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An indefatigable volunteer and community leader, Chaplain Erin Phillips is the 2016 recipient of the University of Lethbridge Volunteer Award.Noted for fostering a sense of belonging and connection both at the University and in the community at large,...

Article - /unews/article/community-leader-erin-phillips-honoured-university-lethbridge-volunteer-award - June 3, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge Max Bell Mantas Lifesaving Club placed sixth out of 17 teams at the recently concluded Canadian Pool Lifesaving Championships in Edmonton.The 10-member team, coached by Michelle Petriw and Alex Sura, was one of five Alberta...

Article - /unews/article/mantas-place-sixth-national-lifesaving-championship-event - June 6, 2016

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A proposal developed by Dr. David Naylor of the University of Lethbridge’s Astronomical Instrumentation Group (AIG) has won a $500,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency.The Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST)...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-receives-grant-help-train-next-generation-space-scientists-and - June 7, 2016

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Six-time Canadian Olympian and mental health advocate Clara Hughes will be the featured speaker as Pronghorn Athletics hosts its annual Pronghorns Scholarship Breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 in the 1st Choice Savings Centre.“We’re extremely...

Article - /unews/article/canadian-olympian-clara-hughes-headline-pronghorns-scholarship-breakfast - June 7, 2016

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Ian Veenendaal, a doctoral student in Dr. David Naylor’s astrophysics lab at the University of Lethbridge, has always been curious about how things work. His quest to build a spectrometer that can operate at cryogenic temperatures has earned him an...

Article - /unews/article/physics-student-awarded-prestigious-scholarship - June 8, 2016

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Dave Adams continue to overhaul the roster for the Pronghorns women's basketball program, and this time, he's headed south for help.Adams is excited to introduce two American Junior College transfer players to the Pronghorns, Katie Hankins and Jessica...

Article - /unews/article/horns-womens-basketball-team-mines-south-additions-recruiting-class - June 9, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's basketball team continues to address needs, checking another of its to-do items Tuesday by announcing the commitment of former NCAA forward Jessica Bachynski for the 2016-17 season.Bachynski, a six-foot...

Article - /unews/article/jessica-bachynski-returns-canadian-basketball-chooses-horns - June 14, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge’s Associate Vice-President (Research), Dr. Claudia Malacrida, has been invited to take part in an independent review of the manner in which the federal government provides funding for fundamental science.Malacrida is one of...

Article - /unews/article/malacrida-named-independent-federal-funding-review-panel - June 16, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has approved Dr. Craig Loewen as Dean of the Faculty of Education for a five-year term effective July 1, 2017.“The reputation of the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Education is second to none and Dr...

Article - /unews/article/board-governors-reappoints-loewen-dean-faculty-education - June 20, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has appointed Dr. Michelle Helstein as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science.Helstein, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has extensive administrative...

Article - /unews/article/board-confirms-appointments-helstein-and-gunn-associate-dean-roles - June 21, 2016

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The University of Lethbridge has strengthened its ties with Japan through the signing of a number of agreements recently, extending a 35-year history of collaboration with Hokkai-Gakuen University and creating a new dual degree program with Gakushuin...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-creating-maintaining-links-japan-through-agreements - June 21, 2016

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In the quest to learn more about the brain and brain diseases, Dr. Majid Mohajerani has been assembling a team of researchers—three graduate students, three post-doctoral researchers, a research associate and two technicians—as he’s been building a...

Article - /unews/article/auditory-research-study-further-tinnitus-knowledge - June 23, 2016

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University of Lethbridge researchers have been awarded $2.2 million in new funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), supporting projects in math & computer science, neuroscience, physics & astronomy, biological...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researchers-awarded-more-2-million-nserc-funding - June 23, 2016

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An increased and accelerated investment of $125 million in Budget 2016 has allowed the University of Lethbridge to begin construction immediately on the Destination Project.The Destination Project includes construction of a new 36,000-square metre...

Article - /unews/article/destination-project-construction-officially-given-go-ahead - June 23, 2016

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A state-of-the-art optical imaging lab in the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) is giving University of Lethbridge scientists a leg up in unlocking the secrets of how our brains function. Two-and-a-half years in the making, Mohajerani...

Article - /unews/article/ccbn-research-capabilities-expand-state-art-optical-imaging-lab - June 23, 2016

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When his recent oral history presentation on southern Alberta’s Japanese emigrants and their descendants drew a crowd three times larger than expected, Dr. Darren Aoki (BA ’90) knew he had a project that resonated with people.Now a lecturer at Plymouth...

Article - /unews/article/southern-alberta-oral-history-project-proves-popular - June 23, 2016

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Undergraduate student Jason Beaver claimed the Best Student Oral Presentation Award as the University of Lethbridge’s Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre (ATIC) was prominent at the 37th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, held recently in Winnipeg...

Article - /unews/article/undergraduate-student-success-highlights-atic-awards-national-symposium - June 24, 2016

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University of Lethbridge researcher Dr. Jean-Baptiste Leca has his eye on some criminal activity but he’s not about to put a stop to it – not just yet.Leca, an assistant professor in the U of L’s Department of Psychology, is engaged in a study that is...

Article - /unews/article/leca-research-targets-light-fingered-balinese-macaque-monkeys - June 27, 2016

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By: Meagan Williams
Lethbridge couple Julie (Greidanus) Taylor (BA ’05) and Lowell Taylor (BFA ’04) say their alma mater gave them more than just a liberal arts education, it also gave them the critical thinking skills for their next great adventure.The adrenaline-seeking...

Article - /unews/article/overcoming-challenges-and-embracing-adventure-amazing-alumni - June 28, 2016

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Children aged 5 to 16 have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of science based and recreational activities at the University of Lethbridge this summer through the Learning Quest Summer Science Camps.Beginning June 27 and running through to August 26,...

Article - /unews/article/summer-science-camps-offer-fun-interactive-learning-opportunities - June 28, 2016

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Lethbridge-based lawyer and University of Lethbridge alumnus Kurt Schlachter (BSc ’00) has been appointed Chair of the U of L’s Board of Governors – the 10th in the University’s history.       Schlachter, who earned a Bachelor of Science with Honours ...

Article - /unews/article/kurt-schlachter-named-chair-university-lethbridge-board-governors - July 4, 2016

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After overhauling the roster prior to last season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s hockey team announced its 2016-17 recruiting class by adding nine players; five forwards, three defencemen, and one goaltender.Russ Maxwell, Garrett Hughson...

Article - /unews/article/horns-mens-hockey-adds-experience-production-new-recruiting-class - July 12, 2016

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Most scholarship on the Red Army Faction looks at the possible political strategies behind the group’s actions but Dr. Kimberly Mair, a University of Lethbridge sociology professor, takes a different approach in her new book Guerrilla Aesthetics.Mair...

Article - /unews/article/dr-kimberly-mair-challenges-conventional-scholarship-her-new-book-guerrilla-aesthetics - July 12, 2016

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Universities in Alberta will be taking over the popular Heritage Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) program from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (AIHS) during a three-year transition period.“Now, the University of Lethbridge, the University of Alberta...

Article - /unews/article/young-researcher-summer-program-looks-expand-through-transition - July 13, 2016

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Already winning awards on the film festival circuit, Prairie Dog, written and directed by University of Lethbridge new media professor C. Blake Evernden (BFA ’09, MFA '15), has been picked up for worldwide distribution by ITN Distribution Inc.The...

Article - /unews/article/creature-feature-prairie-dog-acquired-itn-distribution-inc - July 15, 2016

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