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The 2014-15 Canada West Track & Field Championships will see a small but talented University of Lethbridge team compete this weekend at the Max Bell Fieldhouse in the University of Manitoba.The Horns will send 12 athletes to the championship meet this...

Article - /unews/article/horns-looking-medals-canada-west-track-championship - February 27, 2015

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This year’s Native Awareness Week (NAW) brings a full schedule of activities designed to celebrate Aboriginal culture and the 40th anniversary of the Native American Students’ Association (NASA) at the University of Lethbridge.The Native American...

Article - /unews/article/native-awareness-week-still-going-strong-after-40-years - February 27, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences is unveiling a new post-diploma degree program that will advance the discipline of therapeutic recreation and eventually lead to the establishment of the first accredited therapeutic recreation...

Article - /unews/article/university-establishes-first-therapeutic-recreation-degree-program-alberta - February 27, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team continued to dominate the men’s throwing events, returning home from the Canada West Championships in Winnipeg with six medals and a major award.For the second consecutive year, Peter Millman...

Article - /unews/article/horns-sweep-shot-put-podium-win-six-medals-canada-west - March 3, 2015

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Everyone is invited to learn more about the world-renowned brain research being done at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) during Brain Awareness Week, March 9 to 14.Dr. Robbin Gibb, a U of L professor of...

Article - /unews/article/annual-brain-awareness-week-highlights-u-l-neuroscience-research - March 6, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors approved a recommendation from the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Alumni Chapter that the Student Lounge in the area of Native American Studies (NAS) be dedicated in honour of the late Narcisse Blood.In...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-names-native-american-studies-student-lounge-honour-late-narcisse - March 6, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Wellness Committee is once again looking for your feedback on health and wellness initiatives at the U of L.It has been three years since the initial Health and Wellness Survey of faculty and staff, and the Wellness...

Article - /unews/article/health-and-wellness-survey-horizon - March 6, 2015

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Dr. Michael Kyweriga, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Majid Mohajerani’s lab at the University of Lethbridge, will be able to build understanding of tinnitus thanks to a postgraduate fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions.Tinnitus, a condition...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researcher-investigate-tinnitus-through-funding-alberta-innovates-health-solutions - March 9, 2015

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As a teaching development facilitator at the University of Lethbridge Teaching Centre, Doug Orr coordinates both the University’s Graduate Teaching-Assistant Professional Development program and the Faculty Teaching Development program, working one-on...

Article - /unews/article/graduate-student-experience-helps-orr-appreciate-need-sos - March 9, 2015

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By: Dana Yates
Today, Dr. Terry Robinson (BASc ’72) is a leading neuroscience researcher. But in the late 1960s, he wasn’t sure what career to pursue.After backpacking through Europe and spending yearlong stints at Wisconsin State University and Montreal's Concordia...

Article - /unews/article/challenge-neuroscience-discovery-keeps-distinguished-alumnus-energized - March 9, 2015

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University of Lethbridge graduating forward Kim Veldman became only the second member of the Pronghorns women's basketball program to win a CIS major award after she was named the 2015 recipient of the Sylvia Sweeney Award at the CIS National...

Article - /unews/article/horns-veldman-captures-national-award - March 12, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge has appointed Dr. Robert Boudreau as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Management.Boudreau has served as the U of L’s Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) for the last six years and is a 32-year member of the...

Article - /unews/article/boudreau-appointed-acting-dean-faculty-management - March 13, 2015

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For the first time in its 48-year history, the University of Lethbridge has named one of its graduates as Chancellor. The University of Lethbridge Senate has elected Janice Varzari (BN ’90, MEd ’02) as the University’s 13th Chancellor elect.A local...

Article - /unews/article/janice-varzari-named-u-ls-13th-chancellor - March 16, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team has announced a third addition to the 2015-16 recruiting class with the signing of southern Alberta multi-sport standout Danielle Fritzke.Fritzke, a five-foot-10 inch guard, spent the last...

Article - /unews/article/horns-womens-basketball-adds-recruit - March 16, 2015

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This event has unfortunately been cancelledThe University of Lethbridge’s Integrated Management Experience (IME) program is challenging local businesses to take to the street – and play some hockey in support of the YMCA.The IME program presents the...

Article - /unews/article/ime-program-presents-street-hockey-tourney-benefit-local-ymca - March 17, 2015

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Peter Millman and Aaron Hernandez led the way with gold medal performances as the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team capped the 2015 university athletic season with an outstanding performance at the CIS Track and Field...

Article - /unews/article/hernandez-millman-claim-cis-track-gold-medals - March 17, 2015

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Creative art and design students from across Canada can take advantage of a new partnership between Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge. Starting this fall, the agreement provides for an easy transfer from the college’s Fashion Design...

Article - /unews/article/fashion-design-and-fine-arts-students-benefit-partnership-between-lethbridge-college-and - March 18, 2015

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Based on the success of the inaugural Lethcamp unconference last year, organizers had no doubts they wanted to use the model again this year. Organized by education students at the University of Lethbridge, Saturday’s unconference will start with...

Article - /unews/article/lethcamp-2015-brings-educators-together-second-annual-unconference - March 18, 2015

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More southern Alberta students will experience science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs thanks to a Government of Canada investment that supports the Actua network, including the Destination Exploration program at the University...

Article - /unews/article/southern-alberta-students-benefit-youth-science-outreach-funding - March 18, 2015

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The public is invited to learn more about research being conducted at the University of Lethbridge through the annual Community University Research Exchange (CURE) and the Meeting of the Minds conference Friday and Saturday.Friday’s CURE event...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-student-and-faculty-research-be-showcased-two-events - March 19, 2015

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The recipe to give students a sweet treat at a time when they are finishing papers and preparing for final exams involves some 112 bricks of butter, 13 cups of vanilla, 144 cups of flour and enough stamina to bake and frost 1,000 cupcakes.Now in its...

Article - /unews/article/cupcake-campaign-delivers-treats-residence-students - March 20, 2015

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By: Caitlin Crawshaw
On the first day of Chem 500, a class of first-year students at the University of Lethbridge, Dr. Michelle Hogue asks a simple question: “Who’s afraid of chemistry?” Like clockwork, most of the students raise their hands.While science can be...

Article - /unews/article/hogue-bridges-aboriginal-and-western-science-education - March 20, 2015

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With more than double the applicants for available spaces, the University of Lethbridge’s Engineering Transfer program is getting the stamp of approval from students looking to become engineers.Relaunched earlier this month after a two-year hiatus, the...

Article - /unews/article/return-engineering-transfer-program-welcomed-industry-students-alike - March 23, 2015

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Frazer Sloan was one of 10 business students in Canada who got double the money for working hard and engaging with his peers, faculty and community, while making the most of his academic career.Sloan, a third-year Faculty of Management student majoring...

Article - /unews/article/management-student-wins-prestigious-futures-fund-scholarship - March 24, 2015

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By: Dana Yates
If there is one thing that plants do well, it’s take changes in stride.“Plants have an amazing capacity to respond immediately to stress and to propagate this response so future generations can be better prepared too,” says University of Lethbridge...

Article - /unews/article/kovalchuk-planting-seed-epigenetic-advances-agriculture - March 24, 2015

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