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Students in Greg Ogilvie’s Teaching ESL class will get the opportunity to practice their teaching skills while helping a group of international students adapt to life in Canada.In partnership with University of Lethbridge International, Ogilvie’s...

Article - /unews/article/unique-u-l-project-brings-education-and-international-students-together-friendship-and - February 24, 2016

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Fred Trinh has had the interim tag removed from his title and will lead the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s soccer program moving forward. Longtime former head coach Ilsa Wong will remain with the program and move into an assistant coach's...

Article - /unews/article/trinh-assumes-head-coaching-role-drops-interim-tag - February 25, 2016

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This year’s Native Awareness Week, February 29 to March 4, brings a week full of events that promise a feast for the body, mind and spirit and includes a session with Wilton Little Child, a commissioner with the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Commission...

Article - /unews/article/native-awareness-week-focus-truth-and-reconciliation - February 25, 2016

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In the six short years since she graduated with a Bachelor of Management, Danielle Tait’s (BMgt ’10) career has been marked by significant achievements at a world-class art gallery.First hired as special events coordinator in 2008, she worked her way...

Article - /unews/article/danielle-tait-receive-inaugural-young-alumnus-achievement-award - February 25, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge’s Destination Project took a critical step forward as the institution’s Board of Governors officially approved the final elements of a new science and academic building Thursday.The Design Development Report for the Science...

Article - /unews/article/development-report-approval-moves-destination-project-shovel-ready-status - February 25, 2016

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Dr. Shawn Bubel (BSc ’96) will readily admit she had an ulterior motive when she enrolled as a chemistry major for her undergraduate studies at the University of Lethbridge.It wasn’t as though Bubel didn’t enjoy chemistry; she was in fact very good at...

Article - /unews/article/thrill-find-keeps-bubel-digging - February 26, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge was founded on the principle of liberal education and nearly 50 years later, the principle remains just as central. Given the complexity of issues facing the world today, the ability to think critically, to innovate and to...

Article - /unews/article/revitalizing-liberal-education - February 29, 2016

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The AGILITY program, an experiential program at the University of Lethbridge that fosters innovation and nurtures entrepreneurial thinking, will be hosting business leaders from the Canadian agricultural sector for a two-day event March 2 and 3, 2016,...

Article - /unews/article/agility-innovation-series-hosting-panel-leaders-agricultural-sector-two-day-event - February 29, 2016

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Through unwavering support for each other and an optimistic outlook, Marvin and the late Chloe Galts, this year’s honourees at the Faculty of Management’s Scholarship Dinner (Thursday, April 14, 2016), provided examples of how to succeed in life and...

Article - /unews/article/marvin-and-chloe-galts-were-partners-business-and-life - March 1, 2016

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Blake Evernden (BFA '09, MFA'15), University of Lethbridge alumnus and new media instructor, has found a way to build a career from the passions of his youth. He was 10-years old when his mother first rented a video camera from the public library, and...

Article - /unews/article/everndens-career-path-nurtured-youth - March 1, 2016

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Consistently ranked among the top research institutions in the country, the University of Lethbridge will celebrate everything research related March 7-12, 2016, with a full week of activities.Spotlight: Illuminating Research will include six days of...

Article - /unews/article/spotlight-illuminating-research-features-week-activities-celebrating-research-excellence - March 2, 2016

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A new dual admission program will allow students enrolled at Medicine Hat College to make a seamless transition to a University of Lethbridge degree program and gain the benefits of being a continuing student.In the first year, the dual admission...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-and-medicine-hat-college-ink-dual-admission-program - March 4, 2016

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From fashion and film to judo and jiu-jitsu, the inaugural Asian Culture Week at the University of Lethbridge gives the campus community the chance to enjoy a number of performances and learn a little something about Asia in the process. The week...

Article - /unews/article/asian-culture-week-chance-celebrate-diversity-campus - March 7, 2016

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Hearing stories about life on the farm in southern Alberta never gets old for Shelby Forster. The second-year history student is in the midst of an applied study with the Galt Museum to collect oral histories from people who are or have been involved in...

Article - /unews/article/oral-histories-highlight-farming-stories-southern-alberta - March 9, 2016

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The Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society, with support from the University of Lethbridge’s Institute for Child and Youth Studies (I-CYS), is helping to ensure that Blackfoot history, language and values will not only endure but help shape future...

Article - /unews/article/blackfoot-culture-and-identity-explored-joint-project-between-opokaasin-and-u-l-institute - March 11, 2016

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Funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) is bolstering research that will contribute to developing next-generation therapies for hard-to-treat cancers and providing a mobile lab that will allow animals to be...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-research-programs-benefit-canada-foundation-innovation-funding - March 14, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge 3 Minute Thesis competition wrapped up Friday with the presentation of four awards.First place went to Douglas Kiss, a neuroscience student who’s working on a master’s degree. His presentation was titled ‘Metabolic...

Article - /unews/article/douglas-kiss-takes-first-place-3mt-competition - March 14, 2016

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Their shelter will consist of cardboard boxes cobbled together with duct tape; their meals will only come through the generosity of passersby; their electronic devices are unavailable; and all the while, five students from the University of Lethbridge...

Article - /unews/article/management-students-homeless-support-woods-homes - March 14, 2016

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Grasslands in North America could well be more productive in future climate scenarios, a new research study shows.Researchers from the United States and Canada, including University of Lethbridge biologist Dr. Larry Flanagan, used a new modelling method...

Article - /unews/article/researchers-find-north-american-grasslands-likely-be-more-productive-under-future-climate - March 15, 2016

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Residents of southern Alberta are invited to learn more about the brain research being done at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) during an open house on Saturday, March 19 as part of the yearly Brain...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-neuroscience-research-spotlight-during-annual-brain-awareness-week - March 17, 2016

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Everybody has those “I wonder” moments but it’s safe to say that nobody has done more with them than Dr. Reginald Bibby.The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors Research Chair and professor in the Department of Sociology has made a name for...

Article - /unews/article/bibby-asks-questions-are-everyones-mind - March 18, 2016

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Ancestral stress delivers a one-two punch, affecting our health and well-being both physically and emotionally.Now, new research by Dr. Gerlinde Metz at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, shows just how damaging...

Article - /unews/article/haunting-effects-ancestral-ghosts - March 18, 2016

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If you’ve spent any time in southern Alberta, it’s commonly understood that accounting for wind is a necessary part of any planning process. If you’re embarking on the construction of a Science and Academic Building (SAB) that will shape the future of...

Article - /unews/article/wind-testing-plays-role-design-science-and-academic-building - March 22, 2016

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Students in the World University Service Canada (WUSC) club on campus are closer to welcoming a student from Syria this fall, thanks to a $5,000 donation from Scotiabank.Jamie McMullin (BMgt ’06), branch manager of Scotiabank West, recently presented...

Article - /unews/article/student-refugee-initiative-gets-boost-scotiabank - March 24, 2016

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University of Lethbridge students who braved brisk March winds and cool temperatures during 5 Days for the Homeless raised a total of $9,204 for Wood’s Homes Youth Shelter.The students had only cardboard boxes to use for shelter from the winds and they...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-students-raise-more-9000-wood%E2%80%99s-homes-youth-shelter - March 24, 2016

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