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The University of Lethbridge Health Centre, thanks in part to a grant from Alberta Blue Cross, is helping boost campus mental health – 10 minutes at a time.Alberta Blue Cross recently invited post-secondary institutions to apply for funding to support...

Article - /unews/article/campus-mental-health-gets-boost-abc-grant - March 29, 2016

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An applied research project by a University of Lethbridge digital audio arts student has shown competitive swimmers swim more efficiently when they listen to music.Spencer Simkin, who will complete his degree this spring, wanted to find a way to bridge...

Article - /unews/article/swimming-music-improves-performance - March 30, 2016

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You may not remember Steve Firth (BA ’14) by name, but mention him as “the kilt guy” and virtually everyone knows just whom you are talking about.Firth, a native of Scotland and then undergraduate student at the U of L, created the Kilt-Up 4 Cancer...

Article - /unews/article/50th-anniversary-competition-launched-design-u-l-official-tartan - April 1, 2016

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The recent KPMG Management Case Competition, a University of Lethbridge intercampus competition, gave students the chance to test their teamwork skills and exercise their analytical abilities.The competition, sponsored by KPMG and hosted by the...

Article - /unews/article/annual-intercampus-case-competition-helps-u-l-students-hone-their-business-strategy-skills - April 1, 2016

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Even the best mental health supports cannot be effective if students don’t feel comfortable accessing them or they are not available when a student is most vulnerable. The University of Lethbridge’s Counselling & Career Services Office is looking to...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-introduces-7-cups-tea-student-support-system - April 4, 2016

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Music major Carey-Lyn Holt has been a storyteller since she was a child. On April 7, in the University Theatre, Holt tells a different kind of story with the premiere of her composition Claudius, performed by the University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra....

Article - /unews/article/holt-ready-unveil-composition - April 4, 2016

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Canadian throwing champion Peter Millman won his second consecutive Male Athlete of the Year award as Pronghorn Athletics hosted its annual Blue and Gold Banquet recently to honor outstanding athletes in athletic performance and academic achievement...

Article - /unews/article/millman-latrace-earn-pronghorn-athletics-athlete-year-honours - April 5, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge’s AGILITY program is off and running and it now has a new champion with the appointment of Tyler Heaton (BFA ’15) as manager.Heaton moves into the role after spending close to nine years in the University’s Teaching Centre,...

Article - /unews/article/heaton-named-manager-agility-program - April 5, 2016

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A University of Lethbridge research group, led by Dr. Jon Doan (PhD '06), is taking a truly Canadian approach to developing symptom management strategies for people living with Parkinson’s disease – using skating and hockey stickhandling skills as forms...

Article - /unews/article/skating-therapy-making-significant-difference-those-living-parkinsons-disease - April 11, 2016

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A University of Lethbridge water management researcher will examine the challenges of acquiring water for new housing developments in one of the fastest-growing regions of Alberta.Dr. Lorraine Nicol, a research associate, has received $25,000 from the...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researcher-investigate-challenges-acquiring-water-new-housing-calgary-region - April 12, 2016

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Former University of Lethbridge Pronghorn track star Heather Steacy punched her ticket to the Rio Olympic Games this past weekend, meeting the Olympic standard at the Sun Angel Classic Track Meet in Tempe, Arizona.Steacy had the top five throws of the...

Article - /unews/article/former-pronghorn-thrower-heather-steacy-rio-olympics - April 12, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns are adding another Miller to the fold after women’s basketball team head coach Dave Adams announced the signing of Southern Alberta High School Basketball League (SAHSBL) MVP Mylanda Miller from Catholic Central...

Article - /unews/article/horns-add-another-miller-mix - April 12, 2016

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The Integrated Management Experience (IME) class at the University of Lethbridge donated $1,510.55 to YWCA Lethbridge’s Harbour House women’s shelter following the successful completion of its annual fundraising initiative....

Article - /unews/article/bowling-event-nets-ime-class-donation-harbour-house - April 13, 2016

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Dr. Jean Harrowing (BASC ’78) is one of 100 nurses to receive a Centennial Award from the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta as the organization celebrates its 100th year.“I was quite surprised — it means a lot that my colleagues would even think...

Article - /unews/article/nursing-educator-honoured-her-contribution-field - April 14, 2016

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Earlier today, as part of the 2016/17 provincial budget, the Government of Alberta announced it has increased its funding commitment towards the construction of the Destination Project science building at the University of Lethbridge, and that $125...

Article - /unews/article/president-mahon-statement-201617-provincial-budget-and-approval-destination-project-funding - April 14, 2016

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Art student awards were recently presented at the conclusion of the annual Art Department Open House, which invites the public to visit the U of L Centre for the Arts and view the array of artwork of every description and size, created by art majors...

Article - /unews/article/student-art-awards-celebrate-excellence - April 20, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge took a major step forward in its goal to address the issue of sexual violence on campus with the approval of a new Sexual Violence Policy by the U of L’s Board of Governors on Thursday.Approved in conjunction with the launch...

Article - /unews/article/board-governors-approves-new-sexual-violence-policy - April 21, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge’s Board of Governors approved the reappointment of senior administrators Dr. Andrew Hakin and Dr. Christopher J. Nicol on Thursday.Dr. Andrew Hakin will continue in his role for a third term as the University’s Provost and...

Article - /unews/article/board-governors-reappoints-hakin-and-nicol-administrative-roles - April 21, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors appointed or reappointed eight Board of Governors Research Chairs at its regular meeting on April 21, 2016. The Board of Governors Research Chair program acknowledges the research accomplishments of...

Article - /unews/article/board-governors-research-chairs-announced - April 22, 2016

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A new study by researchers at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, recently published in Cerebral Cortex, shows the effects of prenatal stress accumulate across generations and can affect behavioural traits,...

Article - /unews/article/researchers-show-prenatal-stress-influences-new-behavioural-traits-including-handedness - April 26, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge, in partnership with local radiologists, will soon open the U3T MRI Centre, a world-class research and diagnostic imaging facility, providing southern Alberta with the most powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the...

Article - /unews/article/new-3t-mri-centre-open-ccbn - May 2, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge is excited to honour the contributions of four remarkable Canadians with U of L honorary degrees that will be presented at the Spring 2016 Convocation ceremonies.These outstanding recipients have made valuable contributions...

Article - /unews/article/honorary-degree-recipients-distinguished-accomplished-group - May 2, 2016

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Oral history projects help bring the past to life through the voices of people who lived at the time. Members of the University of Lethbridge’s Centre for Oral History and Tradition (COHT), in partnership with the Galt Museum and Archives, are offering...

Article - /unews/article/u-l%E2%80%99s-centre-oral-history-and-tradition-offer-public-workshops - May 3, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby program received a boost today with the commitment of national and provincial team member Sydney De La Mare for the 2016 season.“Sydney has high praise from all the coaches involved in her brief...

Article - /unews/article/horns-rugby-program-brings-national-team-recruit - May 3, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge, along with all Albertans, is deeply concerned by the wildfire that is affecting the city of Fort McMurray and has reached out to the Government of Alberta to offer any support it can in dealing with this crisis.President...

Article - /unews/article/university-offers-support-provincial-government-fort-mcmurray-residents - May 5, 2016

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