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U of L professors who authored groundbreaking research recovered from their own experience with the disease After receiving international attention, two University of Lethbridge studies that explored the potential for certain cannabis extracts to be used as additional therapies to combat COVID-19 have undergone peer review and have now been published in Aging, a top, open-access, bio-medical journal.

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. Black History on the Prairies Tuesday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m., Zoom session

Blue Monday is generally regarded as the most depressing day of the year and marked on the third Monday of January — this year being Monday, January 18. The combination of now due Christmas expenses, the heart of winter weather and the acquisition of excess pounds over the holiday break create what many see as a time when our mental health faces its greatest challenges. Add in the difficulty of the COVID-19 pandemic and this time of year may seem even more bleak.

Collaborative effort between the University of Lethbridge and other Alberta universities has identified a new technique to help identify women at risk of metabolic disorders Between three and 20 per cent of pregnant women in Canada develop gestational diabetes mellitus, or GDM, and the health of both the mother and her developing child can be negatively affected if left untreated.

Two University of Lethbridge students can add publications to their resumés after they took advantage of getting involved in research early in their university education. Not only have they published papers in major journals, they’ve also collaborated with other departments within the U of L and internationally.

WHAT: The University of Lethbridge, Bioinformatics Network Alberta (BIONET) and the Southern Alberta Genome Sciences Centre are hosting Advances in Cancer Research 2021 WHEN: Friday, January 8, 2021, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. WHERE: Online via Zoom. Meeting ID 917 1833 9421; Password 769778

A majority of Canadians continue to believe in God, according to the most recent national survey by University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Reginald Bibby (DLitt ’18). Bibby has been charting the God numbers through national surveys from the mid-1970s to December of this year.

University of Lethbridge kinesiology student Karlee Durfey and her family understand fully how your world can be turned upside down in a manner of moments and how that can lead to the creation of something totally unexpected.

People will be looking up to the heavens Monday evening hoping to catch a glimpse of the Christmas star — the great conjunction that will make Jupiter and Saturn appear very close together in the southwestern sky a few hours after sunset. On Monday, Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will share the same celestial longitude and appear to pass each other in the sky in what’s known as a great conjunction, because these are two largest planets in our solar system. Jupiter has an orbital period of approximately 12 years while Saturn’s is about 30 years.

WHAT: Dr. Daniel Brooks presents Children of Time: Putting Darwinism to Work in a Time of Existential Threat to Humanity as part of the Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute (ARRTI) Speaker Series. WHEN: Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, 2 p.m. WHERE: Free online Zoom session: https://uleth.zoom.us/j/97275486531