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Viability of rice as a value-added crop one of two ongoing ag-related projects Probably the last place one could imagine growing rice would be southern Alberta, but, as one University of Lethbridge researcher is finding out, it may not be outside the realm of possibility.

New 18-hole disc golf course is available to all community members

An ambitious University of Lethbridge-led study to create a new app-based questionnaire to compare the physical activity levels amongst children across the globe has been awarded more than $1.5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Image

The summer students working in Dr. Julie Lee-Yaw’s biology lab at the University of Lethbridge are very keen about amphibians — so keen they’re spending the summer conducting research across Alberta on these exceptional indicators of ecosystem health. What’s more, they even spent their free time looking out for the elusive Plains Spadefoot Toad.

Researchers in the University of Lethbridge’s Southern Alberta Genome Science Centre (SAGSC) and its bioinformatics core are collaborating with scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to find viable solutions to mitigate Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) — the most prominent feedlot cattle disease in North America — that is responsible for an estimated financial burden of $3 billion annually.

Marking a stellar career as a researcher and professor, Dr. Robert Sutherland has been named winner of the 2022 Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award by the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Science (CSBBCS). The award recognizes those who’ve made a significant contribution to the study of brain, behaviour and cognitive science through their research, training of others and leadership in the field. Donald Hebb is often called the father of neuroscience for the way he merged psychology with neuroscience.

It’s a model proven to be successful, leading the University of Lethbridge to expand its annual High School Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) program and add a complementary cohort for 2022 — the Indigenous Summer Research Academy (InSRA).

Four University of Lethbridge researchers were successful as principal applicants in earning funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

The University of Lethbridge is excited to share the achievements of its recent graduates from the 2022 Spring Convocation class. Distinguishing themselves among the many outstanding graduates are the ULethbridge medal winners for 2022. They are as follows:

As society begins to emerge from the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, social interaction is beginning to return and according to a new study out of the University of Lethbridge — that couldn’t come soon enough. Image