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On September 30, the University of Lethbridge (Iniskim) will recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. The week of September 26-30 is Truth and Reconciliation Week at ULethbridge and the University has a number of activities planned for members of the University community.

One of the most important areas on the University of Lethbridge campus opened today and fittingly, it is named after one of ULethbridge’s most iconic figures, Dr. Leroy Little Bear (BASc ’72, DASc ’04).

Two new annual bursaries worth $10,000 each will give University of Lethbridge students studying remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) or geography a financial boost for the next five years thanks to a donation from TECTERRA, a Calgary-based, non-profit organization dedicated to the development of geospatial technology.

Biennial contest is Canada’s only national short story competition open exclusively to post-secondary graduate and undergraduate students studying at Canadian universities and colleges

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. Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy Speaker Series Wednesday, Sept. 21, noon to 1 p.m., L1102 ULethbridge Library or Zoom

Community Bridge Lab Showcase takes place Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dr. Foster James Penny Building (324 5 St S)

Researchers at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) have shown that the sex of an experimenter, a factor typically not accounted for in preclinical studies using rodents, could have an effect on study results. Their findings were recently published in Frontiers in Neuroscience.

A true in-person experience awaits University of Lethbridge students this fall, promising the on-campus student experience for which ULethbridge is renowned. It’s also what students have been seeking for more than two years.

It’s the start of something big for Pronghorn Athletics — not just this fall but for years to come. The inaugural Horns Triple Header, featuring Canada West regular season games with the Pronghorns men’s and women’s soccer teams and women’s rugby team, debuts Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the University Community Stadium. It promises to be quite the party.

With the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, the University of Lethbridge has a number of experts within its Faculty of Education available to discuss some of the most pressing issues of the new school year. These experts can address everything from the development and implementation of new curriculum to civic youth literacy, children entering schools from other countries, wellness and mental health of students and the return to the classroom for PSIII teachers who had their internships affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.