After the fire — how plant life is recovering following the Kenow wildfire
Tuesday, April 9, 2024University of Lethbridge researchers have been monitoring plant life in Waterton Lakes National Park to see how they’re responding following the massive Kenow wildfire in 2017.
“We know we have increasing fires on the landscape recently, so plant communities are going to have to deal with that,” says Dr. Jenny McCune, a ULethbridge biology professor. “But then we also have increases in human-caused stressors like recreation. There’s a real question about how those two different sources of stress will interact and whether one will magnify the effects of the other.”
University of Lethbridge alumni at heart of 2024/25 Mainstage Alumni Season lineup
Monday, April 8, 2024With stories ranging from adaptations of classic tales to intense encounters, social satire and a cabaret, the 2024/25 Department of Drama alumni season promises an exciting lineup of mainstage theatre with extensive involvement from many University of Lethbridge alumni. The alumni season is organized around a celebration of Faculty of Fine Arts alumni, bringing playwrights, designers, directors, performers and more back to the ULethbridge campus.
Lethbridge will see a partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8
Thursday, April 4, 2024The ULethbridge Physics & Astronomy department and Lethbridge Astronomy Society invite the community to witness this astronomical phenomenon
Around noon on Monday, April 8, residents of Lethbridge and the surrounding area will have the opportunity to witness a partial solar eclipse, an awe-inspiring event that will captivate observers of all ages.
Advisory — Students to celebrate end of Winter 2024 term with Spring Carnival
Tuesday, April 2, 2024The University of Lethbridge’s Student Affairs team is creating a carnival atmosphere for students as they celebrate the end of the Winter 2024 term.
WHAT: Spring Carnival
WHEN: Wednesday, Apr. 3, 12 to 4 p.m.
WHERE: The Grove, ULethbridge campus (open field area east of Dhillon School of Business)
The Spring Carnival will feature a petting zoo, live DJ, carnival food, games, inflatables, prizes and more.
Radio and X-ray telescopes spot giant explosions launching matter into space from neutron stars
Wednesday, March 27, 2024ULethbridge team part of international cohort behind discovery
An international team of astronomers, including University of Lethbridge astrophysicist Dr. Alex Tetarenko, have performed a unique experiment probing astrophysical jets being expelled into space at nearly the speed of light. The material and energy in these jets was liberated when huge explosions occurred on the surface of a celestial object called a neutron star.
Advisory — University of Lethbridge hosting Iniskim Future Students Day
Tuesday, March 26, 2024The University of Lethbridge is hosting its inaugural Iniskim Future Students Day on March 27, 2024!
Media are invited to an availability on Wednesday, Mar. 27, at 10:30 a.m. during the Exhibition Booth Fair located on the running track in the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness.
Advisory — Opportunity to speak with neuroscientist Dr. Robert Sutherland in advance of PUBlic Professor Series talk
Monday, March 25, 2024The brain is the vehicle for all the qualities that define our humanity. It is at the centre of all early development and learning, engagement with education and family life, participation in social interactions, creative work and creating our knowledge of all aspects of the universe.
Meeting of the Minds conference to showcase graduate student work
Thursday, March 21, 2024The University of Lethbridge’s School of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students’ Association will host the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and Images of Research (IoR) competition in collaboration with the Meeting of the Minds conference on Saturday, March 23 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Facing an epidemic of dementia, PUBlic Professor Series explores, Why is the Brain Important?
Thursday, March 21, 2024It’s a simple question, and yet the answers are a lifetime’s work, and more.
University of Lethbridge research projects earn SSHRC funding support
Wednesday, March 13, 2024The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced funding through several grant programs today and three University of Lethbridge projects are among those receiving awards.
The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant on behalf of the Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced over $1.8 billion in federal research support, including $35.3 million for 577 research projects at 66 Canadian institutions through SSHRC Insight Development Grants.