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University of Lethbridge kinesiology professor Dr. Claudia Gonzalez is among a group of 150 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC) announced this week by the Government of Canada. The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), unveiled a $139-million investment, with an additional $7.6 million in infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, in the Canada Research Chairs program. The University of Lethbridge is one of 36 post-secondary institutions in the country to receive funding.

Leading researchers and practitioners will examine the state of child and youth studies at an international conference to be held at the University of Lethbridge in May.

A major two-year grant worth $153,000 from the Alberta Gambling Research Institute will allow University of Lethbridge Health Sciences professors, Drs. Bonnie Lee and Darren Christensen, and their team to gauge the effect of a specialized couples counselling model.

The University of Lethbridge has a number of events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners.

Dr. Claudia Malacrida has thrown the doors open on an era of Alberta’s past that many would prefer to forget.

The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association is pleased to announce its 2015 Alumni Honour Society inductees. A total of five distinguished alumni are being inducted this year, representing the fine arts, architecture, nursing education, public service and athletics.

It has been 70 years since the world was introduced to the devastating power of an atomic bomb, and as the anniversary of the first detonation approaches, a University of Lethbridge professor is embarking on a unique project that examines the growing global phenomenon of atomic tourism – one that attracts millions of visitors each year to significant sites of atomic history.

The University of Lethbridge is proud to be the host and presenting sponsor of SCI-FUSION 2015, the Lethbridge Regional Science Fair & APEGA Science Olympics, Mar. 27-28 in the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness

WHO: Ian Hill, founder of The Changing Point WHEN: Friday, March 27, 12 p.m. WHERE: Markin Hall Atrium WHAT: Hill, a business leader and humanitarian, will be in Lethbridge Friday for a workshop with students in the Dhillon School of Business and to deliver a keynote address Friday night at the Management Students’ Society year-end gala.

With more than double the applicants for available spaces, the University of Lethbridge’s Engineering Transfer program is getting the stamp of approval from students looking to become engineers.