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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 [email protected].

Recent Work by Heidi

It’s a ‘game-changer,’ former Timmins college director leading Laurentian’s transformation

It’s a ‘game-changer,’ former Timmins college director leading Laurentian’s transformation

Laurentian alumni Frédéric Nickner hired to help university fulfill one of its key post-insolvency obligations, and transform its operations
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Northerners lead push for Indigenous student trustees at every board

Northerners lead push for Indigenous student trustees at every board

Representing the Ontario Student Trustees Association, two northern students brought the matter up with Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop this fall
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Unravelled by HIV, schizophrenia: 20 years later, he’s a university grad

Unravelled by HIV, schizophrenia: 20 years later, he’s a university grad

Once class president at Sudbury high school, in his twenties Mathew Kennealy ended up on the streets, ‘lost in daydreams’: In honour of World AIDS Day, he tells us his story
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‘Reviewed upside down and sideways,’ Laurentian undergoing even more reviews

‘Reviewed upside down and sideways,’ Laurentian undergoing even more reviews

Although it can’t borrow as a result of the CCAA, it recently underwent a credit rating process, and it’s also one of 20 post-secondary schools in the province undergoing a Efficiency and Accountability Fund review
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Ontario launches $100M partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink

Ontario launches $100M partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink

'Reliable internet connectivity is just not a luxury': ONSAT program to bring broadband to 15,000 eligible underserved homes and businesses in rural, remote and northern parts of the province
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Bell burglary highlights ‘growing and challenging problem’ of metal theft

Bell burglary highlights ‘growing and challenging problem’ of metal theft

Stolen Massey historic bell found in pickup truck stopped by police at 4 a.m.
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Video: Come along on a virtual hike up Killarney’s Granite Ridge

Video: Come along on a virtual hike up Killarney’s Granite Ridge

Missed out on the fall colours? Sudbury.com’s Heidi Ulrichsen has got you covered with a little help from folk musician Andy Lowe
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New med school dean has advice for Ford on family doc supply

New med school dean has advice for Ford on family doc supply

And it doesn’t involve banning international students from medical schools, as they’re already very small in number, with Northern Ontario’s school having none at all
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Author asks how equal women are in 2024, really

Author asks how equal women are in 2024, really

The guest speaker at the 2024 Person’s Day Breakfast, Elizabeth Renzetti reflects on the status of women in the 21st century, concluding there’s plenty of work still to be done
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Star Trek's fictional riots happened today, here's how it stacks up to real life

Star Trek's fictional riots happened today, here's how it stacks up to real life

A time-travel episode of the popular series that aired almost three decades ago featured societal issues that are all-too-familiar in the real 2024
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