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The University of Lethbridge’s Dr. Olga Kovalchuk and her daughter, Dr. Anna Fiselier (BSc ’14, MSc ’15, PhD ’17), a Family Medicine resident at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, are part of a research team calling for more...

Article - /unews/article/researchers-point-need-further-study-negative-health-effects-associated-discrimination - June 28, 2022

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Four University of Lethbridge researchers were successful as principal applicants in earning funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The projects were part of 809 research initiatives from across...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-researchers-secure-sshrc-funding - July 4, 2022

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It’s a model proven to be successful, leading the University of Lethbridge to expand its annual High School Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) program and add a complementary cohort for 2022 — the Indigenous Summer Research Academy (InSRA).The HYRS...

Article - /unews/article/high-school-students-explore-research-through-hyrs-and-new-insra-summer-programs - July 4, 2022

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Marking a stellar career as a researcher and professor, Dr. Robert Sutherland has been named winner of the 2022 Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award by the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Science (CSBBCS).The award...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-neuroscientist-dr-robert-sutherland-receive-distinguished-contribution - July 8, 2022

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Researchers in the University of Lethbridge’s Southern Alberta Genome Science Centre (SAGSC) and its bioinformatics core are collaborating with scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to find viable solutions to mitigate Bovine Respiratory...

Article - /unews/article/researchers-earn-rdar-support-find-viable-solutions-mitigate-bovine-respiratory-disease - July 8, 2022

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As the Dhillon School of Business (DSB) continues to expand its innovative program delivery, Dr. Kerry Godfrey has been reappointed as dean for an additional five-year term. Godfrey will also assume an expanded role with the University of Lethbridge,...

Article - /unews/article/dr-kerry-godfrey-reappointed-second-term-dean-dhillon-school-business - July 8, 2022

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The summer students working in Dr. Julie Lee-Yaw’s biology lab at the University of Lethbridge are very keen about amphibians — so keen they’re spending the summer conducting research across Alberta on these exceptional indicators of ecosystem health....

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-students-shine-light-rarely-seen-local-toad - July 20, 2022

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Wim Chalmet, director of Facility Operations & Maintenance, never imagined how much he’d learn about a worldwide pandemic until he had to do a deep research dive to support his new role as co-lead of the University’s Return to Campus Committee.It was...

Article - /unews/article/chalmet-earns-plaudits-role-return-campus-committee - July 25, 2022

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An ambitious University of Lethbridge-led study to create a new app-based questionnaire to compare the physical activity levels amongst children across the globe has been awarded more than $1.5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health...

Article - /unews/article/more-15-million-cihr-funding-study-comparing-physical-activity-levels-amongst-children - July 25, 2022

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There’s a new course available at the University of Lethbridge — and it’s free to the public, requires no prerequisites and is both challenging and fun. Welcome to the new ULethbridge Disc Golf Course!Opened quietly earlier this spring, the course has...

Article - /unews/article/university-unveils-new-course-%E2%80%94-and-its-open-play - July 27, 2022

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Probably the last place one could imagine growing rice would be southern Alberta, but, as one University of Lethbridge researcher is finding out, it may not be outside the realm of possibility.Dr. Michele Konschuh, a research associate in the Department...

Article - /unews/article/could-rice-be-next-crop-southern-alberta - July 29, 2022

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Around the world, people use wetlands to help treat wastewater. University of Lethbridge researchers will look to better understand how these complex systems work by studying the Frank Lake wetland and its watershed near High River, Alberta.With base...

Article - /unews/article/research-study-focus-environmental-impacts-effluent-release - August 8, 2022

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What if scientists could have predicted the path of COVID-19 infections and insured communities in those soon-to-be-affected areas had enough resources, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators, to help stop further spread?That’s the...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-student-team-captures-first-place-finish-big-data-challenge - August 12, 2022

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It’s the start of something big for Pronghorn Athletics — not just this fall but for years to come. The inaugural Horns Triple Header, featuring Canada West regular season games with the Pronghorns men’s and women’s soccer teams and women’s rugby team,...

Article - /unews/article/pronghorn-athletics-kicking-new-tradition-triple-header-opening-weekend - September 1, 2022

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A true in-person experience awaits University of Lethbridge students this fall, promising the on-campus student experience for which ULethbridge is renowned. It’s also what students have been seeking for more than two years.Campus begins populating this...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-students-returning-campus-full-person-experience - September 2, 2022

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Researchers at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) have shown that the sex of an experimenter, a factor typically not accounted for in preclinical studies using rodents, could have an effect on study...

Article - /unews/article/male-experimenters-make-female-rats-uneasy - September 6, 2022

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Dear ULethbridge Community,The start of the new academic year is always exciting, and the commencement of the fall 2022 term is especially meaningful. This is the first time since 2019 that the University of Lethbridge community has been together for...

Article - /unews/article/welcome-fall-2022-term - September 7, 2022

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Community Bridge Lab Showcase takes place Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dr. Foster James Penny Building (324 5 St S)One of the University of Lethbridge’s greatest contributions to southern Alberta is the annual influx of bright, talented, eager...

Article - /unews/article/new-community-bridge-lab-serves-hub-connecting-students-each-other-academics-and-community - September 7, 2022

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The School of Liberal Education has appointed Miranda Leibel as the first Evelyn Hamilton Chair in Liberal Education at the University of Lethbridge.“We are so pleased to announce that Miranda will become the School of Liberal Education’s inaugural...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-appoints-first-ever-evelyn-hamilton-chair-liberal-education - September 14, 2022

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The University of Lethbridge President's Office is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the President's Award for Service Excellence.AUPE recipient — Rebecca GrayThe University of Lethbridge is extremely pleased to present the President’s Award...

Article - /unews/article/recognizing-winners-2022-presidents-awards-service-excellence - September 15, 2022

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Seeking to rediscover her voice, University of Toronto student Chido Muchemwa entered The University of Lethbridge’s Bridge Prize short story contest on a whim and produced the grand prize-winning submission. Her story, If It Wasn’t for the Nights, was...

Article - /unews/article/university-toronto-student-captures-university-lethbridge%E2%80%99s-bridge-prize-short-story-contest - September 20, 2022

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Two new annual bursaries worth $10,000 each will give University of Lethbridge students studying remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) or geography a financial boost for the next five years thanks to a donation from TECTERRA, a Calgary...

Article - /unews/article/geography-students-benefit-new-tecterra-bursaries - September 21, 2022

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One of the most important areas on the University of Lethbridge campus opened today and fittingly, it is named after one of ULethbridge’s most iconic figures, Dr. Leroy Little Bear (BASc (BA) ’72, DASc ’04). ULethbridge officially opened the Iikaisskini...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-officially-opens-iikaisskini-gathering-centre - September 22, 2022

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The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry held the 15th annual Chinook Symposium recently, showcasing the amazing research being done by students within the department.This year, a total of five high school participants from the 2022 HYRS cohort, the...

Article - /unews/article/chinook-symposium-showcases-student-work - September 23, 2022

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Deirdre McKenna (BA ’94), a partner at Davidson & Williams LLP, has assumed the role of president of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA).“We are so pleased to welcome Deirdre as the new ULAA president,” says Lyndsay Montina, director...

Article - /unews/article/university-lethbridge-alumni-association-names-new-president - September 26, 2022

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