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In the early 1990s, Canada was the frontrunner in developing official protections for invertebrates used in research, thanks in part to the work of University of Lethbridge professors like Dr. Jennifer Mather.

The University of Lethbridge has finalized its latest reopening plans for shared University-community spaces, including the Community Stadium, the Centre for Sport & Wellness and summer camps.

The University of Lethbridge lived up to its reputation as one of the country’s top-rated universities for undergraduate research by stepping up at the last minute to host the annual Undergraduate Research in Science Conference of Alberta (URSCA) — and presenting it in an online format. Image

The University of Lethbridge will once again kick off its Lethbridge Pride Fest celebrations by raising its Pride Flag. WHAT: Pride Flag raising ceremony WHEN: 11 a.m., Monday, June 15, 2020 WHERE: University Drive entrance to University of Lethbridge

In fitting with its new purpose, the University of Lethbridge has rechristened the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) building as the Community Centre for Wellbeing (CCW). The renaming comes after the CCBN moved into the new Science Commons building in late 2019.

University of Lethbridge professor Dr. Janice Victor intends to be part of the solution strategy put forward by Making the Shift Inc.

Connor MacNeil, a PhD student in chemistry at the University of Lethbridge, is headed for Princeton University and a post-doctoral fellowship, thanks to a semester-long foreign study grant. MacNeil, as a recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, was able to secure the prestigious Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. That gave him the opportunity to spend last fall working in Paul Chirik’s lab at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

In the past, many scientific research studies focused on using only male subjects, whether in human or animal experiments. Now researchers like Drs. Jamshid Faraji and Gerlinde Metz at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience are shining a spotlight on biological sex differences and making them an integral part of their research.

In some COVID-19 patients, the immune system goes into overdrive and starts attacking the body itself in what’s called a cytokine storm. When lung tissue is attacked, it can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the need for a patient to be placed on a ventilator.

The University of Lethbridge’s Early Start Experience (ESE) will be offered online in August, giving new students the opportunity to learn all they need to set them up for success at university.