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The first recipients of the Semester at Sea scholarships from the Brawn Family Foundation will soon set sail on the adventure of a lifetime.Amanda Sakundiak and Mackenzie Salmon, scholarship recipients, and Prachi Sanghavi, who’s participating in the...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-students-participate-semester-sea-including-first-recipients-brawn-family-foundation - August 31, 2018

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With students set to arrive for the first day of classes on Wednesday, Sept. 5, the University of Lethbridge is busy getting ready for the 2018 Fall Semester.The annual New Student Orientation (NSO) gets things going and sets the tone for the 2018-2019...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-welcomes-new-students-new-student-orientation - August 31, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge is pleased to appoint Mike Whipple as Director, Office of the President, a role he will begin officially on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.“I’m very excited to welcome Mike to our office and look forward to the opportunity to work...

Article - /unews/article/whipple-appointed-director-role - September 4, 2018

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A new study by researchers at the University of Lethbridge and McGill University provides further confirmation that stress experienced by pregnant women has a lasting impact on the health of their children. The study, published in Nature – Scientific...

Article - /unews/article/stress-experienced-pregnant-women-affects-long-term-health-offspring - September 5, 2018

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With a slow sweep of his hand, Baljinder (Bal) Singh Boora exclaims how he is sitting in the house he built in just 100 days. His proclamation, however, is about so much more than the walls, windows and doors he erected, but rather the family, life and...

Article - /unews/article/local-businessman-boora-giving-back-his-community-through-new-scholarship-award-program - September 6, 2018

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Two research projects, one on midwifery care in Alberta and the other on the use of gallows humour among the Kainai, got a significant boost thanks to research awards from the Parkland Institute.Dr. Tiffany Boulton, a post-doctoral fellow in the...

Article - /unews/article/two-u-l-researchers-win-parkland-institute-awards - September 5, 2018

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A University of Lethbridge professor is looking for people to participate in a research study where they will get the opportunity to learn about the LEGO®SERIOUS PLAY®facilitation method and use it to work through a hypothetical problem as a group.Dr....

Article - /unews/article/research-project-examine-use-lego-serious-play-solving-challenges-multi-stakeholder-groups - September 10, 2018

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As we begin our first full week of classes for the Fall 2018 Semester, welcome back to everyone returning to campus and welcome to all new faculty and staff who have joined our University community.I want to say a sincere thank you to Laurel Corbiere,...

Article - /unews/article/open-mike-welcome-fall-2018-semester - September 10, 2018

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During his tenure as dean of the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Arts & Science, Professor Emeritus Bhagwan Dua always made students a top priority and, with his recent passing, the Faculty wants to ensure his legacy lives on.The Wine & Dine: Arts...

Article - /unews/article/dr-bhagwan-dua-be-honoured-arts-science-scholarship-dinner - September 12, 2018

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In the decades since the end of the Second World War, the opportunity for children to engage freely in play has gradually declined. Two overt reasons for this decline are the desire to ensure that children spend more time in more ‘useful’ activities,...

Article - /unews/article/annual-public-professor-series-opens-examination-why-play-so-important-children - September 13, 2018

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The Lethbridge community has the opportunity to hear five great speakers as they bring the topic of space exploration down to Earth.Colonel Douglas Wheelock (Wheels), a NASA astronaut, will join University of Lethbridge professors, Drs. Craig Coburn,...

Article - /unews/article/five-great-minds-come-together-talk-about-space-exploration - September 14, 2018

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More than 50 years ago, the University of Lethbridge changed the landscape of southern Alberta – both physically and culturally. As the new Science and Academic Building takes shape on the north end of campus, it’s about to happen again.“This facility...

Article - /unews/article/investing-future - September 14, 2018

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Even more young minds will soon be ignited by the wonders of science thanks to a three-year investment from the federal government in the University of Lethbridge’s Destination Exploration Travelling Lab Coats (TLC) program.The government’s Natural...

Article - /unews/article/promoscience-funding-supports-greater-reach-destination-exploration-travelling-lab-coats - September 17, 2018

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With more than 45 years of experience working and teaching in therapeutic recreation, Dr. Jerome (Jerry) Singleton was the perfect person to advise the University of Lethbridge when it established a therapeutic recreation degree program.The U of L...

Article - /unews/article/friend-health-sciences-award-honours-influential-therapeutic-recreation-expert - September 18, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge is honoured by its relationship with the local Blackfoot community and proud to be located on traditional Blackfoot territory. Today, the University is excited to celebrate this intrinsic bond by permanently raising and...

Article - /unews/article/university-proudly-raises-blackfoot-confederacy-flag - September 20, 2018

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Today, the University of Lethbridge publicly launches the most ambitious campaign in its 51-year history – SHINE: The Campaign for the University of Lethbridge.Two clear goals have been set for the campaign, to raise $100 million and to greatly increase...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-publicly-launches-100-million-fundraising-and-engagement-campaign - September 20, 2018

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University of Lethbridge faculty members saved students more than $250,000 in textbook costs last academic year by adopting Open Educational Resources (OERs). OERs are freely accessible and openly licensed educational materials in text, media or other...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-faculty-members-help-students-save-money-textbooks - September 24, 2018

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The numbers are in and the University of Lethbridge has once again achieved a new standard for enrolment, growing to 8,767 students at its Lethbridge and Calgary campuses, an increase of 0.5 per cent from the previous year.“We consistently talk about...

Article - /unews/article/continued-balanced-growth-university-lethbridge-establishes-another-enrolment-record - September 25, 2018

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For more than 50 years, Indigenous culture has been woven into the fabric of the University of Lethbridge, enriching programming, teaching and research, and creating an environment where students find community, support and success. Today, the...

Article - /unews/article/school-liberal-education-celebrates-blackfoot-heritage-accepting-image-turtle-official - September 25, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge, in collaboration with Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and Flexahopper Plastics, is taking a leading role in combatting environmental pollution through the establishment of a Green Polymer and Technology Centre...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-partnership-flexahopper-wd-leads-new-green-polymer-and-technology-centre - September 28, 2018

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About two-thirds of Canadian children haven’t achieved an acceptable level of physical literacy, according to a large national research project in which the University of Lethbridge played a major role.The Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research...

Article - /unews/article/study-finds-two-thirds-canadian-children-do-not-meet-acceptable-level-physical-literacy - October 2, 2018

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In a first for the University of Lethbridge, Dr. Stacey Wetmore has been awarded a Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Fellowship, the highest accolade that can be bestowed upon a CIC member.“It’s a huge honour; I’m still in shock,” says Wetmore, a...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-chemist-wins-prestigious-national-award - October 2, 2018

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Sometimes the smallest gestures end up making the largest impact.Patti Infanti recalls a conversation she had about seven years ago with Dr. Carla Carnaghan of the Dhillon School of Business. Infanti, who works in the University of Lethbridge’s...

Article - /unews/article/blood-donor-success-started-passion-project-infanti - October 3, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge is proud to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of venture capitalist Arlene Dickinson by presenting her with an honorary degree at the Fall 2018 Convocation ceremony.Best known as one of the stars of the CBC series Dragons...

Article - /unews/article/entrepreneur-arlene-dickinson-receive-u-l-honorary-degree-fall-2018-convocation - October 10, 2018

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When she crosses the stage to receive her Bachelor of Nursing at Saturday’s convocation ceremonies, Shermayn Menicoche knows her parents couldn’t be prouder.Growing up in the small town of Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories, she didn’t imagine...

Article - /unews/article/love-learning-spurred-shermayn-menicoche-unique-educational-journey - October 11, 2018

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