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How a star is born could be the subject of a Hollywood movie but for Geoffrey Sitwell, a master’s student at the University of Lethbridge, it’s a subject for intense research.He was one of more than 40 undergraduate students who participated in the...

Article - /unews/article/undergraduate-research-helps-students-put-theory-practice - March 15, 2017

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Dr. Stacey Wetmore admits she used to break her fair share of equipment and spill enough compounds that experimental chemistry wasn’t the most prudent career choice. She took her mathematical aptitude and applied it to her chemical knowledge and set up...

Article - /unews/article/wetmore-harnesses-power-computers-tackle-some-societys-biggest-problems - March 17, 2017

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The Sleeping Green: No Man’s Land 100 Years Later opens April 1 at the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, just one week before the centenary of the battle at Vimy Ridge, one of the most important Canadian battles of all time.“Vimy Ridge was the turning...

Article - /unews/article/mills-curates-exhibition-paris - March 20, 2017

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For more than 30 years, Dr. Jennifer Mather has called the University of Lethbridge her workplace home. She’s rather fond of the place and wanted to mark the U of L’s 50th birthday with a special gift.Mather says she’s been thinking about campus ecology...

Article - /unews/article/anniversary-gift-help-create-more-ecologically-friendly-campus - March 21, 2017

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Is there a better way to close out summer than with the biggest outdoor festival southern Alberta has ever seen?In celebration of the University of Lethbridge’s 50th anniversary, and in partnership the Enmax Centre, the City of Lethbridge and presenting...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-puts-exclamation-point-summer-shine-summer-festival-sept-1-3 - March 22, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge’s Shine On Summer Festival is excited to announce the lineup of award-winning Canadian musical acts who will take the stage for the Saturday outdoor concert event and fireworks extravaganza.In partnership with the ENMAX...

Article - /unews/article/concert-lineup-announced-shine-summer-festival - March 24, 2017

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Janelle Pritchard (BN ’12), recipient of this year’s Young Alumnus Achievement Award, wants to reassure new alumni not to worry if they don’t have everything in their lives planned out.“For me, the biggest thing I’ve come to appreciate is that you don’t...

Article - /unews/article/founder-uphill-both-ways-receive-year%E2%80%99s-young-alumnus-achievement-award - March 28, 2017

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Pronghorn Athletics hosted its 50th annual Blue and Gold Banquet Friday night to honour the outstanding athletes in athletic performance and academic achievement. Over 300 athletes, administrators and special guests were in attendance for the awards...

Article - /unews/article/millman-leads-way-horns-hand-out-year-end-athletic-awards - April 3, 2017

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The creation of an International Student Emergency Bursary is now a reality, thanks to a $4,070 matching donation from Scotiabank.Jamie McMullin (BMgt ’06), branch manager of Scotiabank West, recently presented Dr. Andrew Hakin, Provost and Vice...

Article - /unews/article/scotiabank-supports-establishment-international-student-emergency-bursary - April 5, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge joined a host of individuals and organizations from throughout southern Alberta today in signing the Oldman Watershed Council’s (OWC) Southern Alberta Water Charter, lending its support to the charter’s vision of a healthy,...

Article - /unews/article/university-signs-oldman-watershed-councils-southern-alberta-water-charter - April 7, 2017

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Students in this year’s Arts and Science Global Citizenship Cohort stepped up to help out. Their projects included everything from volunteering at the Soup Kitchen to getting involved in the Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) and signing a water charter....

Article - /unews/article/global-citizenship-cohort-demonstrates-diverse-interests - April 10, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge is ready to have a little fun in celebration of is 50th anniversary, with two accomplished music graduates taking centre stage.On Thursday, May 18 at 7 p.m. in the University Theatre, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Office...

Article - /unews/article/bente-hansen-and-jesse-plessis-collaborate-present-sgt-pepper-lonely-hearts-club-band - April 12, 2017

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University of Lethbridge President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mike Mahon supports the recommendations of a panel appointed by Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan in its recently released report, Investing in Canada’s Future: Strengthening the Foundations of...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-supportive-federal-panel-report-strengthening-canadian-research - April 12, 2017

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Solving complex problems facing the world today takes the expertise of professionals who can think critically and broadly. The Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015, for example, came under control with the involvement of not only doctors and nurses, but also...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-establishes-school-liberal-education - April 18, 2017

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University of Lethbridge Art faculty member Annie Martin found a renewed passion for history and music through a fortuitous collaboration with Dr. Janet Youngdahl of the University of Lethbridge Department of Music. The result of years of research and...

Article - /unews/article/collaboration-sight-and-sound-brings-together-fine-arts-faculty-different-disciplines - April 18, 2017

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Wrapping up another successful year, the annual Department of Art Open House held on Monday, April 10, presented the hard work of advanced and senior art studio students. The exhibition ended with a reception and awards ceremony honouring a number of...

Article - /unews/article/student-art-honoured-annual-department-art-open-house - April 18, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors appointed or reappointed seven Board of Governors Research Chairs at its regular meeting. The Board of Governors Research Chair program acknowledges the research accomplishments of University faculty...

Article - /unews/article/board-governors-research-chairs-revealed - April 18, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Kathleen Massey as Associate Vice-President (Students).Massey is currently the Registrar and Executive Director, Enrolment Services at McGill University, a position she has...

Article - /unews/article/university-appoints-kathleen-massey-new-associate-vice-president-students - April 19, 2017

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When University of Lethbridge geography professor Dr. Craig Coburn looked at redesigning his Remote Sensing 4650 course, he aimed high – all the way to space. Proposing a high-altitude balloon project as the centerpiece, Coburn and his 24 students...

Article - /unews/article/teaching-innovation-fund-supports-remote-sensing-class-project-sending-balloon-edge-space - April 20, 2017

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Dr. Gerlinde Metz, a University of Lethbridge neuroscientist, is one of a group of Canadian researchers led by Dr. David Olson at the University of Alberta who seek to reduce the negative effects of stress on pregnant women, newborns and their mothers...

Article - /unews/article/fostering-resilience-mothers-and-babies-following-fort-mcmurray-wildfire - April 25, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge is pleased to present a special live conversation via web-link with former American intelligence officer and whistleblower Edward Snowden. The U of L is joining with the University of Winnipeg and Brandon University to...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-present-web-link-live-conversation-whistleblower-edward-snowden - April 25, 2017

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A group of nine high school students from the Livingstone Range School Division will get a sneak peek of life as a post-secondary student at the University of Lethbridge May 1-5, all the while learning skills to develop solutions to the world’s problems...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-hosting-livingstone-range-high-school-students-experiential-learning-week - April 28, 2017

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University of Lethbridge graduate students at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) are pleased to welcome one of the world’s foremost authorities in addiction psychiatry, Dr. Anthony Phillips, as the keynote speaker for the 15th...

Article - /unews/article/brenda-milner-lecture-series-feature-renowned-researcher-mental-health-and-addiction - May 2, 2017

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The process of taking an invention from the lab to the marketplace can be long and consist of more than a few twists and turns. Scientists at the University of Lethbridge who have the expertise to research and develop a novel idea or product may need...

Article - /unews/article/university%E2%80%99s-industry-liaison-office-can-help-get-idea-ground - May 4, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge is built into the coulee slopes along the Oldman River, an area that’s also habitat for the prairie rattlesnake.Rattlesnakes are periodically seen on campus during the spring, summer and fall months as they travel in search...

Article - /unews/article/use-caution-rattlesnakes-begin-emerge-dens - May 5, 2017

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