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By: Alesha Farfus-Shukaliak (BA/BMgt '01)
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/alberta-spirit - May 15, 2014

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By: Sharon Aschaiek
The way we study young people is taking on a whole new meaning at the University of Lethbridge, where researchers are using a holistic approach to understand their experiences, development and challenges.The Institute for Child and Youth Studies, or I...

Article - /unews/article/hidden-paths-tangled-woods-and-interesting-play-spaces - May 15, 2014

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By: Dana Yates
In January, Lydia Ryall (BSc ’06) was named the 2014 British Columbia and Yukon Outstanding Young Farmer. The honour recognizes farmers aged 40 and under who derive at least two-thirds of their income from farming. Nominees are evaluated on, among many...

Article - /unews/article/big-thinking-about-small-farms - May 16, 2014

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On May 29 and 30, the campus will be dressed up by caps and gowns, flowers and photographs as the University of Lethbridge community comes together to celebrate convocation and the accomplishments of more than 1,400 graduates.Many people play a...

Article - /unews/article/supporting-our-students-plays-role-student-achievement - May 20, 2014

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Welcome to the fall 2014 issue of SAM.We are so proud to share with you stories about your University, and as Canada's consummate storyteller Margaret Atwood tells us in this issue - we as humans are compelled to tell stories. Ms. Atwood will speak at...

Article - /unews/article/sam-fall-2014-edition - November 23, 2014

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Matthew Robbins, a University of Lethbridge undergraduate student majoring in physics, is one of only 20 international students selected to attend the Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing (May 26 to June 6, 2014) at the...

Article - /unews/article/undergraduate-student-earns-prestigious-summer-school-appointment - May 23, 2014

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By: Jana McFarland
It was the night before a big exam, and Benjamin Young, then a second-year student at the University of Lethbridge, was burning the midnight oil, struggling to understand a concept that would be covered the next day. It was at that unlikely moment he...

Article - /unews/article/convocation-time-celebration-and-reflection - May 23, 2014

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
Chloe Crosschild (BN ’14) always knew she wanted to be a nurse. Even as a small child, Crosschild dreamed about one day becoming an RN, so when she was accepted into the Bachelor of Nursing program at the University of Lethbridge, getting started was...

Article - /unews/article/realizing-dream-crosschild-embarks-nursing-career - May 26, 2014

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A group of Alberta post-secondary education institutions, including the University of Lethbridge, has launched an initiative to educate staff and students about how to respond in an active shooter situation.An active shooter is an individual actively...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-partners-campus-alberta-produce-active-shooter-education-video - May 26, 2014

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Biochemistry professor, Dr. Ute Kothe, has made outstanding contributions to teaching at the University of Lethbridge and beyond and has been named the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award.In a relatively short period of time at the U of L...

Article - /unews/article/kothe-earns-2014-distinguished-teaching-award - May 26, 2014

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Dr. Sergio Pellis’s influential research on animal behaviour and behavioural neuroscience has received international recognition. It has also earned him accolades at the University of Lethbridge, where he was named the 2014 winner of the Ingrid Speaker...

Article - /unews/article/influential-researcher-pellis-earns-ingrid-speaker-medal - May 27, 2014

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A passion for volunteerism has led Dory Rossiter to continually strive to make a difference in her community, and on Thursday night, Rossiter was recognized at the Chancellor's Dinner with the 2014 University of Lethbridge Volunteer Award.Active with...

Article - /unews/article/rossiter-honoured-university-volunteer-award - May 30, 2014

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Do you have a sense of discovery? Are you curious about the world around you? Would you like to talk to some of the world’s leading research scientists and participate in hands-on activities that showcase the methods of their groundbreaking research? If...

Article - /unews/article/inaugural-exploration-expo-bringing-science-and-research-community - June 3, 2014

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UPDATE: Team claVision did not garner a top award at the Imagine Cup competition in July but was able to make numerous contacts with members of the music and recording industry for possible further developments of their product.The University of...

Article - /unews/article/team-clavision-advances-world-finals-microsoft-imagine-cup - June 10, 2014

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A long-standing relationship between the University of Lethbridge (U of L) and Red Crow Community College (RCCC) has been strengthened through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at increasing collaboration between the two...

Article - /unews/article/university-and-red-crow-community-college-strengthen-relationship-through-mou - June 11, 2014

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Leading investigators in the emerging field of Ribonucleic acid (RNA) research – including a Gairdner Foundation International Award recipient – are gathering at the University of Lethbridge, June 18-21, 2014, for one of Canada’s most prestigious...

Article - /unews/article/prestigious-rna-research-conference-coming-u-l - June 13, 2014

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By: Trevor Kenney
University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s hockey coach, Spiros Anastas, will enjoy two honeymoons this summer, and if things go as planned, the honeymoon bliss will last far into the future.Anastas, hired as the program’s ninth head coach, has a lot on...

Article - /unews/article/new-horns-head-coach-eager-opportunity - June 13, 2014

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By: Jana McFarland
Kay's story was featured on Global News. View the video on the Global Lethbridge website.When you sit in the presence of Dr. Kathleen Kerr (LLD ’04), better known as Kay, you have the keen sense that she’s the type of person you could shoot the breeze...

Article - /unews/article/gift-past-creates-future-opportunities - June 13, 2014

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
Dr. Cheryl Currie awaited the release of the 2014 United Nations report on the human rights situation of Indigenous peoples in Canada with tremendous interest. An assistant professor of public health at the University of Lethbridge and the recently...

Article - /unews/article/currie-sees-change-horizon - June 17, 2014

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One of southern Alberta’s most prominent agricultural entrepreneurs is ensuring that the future of agribusiness and the agricultural sector remain strong through a major philanthropic gift that will benefit students at both the University of Lethbridge...

Article - /unews/article/cor-van-raay-gives-5-million-support-ag-studies-university-lethbridge-and-lethbridge-college - June 18, 2014

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Former University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's hockey coach Bill Peters achieved a career goal today after being named the new head coach of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes.Peters joins Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock as...

Article - /unews/article/former-horns-coach-peters-earns-head-job-carolina-hurricanes - June 19, 2014

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A group of 20 indigenous female students from Mexico will spend four weeks at the University of Lethbridge this summer studying southern Alberta First Nations, as well as English and Canadian culture, as part of a partnership agreement between the U of...

Article - /unews/article/mexican-indigenous-students-study-university-lethbridge-furthering-collaborative - June 23, 2014

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University of Lethbridge alumnus Manwar Khan (BSc ’07) is being recognized as one of the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2014.Khan, a father of twins, has been an active community advocate against violence since witnessing and intervening to stop a...

Article - /unews/article/alumnus-khan-named-one-rbc-top-25-canadian-immigrants-2014 - June 24, 2014

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Story courtesy of the University of CalgaryThe roads between Lethbridge and Calgary can be many things – long, flat, lonely, treacherous, and, at times, one of the most peaceful, beautiful places in the world to be.For most of us, it’s a journey we don...

Article - /unews/article/going-distance-realize-dream - June 24, 2014

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A total of 12 University of Lethbridge researchers will receive funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) this year, enabling future U of L discoveries in a variety of areas including neuroscience, biological...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researchers-combine-earn-18-million-nserc-funding - June 26, 2014

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