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Canadian universities are leading an international effort to create campuses that will improve the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff.The University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, the University of Lethbridge, Memorial...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-one-six-canadian-universities-partner-groundbreaking-health-promotion - October 31, 2016

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University of Lethbridge alumnus Manwar Khan (BSc ’07) has been named to Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 under 40 list of the most influential young leaders in Edmonton.Khan, a Government of Alberta employee, has been an active community advocate against...

Article - /unews/article/alumnus-khan-earns-top-40-under-40-honour-advocacy-work - November 2, 2016

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This fall, the first cohort of students enrolled in the Faculty of Management’s minor in Agricultural Enterprise Management, thanks to a $5-million donation from local agricultural entrepreneur Cor Van Raay.Dr. Shamsul Alam, professor of finance,...

Article - /unews/article/faculty-launches-minor-agricultural-enterprise-management - November 4, 2016

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By: Jana McFarland
In the Blackfoot culture, the circle represents all things connected in the universe: the four directions, the four seasons, the four elements, the four sacred medicines. The circular design of tipis promotes face-to-face communication, discussion and...

Article - /unews/article/coming-full-circle - November 4, 2016

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By: Jana McFarland
“It's one of the coolest things the U of L has given me. Without a doubt, I'll hold onto that the rest of my life,” says fourth-year management student Jessica Bermel about meeting Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Arlene Dickenson.Bermel has taken full...

Article - /unews/article/classrooms-careers-u-l-management-students-grow-through-professional-development - November 4, 2016

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The teachers of tomorrow are helping today’s students with their annual Bust-a-Backpack campaign, an initiative of the Education Undergraduate Society (EUS) at the University of Lethbridge.In the annual campaign, now in its ninth year, Faculty of...

Article - /unews/article/bust-backpack-campaign-outdoes-expectations - November 7, 2016

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
How well do you perform in a crisis? Everyone’s response to stress is different, and therefore, outcomes in crisis situations are often different too, depending on who’s making the decisions and what their temperaments might be.Imagine for a moment that...

Article - /unews/article/thriving-crisis - November 8, 2016

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The Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute (ARRTI) is delighted to host Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou, recipient of the 2016 Canada Gairdner International Award, for a public speaker event on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.This is the fourth consecutive year that...

Article - /unews/article/alberta-rna-research-and-training-institute-welcomes-gairdner-award-winner-public-lectures - November 10, 2016

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On the strength of a year in which four University of Lethbridge faculty members earned nominations for Royal Society of Canada (RSC) membership, junior faculty members recently had the chance to obtain advice about their research careers directly from...

Article - /unews/article/research-excellence-continues-grow-u-l - November 15, 2016

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Dr. Laura Keffer-Wilkes (MSc ’12, PhD ’16) spent four years conducting research into the function of a protein important for gene expression, and her hard work and persistence has paid off.A few days before receiving her doctorate at the University of...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-student%E2%80%99s-doctoral-research-published-prestigious-science-journal - November 16, 2016

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Dr. Goldie Morgentaler will never pass up an opportunity to discuss the works of Charles Dickens. Given the opportunity to present as part of the PUBlic Professor Series of community lectures, she sought to address a topic close to her heart – the...

Article - /unews/article/morgentaler-revels-beauty-literature - November 17, 2016

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Their project is once again golden and now the University of Lethbridge iGEM team is excited to embark on the next phase – determining if and how their plan to improve the cleanliness of emergency medical vehicles is feasible.“Our presentation went...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-igem-team-golden-now-focussed-furthering-project-lethbridge-fire-and-ems - November 18, 2016

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By: Meagan Williams
After a few months of doing all of the heavy lifting, Big Yeller, the tower crane onsite at the Destination Project, has received a helping hand, or jib, to be more accurate.Little Yeller, the second tower crane, is now assembled and working away to...

Article - /unews/article/little-yeller-joins-destination-project - November 21, 2016

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The research work of three University of Lethbridge scientists will be highlighted in Thursday’s episode of The Nature of Things.The popular program hosted by David Suzuki airs on CBC Television and presents science stories in an engaging and...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-scientists-be-featured-nature-things - November 21, 2016

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From children learning English as a second language to the effects of electronics on the developing brain, the first annual Child Language Acquisition Research in Alberta (CLARA) Conference promises to be of interest to researchers, clinicians, teachers...

Article - /unews/article/inaugural-conference-focuses-how-children-learn-language - November 22, 2016

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Pronghorn Athletics announced its largest-ever class of Academic All-Canadians on Monday, a clear indication a culture of success has been created that extends to all aspects of the student-athlete experience.As 63 student-athletes were recognized by U...

Article - /unews/article/pronghorns-set-new-mark-academic-all-canadians - November 22, 2016

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The latest round of funding through the University of Lethbridge’s Community of Research Excellence Development Opportunities (CREDO) program will provide $25,000 to each of four diverse research projects.They include a local oral history project, a...

Article - /unews/article/four-research-projects-boosted-credo-funding - November 23, 2016

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For people living in rural communities and experiencing problems with gambling, the support and resources available to help them are often limited. A new University of Lethbridge study is seeking to help those struggling with a gambling disorder by...

Article - /unews/article/new-study-offer-free-online-counselling-rural-and-remote-people-struggling-gambling - November 28, 2016

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In addition to the scholarly work that has been done on Canadian soldiers who served in the First World War, three University of Lethbridge professors have focused their research on the war’s effects on those who were on the home front.On Wednesday...

Article - /unews/article/three-u-l-professors-examine-western-canada-during-first-world-war-0 - November 29, 2016

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The Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Lethbridge has established five Golden Jubilee Awards worth $10,000 each to mark the institution’s 50th anniversary in 2017.“We are one of the founding Faculties of the University and we thought this...

Article - /unews/article/golden-jubilee-awards-will-provide-50000-scholarships-help-celebrate-u-l%E2%80%99s-50th-anniversary - December 1, 2016

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The federal government has named Dr. Steve Wiseman, a biology professor at the University of Lethbridge, a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Aquatic and Mechanistic Toxicology.Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced more than $173 million in...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-aquatic-toxicologist-named-canada-research-chair - December 2, 2016

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On the heels of a successful Canada West Swimming Championship meet, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns head swim coach Peter Schori will now step on to the international stage as a coach at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships in Windsor, ON.The...

Article - /unews/article/schori-earns-coaching-spot-fina-world-meet - December 7, 2016

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Heading into the semester break, head coach Dave Adams and the Pronghorns women’s basketball program are thrilled to announce its second early signing for the 2017-18 season with the commitment of Stirling, AB product Amy Mazutinec.Named the Deep South...

Article - /unews/article/family-ties-lead-mazutinec-horns-womens-basketball-team - December 7, 2016

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In honour of National Philanthropy Day on Wednesday, Nov. 15, those of us at the U of L's UNews website wanted to highlight some stories from our archives. Each day this week, we'll republish a story that demonstrates the many ways the campus community...

Article - /unews/article/rotaract-club-joins-lethbridge-rotary-bringing-mexican-school-dream-reality - January 5, 2017

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BMO donates $1 million to fund construction of new state-of-the-art science buildingThe University of Lethbridge (U of L) today announced that BMO Financial Group has joined the University’s Destination Project through a $1 million philanthropic...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-welcomes-bmo-financial-group-sponsor-destination-project - December 9, 2016

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