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Thanks to the support of the University of Lethbridge community, $6,222 was raised during this year’s Buy a Student a Breakfast Giving Tuesday campaign. As a result, 1,037 breakfasts are now available to ULethbridge students as they begin their final exam push at our Lethbridge and Calgary campuses.

As Canadians from all walks of life continue to contemplate how medical assistance in dying (MAiD) may influence their end-of-life decision-making, a recent study out of the University of Lethbridge suggests that those living in a rural setting are influenced by distinct factors that present both challenges and opportunities with respect to MAiD.

A new partnership between the University of Lethbridge and Australia’s

Senior administrators from both the University of Lethbridge and Australia’s Bond University will be available to speak about a new partnership between the two universities that will result in dual degrees for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Management students. WHAT: New partnership agreement for dual degrees WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1:15 p.m. WHERE: University Hall, A780 (one floor above Urban Café)

Students are the focus of the University of Lethbridge’s annual Giving Tuesday campaign — Buy A Student A Breakfast (BASAB) — which kicks off Tuesday, Nov.

A trio of term-limited University of Lethbridge researchers in the Department of Biological Sciences have secured nearly $700,000 in funding support from Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) that will allow their important agriculture portfolios to continue through 2027-28.

A unique new exhibit in the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery is bridging the gaps between contemporary art and historical cultural material housed in museums. Image

In September 2023, the Alberta government released the LifeWorks report detailing the possibility of a withdrawal from the Canada Pension Plan.

Most people today, if they think about borders at all, can be forgiven for believing lines on a map are real things serving useful purposes. Demarcating the edges of nation-states is responsible for everything from shoring up sovereignty, nationalism and colonialism, to drawing the lines between “us” and “them.” Dr. Sheila McManus, professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Department of History, sums it up by declaring succinctly, “Borders are stupid.” It’s the title of their upcoming PUBlic Professor Series talk on Thursday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m., at the Sandman Signature Lodge.

The University of Lethbridge is looking to the community for input into the creation of its new Comprehensive Strategic Plan, the roadmap that will guide the University and help shape the look of post-secondary education in southern Alberta and beyond for the next five years.