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By: Bob Cooney
Two University of Lethbridge humanities and social sciences researchers studying vastly different projects will receive support for their work from the Parkland Institute, a not-for profit organization based at the University of Alberta that supports...

Article - /unews/article/parkland-institute-and-u-l-partner-support-diverse-research-projects - September 19, 2013

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By: Trevor Kenney
Standing knee-deep in a crisp, clear mountain stream, casting a fly as a rainbow trout flashes by, it’s hard to imagine the province’s water supply in jeopardy. We take for granted that when we turn the tap for a glass of water, it will be there, that...

Article - /unews/article/functional-flows - September 19, 2013

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The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association and Senate will be holding a special Alumni Celebration Saturday, Oct. 19 at 12 p.m in the Markin Hall Atrium, at which they will be honouringDrs. Robert Morrison (BASc '83) and Gary Bowie.Morrison, the...

Article - /unews/article/morrison-bowie-be-honoured-alumni-celebration - September 20, 2013

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Coming off a hard fought 2-1 win last Sunday, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s soccer team (1-3-0) heads out on the road this weekend for a pair of games versus the CIS fifth-ranked University of Alberta Golden Bears (2-0-1). Both games are...

Article - /unews/article/horns-head-out-road-face-fifth-ranked-bears - September 20, 2013

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For the first time since 2007, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team enters the Canada West season as the hunter and not the hunted after seeing their reign of six consecutive conference championships snapped in 2012.The ‘Horns will...

Article - /unews/article/pronghorns-womens-rugby-team-kicks-season - September 20, 2013

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After earning their first point of the Canada West season last weekend, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s soccer team (0-3-1) remains at home this weekend for one game, hosting the UNBC Timberwolves Saturday afternoon.Kick-off is scheduled...

Article - /unews/article/horns-womens-soccer-team-plays-host-unbc - September 20, 2013

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By: Trevor Kenney
A new program in the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) presents an incredible opportunity for the next generation of scientists.The Biological Information Processing (BIP): From Genome to Systems Level...

Article - /unews/article/new-biological-information-processing-program-presents-incredible-oppportunity - September 24, 2013

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Increased graduate student numbers and an influx of first-year high school students are reflecting the University of Lethbridge’s continued transformation into a comprehensive research and teaching university.Students enrolled in graduate programs at...

Article - /unews/article/enrolment-picture-points-long-term-sustainability - September 24, 2013

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Whether it's a frozen hockey rink, cold outdoor stadium or chilly basketball court — it doesn't matter:  All the coaches of University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Athletics teams will be barefoot this weekend to support Right To Play’s ‘Go Shoeless’...

Article - /unews/article/horns-coaches-go-shoeless-right-play - September 26, 2013

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s soccer team (1-5-0) returns to home field this weekend to host their Prairie Division rival Mount Royal University Cougars in a pair of games at the University Community Sports Stadium.The ‘Horns will look...

Article - /unews/article/horns-soccer-looks-weekend-success - September 27, 2013

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For the second season in a row, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team will conclude its pre-season preparation by hosting the National Female Hockey Challenge.The three-day event features six Canadian InterUniversity Sport teams as...

Article - /unews/article/horns-womens-hockey-hosts-national-female-hockey-challenge - September 27, 2013

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Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures (AITF) has named Dr. Hans Joachim Wieden as the Innovates Centre of Research Excellence (iCORE) Chair of Bioengineering.AITF’s $2-million investment, over five years, further enables Wieden’s University of Lethbridge...

Article - /unews/article/wieden-named-alberta-innovates-technology-futures-bioengineering-chair - September 27, 2013

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It was in the recommendation of her college instructor that Marta Blicharz (MFA '12) started thinking about graduate studies at the University of Lethbridge."The Master of Fine Arts in New Media was just being developed as I was finishing a multimedia...

Article - /unews/article/marta-blicharz-photographs-are-anything-black-and-white - October 2, 2013

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
Would the world be a better place if more people played chess? The philosopher in Dr. Lance Grigg loves that question, but the educator in him loves it even more.Grigg is an education professor at the University of Lethbridge who came to the profession...

Article - /unews/article/all-right-moves - October 2, 2013

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In imaging science, it’s all about seeing the big picture and the fine details. As part of the Advanced Methods, Education and Training in Hyperspectral Science and Technology (AMETHYST) program, graduate student Logan Pryor (BSc ’09) is one of 14...

Article - /unews/article/masters-candidate-pryor-looking-bigger-picture - October 2, 2013

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By: Bob Cooney
Brooks will be giving his initial talk to the U of L audience on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 3 to 4 p.m. in WE1001, presenting Understanding Risks of Fish on Prozac, Bugs on Drugs and other Harbingers of an Urbanizing Water CycleDr. Bryan Brooks, a professor...

Article - /unews/article/water-researchers-collaborate-fulbright-canada-visiting-research-chair - October 3, 2013

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Perhaps one of the most defining moments of the late Dorothy Lundstad’s life was one she was barely old enough to remember.When Dorothy was only seven years old, her father died. This tragic event changed the trajectory of Dorothy’s life, and today is...

Article - /unews/article/mothers-strength-inspires-legacy - October 3, 2013

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Following the best season in school history in 2011-12, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team took a step back last season and missed the playoffs. With a veteran laden roster set to return this season, the team looks to move back...

Article - /unews/article/horns-hosting-defending-canada-west-champs-open-season - October 3, 2013

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team took a small step back last season, missing the Canada West playoff party. On Friday night, the Horns will begin their quest to return to the post-season when they open the regular season...

Article - /unews/article/busy-weekend-upcoming-horns-athletics - October 4, 2013

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The University of Lethbridge has further cemented its reputation as a leader in the teaching and research of synthetic biology by capturing first place at the 2013 North American iGEM Regional Jamboree in Toronto, Ont. this past weekend.The competition,...

Article - /unews/article/igem-team-celebrates-north-american-regional-victory - October 7, 2013

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University of Lethbridge faculty and students, along with select southern Alberta high school students, will have the unique opportunity to experience a lecture by Gairdner International Award winner Dr. Samuel Weiss, Monday, Oct. 21.The Gairdner...

Article - /unews/article/gairdner-speaker-event-brings-dr-samuel-weiss-campus - October 7, 2013

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How far does someone need to be pushed to make a change?The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer takes on this challenging topic, and many others. A searing drama around the public and private indifference to the AIDS epidemic in New York City in the early...

Article - /unews/article/searing-drama-examines-indifference-hiv-crisis-early-1980s - October 8, 2013

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Five social science and humanities researchers at the University of Lethbridge have received grants from the Federal government’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight or Insight Development Grant program with a total value of...

Article - /unews/article/insight-grant-funding-illustrates-breadth-universitys-humanities-research - October 8, 2013

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Dr. Claudia Malacrida (Sociology) has received $318,278 over five years to study the topic of disability, sexuality and parenting in Alberta.Between 1928 and 1972, approximately 2,800 people – most of them institutionalized women – were involuntarily...

Article - /unews/article/malacrida-examining-disability-sexuality-and-parenting-alberta - October 8, 2013

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Dr. John Harding (Religious Studies, Principal Investigator) has received a five-year, $258,659 Social sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight grant – the largest-ever grant received by the Department of Religious Studies – to study...

Article - /unews/article/grant-allows-harding-opportunity-study-buddhism-canada - October 8, 2013

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