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By: Richard Hoops
It’s an unusual coupling: A linguist and a marine biologist are working together to investigate the human tongue. In their study, the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences researchers are using two species of octopus and tiny worms that...

Article - /unews/article/octopus-got-your-tongue - February 12, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge has released a new strategic roadmap that will guide the University forward over the next five years.The U of L’s 2014/19 Strategic Plan, dubbed Destination 2020, outlines the U of L’s strategic priorities and identifies...

Article - /unews/article/destination-2020-u-ls-201419-strategic-plan-released - February 12, 2014

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University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Athletics has relieved Greg Gatto (BASc '00, BEd '00) from his duties as head coach of the Pronghorns men's hockey program.Gatto spent nine seasons at the helm of the men’s hockey team, compiling a record of 80-143-20....

Article - /unews/article/horns-relieve-gatto-coaching-duties - February 18, 2014

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Thanks to a generous alumnus, University of Lethbridge students have the opportunity to flex their creative-writing muscles and possibly win fame and fortune. The annual Striking Prose short story competition and Play Right Prize playwriting competition...

Article - /unews/article/creative-writers-crowned-competition-winners - February 19, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team returns to the playoffs this weekend under first-year head coach Mike Hansen. The club heads out on the road to face the University of Fraser Valley Cascades, ironically the team the Horns...

Article - /unews/article/horns-hit-road-basketball-playoffs - February 19, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge's Manager of Conference and Event Services, Erin Crane, is being honoured as an Alberta Flood Hero for the leadership role she played when the U of L provided temporary housing for those displaced by the June 2013 floods in...

Article - /unews/article/crane-honoured-alberta-flood-hero - February 20, 2014

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University of Letbridge Pronghorn athletes are busy on a number of fronts this weekend, including the swim and track and field teams that are competing at championship events.Canada West Track ChampionshipsThe Pronghorns track and field team sends 21...

Article - /unews/article/horns-championships-meets - February 21, 2014

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The Un iversity of Lethbridge's Faculty of Management recognized four of its students who brought home second-place honours and $1,000 from the 32nd Annual Manitoba International Marketing Competition and Conference (MIMC), at the University of Manitoba...

Article - /unews/article/student-team-earns-accolades-marketing-competition - February 21, 2014

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A new discovery made partly by University of Lethbridge researchers could one day lead to more effective and efficient antibiotics, biofuels and other bioengineered products.The findings reveal a protein, YjjK, which helps a cell modulate protein...

Article - /unews/article/protein-function-discovery-could-advance-antibiotic-development - February 24, 2014

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University of Lethbridge Vice-President (Research) Dr. Dan Weeks is in Algeria with representatives from 12 other Canadian institutions, participating in a first of its kind colloquium between Canada and Algeria.Organized by the Canadian Bureau for...

Article - /unews/article/university-seeking-partnership-opportunities-part-algeria-canada-colloquium - February 24, 2014

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
Dr. Elizabeth Schultz enjoys a lot of things about being a biology professor at the University of Lethbridge. She loves the process of discovery, the joy of sharing insights with eager students and being part of a close-knit community. And perhaps above...

Article - /unews/article/science-philanthropy - February 24, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team captured four Canada West gold medals and a pair of individual awards at the Canada West Track and Field Championships in Edmonton this past weekend.Horns thrower Peter Millman continued his...

Article - /unews/article/millman-leads-horns-canada-west-championships - February 24, 2014

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Fast Girls, by Diana Amsterdam, is a fast-paced comedy that reads very much like a classic 1980’s sitcom.TheatreXtra’s final production of the year, Fast Girls plays Feb. 27 through Mar. 1 at 8 p.m. nightly with a 2 p.m. matinee on Mar. 1 in the David...

Article - /unews/article/fast-girls-hits-stage-running - February 26, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge continued its prodigious growth as a leading comprehensive academic and research institution over the past year, once again gaining national recognition as one of Canada’s top-three undergraduate research universities.This...

Article - /unews/article/university-celebrates-research-excellence - February 26, 2014

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Just north of Cochrane, there is a piece of land nestled in the rolling hills, basking in Alberta’s big sky and offering a coveted view at every turn. The land holds history: decades of hard work, honesty and integrity are entrenched in every foot of...

Article - /unews/article/land-gift-leaves-legacy - February 26, 2014

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University of Lethbridge Pronghorns throwers Peter Millman and Kayla Gallagher earned their respective Subway Pronghorn Male and Female Athlete of the Week honours after impressive performances at the Canada West Track and Field Championships this past...

Article - /unews/article/throwers-earn-pronghorn-weekly-honours - February 26, 2014

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Seven University of Lethbridge graduate students will give compelling research presentations on Monday, Mar. 3 and Saturday, Mar. 15 – and will do so in fewer than 180 seconds.The Three Minute Thesis is an internationally recognized research...

Article - /unews/article/students-participate-u-ls-first-three-minute-thesis-competition - February 27, 2014

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The location for a new science and academic building gained Board approval Thursday – a key milestone in the planning process for the University of Lethbridge’s Destination Project.After a comprehensive procedure that considered geotechnical suitability...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-board-governors-approves-location-new-science-and-academic-building - February 27, 2014

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Only two weeks removed from her second season at the helm of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team, head coach Erin McAleenan is pleased to announce her first commitments for the 2014-15 Canada West season.Joining the Horns...

Article - /unews/article/mcaleenan-adds-pair-recruits-roster - February 28, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge and the Native American Students Association will present the annual Native Awareness Week celebration from Mar. 3-7.A number of activities are planned for the weeklong event, beginning with Monday’s Opening Ceremony and Pow...

Article - /unews/article/celebrating-native-awareness-week-mar-3-7 - February 28, 2014

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Silicon Valley entrepreneur and University of Lethbridge alumnus Anil Pereira (BMgt ’87) will serve as the guest speaker for the inaugural 2014 University of Lethbridge Edmonton Alumni & Friends Dinner on Wednesday, March 19 at the Fairmont Hotel...

Article - /unews/article/pereira-headline-inaugural-edmonton-alumni-friends-dinner - March 5, 2014

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After collecting four medals at the Canada West championship meet two weeks ago in Edmonton, four University of Lethbridge Pronghorns track athletes will return to Edmonton in search of more hardware at the CIS Championships.The three-day event, hosted...

Article - /unews/article/horns-look-medals-cis-track-championships - March 6, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association's Gender, Equity and Diversity Caucus is presenting its 4th Annual Respect & Diversity Week, Mar. 10-14.Initiated in 2011, the week has worked to initiate and stimulate conversations about respect and...

Article - /unews/article/ulfa-presents-respect-and-diversity-week-mar-10-14 - March 7, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge will showcase its world-renowned neuroscience research with a number of activities surrounding Brain Awareness Week, Mar. 10-14.From the CCBN Open House and Brain Awareness Fair to a series of visits to southern Alberta...

Article - /unews/article/brain-awareness-week-engages-community - March 10, 2014

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By: Lori Lavallee
“When we hear “brain-based research,” we tend to think primarily in terms of brain injuries or diseases such as stroke and alzheimer’s, but what is the connection between neuroscience and inclusive education?As University of Lethbridge Faculty of...

Article - /unews/article/understanding-how-student-brain-works - March 10, 2014

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