Documentary Film Screening – Signal Fire

Documentary Film Screening – Signal Fire

On Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m., join the producers of Signal Fire for a screening and Q&A at Princess Twin Cinemas in Waterloo. This inspiring documentary, co-produced by Laurier Associate Professor Heidi Swanson, brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars to...
Eight Laurier graduate and postdoctoral researchers win prestigious Weston Family Awards in Northern Research

Eight Laurier graduate and postdoctoral researchers win prestigious Weston Family Awards in Northern Research

he Weston Family Foundation is honouring eight Wilfrid Laurier University graduate and postdoctoral researchers with 2024 Weston Family Awards in Northern Research. Weston Family Northern Scholars are encouraged to co-design their research with northern communities, with the goal of protecting and restoring biodiversity in Canada.

“The Weston Family Awards are among Canada’s most prestigious student prizes in the natural sciences,” says Jonathan Newman, vice-president: research. “Seeing eight Laurier winners, including six master’s students in a category of just 15 total awards, is an outstanding feat. This is a credit to Laurier’s strong northern research and our faculty supervisors who create exceptional training opportunities in the North.”

NSTP Awardees 2024

NSTP Awardees 2024

We are thrilled to announce that 25 Wilfrid Laurier graduate students and research assistants have been awarded the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) from Polar Knowledge Canada. The NSTP funding is a testament to the importance of supporting emerging...