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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. Dhillon Student Services Fair Tuesday, Sept. 10, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Markin Hall Atrium

The University of Lethbridge’s new $280-million science facility has been named Science Commons. The name was chosen to reflect the fact that the building brings together eight different departments in an environment that stimulates collaboration and brings a multidisciplinary approach to solving the complex problems of today.

The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) is excited to announce two-time graduate Aaron Tamayose (BA ’09, MC ’17) as the 2019 Young Alumnus of the Year. Tamayose, who worked nine years in the U of L’s Accessible Learning Centre, is currently a registered psychologist and Canadian certified counsellor for Forensic Assessment and Outpatient Services (FAOS) with Alberta Health Services.

The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) is excited to announce Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke (BASc (BA) ’85), dean of the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Caroline Charlotte, as the 2019 Alumna of the Year.

They guide policy at the government level, protect and promote the rights of a diverse population, lay the groundwork for the fight against cancer and inspire future generations through guidance and education. University of Lethbridge alumni make valuable and wide-ranging contributions to society locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association is pleased to recognize those who have made significant impressions by inducting six new members into the Alumni Honour Society.

Thanks to a grant of more than $530,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Dr. Artur Luczak, a neuroscientist with the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, will investigate whether seizures can be triggered by memory.

The University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts & Science is pleased to honour mathematics professor, Dr. Dennis Connolly (LLD ’17), at its second annual Wine & Dine: Arts & Science Scholarship Dinner. The dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 17 at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge. Proceeds from the event go into creating a scholarship in the honouree’s name, providing students with essential financial support to assist them in attaining their educational goals.

In 1955, when two drawings by Spanish artist Joan Miró were up for sale at the Curt Valentin Gallery in New York, Roloff Beny (LLD’72), a Medicine Hat-born artist and internationally known photographer who frequently shopped at the gallery, contacted his good friend, Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess (DFA ’04), with a proposition. Beny wrote to Hess about “two small but superb Miró drawings” that he could get a better price on if he bought both. Hess took him up on the offer, buying her Miró drawing from the gallery via Beny the same year.

After years of planning and construction, University of Lethbridge crews are putting finishing touches on the new science building and preparing to open the doors to the public. In advance of the Big Bang Grand Opening Weekend, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14, we are inviting local media to have a sneak peek at this $280-million facility that puts science on display and will inspire the next generation of researchers, entrepreneurs and leaders. What: Sneak peek media tour When: Thursday, August 15, 1 p.m.

The University of Lethbridge has received nearly $90,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund to help provide essential rat housing infrastructure in the newly constructed Science and Academic Building. Dr. Gerlinde Metz, a neuroscience professor with the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN), and Dr. Rob Sutherland, director and Chair of the CCBN, say the funds are vitally important for the collaborative research conducted by all members of the neuroscience department.