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Facing three successive years of significant reductions to its operating grant, the University of Lethbridge has discontinued its men’s and women’s varsity hockey programs.The elimination of the hockey programs is one of a number of budget reduction...

Article - /unews/article/budget-constraints-spell-end-university-lethbridge-hockey-programs - April 20, 2020

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Here’s the clue: This University of Lethbridge employee recently ticked a big item off of her bucket list by being a contestant on Jeopardy.The Jeopardy episode featuring Sharon Lawson (BEd ’88), who provides administrative support in the Faculty of...

Article - /unews/article/answer-%E2%80%9Cwho-sharon-lawson%E2%80%9D - April 20, 2020

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In partnership with the University of Lethbridge, Pathway RX, a research company focused on developing custom cannabis therapies, and Swysh, a company focused on cannabinoid research and development, have found that specific Cannabis sativa extracts...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-scientists-develop-new-medical-cannabis-cultivars-show-promise-combatting-covid-19-virus - April 22, 2020

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The Southern Alberta Technology Council (SATC), which has organized the Lethbridge Regional Science Fair and Science Olympics since 2002, has decided to virtualize the 2020 Regional Science Fair event.Originally scheduled to take place on March 27 and...

Article - /unews/article/lethbridge-regional-science-fair-goes-virtual - April 23, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is drawing from internal strength to fill the role of University Provost and Vice-President (Academic), naming Dr. Erasmus Okine, on an interim basis, to the position. Okine will commence his interim appointment immediately...

Article - /unews/article/dr-erasmus-okine-appointed-interim-provost-and-vice-president-academic - April 23, 2020

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Thanks to a boost in research funding, Digital Audio Arts (DAA) student Leonard Menon will combine his personal and scholarly passions, taking on two major research projects that will enhance his academic credentials and support the community through...

Article - /unews/article/digital-audio-arts-student-receives-boost-funding-two-research-projects - April 24, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is pleased to announce alumnus and long-time coach and Pronghorns supporter Neil Langevin (BA/BEd ’91, MEd ’10) as the Director of Pronghorn Athletics, effective immediately.Langevin is currently the head coach of the...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-appoints-neil-langevin-director-pronghorn-athletics - April 29, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is establishing a committee consisting of donors, alumni and University representatives to determine the feasibility of future Pronghorns hockey programs.The committee’s goal is to seek a solution that would allow the...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-striking-community-university-committee-explore-pronghorns-hockey - April 29, 2020

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Campus closures won’t stop these dedicated students! The University of Lethbridge undergraduate and high school iGEM teams are continuing their competition seasons even without access to wet lab space.Using Zoom, shared online drives, and their own...

Article - /unews/article/igem-teams-continue-work-their-projects-despite-no-lab-access - April 30, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge’s popular PUBlic Professor Series will be more accessible than ever this year as talks from the past six years will be featured on Facebook.Participating faculty members will provide a video recording to update their...

Article - /unews/article/public-professor-series-goes-online-new-interactive-features - May 4, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is prepared to offer a wide range of academic courses for the Fall 2020 semester at both its Lethbridge and Calgary campuses, despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.“We will offer a robust, high-quality...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-fully-committed-program-delivery-fall-2020-semester - May 4, 2020

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University of Lethbridge researchers examining memory processing in the brain have shed light on the mechanisms involved in this complex process — one of the first stages in understanding the basis of memory disorders. This significant work was recently...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-neuroscientists-examine-memory-making-brain-network - May 6, 2020

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Some people might look forward to the time when they don’t have to shop, cook and clean house, but it turns out those activities actually support healthy aging.“When you take those kinds of activities away, people have no reason to get up and move,”...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researcher-examining-ways-increase-daily-movement-among-older-adults-assisted-living - May 7, 2020

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Residential care homes have been especially hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing gaps in the health-care system as both elderly residents and the staff who care for them have contracted the virus.“Even before the pandemic, residential care...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researcher-launch-model-proven-improve-person-centred-care-practices-residential-care - May 12, 2020

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Don’t let your children know, but the new activity posters that have popped up on lampposts around Henderson and Nicholas Sheran Lakes are actually helping them build their brains.The posters, placed by University of Lethbridge neuroscientists Drs....

Article - /unews/article/building-brains-together-group-offers-play-activities-local-families-through-park-posters - May 12, 2020

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Summer camps at the University of Lethbridge will go on — one way or another.As the Government of Alberta begins to ease restrictions as part of its phased approach to reopening the province, summer day camps (with guidelines) are part of Phase 1 of the...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-summer-camps-could-take-many-forms - May 14, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge will provide its students with a robust, quality educational experience for the Fall 2020 Semester through the utilization of a hybrid delivery model.Following significant work by a special taskforce struck in April to...

Article - /unews/article/university-offer-quality-learning-experience-primarily-online-fall-2020-semester - May 19, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge’s Early Start Experience (ESE) will be offered online in August, giving new students the opportunity to learn all they need to set them up for success at university.Offered by the School of Liberal Education, the Early Start...

Article - /unews/article/u-l%E2%80%99s-early-start-experience-helps-first-year-students-succeed-university - May 25, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is turning to the experienced hand of Dr. Matthew Letts, appointing him as the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science.Letts, a professor in the Department of Geography and Environment, has served as interim dean for the...

Article - /unews/article/experienced-administrator-letts-appointed-dean-faculty-arts-science - May 25, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge has solidified a key position in its senior leadership group by appointing Dr. Michelle Helstein to the role of Interim Vice-Provost for a term of three years.Helstein, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-leadership-group-bolstered-addition-dr-michelle-helstein-interim-vice-provost - May 26, 2020

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A passionate registered nurse who has advanced the study of primary health care and health system reform, Dr. Shannon Spenceley (BN ’84) has been appointed acting dean of the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences.Spenceley, who has...

Article - /unews/article/faculty-health-sciences-be-led-newly-appointed-acting-dean-dr-shannon-spenceley - May 28, 2020

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Dr. Robert Wood is set to take over the lead role in expanding the research footprint of one of the country’s top research institutions as the newly appointed Interim Vice-President (Research) at the University of Lethbridge.Wood has served the U of L...

Article - /unews/article/dr-robert-wood-named-interim-vice-president-research - May 28, 2020

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In some COVID-19 patients, the immune system goes into overdrive and starts attacking the body itself in what’s called a cytokine storm. When lung tissue is attacked, it can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the need for a patient...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-scientists-find-certain-cannabis-extracts-may-help-prevent-acute-respiratory-distress - June 1, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge will bring together its co-op, applied studies, MyExperience transcript and career services groups to create a hub to elevate work-integrated learning opportunities for its students.The Student Experiential Learning and...

Article - /unews/article/work-integrated-learning-opportunities-focus-new-student-experiential-learning-and-career - June 2, 2020

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In the past, many scientific research studies focused on using only male subjects, whether in human or animal experiments. Now researchers like Drs. Jamshid Faraji and Gerlinde Metz at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-researchers-demonstrate-importance-studying-sex-differences - June 3, 2020

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