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You needn’t look too hard to find the motivation for Dr. Olga Kovalchuk’s research focus.Growing up in Ukraine, Kovalchuk lived just 600 kilometres from Chernobyl, the site of the worst nuclear accident in history. A high school student at the time,...

Article - /unews/article/kovalchuk-research-points-future-personalized-medical-treatments - October 22, 2015

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The 11 students who participated in the University of Lethbridge’s first Hungary Work Study program gained new experiences and knowledge and a few even came away with job offers.The students faced the challenge of working at a job in a foreign country...

Article - /unews/article/management-students-gain-valuable-work-experience-hungary - October 26, 2015

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For the first time since the program’s introduction, the Faculty of Management’s Integrated Management Experience (IME) is under new stewardship.Management professor Mike Madore is now at the helm of the highly regarded experiential program, taking over...

Article - /unews/article/ime-and-running-new-director-helm - October 27, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge has solidified its reputation as a university of choice for students and one of the strongest research universities in its class, with a third place national ranking in the Primarily Undergraduate category of the annual...

Article - /unews/article/maclean%E2%80%99s-university-rankings-mark-university-lethbridge-one-canada%E2%80%99s-best - October 29, 2015

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As a way to implement theory gained in the classroom to a real world setting, an applied study gives students an experience that makes their learning come alive. Erin Davis, a third-year University of Lethbridge student working on a Bachelor of Arts and...

Article - /unews/article/applied-study-takes-learning-beyond-classroom - October 29, 2015

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As financial systems analyst at the University of Lethbridge, Patti (Leeb) Infanti deals with dollars and cents, but at the heart, she’s all about community.Infanti has been at the U of L for 26 years. She’s worked in a variety of different roles over...

Article - /unews/article/patti-leeb-infanti-gives-heart - October 30, 2015

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The ship is made of found materials. Built from the ground up, it was designed to be a working musical instrument. The performers walk onto the stage and the set of The Hudson’s Bay Epic comes alive.Telling the story of the 1611 mutiny against Henry...

Article - /unews/article/epic-behind-epic - October 30, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge’s incomparable iGEM program achieved a gold medal standing at iGEM 2015 recently, debuting a project that may soon eradicate a widespread agricultural problem.It was the ninth time that a U of L team participated in the...

Article - /unews/article/gold-medal-winning-igem-team-may-have-answer-widespread-agricultural-problem - November 5, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge iGEM program has established itself as the premier program of its kind in the country, and by encouraging high school students to participate, has ensured its future sustainability.For the past three years, the U of L has...

Article - /unews/article/high-school-igem-program-grooming-next-generation-scientists - November 5, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today designed to further linkages between the southern Alberta institutions in the delivery of agriculture-related programming.The agreement is a commitment...

Article - /unews/article/university-and-college-collaborate-further-agricultural-programming-southern-alberta - November 6, 2015

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From small beginnings back in 1967, the University of Lethbridge has grown into one of the country’s leading academic and research institutions. More than 650 students attended the first ever day of classes at the U of L and this fall, the University...

Article - /unews/article/u-ls-50th-anniversary-celebration-taking-shape - November 9, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge has added certainty and stability at the leadership level of Sport and Recreation Services (SRS), by naming Ken McInnes (BA’91, BMgt’97, Mgt Certificate ’02) as its executive director for the next three years.McInnes, who...

Article - /unews/article/ken-mcinnes-tabbed-lead-sport-and-recreation-services-three-year-term - November 9, 2015

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Deadlines are looming for a number of Faculty of Education master’s programs that expand career opportunities for today’s educators.For Beth Mills (MC ’15), completing a Master’s of Counselling at the University of Lethbridge was challenging and intense...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-master%E2%80%99s-programs-fill-personal-and-professional-goals - November 10, 2015

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A University of Lethbridge professor named one of Canada’s greatest explorers has traded his high-flying days for the chance to mentor the next generation of discoverers.When Canadian Geographic magazine published its list of Canada’s greatest explorers...

Article - /unews/article/hopkinson-continues-explore-u-l - November 10, 2015

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University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Trevor Harrison and his colleagues from the Alberta-based Parkland Institute are embarking on a six-year research project that will examine the corporations and individuals driving fossil fuel extraction in...

Article - /unews/article/25-million-sshrc-award-support-examination-fossil-fuel-industry-western-canada - November 12, 2015

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The new Global Citizenship Cohort at the University of Lethbridge gives students an opportunity to learn about the world while fostering their desire to make a positive difference.In high school, Taylor Myndio learned about resource depletion and the...

Article - /unews/article/global-citizenship-cohort-strong-start - November 16, 2015

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Following a season in which she was named a second team All-Canadian, a Canada West All-Star and a CIS Championship tournament all-star, fourth-year wing Nicole Ronsky of the Pronghorns women's rugby team has been named to Canada's Maple Leaf roster for...

Article - /unews/article/outstanding-season-earns-ronsky-spot-maple-leaf-roster - November 17, 2015

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University of Lethbridge student programmers earned the highest finish of all Canadian universities, placing fourth overall, at the 2015 ACM Rocky Mountain Regional Programming Contest hosted by the University of Alberta recently.U of L Team 1,...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-programmers-lead-canadian-schools-rocky-mountain-regional - November 18, 2015

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As a function of his job as a professor in the Department of Geography, Dr. Craig Coburn is in the business of telling people what he knows – about calibration, remote sensing, measuring light reflectivity and so forth. What drives Coburn however is...

Article - /unews/article/coburn-comfortable-stepping-unknown - November 19, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge Bookstore has participated enthusiastically in the annual Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation’s Christmas Tree Festival, sending a message of hope and empathy to the southern Alberta community. This year, thanks to the...

Article - /unews/article/bookstore-tree-hope-has-special-contribution-school-children - November 20, 2015

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The University of Lethbridge and Volunteer Lethbridge announced a new initiative today that will increase the awareness of volunteer opportunities for students in the Lethbridge community, as well as create more pathways for local organizations to...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-launches-uvolunteer-program - November 20, 2015

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To promote awareness of the Supporting Our Students (SOS) fundraising campaign and to recognize donor participation, the Kevin Award has recently been created.Kevin, a bronze pronghorn statue, is named after the artist who created him, Kevin Sehn. As an...

Article - /unews/article/department-history-recognized-new-sos-honour - November 23, 2015

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Twenty-seven high school students at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute are earning both high school and university credits through a dual credit initiative (DCI) with the University of Lethbridge that began in September.Liberal Education 1000 is being...

Article - /unews/article/dual-credit-initiative-introduces-high-school-students-university-coursework - November 24, 2015

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When Dr. Jennifer Copeland answers emails from her stand-up computer desk, it’s because she knows the data and is at the forefront of what science is saying – prolonged sitting is a legitimate health risk, and something we’re learning more about every...

Article - /unews/article/copeland-always-move-good-reason - November 26, 2015

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Without the help of scholarships, Trishell Provost’s dreams of engaging youth in physical activity on the Piikani First Nation might well be foundering.Her hard work and dedication earned her the highest grade point average and three scholarships at the...

Article - /unews/article/scholarships-create-opportunity-provost-make-lasting-impact - November 27, 2015

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