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Dr. Trushar Patel, a professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Canada Research Chair in RNA and Protein Biophysics, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). Based in the United Kingdom, the Royal Society of Chemistry bestows fellowship to acknowledge significant achievement by professional chemists and outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry.

Six of the province’s top high school graduates have been awarded $5,000 Chinook Scholarships from the University of Lethbridge as they begin their academic journeys this fall. Students from Lethbridge, Coaldale, Magrath, and Okotoks were successful in earning the major awards, ahead of a strong field of applicants. All ULethbridge-bound high school students are eligible to apply for the Chinook Scholarship, which recognizes those who have demonstrated superior academic achievement (minimum 85 per cent admission average) and leadership qualities.

Students, whether they are entering their first year of studies at ULethbridge or if they’re a second-year student who’s never set foot on campus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, are eligible to take the Early Start Experience (ESE) course to help ease the transition to campus.

Jarislowsky Foundation supporting new Chair with $2 million investment The University of Lethbridge is joining a network of five universities from across Canada engaged in a first-of-its-kind collaboration focused on educating future leaders in government, politics and the public service. Supported by a $2 million investment from the Jarislowsky Foundation, ULethbridge will soon be embarking on a global search for its inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership to lead its participation.

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The impacts of two years of primarily online learning and living through a global pandemic have affected all students.

A positive trend has been developing at the University of Lethbridge as more and more Indigenous students are earning post-secondary degrees, culminating with a record 99 graduates crossing the stage at the 2021/22 convocation ceremonies.

This week, the University of Lethbridge will celebrate the achievements of three graduating classes with an unprecedented six, in-person convocation ceremonies over three days. A total of 1,220 students will cross the stage at Spring 2022 Convocation, including 934 from the class of 2022 and another 286 students from the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes. Past graduands have accepted the invitation to return to campus to walk the stage having missed the experience due to COVID-19 limitations that necessitated online ceremonies.

A collaboration between a University of Lethbridge graduate student, two highly specialized ULethbridge research labs and the University of Vienna has determined the three-dimensional structure of a specific long noncoding RNA molecule involved in cancer suppression and gene regulation.

The University of Lethbridge will hold its annual Chancellor’s Dinner during Spring 2022 Convocation, marking a pair of momentous occasions — the return of an in-person event for the first time since 2019, and the final Chancellor’s Dinner for Chancellor Charles Weaselhead.