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By: Trevor Kenney
Dr. Claudia Gonzalez (kinesiology and physical education) is interested in how the brain connects vision and motor skills, such as hand movements....

Article - /unews/article/gonzalez-boer%C3%A9-use-funding-boost-further-research-interests - March 3, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a photo at Christmas could fill volumes.That's why a group of U of L alumni – headed by professional photographer Rod Leland (BFA '09) – teamed up in December to bring Help-Portrait to Lethbridge. The global...

Article - /unews/article/say-cheese - March 28, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Building strong academic and public institutions is fundamental to fostering innovation that will lead to a successful and sustainable technology sector.As well, strong business communities and research hubs are required to create a viable technology...

Article - /unews/article/iunctus-field-leader - December 20, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Dr. Kas Mazurek believes that understanding the profession of teaching begins by understanding, and accepting, the education systems of other nations....

Article - /unews/article/understanding-teaching-through-open-minds - March 3, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
One dimensional, black and white photographs represent much of the aboriginal history we know. While serving adequately as depictions of an era, they hardly tell a story or set a scene. Dr. Linda Many Guns of the University of Lethbridge's Native...

Article - /unews/article/recreating-glorious-past - March 4, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
University of Lethbridge alumnus Lee Flohr (BSc '07) took what he called the trip of a lifetime recently to Shanghai, China, rubbing elbows with world-class science journalists and high-profile, Nobel prize winning scientists from Britain and China....

Article - /unews/article/flohr-uses-u-l-foundation-springboard - December 21, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Todd Bioletti has assigned himself a new title – alumni-in-training. Returning for his third round at the University of Lethbridge call centre, the second-year kinesiology student is very aware of the impact alumni have at the University. "I didn't...

Article - /unews/article/call-centre-creating-relationship-alumni - October 18, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Thanks to the example set by her two young sons, Tanya Gill can see the silver lining: good things do come out of bad situations. The concept wasn't new to her, but it took on a whole new light when voiced in the wise words of seven-year old Alexander....

Article - /unews/article/innocence-puts-gill-run-perspective - November 25, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
A University of Lethbridge ecotoxicology expert is part of a new province-wide research institute dedicated to examining the impact of harmful chemicals in our environment....

Article - /unews/article/hontela-contributes-iet-team - January 25, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
It has already been one year since we came together as a nation to watch the world's elite athletes strive for glory at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. For many of us, the excitement of watching the world's top athletes compete for gold will forever...

Article - /unews/article/tidsbury-helped-create-olympic-memories - February 22, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
What contribution does faith-informed education make to a liberal democracy? Are there multiple, educational models that need to be considered? Most definitely, and Alberta is a fertile province for academics interested in researching citizenship...

Article - /unews/article/examining-faith-based-education - December 20, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Building off the rousing success of last year's inaugural event, the University of Lethbridge is excited to announce Rick Mercer as the featured speaker for the second annual Calgary Alumni & Friends Dinner, to be held Sunday, Apr. 3 at the Calgary...

Article - /unews/article/mercer-headlines-calgary-alumni-friends-dinner - January 26, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
When U of L chemistry researcher Dr. Paul Hayes sees a cornfield, he looks much deeper than the rows, the stalks or even the kernels.He envisions matter at the molecular level and sees corn as a source for biodegradable material, such as a plastic...

Article - /unews/article/cream-crop - January 4, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
As a teacher, Howard Stribbell (BA/BEd '98, MEd '04) understands you can only make true assessments by comparing apples to apples. Now that he has the perspective of an administrator, he's able to do just that.Stribbell, the Head of Schools at the...

Article - /unews/article/stribbell-able-take-education-abroad - January 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
High-powered, three-dimensional X-ray scanning equipment at a University in Scotland is being used with a University of Lethbridge researcher's large collection of bird brain specimens to help chart the evolution of flight in birds....

Article - /unews/article/iwaniuk-and-his-unique-bird-brain-collection-central-flight-study - January 24, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
For many of us, attending university is the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. For alumnus Perry Stein (BA'09 Great Distinction), attending the University of Lethbridge was more like writing an entire book."I grew up in the suburbs of Calgary and...

Article - /unews/article/campus-culture-helps-stein-find-himself - November 24, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Whether we like it or not, Canada's waters are under increasing pressure to support greater economic activity. Be it the energy sector, agriculture, mining or urbanization, our aquatic ecosystems face an uncertain future. University of Lethbridge...

Article - /unews/article/rasmussen-leader-aquatic-research - December 21, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Mark Sabo (BMgt '98) doesn't have to go far to gain a global perspective – he encounters it every day through the people he meets at the University of Lethbridge as a materials handling worker in the U of L's shipping/receiving department. However,...

Article - /unews/article/top-world - December 21, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
When Brad Kempster moved to Lethbridge this past summer and started constructing Lego models under the guidance of Dr. Claudia Gonzalez, he was also piecing together his future studies at the University of Lethbridge. Kempster, currently an...

Article - /unews/article/building-blocks-construct-future - December 21, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
The weeks-long flooding crisis in Australia may seem like a world away to southern Albertans but it hits close to home for the University of Lethbridge's Heather Anderson, an administrative assistant for Pronghorns Athletics.Anderson's daughter, Lindsay...

Article - /unews/article/alums-making-best-flooding-situation - January 21, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Dr. Gary Bowie has been involved with University of Lethbridge Athletics for more than 40 years. Having spent time as athletic director, professor and coach, Bowie is proud of the high calibre of student athletes representing the...

Article - /unews/article/dr-gary-bowie-pronghorn-annual-fund - October 6, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick the U of L's former vice-president (Research), and now a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, recently received the Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) award for Outstanding Contribution to the Science and Technology...

Article - /unews/article/fitzpatrick-earns-astech-honour - December 20, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
With no wins, two losses and a very difficult match still to come at the 1982 Southern Alberta Curling Playdowns, Don Chandler (BASc '73) was taken aback when people shook his hand, thanked him for coming and said goodbye."I remember thinking, wait a...

Article - /unews/article/sweeping-challenge - October 19, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
There have been many nights over the last 16 years that Dr. Mary Runté has gotten little, if any, sleep. Raising two children has been no small factor in the equation, but even before Runté took on motherhood – the role by which she admittedly defines...

Article - /unews/article/non-profit-payback - October 18, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
Dr. Blair McMurren first earned his reputation for excellence as an undergraduate student at the University of Lethbridge. Majoring in English, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with great distinction in 1996, receiving the Faculty of Arts and...

Article - /unews/article/excelling-every-level - October 18, 2010

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