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Laurier CARE Lab students drive YMCA research

A recent partnership between Laurier and the YMCA of Hamilton | Burlington | Brantford has yielded far-reaching benefits for the YMCA and student researchers who led the project.

Zach Scotto as a toddler with his mother Loraine next to handwritten note.
Laurier football coach Zach Scotto honours late mother’s cancer journey by giving blood
Chris Kardol
Laurier mourns the passing of Christina (Chris) Kardol
Forest fire
Laurier expert alert: Canadian wildfires

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Laurier in the News

A robot stole my internship: How Gen Z’s entry into the workplace is being affected by AI
theconversation.com
Zebrafish ‘catch’ yawns just like us – We might need to rethink evolution to account for that
iflscience.com
Growing use of AC is impacting our climate
cbc.ca
Air conditioned labs and ice cream: How local university students are keeping cool
cbc.ca
The U.S. is not our friend any more. Has anyone told Mark Carney?
theglobeandmail.com
Ontario police to unveil recruitment plan
cbc.ca

Spotlights and Notices

Chris Kardol
Laurier mourns the passing of Christina (Chris) Kardol
July 17
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From green ideas to action: Laurier celebrates 10 years of the Sustainable Hawk Fund, announces 2025 recipients
July 16
Kyra Simons
Laurier PhD student Kyra Simons awarded prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
July 16
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Laurier's 2024-25 Donor Impact Report highlights powerful stories of giving
July 11
CARE Lab team at Laurier Brantford YMCA
Laurier CARE Lab students drive YMCA research with hands-on fieldwork 
July 10

News Releases

Balsillie School of International Affairs Director Ann Fitz-Gerald, Jim Balsillie and Laurier President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah MacLatchy.
Jim Balsillie donates additional $5 million to Laurier and the Balsillie School to establish Digital Governance Initiative and bolster Canada's productivity
June 26
Forest fire
Laurier expert alert: Canadian wildfires
June 19
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Wilfrid Laurier University appoints Dean of Social Work and renews Dean of Education
June 6
One Market in downtown Brantford
RedDoor Collective and Laurier sign MOU to explore Global Indigenous Innovation Centre in downtown Brantford 
June 5
Brandon Mattalo
New Lazaridis Intellectual Property Lab set to drive innovation across Laurier and wider community
June 2

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