Université Laurentienne où elle a préparé une double majeure, English et History, puis une mineure en « Native Studies » comme on l’appelait à l’époque. En effet, elle avait vraiment à cœur de faire ses études de...