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Teaching award winners
Donald F. Morgenson Awards honour outstanding educators

Wilfrid Laurier University is recognizing eight instructors with Donald F. Morgenson Faculty Awards for Teaching Excellence, the university’s most prestigious teaching awards program.

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April 30: Debrief on federal election with Laurier experts
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Laurier’s Northdale community garden now accepting plot reservations
Jenna McCoubrey Prestidge
How one athlete – and Laurier Athletics alum – is changing the game for young girls
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Tariffs, trade and Canada-U.S. relations

Laurier experts are helping Canadians make sense of current issues through events and discussions, media appearances, and opinion pieces and podcasts.

Summit for Creative Community Solutions
Laurier, City of Brantford to welcome changemakers

Wilfrid Laurier University’s Hub for Community Solutions and the City of Brantford will host the second annual Summit for Creative Community Solutions on May 8.

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Laurier in the News

Laurier standout Taylor Elgersma waits for NFL call after impressive pre-draft push
therecord.com
Shifting snowfall and moving muskox begin YK science series
cabinradio.ca
What questions do you have about how elections in Canada work?
cbc.ca
Students trapped inside for days after angry geese take over front lawn
people.com
Hamilton police crisis intervention training program revamps curriculum for its 50th class
chch.com
Laurier’s Jennifer Baltzer on ‘The Future of Forests’
cbc.ca

Spotlights and Notices

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Laurier's Northdale community garden now accepting plot reservations
April 22
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Fill your prescription in the forest: Laurier research finds Canadians more likely to engage with nature if prescribed by a doctor
April 22
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Thrifted Threads: Student-led pop-up shop seeks pre-loved Laurier wear to champion sustainable, budget-friendly fashion
April 22
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Laurier student Jason Van Humbeck breaks new ground in solving historic math problem
April 9
Bob Litke
Wilfrid Laurier University mourns the passing of retired professor Bob Litke
April 9

News Releases

Honorary degree recipients
Tom Jenkins, John Tennant, Kim Phuc Phan Thi and Mary Hynes to receive honorary degrees at Laurier spring convocation
April 16
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Laurier, City of Brantford to welcome local changemakers at Summit for Creative Community Solutions May 8
April 15
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Laurier’s People Make History lecture series returns with March 26 panel on Canada-U.S. relations
March 24
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First-ever ‘zombie’ fire field data suggests overwintering may not be as destructive as predicted
March 24
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Laurier’s 2025 Anne Innis Dagg lecture explores the greening of the Arctic
March 3

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