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The University of Lethbridge (Iniskim) will honour Truth and Reconciliation Week from Monday, Sept. 23 to Thursday, Sept. 26 with several activities designed to provide community members with the time and space to reflect on the multigenerational impacts and traumas of residential schools on Indigenous Peoples. Media are welcome to attend any or all of the following events: Monday, Sept. 23 Blessings with Sweetgrass over the Coals | 10:30 to 11 a.m. Iikaisskini (Low Horn) Gathering Centre W650

A champion of sports and the arts, Cam Slomp (BA ’93) has been named the University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Alumni of the Year for 2024.

Jeremy Audet is, at heart, a storyteller — and now he is an award-winning author.

Art, education and social change highlight the issues being addressed by the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association’s (ULAA) newest inductees into the Alumni Honour Society.

Dr. Chelsea Ekstrand, a University of Lethbridge assistant professor at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, has been awarded a 2023 Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research grant. Worth $100,000, the grant is through Brain Canada in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Research Initiative.

Parents today likely won’t be surprised to know their children have far less freedom to travel in their neighbourhoods than they did. But what they might not know is how that could affect their children’s mental health.

Several University of Lethbridge researchers have received Insight and Insight Development grants worth more than $1 million through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Their projects will delve into varied topics including immigration, artist-run centres, charitable giving, Depression-era Canadian poetry, and medical assistance in dying (MAiD).

Now in its fourth year, the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars program at the University of Lethbridge continues to grow, welcoming three new scholars for 2024-25. Drs. Bonnie Lee and Anastasia Stuart-Edwards, along with doctoral candidate Tara Million, have been named EDI Scholars, and will undertake projects aimed at advancing the University’s EDI goals. When complete, these scholars will share their findings with the broader campus community.

In response to the evolving business landscape and to better reflect the comprehensive nature of its curriculum, the Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge proudly announces the name transition of its Bachelor of Management (BMgt) to a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).

Six topics, six issues and six opportunities to engage with the experts who are at the forefront of research and fostering understanding — the University of Lethbridge presents the lineup for the 2024-25 PUBlic Professor Series.