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A documentary film 10 years in the making, My Octopus Teacher won an Oscar for best documentary feature at Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony and those cheering included Dr. Jennifer Mather, a University of Lethbridge psychology professor and octopus expert. “I was really pleased to see this wonderful documentary win an Oscar,” says Mather. “Craig has created a film that helps us understand more about octopuses and how intelligent they are.”

Conga lines and sing-alongs, chefs and serenades, performances, pottery, prints and more.

Despite more gambling options being available to Canadians, the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling is on the decline throughout the country according to recent Statistics Canada data from the 2018 Canadian Community Health Survey. A recent study out of the Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) indicates that while these numbers are positive overall, troubling trends still exist.

During National Volunteer Week from April 18 to 24, the University of Lethbridge is celebrating the efforts of all volunteers, including our staff, faculty and students, who continue to offer their services during the pandemic. “This pandemic has really highlighted a lot of the inequities in our social structure and gaps in care,” says Dr. Shelly Wismath, dean of the School of Liberal Education. “In some ways, there’s a greater need for volunteers than ever, but it has to be done differently with careful attention to health and the need for distancing.”

Dr. Julia Brassolotto, a Faculty of Health Sciences professor at the University of Lethbridge, and co-investigators, Drs. Pia Kontos and Alisa Grigorovich from the University of Toronto, are looking to develop and evaluate a toolkit that can be used in long-term care settings to support healthy and safe sexual expression for people with dementia.

Janice Varzari headlines program fundraising with matching donation

The University of Lethbridge has several events lined up this week that may 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. Integra Contemporary Electroacoustics Ensemble — Remote Tuesday, April 13, 7:30 p.m., online

In a recently published article in ACS Nano, a high-impact nanoscience and nanotechnology journal, University of Lethbridge master’s student Amy Henrickson (BSc ’17) and her collaborators at the University of British Columbia have devised a better way of measuring drug loading in lipid nanoparticle formulations (LNPs) using analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC).

The University of Lethbridge is following the lead of the courageous Boulet family and working to turn tragedy into life-saving support for generations to come. Image

An experienced leader in revenue development and alumni and donor engagement in Canadian post-secondaries is the newest vice-president at the University of Lethbridge.