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A Strong Start to the Laurier–ARI Spring Speaker Series!

On Thursday, April 24, we kicked off the first session of the Laurier–ARI Spring Speaker Series with an incredible evening of northern research and community connection! Over 70 people gathered at Makerspace YK — a fantastic turnout to celebrate Earth Week and dive...
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CRRC Hosts Successful First Aquatic Field Sampling Workshop at Waterloo Park

On Saturday, April 19th, 2025, the Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC) held its inaugural Aquatic Field Sampling Workshop at Waterloo Park. The event, which ran from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST, brought together CRRC Members from beyond eager to learn and practice...
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Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Joseph Culp Awarded the Hynes Award for 2025

We are delighted to extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Joseph Culp, the distinguished recipient of the 2025 Hynes Lecture award, one of the most prestigious honours in the field of freshwater science. Named in memory of H.B. Noel Hynes, a pioneering figure in...
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Scotty Creek Research Community – The Spirit of Collaboration

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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

Sep 17, 2024 |

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.”