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Lethbridge College, Medicine Hat College and the University of Lethbridge have formally committed to explore innovative ways to work together to improve the efficiency, quality and accessibility of southern Alberta’s post-secondary system.The three...

Article - /unews/article/southern-alberta-post-secondary-institutions-agree-principles-guide-future-collaboration - January 27, 2020

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University of Lethbridge adjunct professors Dr. Wade Abbott of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Dr. Doug Inglis and Dr. Brent Selinger of the Department of Biological Sciences along with alumni Marshall Smith (BSc ’16, MSc ’19) and Richard Maclean (BSc...

Article - /unews/article/abbott-and-alumni-earn-glyconet-recognition - January 30, 2020

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A new program in support of employment opportunities for students with disabilities is up and running thanks to a major gift from CIBC.The CIBC Navigator Program is a five-year project made possible by a $250,000 donation. Its goals are to support the...

Article - /unews/article/cibc-navigator-program-designed-empower-students-disabilities - February 5, 2020

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The third production of the Drama Mainstage 2019 – 2020 season opens with a twisted tale about loss and love. Blood: A Scientific Romance by award-winning playwright, Meg Braem, runs February 11 – 15 at 7:30 p.m. on the University Theatre stage. Filled...

Article - /unews/article/drama-mainstage-presents-blood-scientific-romance - February 5, 2020

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The floating meeting room in the University of Lethbridge’s Science Commons proudly boasts a one-of-a-kind boardroom table designed and built by Millwork Innovations.“We do a lot of work with the University and we have built a fantastic relationship...

Article - /unews/article/local-company-donates-unique-boardroom-table-u-l - February 7, 2020

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Audio engineers and researchers from around the world will gather at the University of Lethbridge on Friday, Feb. 14 for a one-day symposium titled Social Distinction in the 21st Recording Studio.Organized by Drs. Amandine Pras, a professor of digital...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-symposium-focus-digital-audio-arts-and-music-sociology - February 12, 2020

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He’d been called crazy even before he decided to run a marathon in Afghanistan in a quest to fight for women’s rights and gender equality. Martin Parnell never let that stop him, and over the course of time, his efforts raised millions of dollars and...

Article - /unews/article/martin-parnell-headlines-speaker-27th-annual-international-dinner - February 12, 2020

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Nick Gabbin, a project manager with University of Lethbridge Facilities, encountered a vexing problem while putting the finishing touches on the Science Commons, specifically in the vivarium, which houses live animals.The vivarium follows strict...

Article - /unews/article/agility%E2%80%99s-innovation-zone-helps-solve-issue-science-commons - February 21, 2020

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The Advancement and Enrolment Services teams at the University of Lethbridge received some impressive recognition as part of the 2020 Best of CASE VIII Awards competition. In total, the teams took home four Best of CASE awards, a Rising Star Award and...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-recognized-international-communications-and-marketing-awards - February 24, 2020

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The southern Alberta biotech industry will get a boost this spring thanks to some innovative work out of the University of Lethbridge and funding support from the Government of Alberta’s GreenSTEM program.Allos Bioscience, a start-up company that...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-graduate-students-earn-greenstem-funding-support-biotech-start - February 25, 2020

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Have you ever wondered why consciousness fades with dreamless sleep, even though your brain remains active? Or, does consciousness always fade when patients become unresponsive after brain injury, during generalized seizures or under general anesthesia...

Article - /unews/article/world-renowned-expert-sleep-and-consciousness-presenting-free-public-talk-bmo-auditorium - February 26, 2020

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University of Lethbridge researchers in the Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute (ARRTI) are making strides in addressing the antibiotic crisis caused by the steady emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.Recent work on the...

Article - /unews/article/research-paper-examines-novel-approaches-addressing-antibiotic-resistant-pathogens - March 2, 2020

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Lindi Shade (BA ’06) brings plenty of wellness experience to her new role as manager of Indigenous Student Services at Iikaisskini Gathering Place, and she’s eager to help students succeed and build cross-cultural connections.Originally from the Kainai...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-appoints-new-manager-indigenous-student-services - March 4, 2020

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A new University of Lethbridge study published in Aging shows that experiences in early life may lay the foundation for developing non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes later in life. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-study-shows-ancestral-prenatal-stress-linked-premature-aging-and-increased-risk-disease - March 4, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is launching a new platform for collisions between its faculty members, students and industry leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields that could pave the way to creating new collaborations...

Article - /unews/article/stem-fusion-creating-opportunity-industry-leaders-students-and-researchers-come-together - March 4, 2020

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A new study co-authored by the University of Lethbridge’s Dr. Cam Goater and graduate student Dr. Brad van Paridon (BSc ’10, PhD ’17) is beginning to unlock the evolution of one of the most captivating and complex parasite life cycles in nature.In a...

Article - /unews/article/parasitic-worm-manipulating-ants-zombie-behaviour-focus-recent-u-l-study - March 6, 2020

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The future of play writing in Canada continues to flourish as three new budding playwrights are announced as the 2020 uLethbridge Play Right Prize recipients.Since 2007, alumnus Terry Whitehead (BA ’94) has supported University of Lethbridge students...

Article - /unews/article/student-excellence-celebrated-through-2020-play-right-prize-awards - March 9, 2020

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Food security issues do not subside during national emergencies, rather they are often enhanced. As society has been forced to function in entirely different ways throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Lethbridge and its partners devised a...

Article - /unews/article/campus-care-parcel-program-part-nourish-goes-ahead-thanks-innovative-distribution-solution - March 25, 2020

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As the University of Lethbridge navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, U of L President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mike Mahoin shared this message with the University community on March 20, 2020.Visit ulethbridge.ca/covid-19 for the most up to date information...

Article - /unews/article/message-university-lethbridge-community-president-vice-chancellor-mike-mahon - March 25, 2020

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With schools closed and parents adapting to home schooling their children, the University of Lethbridge Conservatory of Music is helping to provide some normalcy by quickly adapting their one-on-one music lessons to an online format. Since the closure...

Article - /unews/article/conservatory-music-hosts-online-lessons-more-700-students - March 30, 2020

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Dr. Jennifer Mather has a simple message for everyone about the COVID-19 pandemic — just stay home.While Mather, a world-renowned cephalopod researcher and member of the University of Lethbridge’s Department of Psychology, doesn’t research the disease...

Article - /unews/article/self-isolation-works-says-university-lethbridge-professor-after-recovering-covid-19 - April 6, 2020

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It has been two years since the tragic Humboldt Broncos' bus crash claimed the lives of 16 young Canadians, including local hockey player, Logan Boulet. Logan’s parents, Toby (BEd '89, MEd '04) and Bernadine Boulet (BEd '98), and his sister Mariko (BSc ...

Article - /unews/article/celebrating-green-shirt-day - April 6, 2020

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A group of University of Lethbridge neuroscience researchers have had their work in memory published in the prestigious Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, highlighting the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience’s (CCBN) expertise...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researchers-work-memory-highlighted - April 8, 2020

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Recognizing the need for engaging young minds with STEM lessons has never been greater, the University of Lethbridge’s Destination Exploration (DE) community outreach program has taken its delivery online with the launch of At Home with Destination...

Article - /unews/article/destination-exploration-takes-community-outreach-activities-online-bring-stem-homes - April 8, 2020

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Convocation ceremonies are the highlight of the academic year for both students and staff at the University of Lethbridge and despite this spring’s in-person ceremonies being cancelled, the University is still finding a way to celebrate this monumental...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-sending-spring-convocation-students-offering-future-person-attendance - April 15, 2020

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