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Lazaridis Institute selects 10 women-founded companies for scale-up program
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The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises announced their fourth cohort of the women-in-technology Scale-up Program, in which 10 different women-led companies are guided by mentors to continue their path of growth within their company. The “Lazaridis10,” as they are referred to as by the institute, are up-and-coming technology companies that have applied…
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Making the most out of concerts and live music
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You’ve all heard the stories of people going abroad and having their lives changed, or the two-week trip they took to Hawaii gave them a new outlook on life. Don’t get me wrong, travelling is cool. I’ve gotten the chance to take some pretty great trips and they haven’t necessarily defined who I am, but…
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Zero Waste Week seeks to educate students on decreasing refuse generation and increasing sustainability
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Monday, Mar. 4 signified the start of Laurier’s first ever Zero Waste Week, hosted by the Sustainability Office at Laurier, that will run until March 8. The week is full of events that hope to help decrease the waste that patrons of Laurier produce with a short-term blitz of activities that students and faculty can…
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You shouldn’t mourn people while they are still alive
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I’ve always had this philosophy that you shouldn’t mourn people while they’re alive. It seems like a pretty obvious concept, but the amount of times I’ve seen my friends and members of my family severely distraught baffles me. That’s not to say people can’t have emotions – I lack a majority of the key ones…
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The Office of Indigenous Initiatives hosts eighth annual education week
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The Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Laurier is hosting their eighth annual Indigenous Education Week from Mar. 4 to the 8, hosting various events around campus to get students involved and educated on the Indigenous work that happens on campus. The week-long event first started in 2011, and is celebrated on both Waterloo and Brantford…
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Laurier’s economics students take home first at the Governor’s Challenge
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Five Laurier economics students were crowned victorious in the Governor’s Challenge hosted by the Bank of Canada on Feb. 16, 2019. Though this was only the fourth annual running of the event, this is the second year in a row that a team from Laurier has been victorious. The team of Cindy McCormick, Michael Davenport,…
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Lazaridis Institute hosts inaugural DRIVE Conference over reading week
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The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, along with the Lazaridis Institute and the company Hockeystick, hosted the first ever DRIVE Conference at Lazaridis Hall from Wednesday, Feb. 20 to Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. The conference focused on global scale-up ecosystems: companies that have increased their value by over 20 per cent in the last…
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Economic Outlook 2019 looks at the potential recession trends for the year
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On Wednesday, Feb. 20, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (LCERPA) held their annual Economic Outlook event for the year 2019, titled “Canada’s Competitiveness Challenge.” Craig Alexander, the chief economist and partner at Deloitte, was the keynote speaker for this…
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Laurier doctoral student studies the ways isolation in elderly adults can effect their well-being
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Preet Chauhan, a fourth-year PhD student at Laurier, has made news with her award-winning research in the study of isolation of elderly adults and the effects on their well-being when connected with a network versus being alone. After completing her undergraduate studies in psychology at York University in Toronto, Chauhan chose to continue her education…
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Unconventional love songs for the perfect Valentine’s Day playlist
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Whether you’re snuggled up with your boo watching Netflix or wondering why John from Bumble ghosted you after such a great third date, these underrated love songs can bring out the hopeless romantic in anybody. “Single” – The Neighbourhood Despite the misleading title, the song is about lead singer Jesse Rutherford’s relationship with his long-time…
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