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Campus Life

Unique U of L project brings education and international students together for friendship and learning

Students in Greg Ogilvie’s Teaching ESL class will get the opportunity to practice their teaching skills while helping a group of international students adapt to life in Canada. In partnership with University of Lethbridge International, Ogilvie’s students recently met with 26 students from Gakushuin Women’s College in

Community

U of L hosts its first ever finance competition for high school students

High school students who want to learn the basics of financial investing and stock markets are being encouraged to form teams and participate in the first finance competition of its kind to be held at the University of Lethbridge. The competition includes a month-long Investment Challenge and a half-day of

Research

Research study finds Americans are more optimistic about the future than Canadians

Middle-aged citizens of the United States have faith in the American dream and believe that it will continue into the future, despite greater adversity in the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession. That sense of optimism was among the key findings of a research paper soon to be published in

Student Success

U of L student honoured with national award for inorganic chemistry research

Chemistry research is play for Jackson Knott, and he talks about his work in the lab with as much excitement as someone who’s found buried treasure. His fire for chemistry research hasn’t gone unnoticed as he recently received a national honour from the Canadian Society for Chemistry (Division

Campus Life

U of L education students host book drive to help students in the Philippines

The plight of public schools in the wake of the destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in the fall of 2013, has motivated education students at the University of Lethbridge to help rebuild school libraries by organizing a book drive from now until March 1. Alana Millard, director

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No alternative to a sales tax

Trevor Harrison, a sociology professor, makes a case for a sales tax in Alberta Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/opinions/2016/02/11/no-alternative-to-a-sales-tax/]

Community

Lethbridge Shrine Club establishes bursaries to support youth in need

The Shriners have been helping youth since the early 1900s and the Lethbridge Shrine Club is continuing that tradition with the establishment of five bursaries for University of Lethbridge students in financial need. “We used to help young people with their health problems until they turned 17 but those needs

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Potato researcher hired at University of Lethbridge

Potato research is poised to get a boost in Alberta with the appointment of a research chair in potato science at the University of Lethbridge. The Western Producer [http://www.producer.com/daily/potato-researcher-hired-at-university-of-lethbridge/]

Campus Life

50 Voices research project gathering steam

The University of Lethbridge, as central as it is to the fabric of southern Alberta, means something different to each person who has walked its hallways. What better way to commemorate the U of L’s 50th anniversary than by giving those who have been part of the University’s

Research

University of Lethbridge welcomes new Research Chair in Potato Science

Funded by a consortium of association and industry partners, the University of Lethbridge has appointed Dr. Dmytro Yevtushenko as Research Chair in Potato Science. The local potato industry is poised to benefit from Yevtushenko’s experience as a plant biologist and from his expertise in potatoes, a plant he has

Community

Alberta teachers to benefit from linkage of U of L FNMI education database to provincial resource

A database of educational resources for First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) learners developed at the University of Lethbridge will gain wider exposure and use when it is added to resources at the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC) today. Dawn Burleigh, a professor in the Faculty of Education, oversees

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New gene-based fungicide could combat fusarium

A team of U of L students has developed a potentially game-changing product that could wipe out a widespread problem for cereal growers — fusarium graminearum. Alberta Farmer Express [http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/2016/01/20/new-gene-based-fungicide-could-combat-fusarium/]

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College to host Early Childhood Conference

U of L neuroscience professor Dr. Robbin Gibb is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an early childhood conference hosted by Medicine Hat College Medicine Hat News [http://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2016/01/21/college-to-host-early-childhood-conference/]

Campus Life

Iconic maquette statues temporarily removed for safety reasons

The six maquette statues that once overlooked the University Centre for the Arts Atrium are now in storage after a structural problem with the Level 7 plant deck where they were installed was identifed last December. The statues, characters from ‘The Audience’ sculpture by Canadian artist Michael Snow, were not

Research

New U of L website highlights Alberta’s warming climate

A new, interactive online database developed at the University of Lethbridge provides easy access to climate records from 1950 to 2010 for the province of Alberta. Analyzing the trends clearly reveals that Alberta’s climate has been warming, especially in winter, when the temperature in some areas has increased, on

Community

University of Lethbridge joins the Little Lethbridge Library movement

Reading material for all ages is now available at the University of Lethbridge, as several Little Lethbridge Libraries have made their appearance on campus. Thanks to Dr. Andy Hakin, provost and vice-president (academic), six little libraries, three indoors and three outdoors, will soon be installed and their shelves ready for

Student Success

How Felix Schiel became Canadian

Felix Schiel, a student from Magdeburg, Germany, only arrived in Canada in September but it didn’t take him long to adapt to the life of a University of Lethbridge student and get a little richer in the process. Attending classes and living in residence, Schiel quickly honed in on

Student Success

Essay on Zen Buddhist art nets student Michael Chan prize

Kaelah Collins’ (BA ’15) keen interest in Asian culture has paid a dividend she never expected. Collins learned she won the Michael Chan Prize in Asian Studies for an essay she wrote for Dr. John Harding’s Zen Buddhism 3000-level class last April. “I was shocked. I know that I’

Community

U of L committee’s fundraising efforts to help Syrian refugees garner wide support

A fundraising effort organized by the University of Lethbridge Refugee Action committee in September has already raised more than $26,000 and enough household goods to fill four garages and a donated storage space. The committee, led by University Chaplain Erin Phillips and Dr. Anne Dymond, a U of L

Campus Life

Book of Knots explores nothingness

When Jay Gamble sits down to write he uses stationery and a trusty fountain pen. Sometimes he even uses a vintage Underwood typewriter. He doesn’t shun computers or other modern devices but he maintains composition comes easier with a fountain pen in his hand. So it’s kind of

Community

Taking learning outside the classroom

Students enrolled in Dr. Jennifer Mather’s Psychology 4550 class took their learning outside the classroom with a unique project to understand the nature of community for people with schizophrenia. “The purpose of the assignment was to get a better understanding of what it’s like to be a person

Students

Grant allows student to realize long-held dream

Evangeline Allen, a fourth-year management student specializing in human resources, was able to do the humanitarian work she’d always dreamed of doing with the help of a unique grant available for students who want to gain experience in a developing country. Best of all, she was able to help

Student Success

Study tour gives students direct cultural experience

Participating in a course like the Study Tour of Japan gives students an education that goes beyond learning in a university classroom and the typical tourist experience. Students gain firsthand knowledge of life in Japan from those who live there. “The purpose of the trip is to provide students with

Campus Life

U of L team sweeps up the competition at the University Trading Challenge

University of Lethbridge teams proved their mettle on the trading floor during the recent University Trading Challenge (UTC), with one team capturing first place in all categories. Cameron Pituley, the winning team’s captain, said their success was part hard work and part commitment. Other team members included Conner Williams,

Community

Dual credit initiative introduces high school students to university coursework

Twenty-seven high school students at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute are earning both high school and university credits through a dual credit initiative (DCI) with the University of Lethbridge that began in September. Liberal Education 1000 is being taught by University of Lethbridge professors Dr. Bruce MacKay, co-ordinator of the Faculty of