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For more than a dozen years, the University of Lethbridge has received support from TD Insurance. The long-standing TD Home and Auto Insurance partnership provides U of L alumni with special benefits and privileges, and the program’s total contributions...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-partners-td-life-and-health-insurance - October 29, 2020

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One might assume the travel restrictions imposed as a result of the COVID pandemic would have open science researchers ready at the bat.While open access to science aims to make scientific research and data easily available to the broader public, it...

Article - /unews/article/doing-open-science-covid-19-times - November 3, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of professionals with expertise in epidemiology and biostatistics, public health policy and ethics, and public health program implementation and evaluation. Two new graduate certificates at the...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-offers-two-new-graduate-certificates-public-health - November 4, 2020

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Being a master of science student in Dr. Trushar Patel’s (Chemistry & Biochemistry) lab at the University of Lethbridge put Sergeant Michael D’Souza in the perfect position to create a new collaboration between the University and the Canadian Armed...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-forges-partnership-south-alberta-light-horse-reserve-unit - November 4, 2020

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Dr. Jennifer Otto, a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge, will go back 500 years to delve into the events that eventually led to modern-day human rights, thanks to a grant from the Social Sciences and...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-religious-studies-researcher-examine-roots-religious-tolerance - November 5, 2020

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Dr. Stephanie King, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Lethbridge, has long been interested in the effects of stress on the developing fetus and how those effects show up in subsequent generations. While a PhD student at Washington State...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-post-doc-examines-long-term-effects-environmental-exposures-during-pregnancy-including - November 5, 2020

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Two U of L researchers have received a $200,000 grant from the Exceptional Opportunities Fund of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for infrastructure to aid them in their search to find a drug to treat the SARS-CoV-2 virus that’s responsible...

Article - /unews/article/canada-foundation-innovation-funding-will-help-u-l-researchers-pursue-drug-treatment-covid - November 6, 2020

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The stage may have changed, but the talents remain the same! The Department of Drama is rising to the challenge of presenting its first Mainstage production of the 2020-2021 season online, for a live performance that is not to be missed.Identuality, a...

Article - /unews/article/mainstage-season-opens-virtual-performance-identuality - November 6, 2020

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What is an ensemble musician to do when they can no longer do what they love most? The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra and Gilbert Paterson Middle School band program turned to each other when faced with a common predicament, and it has resulted...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-musicians-mentor-middle-school-band-rare-virtual-partnership - November 10, 2020

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Canadian businesses that have adapted to include Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing are more than meeting the calls to action (CTA) of the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), they are realizing greater success. When it comes to the...

Article - /unews/article/indigenous-perspectives-key-unlocking-success-modern-business-landscape - November 12, 2020

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University of Lethbridge genome scientists examining molecular changes in the brain of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease have shed light on the mechanisms involved in this complex process — one of the first stages in understanding better the molecular...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-scientists-unveil-novel-molecular-mechanism-underlying-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-disease - November 17, 2020

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The Bridge Prize, Canada’s largest literary prize for post-secondary students, has finalized its jury for the 2022 competition — and it features some of the country’s most accomplished authors.“We are delighted to announce that our 2022 Bridge Prize...

Article - /unews/article/bridge-prize-main-jury-finalized-2022-national-literary-competition - November 18, 2020

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As wildland fires continue to increase in frequency, size and intensity throughout Canada, University of Lethbridge researchers have received funding to work with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) — Canada Wildfire...

Article - /unews/article/chasmer-research-group-utilizing-remote-sensing-increase-knowledge-wildland-fire-potential - November 19, 2020

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The President’s Award for Service Excellence is awarded annually to University of Lethbridge employees in recognition of the provision of exceptional service to the University of Lethbridge and members of the University community.Typically, one award is...

Article - /unews/article/recognizing-winners-2020-presidents-awards - November 20, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge has been offering co-op work terms for 30 years, but never before in a pandemic. As a way to combine on-the-job experience with academic studies, co-op work terms give students — more than 300 of them last year — the...

Article - /unews/article/students-jump-start-their-careers-through-co-op-work-terms - November 23, 2020

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It may be hard to fathom but we are rapidly approaching the holiday season and the end of our fall semester. And while the calendar doesn’t lie, without the annual markers we’ve become accustomed to, it almost doesn’t seem real that the end of 2020 is...

Article - /unews/article/open-mike-%E2%80%94-approaching-end-semester-town-hall-wrap - November 23, 2020

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A new course offered by the University of Lethbridge, and available to students and community members alike, examines the language around Indigenization and reconciliation and creates a safe space for a conversation sorely needed by all communities...

Article - /unews/article/new-course-available-students-public-examines-language-around-indigenization-and - November 25, 2020

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Thanks to 20 years of community support, the University of Lethbridge is excited to announce a record number of scholarships from the Abbondànza Fine Arts Scholarship Endowment for the 2020/2021 academic year. This fall, an astounding 30 scholarships...

Article - /unews/article/abbond%C3%A0nza-endowment-provides-record-number-scholarships-faculty-fine-arts-students - November 26, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is pleased to announce Dr. Lars Hallström has been appointed as the new director of the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy effective Jan. 1, 2021.“We are excited to welcome Dr. Hallström to the University...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-appoints-new-director-prentice-institute - November 30, 2020

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Destination Exploration (DE) is meeting the need for STEM activities and learning by relaunching their after-school clubs in January. Students will be able to perform science experiments, explore robotics, do math games and puzzles, learn online...

Article - /unews/article/destination-exploration-offer-virtual-clubs-january - December 2, 2020

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You likely never think about how your new mobile phone is twice as fast as your last, why you now feel secure making bank transactions remotely, or how Google and Alexa now plan your days — it’s just the world in which we live. The technology, the...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge%E2%80%99s-quantum-alberta-researchers-pushing-towards-second-quantum - December 2, 2020

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News of vaccines under development to combat the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have provided many people with the first sense of optimism for a future beyond the pandemic, and Dr. Trushar Patel, an associate professor in...

Article - /unews/article/vaccines-bring-hope-pandemic-stricken-world - December 2, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is extending its holiday break and pushing back the start of Spring 2021 semester classes in an effort to address student mental health concerns and enhance public health and safety following the holiday season.The start of...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-extending-holiday-break-effort-enhance-campus-well-being - December 3, 2020

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The University of Lethbridge is pleased to welcome a new member to its Board of Governors and the reappointment of two others who have made significant contributions to the U of L community.Calgary-based businessman Darcy Gonci (BSC ’96, BMgt ’99) has...

Article - /unews/article/u-l-solidifies-board-governors-new-member-and-reappointments - December 4, 2020

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University of Lethbridge-supported teams earned silver and bronze medals as the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Giant Jamboree took place in the virtual space recently.The annual celebration of synthetic biology and genetic...

Article - /unews/article/virtual-igem-giant-jamboree-sees-university-lethbridge-supported-teams-garner-silver-and - December 8, 2020

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