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University of Lethbridge study says different sexual behaviours, as with humans, can be linked to cultural practices of Japanese monkeys The diverse sexual behaviour of the female Japanese macaque is reminiscent of human patterns of sexuality, particularly female sexual fluidity, suggests a new study from University of Lethbridge researchers.

A group of University of Lethbridge students will have the learning opportunity of a lifetime this summer as they trade the classroom for the streets of Tacloban City, Philippines. “Instead of sitting in the classroom, they will get lectures in the field,” says Dr. Glenda Bonifacio, the U of L professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies teaching the course and a former resident of Tacloban City.

Funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will help position the University of Lethbridge as a leader in cryogenic testing and open the doors to participation in future space missions.

Keeping our children free of the harms associated with tobacco use is an ongoing battle that the University of Lethbridge’s Kathy Haight is keen on waging – and she’s got an army of nursing students to support the fight.

The University of Lethbridge has a number of events lined up this week that me be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly.

Saskatoon Fairview MLA Jennifer Campeau, who completed a bachelor’s degree in the First Nations Governance program in the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business, will be back in Lethbridge Jan. 26 to 30, 2015 to share her expertise with students and youth.

Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-founded Barefoot Cellars, the #1 wine brand in the world, with little industry knowledge and no capital, building an unknown label into one of the fastest-growing brands in America.

The University of Lethbridge has become the latest university to be welcomed into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program.

Continuing to create collaborative opportunities between researchers and external stakeholders, the University of Lethbridge presents its third annual Community University Research Exchange (CURE) event on Mar. 20, 2015.

As one of Canada’s finest writers, Margaret Atwood is a poet, novelist, story writer, essayist and environmental activist – the embodiment of a storyteller. On Friday, March 27, 2015, Atwood will reflect on her prodigious career, the landscape in which it took shape and how writing can be a vote of confidence in the future as the featured speaker at the University of Lethbridge’s 2015 Calgary Alumni & Friends Dinner.