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Heidi Ulrichsen

Heidi Ulrichsen

Heidi Ulrichsen is the assistant editor at Sudbury.com. She also covers education and the arts scene. Follow her on Twitter @HeidiUlrichsen. She can be reached by email at hulrichsen@sudbury.com.

Recent Work by Heidi

Without one since 2021, Laurentian on the hunt for new chancellor

Without one since 2021, Laurentian on the hunt for new chancellor

With post vacant nearly four years following resignation of TVO journalist Steve Paikin during Laurentian’s insolvency, university approves new procedures for appointment of a chancellor
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Damage to ‘brand Canada’ means university international applications down 64%

Damage to ‘brand Canada’ means university international applications down 64%

‘Confusing’ and ‘changing’ federal immigration policies have resulted in fewer students interested in attending Canadian universities, said Laurentian University’s provost
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School board confirms extensive data breach resulting from ‘cyber incident’

School board confirms extensive data breach resulting from ‘cyber incident’

‘We are deeply sorry;’ A variety of sensitive data was stolen, even including school photos, and those affected include current and former employees, students, parents and guardians going back as far as 2010
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‘Mouthy, silly fun’: Sudbury-shot 'Shoresy' returns for 4th season

‘Mouthy, silly fun’: Sudbury-shot 'Shoresy' returns for 4th season

Sudbury Wolves fans might recognize a new addition to the show as forward Chase Coughlan joins the cast
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‘Extraordinary life’: Colleagues remember McEwen architecture prof

‘Extraordinary life’: Colleagues remember McEwen architecture prof

Accomplished architectural and urban designer, who had been with Laurentian University since 2018, passed away Dec. 26
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Video: If there was a ski loppet for falling, Sudbury.com’s editor would win

Video: If there was a ski loppet for falling, Sudbury.com’s editor would win

We sent Mark Gentili to Walden Cross-Country to learn skate skiing, to absolutely hilarious results
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‘It’s pretty cool’: Laurentian students can now dissect virtual bodies

‘It’s pretty cool’: Laurentian students can now dissect virtual bodies

‘You're able to actually conceptualize a human, instead of just a plastic model,’ said second-year biomedical biology student Jill Kusnierczyk of the university’s new virtual dissection table from Anatomage
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School underfunding leading to violence spike, teachers' unions say

School underfunding leading to violence spike, teachers' unions say

At a Sudbury press conference Jan. 8, presidents of local teachers' unions say Conservative government cuts to education spending have left schools without the necessary staff to manage an increasing number of students who respond with violence to school staff
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We catch up with ‘the other Son of a Critch,’ Sudbury’s Colton Gobbo

We catch up with ‘the other Son of a Critch,’ Sudbury’s Colton Gobbo

‘I'm incredibly lucky,’ says Gobbo, who also appears in the Netflix series ‘Ginny & Georgia’; fourth season of ‘Son of a Critch’ airs on CBC starting Jan. 7
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Former northern Ontario journalist a rising star in romance novel narration

Former northern Ontario journalist a rising star in romance novel narration

Sudbury native Angela Scappatura picks up Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAs) Award for ‘romance and erotica’ audiobook narration at a Beverly HIlls ceremony
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