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A unique research partnership between the University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary has Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson using Highway 2 as a pathway to developing a greater understanding of the hepatitis C virus, and potential new therapeutics...

Article - /unews/article/research-collaboration-between-university-lethbridge-and-university-calgary-takes-aim - July 4, 2018

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Dr. Stefan Kienzle’s passion for and commitment to water sustainability research has never been motivated by external validation, which makes his Water’s Next Award from the 2018 Canadian Water Summit all the more gratifying.Kienzle’s research was...

Article - /unews/article/kienzle-honoured-waters-next-award-canadian-water-summit - July 6, 2018

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The Girl Guides, the world’s largest voluntary organization for girls, has its roots in the early 20th century, a time of rapid social change when more than a few adults were wringing their hands about the future. Girl Guide programs were designed to...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-history-professor-wins-national-book-award - July 11, 2018

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Nadine and Don Chandler have advocated for inclusiveness ever since their son Randy was born with an intellectual disability more than 40 years ago, and now they’ve established an award that will help provide inclusive learning opportunities at the...

Article - /unews/article/creating-more-inclusive-campus - July 13, 2018

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A research collaboration between Dr. Bruce McNaughton’s lab at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge and Dr. Vincent Bonin’s lab at the Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF, VIB-KU Leuven-imec) in Belgium...

Article - /unews/article/new-research-reveals-central-role-hippocampus-instructing-neocortex-spatial-navigation-and - July 16, 2018

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The Government of Canada announced Monday that the University of Lethbridge, in partnership with the Université de Sherbrooke, has been awarded $1.65 million over the span of six years to develop the RNA Bioengineering and Innovation Network...

Article - /unews/article/create-grant-funding-support-development-rna-bioengineering-and-innovation-network - July 16, 2018

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By: Alix Redmond
Having recently returned from the 25th annual Women and Mathematics (WAM) program at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, the path to an academic career in mathematics is clearer than ever for fifth-year mathematics student,...

Article - /unews/article/wilk-inspired-forge-ahead-academic-career-mathematics - July 16, 2018

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The Government of Alberta is providing more than $575,000 to help Inclusion Alberta support six students at the University of Lethbridge and Portage College. These two institutions are joining 18 others who already offer inclusive education...

Article - /unews/article/government-alberta-funding-announced-support-inclusive-education-initiatives - July 16, 2018

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Aerial and ground crews from the University of Lethbridge have launched a large campaign that will conduct multiple surveys in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to measure ecosystem changes associated with climate change and permafrost loss and to...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-geography-team-takes-skies-lidar-mission - July 17, 2018

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The proliferation of cryptocurrencies started with the creation of Bitcoin in 2009. The popular (and sometimes infamous) currency continues to operate in a grey area when it comes to Canadian laws and regulations. At this point, can potential backers...

Article - /unews/article/top-six-things-know-you-invest-cryptocurrencies - July 17, 2018

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Three University of Lethbridge students have cooked up an idea that will bring Syrian culture to the broader Lethbridge community while helping newcomer women integrate — the newly formed catering business Jeeran55.Ammar Shahid (BMgt ’18), who’s...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-students-launch-new-business-help-syrian-newcomer-women-integrate-through-employment - July 19, 2018

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By: Lisa MacTavish
Dhillon School of Business student Lisa Nguyen received the good news in early May that she was awarded the 2018 Retail as a Career Scholarship from the Retail Council of Canada. This scholarship features financial assistance for university education,...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-calgary-campus-student-earns-retail-council-canada-scholarship - July 20, 2018

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Drs. Olga and Igor Kovalchuk at the University of Lethbridge, in collaboration with researchers at Qiqihar Medical University in China, the University of Michigan and Boston University, have shown for the first time that interactions between microRNAs,...

Article - /unews/article/breakthrough-discovery-u-l-collaborative-research-study-brings-potential-new-cancer - July 24, 2018

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Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may search for an alternative to the stimulant medication that is typically prescribed for the disorder, but the effectiveness of alternative approaches hasn’t been well...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researcher-exploring-micronutrient-treatment-adhd-children - July 26, 2018

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Wednesday, Aug. 1 marks the first ever annual RNA Day, a celebration of the vital biological molecule, ribonucleic acid. RNA is a close relative of the commonly known molecule, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), and they, along with protein, are the three...

Article - /unews/article/celebrating-versatility-ribonucleic-acid-rna - July 30, 2018

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ADVISORY TO ALL FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS As of noon today, power has been restored. The campus remains closed for the remainder of the day. Campus will re-open for business Friday. Enquiries should be directed to Campus Safety at 403-329-2603. 

Article - /unews/article/campus-closure - August 2, 2018

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New research from the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge has shown that strong and consistent social relationships are linked to a reduced anxiety response and more exploratory behaviour among female rats — a...

Article - /unews/article/research-reveals-importance-social-experience-especially-females - August 7, 2018

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Last summer’s Kenow Wildfire destroyed more than 19,000 hectares in Waterton Lakes National Park and the resulting loss of vegetation has revealed archaeological sites that were previously hidden in the underbrush.Working alongside Parks Canada...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-alums-documenting-waterton-archaeology-sites - August 7, 2018

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If the student researchers in Dr. Paul Vasey’s lab aren’t out in the field collecting data in far-flung places, they’re presenting at international conferences and publishing articles.In early July, an article in Playboy called Scott Semenyna and Lanna...

Article - /unews/article/globetrotting-u-l-sex-researchers-making-name-themselves - August 16, 2018

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Cancer is a major global health issue. Nearly one in two Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, and one in four will die from the disease. Accordingly, it is of the utmost importance to research the underlying causes and...

Article - /unews/article/arrti-speaker-series-features-university-calgary-cancer-researcher-discussing-dna-repair - August 17, 2018

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By: Jana McFarland
When Annita Lucchesi describes herself, she will tell you her Indian name is Hetoevėhotohke’e, which means Evening Star Woman, and that she is a Heévȧhetané'e, a Southern Cheyenne woman. She’s a direct descendant of the people who come from the place...

Article - /unews/article/making-difference-one-name-time - August 23, 2018

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As a survivor of domestic and sexual violence and with hundreds of new cases of missing Indigenous women every year, Annita Lucchesi, a University of Lethbridge doctoral student, started a database of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW).“The...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-grad-student-creates-database-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women - August 23, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) is excited to announce Bill Spenceley (BSc ’81), president and owner of Flexahopper Plastics Ltd., as the 2018 Alumnus of the Year.“Bill is an exceptional representation of how influential...

Article - /unews/article/flexahopper-plastics-president-bill-spenceley-named-2018-alumnus-year - August 28, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) is thrilled to honour recent Faculty of Fine Arts New Media graduate Bryn Hewko (MFA ’16) with the 2018 Young Alumnus of the Year award.Hewko is the founder of OUTPUT Media, a successful start-up...

Article - /unews/article/entrepreneur-and-output-media-founder-bryn-hewko-named-2018-young-alumnus-year - August 30, 2018

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From passionate songwriters to dedicated educators and more, the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) is pleased to induct six new members into the Alumni Honour Society.“Our six inductees this year represent a wide range of skills but...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-alumni-association-inducts-six-alumni-honour-society - August 29, 2018

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