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The beautiful gardens of the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage continued to inspire artists throughout 2017 during the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery’s En Plein Air artist opportunities, and the fruits of their labour will be on display...

Article - /unews/article/third-annual-en-plein-air-exhibition-returns-penny-gallery - November 27, 2017

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Both the University of Lethbridge high school and collegiate iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) teams came home with shiny medals following the 2017 Giant Jamboree in Boston, Massachusetts.The U of L high school team was awarded a...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-igem-teams-bring-home-gold-and-silver-awards - November 29, 2017

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A voracious love of the written word and a lifelong pursuit to quench this thirst for knowledge has led to an historic gift to the University of Lethbridge’s Library.Dr. Robert Lampard, a physician who practiced in Red Deer for 26 years, is donating his...

Article - /unews/article/dr-dorothy-lampard-reading-room-established-through-historical-contribution - November 30, 2017

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Throughout the 50-year history of the University of Lethbridge, athletics has played a significant role in helping define the identity of the institution, in connecting the community to the U of L and in shaping the southern Alberta athletic landscape...

Article - /unews/article/50-greatest-pronghorns-celebration-pronghorn-athletics - December 6, 2017

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A University of Lethbridge professor sees synthetic biology as a driver of the next generation of scientific researchers and a key to economic diversification and prosperity in southern Alberta and beyond.Dr. Hans-Joachim Wieden, an Alberta Innovates...

Article - /unews/article/synthetic-biology-education-beginning-high-school-touted-impetus-stem-careers-research - December 7, 2017

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As the end of University of Lethbridge’s 50th anniversary year draws near, the Supporting Our Students Committee has been working hard to  push for new donors to join the campaign and is getting close to achieving its goal.The 500 by 50 campaign...

Article - /unews/article/500-50-campaign-almost-goal - December 11, 2017

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 Volunteering seems to be in Imogen Pohl’s blood. At the age of four, she joined Girl Guides, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, who, as a Girl Guide in England, had met Lady Baden-Powell, a key figure in the Girl Guide movement...

Article - /unews/article/imogen-pohl-stars-volunteer - December 11, 2017

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A University of Lethbridge sessional instructor has been selected by LinkedIn as one of the top 10 voices in education for 2017.Dr. Jesse Martin, who teaches out of the Department of Psychology, was named the eighth-most influential voice on education...

Article - /unews/article/martin-garners-linkedin-award-writings-education - December 13, 2017

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University of Lethbridge master’s student Daniel Stuart, in collaboration with Drs. Michael Gerken and Stacey Wetmore, have cracked the case of the vanishing compound.Their research results were recently published in Angewandte Chemie, a top-notch, peer...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-chemistry-student%E2%80%99s-research-published-top-tier-journal - December 13, 2017

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With one central question at the heart of his research, Dr. Paul Vasey has doggedly put together a body of research that places him among the elite sex researchers in the world. Recently, the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF) recognized his significant...

Article - /unews/article/vasey-research-honoured-canadian-sex-research-forum - December 13, 2017

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In celebration of the University of Lethbridge’s 50th anniversary, the Faculty of Arts & Science offered a total of $50,000 in awards to first-year university students (new high school graduates). There were five awards, worth $10,000 each, given to...

Article - /unews/article/ul50-golden-jubilee-award-recipients-where-are-they-now - December 14, 2017

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When researcher Dr. Julia Brassolotto accompanied her partner, an elementary school teacher, to a small northern Alberta community in 2010, she didn't know the decision would profoundly impact her own career.At the time, Brassolotto had just begun her...

Article - /unews/article/how-does-where-you-live-affect-your-health - December 14, 2017

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Two University of Lethbridge percussion students can consider themselves among the best in the world after finishing in the top four in their competitions at the recent 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis,...

Article - /unews/article/percussion-students-earn-honours-international-competition - December 15, 2017

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As the University of Lethbridge wraps up a year of 50th anniversary celebrations, the recipients of the Shine On 50th Anniversary Fund scholarships have been awarded. Established to celebrate the U of L’s golden anniversary, the scholarships exemplify...

Article - /unews/article/shine-scholarships-making-indelible-impression - December 18, 2017

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The University of Lethbridge’s iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team made quite a splash at November’s annual jamboree, providing the springboard for one U of L student to participate on the world stage.The iGEM team’s project focused...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-student-joins-igem-delegation-present-biological-weapons-convention - December 22, 2017

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After a two-year absence, the six maquettes, or preliminary models, that were perched on the seventh-floor plant deck of the Atrium are back pointing, waving and peering after being reinstalled in their boxes.They’ve been joined by four new figures and...

Article - /unews/article/theyre-back - January 5, 2018

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The research publications of two University of Lethbridge chemistry professors have made the Canadian Journal of Chemistry’s (CJC) lists of most-cited papers from the last 20 years and the 100 most-cited papers ever published by the journal.Dr. Andrew...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-chemists-make-most-cited-lists - January 8, 2018

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It is with excitement and great anticipation that the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery welcomes Meryl McMaster’s Confluence to the main gallery, January 18 through March 15.A rising star in the Canadian art world, McMasters’s series of photographic...

Article - /unews/article/rising-star-indigenous-artist-meryl-mcmaster-explores-identity-through-self-portraiture - January 11, 2018

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Having been an athlete most of her life, Sarah Orban, a fifth-year University of Lethbridge student majoring in kinesiology and psychology, isn’t intimidated by a seven-day-a-week training schedule.On the fast track to train for Canada’s Olympic track...

Article - /unews/article/orban-one-step-closer-her-olympic-dream - January 11, 2018

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Dr. Paul Vasey garners a lot of attention for his work and he’s not the least bit surprised as to why.“Not to make a pun but, the stories are sexy,” says the University of Lethbridge psychology professor and Board of Governors Research Chair who heads...

Article - /unews/article/vasey-eager-engage-healthy-discussion-sexual-and-gender-diversity - January 18, 2018

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As the world grapples with the big problem of feeding 7.6 billion people, University of Lethbridge adjunct professor Dr. Wade Abbott of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and his team have detailed the smallest of metabolic reactions with the goal of...

Article - /unews/article/improving-animal-nutrition-and-food-safety-heart-research-study-published-nature - January 23, 2018

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Actua, the national organization that represents Destination Exploration at the University of Lethbridge, has been named the largest recipient of funding from the Government of Canada’s new CanCode program.CanCode is a $50-million fund, announced in the...

Article - /unews/article/destination-exploration-receives-cancode-funding-through-actua-expand-digital-programming - January 26, 2018

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Destination Exploration, the University of Lethbridge’s youth science program, netted a Mentorship Award at the Actua awards banquet in Ottawa recently. Actua is a Canadian charitable organization delivering science and technology experiences to youth,...

Article - /unews/article/destination-exploration-earns-mentorship-award - January 30, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge is excited to announce its first ever High School Model United Nations Conference. During the conference, students will learn how to creatively solve problems that may arise by building leadership skills, innovative thinking...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-hosts-its-first-high-school-model-un-conference - January 30, 2018

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Sworn to secrecy, the first thing University of Lethbridge student Jill Tataryn did when she found out she was the recipient of the Futures Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership was to treat her mom to a coffee.The fourth-year, Faculty of...

Article - /unews/article/secrets-scholarship-success - January 31, 2018

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