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.
Concussion, education and return to sport
Monday, Jan. 28, 12:30 p.m., Ballroom B, Students’ Union Building
Everyone is invited to attend this presentation by Dr. Jeff Caron, a professor with the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium at the Université de Montréal.
Contact — Brenda Nixon, 403-329-2680, b.nixon@uleth.ca
ARRTI Speaker Series — Dr. Artur Luczak
Monday, Jan. 28, 1:15 to 2:45 p.m., PE264, 1st Choice Savings Centre
The Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute (ARRTI) presents U of L neuroscientist Dr. Artur Luczak in a talk about using artificial intelligence to decode brain and behaviour.
Contact — Emily Wilton, emily.wilton@uleth.ca
Architecture & Design NOW Series — Ian MacGregor
Monday, Jan. 28, 6 to 8:50 p.m., L1060, LINC Building
Ian MacGregor, an Alberta entrepreneur, founded the Canadian Museum of Making, a private museum that gathers items that live in the intersection between engineering and art. He also develops technically complex commercial opportunities that permit growth to world scale. Those ventures include North West Refining, Enhance Energy, North West Capital Partners, Ambyint, Shackleton Exploration and Carraig Ridge Inc., a development hub of contemporary architecture set in the foothills.
Contact — Fine Arts, finearts@uleth.ca
Inter-Cultural Competency
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 5 to 7 p.m., M1040, Markin Hall
The School of Liberal Education invites everyone to join a conversation on Inter-Cultural Competency. Four panelists are scheduled to speak, including Dr. Hillary Rodrigues, Religious Studies, Dr. Don McIntyre, Dhillon School of Business, Imarú Baquero, International Centre, and Sarah Amies, Lethbridge Family Services – Immigrant Services.
Contact — Bev Garnett, 403-380-1894, bev.garnett@uleth.ca
Pause for Paws therapy dogs
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 7 to 8 p.m., L1008B, Library
Anyone dealing with the winter blues, cabin fever or a pile of coursework is invited to take a break and get some TLC from a therapy dog.
Contact — Jesse Malinsky, malijn@uleth.ca
Bell Let’s Talk Day
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., PE Foyer, 1st Choice Savings Centre
The Student Success Centre is encouraging the U of L community to pick up a toque, sign the pledge banner and write a message of encouragement on a talk bubble. A photo booth will be available to share talk bubbles on social media as part of the #BellLetsTalk campaign. For every text, mobile and long-distance call made on the Bell network, every tweet using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view, use of the Facebook frame or Snapchat filter, Bell will contribute five cents more to Canadian mental health programs.
Contact — Kyra Gillert, 403-382-7123, k.gillert@uleth.ca
Orontes Guitar Quartet
Friday, Feb. 1, 12:15 p.m., ATB Financial Community Room, Casa, 230 8 St. S.
Thanks to support from Lethbridge’s Heart of our City fund, the U of L Conservatory of Music is hosting a free Lunch & Listen concert with the Orontes Guitar Quartet, a Syrian group of musicians who are currently at the University of Victoria on a fellowship residence. Their amazing story appears in the Globe and Mail article Band on the Run.
Contact — Breeanne Fuller, 403-329-2304, breeanne.fuller@uleth.ca
Elon Musk — President of Mars?
Friday, Feb. 1, 3 to 5 p.m., L1060, LINC Building
Dr. Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia, focuses on outer space, Arctic sovereignty, climate change, the law of the sea, the laws of war and Canadian foreign and defence. His talk will delve into the current or readily foreseeable issues of space debris, space mining, and the establishment of settlements on Mars.
Contact — Deb Bullock, 403-329-2225, bullockd@uleth.ca
After Hours: An Exhibition by Studio Art Faculty
Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. to Friday, Feb. 8, 4:30 p.m., Dr. Foster James Penny Building, 324 5 St. S.
Everyone is invited to check out the works of U of L faculty members on exhibit. The opening reception is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. Public hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and admission to the Penny Gallery is free.
Contact — Fine Arts, 403-329-2227, finearts@uleth.ca
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Contact
Caroline Zentner, public affairs advisor
403-394-3975 or 403-795-5403 (cell)
