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Dr. Kimberly Mair challenges conventional scholarship in her new book, Guerrilla Aesthetics

Dr. Kimberly Mair challenges conventional scholarship in her new book, Guerrilla Aesthetics

Most scholarship on the Red Army Faction looks at the possible political strategies behind the group’s actions but Dr. Kimberly Mair, a University of Lethbridge sociology professor, takes a different approach in her new book Guerrilla Aesthetics. Mair focuses on the Red Decade, 1967 to 1977, in West German

New privately-operated MRI machine opens at University of Lethbridge

The U3T MRI will benefit southern Albertans clinically and in research 94.1 CJOC [http://www.cjocfm.com/news-and-info/lethbridge-news/new-privately-operated-mri-machine-opens-at-university-of-lethbridge/]

Lethbridge-based lawyer named Chair of University of Lethbridge Board of Governors

University of Lethbridge alumnus and local lawyer Kurt Schlachter is the new chair of the university’s Board of Governors, just the 10th in the school’s history. Global News [http://globalnews.ca/news/2803206/lethbridge-based-lawyer-named-chair-of-university-of-lethbridge-board-of-governors/]

Kurt Schlachter named Chair of University of Lethbridge Board of Governors

Kurt Schlachter named Chair of University of Lethbridge Board of Governors

Lethbridge-based lawyer and University of Lethbridge alumnus Kurt Schlachter (BSc ’00) has been appointed Chair of the U of L’s Board of Governors – the 10th in the University’s history. Schlachter, who earned a Bachelor of Science with Honours (2000) from the U of L and a Juris Doctor

Like a sponge: Research led by UM underscores importance of gravel-bed rivers to safeguard biodiversity

"Imagine that whole system from valley wall to valley wall being a big gravel sponge." The Missoulian [http://missoulian.com/news/local/new-research-lead-by-university-of-montana-underscores-importance-of/article_e71ac6cf-8026-5cf4-b68b-a6c69d31af17.html]

U of L AGILITY program offers support to young inventors

AGILITY, celebrating its first anniversary, provides students with a platform to build their entrepreneurial spirit by linking education, research and creative development, through hands-on learning. Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2016/07/04/u-of-l-agility-program-offers-support-to-young-inventors/]

Summer science camps for youth are underway at U of L

Budding young scientists can keep busy through the summer by signing up for a science camp at the University of Lethbridge. Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2016/07/04/summer-science-camps-for-youth-are-underway-at-u-of-l/]

U of L neuroscientists utilize state-of-the-art equipment

A state-of-the-art optical imaging lab is putting the University of Lethbridge and Canadian Centre of Behavioural Neuroscience at the forefront of neurological research. Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2016/06/29/u-of-l-neuroscientists-utilize-state-of-the-art-equipment/]

Southern Alberta oral history project proves popular

Southern Alberta oral history project proves popular

When his recent oral history presentation on southern Alberta’s Japanese emigrants and their descendants drew a crowd three times larger than expected, Dr. Darren Aoki (BA ’90) knew he had a project that resonated with people. Now a lecturer at Plymouth University in England, Aoki began his Mukashi Mukashi

CCBN research capabilities expand with state-of-the-art optical imaging lab

CCBN research capabilities expand with state-of-the-art optical imaging lab

A state-of-the-art optical imaging lab in the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) is giving University of Lethbridge scientists a leg up in unlocking the secrets of how our brains function. Two-and-a-half years in the making, Mohajerani's lab is hoping to map, with outstanding precision, how the brain

Auditory research study to further tinnitus knowledge

Auditory research study to further tinnitus knowledge

In the quest to learn more about the brain and brain diseases, Dr. Majid Mohajerani has been assembling a team of researchers—three graduate students, three post-doctoral researchers, a research associate and two technicians—as he’s been building a state-of-the-art optical imaging lab. Dr. Michael Kyweriga is one of

Physics student awarded prestigious scholarship

Student Success

Physics student awarded prestigious scholarship

Ian Veenendaal, a doctoral student in Dr. David Naylor’s astrophysics lab at the University of Lethbridge, has always been curious about how things work. His quest to build a spectrometer that can operate at cryogenic temperatures has earned him an Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship through the Natural

University of Lethbridge receives grant to help train the next generation of space scientists and engineers

University of Lethbridge receives grant to help train the next generation of space scientists and engineers

A proposal developed by Dr. David Naylor of the University of Lethbridge’s Astronomical Instrumentation Group (AIG) has won a $500,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency. The Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) grant will allow the U of L to train up-and-coming

Perseverance pays off for Patel

Perseverance pays off for Patel

When Priscilla Patel first came to the city in 2009 to begin her studies at the University of Lethbridge, she saw land, lots of land, in fact, more land than buildings. And the buildings — most of them single-storey, were so unlike the highrises in her native Malaysia. The bustling neighbourhoods

Eight reasons why octopuses are the geniuses of the ocean

Remember Inky's escape? Dr. Jennifer Mather talks about some of the amazing things she's learned about octopuses, abilities that Inky made use of in his escape. BBC Earth [http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160527-eight-reasons-why-octopuses-are-the-geniuses-of-the-ocean]

Truth and reconciliation initiatives underway

Truth and reconciliation initiatives underway

Over the past year, the University of Lethbridge community has had unique opportunities to learn about Aboriginal ways of being and begin the process of reconciliation. In addition to two discussion forums, one with Dr. Leroy Little Bear and one with Commissioner Chief Wilton Little Child, Dr. Martha Many Grey

Success built on relationships and trust

Success built on relationships and trust

To be recognized by Wealth Professional Magazine as one of Canada’s best financial advisors even once is an impressive accomplishment, but Lyle Rouleau (BMgt ’89) has done it three times. As First Vice-President with CIBC Wood Gundy’s Rouleau Investment Group in Edmonton, Rouleau has made Wealth Professional’s

Study to examine the use of acupuncture as treatment for children with anxiety

Study to examine the use of acupuncture as treatment for children with anxiety

A new pilot study at the University of Lethbridge is taking a traditional approach to a complex problem and determining the feasibility of using acupuncture in treating children with anxiety. Naturopathic medicine, which includes acupuncture, blends modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine, an approach that is

High school students meet the challenge of university coursework

Student Success

High school students meet the challenge of university coursework

The high school students in Deborah Jarvie’s Systems and Supply Chain Management class are well on their way to being ready for university-level coursework, thanks to the dual credit initiative (DCI) between Lethbridge Collegiate Institute and the University of Lethbridge. The class was the second DCI course; Liberal Education

U of L’s Centre for Oral History and Tradition to offer public workshops

U of L’s Centre for Oral History and Tradition to offer public workshops

Oral history projects help bring the past to life through the voices of people who lived at the time. Members of the University of Lethbridge’s Centre for Oral History and Tradition (COHT), in partnership with the Galt Museum and Archives, are offering their expertise as oral historians to help

Researchers show prenatal stress influences new behavioural traits, including handedness

Researchers show prenatal stress influences new behavioural traits, including handedness

A new study by researchers at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, recently published in Cerebral Cortex, shows the effects of prenatal stress accumulate across generations and can affect behavioural traits, such as right- and left-handedness. Mirela Ambeskovic, a PhD candidate working in the laboratory

U of L confirms appointments

The U of L board of governors named eight research chairs and re-appointed two key administrators during its April meeting. Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2016/04/25/u-of-l-confirms-appointments/]

Sexual Violence Policy Approved for University of Lethbridge

The U of L's policy will expand awareness and education, promote principles of consent, and provide resources and support for those affected by sexual violence. Lethbridge News Now [http://lethbridgenewsnow.com/article/512313/sexual-violence-policy-approved-university-lethbridge]

Board of Governors Research Chairs announced

The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors appointed or reappointed eight Board of Governors Research Chairs at its regular meeting on April 21, 2016. The Board of Governors Research Chair program acknowledges the research accomplishments of University faculty members. “The University of Lethbridge is home to world-leading researchers across many

Antiquated neo-liberalism and Alberta

Trevor Harrison looks at the Alberta budget, its economic woes and the Wildrose Party's response in this opinion piece Winnipeg Free Press [http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/antiquated-neo-liberalism-and-alberta-376666721.html]