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University of Lethbridge nursing students have been engaged in health promotion across the community as part of their clinical training this past semester. They partnered with a wide range of community organizations serving Lethbridge citizens from school-aged children to seniors.

Anxiety and nervousness before competition is normal for most athletes, from minor sport to the professional game. But what can a coach do when that anxiety starts limiting their athletes’ ability to perform?

A deeper analysis of a decade’s worth of data from Dr. Paul Vasey’s Comparative Sexology Lab at the University of Lethbridge has lent clarity about the influence of two separate but linked literatures on biological variables influencing male homosexuality.

Dr. Nehal Thakor, a University of Lethbridge professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is one of only two Canadian researchers to earn a grant from the American Brain Tumor Association as he continues his quest to find a new has received a $50,000 grant to facilitate his research in finding a new therapeutic target for glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer.

After devoting months of work to their projects, the University of Lethbridge’s high school and collegiate iGEM teams brought home the hardware at the recent iGEM grand jamboree held in Paris. The 26-member collegiate team was awarded a gold, with a dozen team members making the trip to Paris for the competition. The 18-member high school team was awarded a silver and attended the jamboree virtually.

Thanks to the support of the University of Lethbridge community, $6,222 was raised during this year’s Buy a Student a Breakfast Giving Tuesday campaign. As a result, 1,037 breakfasts are now available to ULethbridge students as they begin their final exam push at our Lethbridge and Calgary campuses.

As Canadians from all walks of life continue to contemplate how medical assistance in dying (MAiD) may influence their end-of-life decision-making, a recent study out of the University of Lethbridge suggests that those living in a rural setting are influenced by distinct factors that present both challenges and opportunities with respect to MAiD.

A new partnership between the University of Lethbridge and Australia’s

Senior administrators from both the University of Lethbridge and Australia’s Bond University will be available to speak about a new partnership between the two universities that will result in dual degrees for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Management students. WHAT: New partnership agreement for dual degrees WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1:15 p.m. WHERE: University Hall, A780 (one floor above Urban Café)

Students are the focus of the University of Lethbridge’s annual Giving Tuesday campaign — Buy A Student A Breakfast (BASAB) — which kicks off Tuesday, Nov.