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As the end of the school year approaches, parents may be registering their children for science and sports camps to keep them occupied during the lazy, hazy days of summer.While structured activities like summer camps can be a positive experience,...

Article - /unews/article/improving-brain%E2%80%99s-executive-function-child%E2%80%99s-play - June 17, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s hockey team has turned over a significant portion of its roster as head coach Spiros Anastas announced the commitment of 12 new players for the 2015-16 Canada West season.Within the group of 12, the program...

Article - /unews/article/impressive-recruiting-class-horns-mens-hockey-team - June 17, 2015

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Dr. Richard Querel (MSc ’08, PhD ’10) has his eyes on the skies, but these are not ordinary skies. To get the best atmospheric measurements, the skies need to be unpolluted and that’s why he lives and works in one of the most remote locations on the...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-alum-heads-ozone-measurement-program-new-zealand - June 18, 2015

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A few days before their scheduled departure to Tacloban City, Philippines, the 14 students in Dr. Glenda Bonifacio’s field course are bubbling with anticipation.They are excited to meet the people, experience the culture, eat the food and soak up as...

Article - /unews/article/excitement-builds-students-prepare-philippine-field-study - June 19, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge was awarded a record $3.9 million of funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) this year, with U of L researchers earning support for projects in neuroscience, biological sciences,...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-awarded-record-39-million-nserc-funding - June 22, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College are collaborating on a new venture that will present a challenge to students and begin to lay the foundation for the future of agribusiness in southern Alberta. The Cor Van Raay Agribusiness Case...

Article - /unews/article/business-agriculture-be-focus-cor-van-raay-agribusiness-case-competition - June 23, 2015

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University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Athletics has named Michelle Janus as the new head coach of the women’s hockey program, the eighth head coach in the program’s history.“I am very excited for this opportunity,” says Janus. “I am proud to be a Pronghorn...

Article - /unews/article/horns-womens-hockey-team-welcomes-janus-new-head-coach - June 23, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors recently approved the schematic design for the Destination Project, clearing the way for the transformational project to progress to its next stage – design development.In October 2014, the Board approved...

Article - /unews/article/destination-projects-schematic-design-approved - June 25, 2015

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University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Reg Bibby has released the results of his latest survey and its good news for the Canadian Football League.Bibby and Vision Critical contacted more than 4,000 Canadians and 4,000 Americans regarding their...

Article - /unews/article/bibby-survey-good-news-canadian-football-league - June 29, 2015

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By: Eoin Colquhoun
As Canada prepares to host the Pan American Games in Toronto, Pronghorn Athletics will be well represented with four former athletes and one current Pronghorn competing with the maple leaf on their chest.The Pan Am Games will open July 10 with closing...

Article - /unews/article/pronghorns-be-well-represented-pan-am-games - June 30, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge was front and centre at the 36th Annual Canadian Remote Sensing Society’s (CRSS-SCT) national symposium held recently in St. John’s Nfld.Three U of L faculty members from the Department of Geography earned awards at the...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-geographyatic-researchers-receive-multiple-awards-national-remote - July 6, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge has named human resources professional Ken McInnes as its interim director of Sport and Recreation Services (SRS).McInnes has been with the University for over 25 years in a variety of leadership roles, and will step out of...

Article - /unews/article/ken-mcinnes-named-interim-executive-director-sport-recreation-services - July 6, 2015

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The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, has announced an investment of $1.1 million for the University of Lethbridge in support of the establishment of the first synthetic biology maker space (Synbridge)...

Article - /unews/article/government-canada-announces-funding-support-synthetic-biology-maker-space - July 8, 2015

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Dr. Martha Many Grey Horses has come full circle with her appointment as director of the University of Lethbridge’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit Centre.Originally from the Kainai First Nation, Many Grey Horses lived, studied and worked in the United...

Article - /unews/article/fnmi-centre%E2%80%99s-first-director-links-academics-and-traditional-knowledge - July 10, 2015

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As women’s soccer steps to the forefront of the national consciousness, Pronghorn Athletics is proud to present Canadian Senior Women’s National Soccer Team head coach John Herdman as the featured speaker for the 2015 Pronghorns Scholarship Breakfast,...

Article - /unews/article/herdman-headline-2015-pronghorns-scholarship-breakfast - July 15, 2015

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A pair of University of Lethbridge physics students managed impressive results at the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) annual congress that took place in Edmonton in June. Matthew Robbins (BSc ’15) and Jeremy Scott (BSc ’15) each won second...

Article - /unews/article/physics-students-shine-cap-annual-congress - July 16, 2015

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University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's basketball coach Erin McAleenan has resigned from her post after accepting the head coaching position at York University.McAleenan spent the past three seasons at the helm of the women’s basketball program and...

Article - /unews/article/mcaleenan-leaving-horns-womens-basketball-program - July 16, 2015

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A group of five University of Lethbridge students, working under the tutelage of Dr. Cam Goater of the Department of Biological Sciences, distinguished themselves at the recent Canadian Society of Zoologists meeting in Calgary.Led by award winners...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-biology-students-receive-honours-canadian-society-zoologists-meeting - July 21, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Master of Education in Curriculum and Assessment Program held its first annual Curriculum Design Challenge Day on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. The event, co-hosted by the University of Lethbridge AGILITY Program, challenged...

Article - /unews/article/curriculum-design-challenge-day-inspires-innovation-among-master-education-students - July 21, 2015

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A group of University of Lethbridge graduate students is patenting a process that harnesses the power of the body’s own cells to repair scar tissue in the brain – thereby opening up a new world of possibilities for treating stroke and traumatic brain...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-students-turn-research-ideas-company-thats-generating-buzz - July 22, 2015

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Undergraduate students from across the globe are expanding their learning at the University of Lethbridge this summer through the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program.The program allows undergraduate students from Brazil, China, France, India,...

Article - /unews/article/mitacs-globalink-students-gain-research-experience-while-sampling-local-culture - July 23, 2015

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Freshwater mussels in Alberta spend their lives out of sight but a Finnish researcher who has studied them since 1993 hopes they don’t stay out of mind.The results of a study by Dr. Jouni Taskinen, a professor from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland...

Article - /unews/article/study-shows-battle-river-clam-populations-drastic-decline - July 28, 2015

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A group of 25 indigenous women from Mexico has had a unique opportunity to learn about First Nations culture and practice their English at the University of Lethbridge this summer.They are spending five weeks in Canada through a program organized by the...

Article - /unews/article/indigenous-women-mexico-experience-blackfoot-and-canadian-cultures - July 28, 2015

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Projects that involve the quest for new cancer-fighting drugs, the preservation of floodplain forests, and the creation of a digital library to support thousand-year-old crosses got a boost today with the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researchers-benefit-canada-foundation-innovation-funding - July 29, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge is built into the coulee slopes along the Oldman River, an area that’s also habitat for the prairie rattlesnake.Rattlesnakes are periodically seen on campus during the spring, summer and fall months as they travel in search...

Article - /unews/article/sharing-prairie-landscape-rattlesnakes-0 - July 31, 2015

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