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By: Sharon Aschaiek
For Dr. Brenda Leung, getting sick as a child meant facing a somewhat daunting remedy: a foul-tasting, homemade herbal concoction prepared by her mother that was tough to swallow – but that ultimately did the trick.“My mom would always brew these...

Article - /unews/article/taking-big-picture-approach-health-care-0 - November 27, 2014

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By: Sharon Aschaiek
The horizon for sustainable energy and cancer treatment may soon become a little bit brighter, thanks to pioneering new research being performed by Dr. Nehalkumar Thakor.Thakor is the new Campus Alberta Innovates Program Chair of Synthetic Biology and...

Article - /unews/article/making-strides-environmental-and-medical-science - November 27, 2014

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By: Sharon Aschaiek
When it comes to the evolution of the brain, bigger doesn’t always mean better, says Dr. Andrew Iwaniuk (MSc ’00).Iwaniuk is the newly appointed Canada Research Chair in Comparative Neuroanatomy in the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the...

Article - /unews/article/rethinking-our-understanding-brain-evolution - November 27, 2014

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By: Sharon Aschaiek
“Neuroscience today is like how physics was in the 17th century. We are living in an era that is rapidly changing the way we think about the brain and its ability to process and remember information and recover from injury, just like 400 years ago when...

Article - /unews/article/exploring-how-brain-recovers-stroke - November 27, 2014

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By: Dana Yates
From droughts and pests to crop disease and unseasonable snowstorms, farming in this semi-arid section of Alberta’s Big Sky Country comes with big challenges. But from the early First Nations peoples to the homesteaders of the 1900s to today’s...

Article - /unews/article/field-opportunity - November 27, 2014

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Pragya Chawla spent her summer analyzing data from the Planck Telescope as part of an internship in Dr. Locke Spencer’s research lab. Her work has earned her a Mitacs Undergraduate Award for Outstanding Innovation.“I am delighted that she was selected...

Article - /unews/article/university-delhi-student-wins-mitacs-innovation-award-work-done-u-l-astrophysics-lab-0 - November 27, 2014

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By: Kali McKay (BA '06, MA '10)
Regarded as one of Canada’s finest living writers, Margaret Atwood is a poet, novelist, story writer, essayist and environmental activist. Her work has received critical acclaim in the United States, Europe and, of course, Canada, and she has received...

Article - /unews/article/formidable-margaret-atwood - November 27, 2014

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By: Jana McFarland
There are defining moments in each life. We remember the exact time, place and feelings that were sparked – those memories stay with us, shaping who we are and the journey we take. Dr. Gerhard Driedger’s story has been full of many such milestones,...

Article - /unews/article/history-lived-out - November 27, 2014

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By: Caroline Zentner
Keen to make a positive difference in the world, a handful of University of Lethbridge students left their homes and families to work in developing countries this past year. What they couldn’t have known beforehand was how much they would be changed in...

Article - /unews/article/global-citizens - November 27, 2014

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
There's a warmth to Kevan Bryant (BA/BEd '12) that's impossible to overlookHer eyes smile when she speaks. The tone of her voice is calm and assuring. Her skin practically glows. You feel good just being around her, and deep down you want to know what...

Article - /unews/article/classroom-yogi - November 27, 2014

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
Grant Spotted Bull talks in a quiet and reflective tone. From the moment he begins to speak, you get the sense that each of his words is carefully measured. He’s purposeful in what he says, almost as though he’s creating a picture with the use of...

Article - /unews/article/dream-catcher - November 27, 2014

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By: Trevor Kenney
While the banner that hangs in the rafters of Nicholas Sheran Arena pays tribute to the accomplishments of the 1994 University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s hockey team, the true legacy of that group of young men is still being realized today.With as...

Article - /unews/article/champions-legacy - November 27, 2014

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
Alumnus of the Year 2014 – Lawrence JohnsonThe research station at CFB Suffield outside of Ralston, Alta., has been the site of hundreds of military and scientific tests since 1941, and when Lawrence Johnson (BASc (BSc) ’78) was just 16 years old, he...

Article - /unews/article/science-success - November 27, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge has chosen a design option for a new Science and Academic Building as part of the University’s Destination Project.The Hub, a concept that creates a vibrant core in the heart of the building where paths between laboratory...

Article - /unews/article/university-unveils-design-selection-new-science-and-academic-building - November 28, 2014

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Arie Bomhof (BSc '93) insists on a first-name basis in his classroom.To his students, he’s “Arie” – not Mr. Bomhof, or professor, or sir. He likes to keep things informal and friendly when he teaches, and the approach seems to go over very well. Look...

Article - /unews/article/bomhof-committed-helping-students-succeed - December 1, 2014

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Last week, the University of Lethbridge unveiled The Hub as the design choice for the future Science and Academic Building as part of Destination Project.This week, KPMB/Stantec Architects are back on campus working with the Integrated Design Committee,...

Article - /unews/article/interior-future-science-and-academic-building-begins-take-shape - December 1, 2014

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Mankind has been searching the night sky for millennia, pondering the nature of the universe. With technological developments over the last few years, scientists now know much more about the universe and the existence of other Earth-like planets.Sharing...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-host-winter-school-remote-sensing-potentially-habitable-planets - December 2, 2014

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The goal of Wednesday’s International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is to increase awareness of the gains that come from living in an inclusive community that integrates persons with disabilities.University of Lethbridge drama professor Lisa...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-drama-professor-working-unique-inclusive-theatre-project - December 2, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge officially opened the new temporary location for its First Nations, Métis and Inuit Gathering Place on Thursday, Dec. 4, the first step in the creation of a permanent home for the space.In September 2011, University of...

Article - /unews/article/new-fnmi-gathering-place-creates-environment-campus-community-celebrate-culture-heritage - December 4, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge Library is embracing the ‘library as place’ concept, recognizing that library users should see themselves mirrored in their surroundings. To that end, the library is celebrating the installation of three pieces of Native...

Article - /unews/article/university-library%E2%80%99s-native-american-art-installation-reflect-blackfoot-heritage - December 5, 2014

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The first centre of its kind in Canada, the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Research in Advanced Fluorine Technologies (C-CRAFT), presents a Symposium Celebrating NMR Spectroscopy and Fluorine Chemistry, Friday, December 5, from 1 to 5 p...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-c-craft-symposium-showcase-power-fluorine-and-nmr-spectroscopy - December 5, 2014

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Andy Davies (BFA/BED ’09) promotes chess as a powerful teaching tool for all grades, including Grade 1, the age he was when he began. “Chess is like the horizon,” he says. “Just when you think you’ve reached an understanding, you realize how much...

Article - /unews/article/chess-powerful-teaching-tool - December 5, 2014

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It is fitting that Richelle Marynowski left the University of Lethbridge as a student and returned as a professor.From the time she was two years old, Richelle Marynowski experienced the University of Lethbridge as an extension of herself....

Article - /unews/article/coming-home-dr-richelle-marynowski - December 5, 2014

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A third-place finish led the way for a quartet of University of Lethbridge student teams that participated in the Rocky Mountain Regional Contest of the 2014 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest recently.The U of L sent four teams to the 53...

Article - /unews/article/programmers-earn-third-place-finish-regional-contest - December 5, 2014

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University of Lethbridge President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mike Mahon, addresses faculty and staff about what's happening at the U of LAs we near the end of the fall semester and turn our focus to a well-earned Christmas break, I’d like to thank...

Article - /unews/article/open-mike-december-2014-looking-ahead-potential-budget-challenges - December 8, 2014

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