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A new study from the University of Lethbridge provides evidence that a mother’s experience of residential school may have biological impacts on her children. The research, published in the journal SSM Population Health, found that adult children of mothers who attended residential school had increased impairment in biological regulation compared to those whose mothers had not attended residential school.

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. Indigenous Awareness Days Monday, March 4, 9 a.m. to Friday, March 8, 11 a.m., various locations

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. Vancouver Chamber Choir on Tour Monday, Feb. 25, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Southminster United Church The Vancouver Chamber Choir will join the U of L Singers and the SWATCA (South Western Alberta Teachers’ Convention Association) Honours Choir for an evening of choral offerings.

Winning a coffee or donut in Tim Hortons’ Roll Up the Rim to Win contest can be a bright spot for many Canadians feeling the grip of an unending winter. Breanna Schoenroth, a third-year nursing student at the University of Lethbridge, was moved to share her bright spot with others after a class assignment during her first year of study.

Only in the second semester of his master’s program with University of Lethbridge astrophysicist Dr. David Naylor, Adam Christiansen was selected to present at SPIE Photonics West, the world’s largest photonics innovation conference. “I was excited when I found out I’d been chosen to present,” says Christiansen. “It was nice to know that I was at least doing something that other people considered to be on the right track and worthy of a presentation. I was nervous because everybody there knows a lot, but it ended up going quite well.”

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. U of L Honour Ensembles Thursday, Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to Friday, Feb. 22, 3:30 p.m., University Centre for the Arts, W470 and W570

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. The Perils of Sitting Tuesday, Feb. 12, noon to 1 p.m., AH100, Andy’s Place

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. Spring Job Fair Wednesday, Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1st Choice Savings Centre The job fair gives U of L students the chance to connect with employers from sectors such as health, finance, agriculture, government and everything in between.

The University of Lethbridge Senate has elected Charles Weaselhead as the University’s 14th chancellor – the first time in the institution’s 52-year history that the chancellor position will be held by an Indigenous person.

WHAT: The University of Lethbridge will introduce its newly-elected chancellor WHEN: Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11 a.m. WHERE: Markin Hall Atrium, University of Lethbridge campus WHO: President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mike Mahon will make the announcement to the campus community and be available for interviews along with the incoming chancellor.