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Dr. Danny Balderson, a small town basketball star who led the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns to the national championships in 2000, is the only player in Pronghorn history to have his jersey retired.Today he instills in pre-service teachers his...

Article - /unews/article/study-sports-academies-impact-upon-students - December 8, 2014

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In their final practicum, Professional Semester III (PSIII) University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education students spend a university semester teaching in a school setting guided by a teacher mentor and supervised by the local school administrator.“I...

Article - /unews/article/practicum-semester-iii-psiii-pinnacle-field-experience - December 8, 2014

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In high school, Jared Heidinger (BSc/BEd ’00) was banished to the hallway for clowning in class. He continued to listen through the door, however, and when the instructor asked a question Heidinger shouted the answer through the grate. Grinning, his...

Article - /unews/article/engaging-science - December 9, 2014

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In 2013, the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education launched the master’s in education program focusing on curriculum and assessment.“By 2016 Alberta expects to have brand new curriculum in every subject area,” says Dr. David Slomp. This program...

Article - /unews/article/building-curriculum-and-assessment - December 9, 2014

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Shae Brossard and Andrew Spencer, fourth-year bachelor of music students with majors in digital audio arts, have been awarded the 2014 Joyce and Ron Sakamoto Prize.“The Sakamotos generously created this prize to acknowledge and foster research...

Article - /unews/article/sakamoto-award-winners-researching-91-surround-sound-environment - December 10, 2014

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By: Suzanne Bowness
Anyone who has travelled knows that travel changes you. Yet how often do we take the time to really reflect on exactly how a new place has expanded our perspective?For students undertaking a two-week trip to China as part of an international field-study...

Article - /unews/article/revealing-essay-earns-eelhart-michael-chan-prize-asian-studies - December 16, 2014

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By: Suzanne Bowness
You know that an educational tool needs updating when its major interactive feature is transparencies. Or worse, when the topic is tobacco and the coverage begins and ends with cigarettes and chewing tobacco in a world now faced with cigarillos and e...

Article - /unews/article/helping-kids-recognize-dangers-tobacco - December 17, 2014

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The effects of prenatal stress can be seen across generations and Mirela Ambeskovic is studying those effects across a lifespan.Ambeskovic (BA '12, MSc '14), a University of Lethbridge doctoral student studying under neuroscientist Dr. Gerlinde Metz,...

Article - /unews/article/doctoral-student-using-parkland-institute-award-study-uncover-links-between-prenatal-stress - December 17, 2014

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Parents everywhere can relate to the feeling of relief when their young children are finally tucked into bed. The physical and mental demands of caring for, protecting and entertaining toddlers can be exhausting – and that’s for just a few hours after...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researchers-aim-improve-health-and-wellness-rural-daycare-workers - December 17, 2014

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One of Dr. Noella Piquette’s current research foci is prevention of reading difficulties. The University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education professor says,“There’s trustworthy evidence setting out what it takes to teach children to read,” she says. “By...

Article - /unews/article/community-approach-supporting-early-language-and-literacy-0 - December 19, 2014

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In Philippine culture, adults focus on children, rarely on themselves. Only after his grandmother passed away did current Faculty of Education student, Michael Quiambao, learn she had been a nationally recognized teacher in Bangued, Philippines. She...

Article - /unews/article/grandmother-grandson - December 19, 2014

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This degree is rich in research, but rich as well in professional practice, because we’re carrying on the integration between theory and practice we have always emphasized throughout both our undergraduate and master’s programs.“I was born in...

Article - /unews/article/doctoral-program-education-enhancing-research-capacity-and-culture - December 22, 2014

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University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education professor Dr. Janice Rahn researches as an artist and writer. She works between the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Fine Arts to question how art practice informs curriculum theory in project-based...

Article - /unews/article/dr-janice-rahn-value-collaboration-art-research-and-education - December 22, 2014

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In our multicultural, multi-lingual society, a growing number of educators are using life writing to build bridges of understanding between increasingly diverse populations.“Life writing is articulating your own and others’ lived experiences, ideas,...

Article - /unews/article/canadian-curriculum-literacy-and-life-writing-metissage - December 22, 2014

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Dr. Jane O’Dea believes strongly in meeting students on their own ground. This principle solidified the day she paired classic literature and art with contemporary equivalents and watched student understanding blossom. It germinated earlier, however, on...

Article - /unews/article/inspired-and-inspiring-teaching-faculty-education - December 22, 2014

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An online survey of more than 1,500 Canadian adults by the Angus Reid Institute and University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Reginald Bibby shows that eight out of 10 respondents preferred to use the term ‘Christmas.’Regardless of their religion or...

Article - /unews/article/canadians-prefer-%E2%80%98christmas%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98holiday-season%E2%80%99-just-one-finding-angus-reidu-l-survey - December 23, 2014

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University of Lethbridge student Braden Alexander had lived in Canada most of his life when he decided a change of scenery would broaden his learning.“University is a time where we, as students, should learn about ourselves and expand our horizons. What...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-student-receives-scholarship-korean-government - December 23, 2014

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The University of Lethbridge will operate under holiday hours beginning at noon on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 through to Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.While there will be limited access to the University’s main buildings throughout the holiday...

Article - /unews/article/merry-christmas-university-lethbridge - December 23, 2014

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By: Reginald Bibby
There are few times in the year that seem to excite Canadians more than the Christmas Holiday Season. It produces no end of pilgrimages. People do everything they can to “be home for Christmas Day,” taking as much time off work as possible, often...

Article - /unews/article/canadians-see-christmas-national-treasure - December 24, 2014

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It turns out that eating fermented food and drink, including beer, for the past 7,000 years has led to the evolution of bacteria that may hold the key to strengthening the immune system in both humans and livestock.A team of international researchers,...

Article - /unews/article/beer-and-bread-yeast-eating-bacteria-could-open-door-better-health-both-humans-and-livestock - January 8, 2015

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University of Lethbridge master’s student Richard McLean (BSc ’14) would be the first to tell you that all educational journeys do not follow the same path. In fact, some of the most unorthodox routes can lead to some of the greatest results.McLean...

Article - /unews/article/journey-academic-success-doesnt-always-follow-same-path - January 8, 2015

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff
As a native of Arizona, Erin Crane moved to Canada fully aware that winters north of the 49th parallel can be cold and long. Much to her delight, Crane says she found tremendous warmth in her new southern Alberta environment – and that her position at...

Article - /unews/article/crane-shines-school-spirit - January 9, 2015

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As one of Canada’s finest writers, Margaret Atwood is a poet, novelist, story writer, essayist and environmental activist – the embodiment of a storyteller.On Friday, March 27, 2015, Atwood will reflect on her prodigious career, the landscape in which...

Article - /unews/article/canadian-storyteller-margaret-atwood-featured-speaker-2015-calgary-alumni-friends-dinner - January 12, 2015

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By: Claire Mastrangelo
Ninety minutes from Rome, deep within Italy’s mountainous Abruzzo region, lies the small Medieval town of Sulmona. In addition to being the birthplace of the poet Ovid, it’s home to the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy, or COSI.In summer 2014, two...

Article - /unews/article/young-opera-professionals-gain-invaluable-experience-italy - January 13, 2015

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Continuing to create collaborative opportunities between researchers and external stakeholders, the University of Lethbridge presents its third annual Community University Research Exchange (CURE) event on Mar. 20, 2015.This free event is focused on...

Article - /unews/article/research-opportunities-be-explored-cure-2015 - January 14, 2015

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