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Cavendish Farms announced Wednesday that it is throwing its support behind the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns as the title sponsor of the 2019 U SPORTS University Cup Men’s Hockey National Championship.The sponsorship continues a relationship...

Article - /unews/article/cavendish-farms-title-sponsor-2019-u-sports-university-cup-men%E2%80%99s-hockey-national - November 28, 2018

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At the age of three, Dr. Chee Meng Low had no idea about the role music would play in his life. All he knew was that going to the Yamaha Music School in his hometown of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was fun.“It’s like going to a playground,” he says. “Rather...

Article - /unews/article/musical-odyssey-takes-chee-meng-low-around-world - November 28, 2018

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One of Canada’s leading cancer researchers will speak at the University of Lethbridge this week as part of the Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute (ARRTI) Speaker Series.Dr. Gregg Morin, the Head of Proteomics at Canada's Michael Smith Genome...

Article - /unews/article/leading-cancer-researcher-dr-gregg-morin-speak-part-arrti-speaker-series - December 3, 2018

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Two cultural anthropology students are the first to take part in an entrepreneurial co-operative work term in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Lethbridge.Typically, students who participate in a co-op term undertake paid, full-time...

Article - /unews/article/art-and-social-change-focus-first-ever-arts-science-entrepreneurial-co-op - December 4, 2018

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Since its inception in 2015, Agility has been living up to its name by expanding the ways it supports students who want to explore an innovative idea or develop their own business.Agility, which got its start thanks to a donation from Dr. Cor Van Raay ...

Article - /unews/article/agility-program-expands-creative-offerings-students - December 4, 2018

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What started as a small idea grew into a campus-wide initiative that resulted in more than 700 University of Lethbridge students receiving a free breakfast this week.The Buy a Student Breakfast program started with the University’s Office of Alumni...

Article - /unews/article/buy-student-breakfast-program-takes - December 5, 2018

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Gord Bruyere is a well-travelled educator who’s on a mission to make a difference in the lives of Canada’s Indigenous people. As a new faculty member in the Aboriginal Health program in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge,...

Article - /unews/article/bruyere-looking-make-difference - December 10, 2018

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Undergraduate students Haley Vanderploeg and Chad Beck were the big winners as the Department of Biological Sciences held its Fall 2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium on December 7.Despite being tasked with final exams and year-end assignments,...

Article - /unews/article/student-research-highlighted-undergraduate-research-symposium - December 13, 2018

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The University of Lethbridge’s Astronomical Instrumentation Group (AIG) is celebrating two recent victories, one technical and one personal.When Ian Veenendaal, a doctoral student studying under physics professor Dr. David Naylor, first started...

Article - /unews/article/u-l%E2%80%99s-space-imaging-group-scores-success-two-fronts - December 17, 2018

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Pulling together is a hallmark of the Hummel family, and through the creation of the George and Alice Hummel Neuroscience Award, they are supporting research at the University of Lethbridge that will benefit families for years to come.Siblings Ruth...

Article - /unews/article/hummel-family-pulls-together-create-impactful-memorial-scholarship - December 18, 2018

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Holiday get-togethers give people the chance to relax and enjoy themselves with friends and family. Such social encounters can be an antidote to stress and, on a biological level, boost levels of the bonding hormone oxytocin and even contribute to...

Article - /unews/article/social-enrichment-boosts-levels-oxytocin-new-u-l-research-shows - December 19, 2018

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Ryan Parks (BMgt ’17) scored in the top one per cent of candidates writing the Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) Common Final Examination and was one of four Alberta writers named to the National Honour Roll.“CPA Alberta called me a week before...

Article - /unews/article/dhillon-school-business-alum-makes-top-one-cent-cpa-exam - December 20, 2018

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Silva Baiton, a fourth-year University of Lethbridge student, didn’t expect her essay would win this year’s Michael Chan Prize in Asian Studies, let alone win a second award when she presented her essay at a conference.“I was super excited to find ou...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-english-student-earns-two-academic-awards - December 20, 2018

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A lot goes on at the University of Lethbridge over the course of a year. From new knowledge out of our world-class researchers to student success stories, philanthropic ventures, community outreach initiatives and more, the U of L is a beacon of...

Article - /unews/article/best-best-our-picks-top-stories-2018 - December 20, 2018

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For his advocacy of Indigenous rights and self-governance, and his work to promote access to education for Indigenous peoples globally, Dr. Leroy Little Bear (BASc (BA) ’72, DASc ’04) has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.He is one of ...

Article - /unews/article/dr-leroy-little-bear-named-officer-order-canada - January 2, 2019

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A team of researchers at the University of Lethbridge is conducting research in a quest to uncover the mechanisms that make glioblastoma such an aggressive cancer, with hope the results could lead to new therapeutic interventions in the future...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researchers-working-unravel-mystery-behind-one-deadliest-forms-cancer - January 7, 2019

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The University of Lethbridge is adding two new graduate programs for health and business professionals who want to expand their skills in health-care management.The new programs, which will be offered at the U of L’s Calgary campus, include a graduate...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-adds-new-graduate-programs-health-services-management - January 8, 2019

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Given the importance of irrigation to the southern Alberta economy, two University of Lethbridge economists wanted to know if agricultural producers who irrigate are using precision agriculture technologies.Drs. Lorraine (MA '05, PhD '13) and Chris...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-study-first-examine-use-precision-agriculture-irrigation-farming-alberta - January 14, 2019

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One of southern Alberta’s most established legal firms and community supporters, North & Company LLP, is on board to help deliver one of the region’s most attended family traditions, the annual University of Lethbridge Play Day.What began as a pilot...

Article - /unews/article/university-excited-welcome-north-company-llp-supporter-play-day-2019 - January 15, 2019

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University of Lethbridge adjunct history professor Dr. Jenna Bailey will receive the Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming for her work with Edmonton’s Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots (SCMR).Bailey, who is also a...

Article - /unews/article/history-professor-bailey-be-honoured-national-award - January 18, 2019

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African development efforts have gone through sharp turns and twists since the dawn of independence in the late 1950s. Lessons from analyzing these efforts point to the reorientation of the incentive structures for politicians, business elites and the...

Article - /unews/article/public-professor-series-talk-explores-building-blocks-african-development - January 18, 2019

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The University of Lethbridge Senate has elected Charles Weaselhead as the University’s 14th chancellor – the first time in the institution’s 52-year history that the chancellor position will be held by an Indigenous person.Situated in the heart of...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-introduces-charles-weaselhead-14th-chancellor-and-first-indigenous - February 1, 2019

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The University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business will be honouring Ralph A. Thrall III and the McIntyre Ranch at its 32nd annual Scholarship Dinner. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2019 at the Coast Hotel and Conference...

Article - /unews/article/thrall-iii-and-mcintyre-ranch-be-honoured-annual-dhillon-school-business-scholarship-dinner - February 27, 2019

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For years, young people have used smoking as a way to look older. As it turns out – thanks to a first-of-its-kind study out of the University of Lethbridge using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze blood biochemistry – it’s true, smoking truly does...

Article - /unews/article/new-study-finds-smoking-speeds-biological-clock-making-people-older-their-chronological-age - February 8, 2019

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Have you ever wanted to combine your studies with your interest in traveling overseas? Austin Kothig is a computer science student who had the wonderful opportunity to do just that, by completing a semester abroad in Italy during Fall 2018.Kothig was...

Article - /unews/article/mitacs-award-winner-takes-studies-overseas-italy - February 7, 2019

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