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Laurentian University

Laurentian University is emerging as much more than a primarily undergraduate university. Located in the mineral-rich Sudbury Basin, Laurentian is top-ranked for its expertise and NSERC funding in economic geology and mining-related research. Its freshwater lakes, occupational health and environmental research centres are unparallelled, and its contribution to dark matter research at Sudbury’s SNOLab was crowned with a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015.

From its solid reputation as an postsecondary destination of choice for English and French undergraduate program offerings and its comprehensive approach to Indigenous research and education, it is making its mark in the research community as a recognized national leader with global reach.

L’Université Laurentienne se classe au 1er rang des universités canadiennes de premier cycle en termes de revenus subventionnés générés par la recherche. Située à Sudbury, en Ontario, sur les territoires traditionnels des Premières Nations d’Atikameksheng Anishnawbek et de Wahnapitae, la Laurentienne se fait un devoir de renforcer les fondements du savoir dans l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche, ainsi que d’offrir une expérience universitaire unique en français et en anglais, assortie d’une approche globale de l’éducation autochtone.

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The microbiome functions as an ‘invisible organ’ but it often makes its presence known by emitting sounds and smells. (Shutterstock)

The nose knows: How microbiomes and the smells they produce help shape behaviour in bugs, birds, beasts and humans

Vasu Appanna, Laurentian University

The microbiome and its signature smells are crucial for most organisms, whether human, insect or plant. The silent signals sent by the microbiome are essential communications that influence behaviour.
A conservation researcher counts ringtailed lemurs for a zoo’s annual stock take. Zoos have the capacity to do more for conservation science and practice. (AP Photo/Jon Super).

Zoos and universities must work together to safeguard wildlife and improve conservation

Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde, Laurentian University; David Lesbarrères, Laurentian University; Gabriela Mastromonaco, University of Guelph, and Trevor Pitcher, University of Windsor

Zoos have the potential to do more for growing conservation science and practice.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks during a news conference on the government’s plan to enable expungements for convictions under the Criminal Code for bawdy house, indecency-based and abortion-related offences in Ottawa in March 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Sex workers are left out in the cold by Ottawa’s unjust conviction amendments

Steven Maynard, Queen's University, Ontario; Gary Kinsman, Laurentian University; Patrizia Gentile, Carleton University, and Tom Hooper, York University, Canada

Experts on the history of sexuality in Canada say recent changes to the Expungement Act don’t go far enough, and they urge Canadians to reject attempts to divide marginalized communities.
An artist’s impression of the Earth around 2.7 billion years ago in the Archean Eon. With green iron-rich seas, an orange methane-rich atmosphere and a surface dominated by oceans, the Archean Earth would have been a very different place. (Illustration by Andrey Atuchin)

Where did the Earth’s oxygen come from? New study hints at an unexpected source

David Mole, Laurentian University; Adam Charles Simon, University of Michigan, and Xuyang Meng, University of Michigan

Could tectonic processes in the early Earth have contributed to the rise of oxygen?
A Hockey Canada document is reviewed by a member of Parliament during a House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage looking into safe sport in Canada on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

To clean up Hockey Canada, financial transparency is a must

Marc Pilon, Laurentian University; Andrew Webb, Carleton University, and Francois Brouard, Carleton University

Transparency in financial disclosure is a crucial part of ethical, responsible governance. Unless Hockey Canada prioritizes financial transparency, any attempts at reform will fall short.
People with FASD experience a range of vulnerabilities both from the impacts of prenatal alcohol exposure on the brain and body, and from the adverse life experiences commonly associated with this disability. (Shutterstock)

Why suicide prevention support is crucial for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Kelly D. Harding, Laurentian University; Carly McMorris, University of Calgary, and Dorothy Badry, University of Calgary

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a multifaceted disorder. There are complex reasons why this population may be at higher risk for suicide, suicide attempts and suicidal ideation.
Ces insectes sont essentiellement de petites machines qui transforment les feuilles riches en carbone en excréments riches en azote. (John Gunn)

Des chenilles affamées ont un impact sur la qualité des lacs et les émissions de carbone

John Gunn, Laurentian University; Andrew J Tanentzap, University of Cambridge, and Samuel Woodman, University of Cambridge

Les chenilles envahissantes peuvent avoir des effets remarquables sur la qualité de l’eau et les conditions du sol. Mais d’un point de vue climatique, elles sont plutôt une nuisance.
Les élèves des écoles francophones hors-Québec devraient pouvoir utiliser toutes les langues qu'ils connaissent en classe, au lieu de se les voir interdire. Shutterstock

Malgré les risques, il faut encourager l’usage de l’anglais et d’autres langues dans les écoles francophones au Canada

Chantal Mayer-Crittenden, Laurentian University

Afin de favoriser l’apprentissage du français en milieu minoritaire au Canada, il faut promouvoir l’utilisation et la conscience des autres langues parlées par les élèves, dont l’anglais.
These insects are basically little machines that convert carbon-rich leaves into nitrogen-rich poo. (John Gunn)

Very hungry caterpillars can have large effects on lake quality and carbon emissions

John Gunn, Laurentian University; Andrew J Tanentzap, University of Cambridge, and Samuel Woodman, University of Cambridge

As environmental engineers, invasive caterpillars can have remarkable effects on water quality and soil conditions. But from a climate perspective they’re pretty much a nuisance.
La découverte récente d’un fossile dans les monts Mackenzie, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, pourrait changer notre façon de concevoir l’évolution des animaux. Shutterstock

La découverte de fossiles pourrait ajouter des centaines de millions d’années à l’histoire de l’évolution des animaux

Elizabeth C. Turner, Laurentian University

La découverte récente d’un fossile d’éponge pourrait être le plus ancien d’animal connu, prolongeant la chronologie de l’évolution de centaines de millions d’années.
Le sentiment d'avoir un mot «sur le bout de la langue» lorsque vous n'arrivez pas à vous en souvenir est peut-être plus révélateur d'une bonne mémoire que d'une mauvaise. Shutterstock

Avoir un mot « sur le bout de la langue », est-ce contagieux ? Voici ce que la science en dit

Luc Rousseau, Laurentian University

Le sentiment d’avoir un mot sur le bout de la langue est étudié en laboratoire depuis 55 ans. Mais la recherche prend une nouvelle – et surprenante – tournure !
Purge survivors, at the Fredericton, N.B., Pride Parade in 2018. (Boom! Nightclub)

Discrimination against LGBTQ+ soldiers doesn’t stop just because a policy has been revoked

Carmen Poulin, University of New Brunswick; Alissa Moore, University of New Brunswick, and Lynne Gouliquer, Laurentian University

The Canadian Armed Forces is struggling with sexual misconduct allegations and poor inclusion and diversity. It is imperative to again document the stories of LGBTQ+ soldiers and their spouses.
Our ancestors’ environment and diets, and the limits of our biology, have led to adaptations that have improved human survival through natural selection. But we remain prone to illness and disease anyway. (Shutterstock)

Evolutionary medicine looks to our early human ancestors for insight into conditions like diabetes

Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde, Laurentian University; Eric Boivin, Laurentian University, and Meghan McCue, Laurentian University

Evolutionary medicine uses our ancestral history to explain disease prevalence and inform care for conditions like Type 2 diabetes. It also challenges the bio-ethnocentrism of western medicine.

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