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Lisa Prosser: Data Whisperer. Master's student. Reader.

Lisa Prosser (BA '03) works with big data in New York City and is working on a master's degree in business analytics TechRepublic [http://www.techrepublic.com/article/lisa-prosser-data-whisperer-masters-student-reader/]

U of L played a role in siting the world’s largest telescope

U of L played a role in siting the world’s largest telescope

Astronomers will be able to peer farther back in time with the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), an international astronomy project that has involved the utilization of University of Lethbridge technology. Canada recently announced it will provide almost $250 million in funding over the next 10 years to help build the

Lethbridge Sport Council awards recognize local athletes

The Lethbridge Sport Council will honour individuals and community organizations in 10 categories with achievement awards on April 14, several of them with a University of Lethbridge connection. The many contributions of Marcus Karpati (BA ’07, BEd ’10) will be acknowledged as he is honoured posthumously with the 2014 Spirit

Oral history of Michener Centre published in new book

Dr. Claudia Malacrida talks about her new book, A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Alberta's Eugenic Years CBC [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/oral-history-of-michener-centre-published-in-new-book-1.3026156]

Use of innovative couples therapy to be expanded thanks to research grant and partnership with Alberta Health Services

Use of innovative couples therapy to be expanded thanks to research grant and partnership with Alberta Health Services

A major two-year grant worth $153,000 from the Alberta Gambling Research Institute will allow University of Lethbridge Health Sciences professors, Drs. Bonnie Lee and Darren Christensen, and their team to gauge the effect of a specialized couples counselling model. Developed by Lee, Congruence Couple Therapy (CCT) has already undergone

Tomorrow is a new day

U of L students created artworks to increase awareness and raise funds for a scholarship through the Student Success Centre's suicide prevention campaign Global News [http://globalnews.ca/news/1928861/tomorrow-is-a-new-day/]

A story that had to be told

A story that had to be told

Their first sight of the imposing four-story brick edifice that was the main administration building at Michener Centre was etched in the memories of many children, chiseling a turning point in their lives. One woman described her experience as a 10-year-old. ‘I was told to sit down and wait in

Provocative new book opens doors on life at Alberta’s Michener Centre during province’s eugenics years

Provocative new book opens doors on life at Alberta’s Michener Centre during province’s eugenics years

Dr. Claudia Malacrida has thrown the doors open on an era of Alberta’s past that many would prefer to forget. Her new book, A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Alberta’s Eugenic Years, talks about life at the infamous Michener Centre from the perspective of people who lived there,

Governing for the short term?

A group of U of L faculty members say budget does little to get Alberta off boom-and-bust cycles of budgeting Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/opinions/2015/04/01/governing-for-the-short-term/]

Second thoughts?

Dr. Geoffrey Hale says internal party polling could make Premier Jim Prentice think twice about a spring election Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2015/04/01/second-thoughts/]

Gentile takes next step in hockey career

Jodi Gentile has been named Lethbridge Pronghorns' rookie of the year Richmond Review [http://www.richmondreview.com/sports/298202961.html]

Management student wins prestigious Futures Fund scholarship

Student Success

Management student wins prestigious Futures Fund scholarship

Frazer Sloan was one of 10 business students in Canada who got double the money for working hard and engaging with his peers, faculty and community, while making the most of his academic career. Sloan, a third-year Faculty of Management student majoring in finance, was recently awarded a Futures Fund

Cupcake campaign delivers treats to residence students

Cupcake campaign delivers treats to residence students

The recipe to give students a sweet treat at a time when they are finishing papers and preparing for final exams involves some 112 bricks of butter, 13 cups of vanilla, 144 cups of flour and enough stamina to bake and frost 1,000 cupcakes. Now in its fourth year,

U of L student and faculty research to be showcased at two events

U of L student and faculty research to be showcased at two events

The public is invited to learn more about research being conducted at the University of Lethbridge through the annual Community University Research Exchange (CURE) and the Meeting of the Minds conference Friday and Saturday. Friday’s CURE event highlights the research being done by U of L faculty and students

Lethcamp 2015 brings educators together for the second annual unconference

Based on the success of the inaugural Lethcamp unconference last year, organizers had no doubts they wanted to use the model again this year. Organized by education students at the University of Lethbridge, Saturday’s unconference will start with creating an agenda that’s driven by participants. “Instead of having

Fashion design and fine arts students to benefit from partnership between Lethbridge College and University of Lethbridge

Creative art and design students from across Canada can take advantage of a new partnership between Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge. Starting this fall, the agreement provides for an easy transfer from the college’s Fashion Design and Sustainable Production diploma program into a degree program in the

Back on the ice after a cancer diagnosis

Two weeks after finishing chemotherapy, U of L Pronghorns' hockey goalie Dylan Tait learned he's cancer-free. Maclean's Magazine [http://www.macleans.ca/society/back-on-the-ice-after-a-cancer-diagnosis/]

U of L researcher to investigate tinnitus through funding from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

U of L researcher to investigate tinnitus through funding from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Dr. Michael Kyweriga, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Majid Mohajerani’s lab at the University of Lethbridge, will be able to build understanding of tinnitus thanks to a postgraduate fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions. Tinnitus, a condition in which a person hears constant ringing, buzzing or hissing noises, often

University of Lethbridge names Native American Studies Student Lounge in honour of late Narcisse Blood

University of Lethbridge names Native American Studies Student Lounge in honour of late Narcisse Blood

The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors approved a recommendation from the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Alumni Chapter that the Student Lounge in the area of Native American Studies (NAS) be dedicated in honour of the late Narcisse Blood. In addition to the many activities associated with the annual

Annual Brain Awareness Week highlights U of L neuroscience research

Annual Brain Awareness Week highlights U of L neuroscience research

Everyone is invited to learn more about the world-renowned brain research being done at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) during Brain Awareness Week, March 9 to 14. Dr. Robbin Gibb, a U of L professor of neuroscience, will present this year’s public talk,

Opinion: Safe, long-term energy strategy crucial

U of L professors James Byrne and Paul Hazendonk discuss the need to diversify Alberta's energy industry and invest in renewable energy Edmonton Journal [http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Opinion+Safe+long+term+energy+strategy+crucial/10857902/story.html]

Chefs are serving diners live seafood: Is it a unique culinary experience or a moral quandary?

U of L's Dr. Jennifer Mather weighs in on the practice of serving live seafood, including octopus, at some restaurants Globe and Mail [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/food-trends/diners-face-unique-experience-moral-dilemma-with-live-food/article23265808/]

Native Awareness Week still going strong after 40 years

Native Awareness Week still going strong after 40 years

This year’s Native Awareness Week (NAW) brings a full schedule of activities designed to celebrate Aboriginal culture and the 40th anniversary of the Native American Students’ Association (NASA) at the University of Lethbridge. The Native American Studies program and NASA have been an integral part of the University of

Champion's new CAO excited

Brady Schnell, who recently completed the requirements for a business degree in finance, is now the chief administrative officer for the Village of Champion. Vulcan Advocate [http://www.vulcanadvocate.com/2015/02/24/champions-new-cao-excited]

Getting political

Getting political

Life has taken some interesting turns for Hon. Jennifer Campeau (BMgt '08), MLA for Saskatoon Fairview, since she obtained a Bachelor of Management in First Nations Governance at the University of Lethbridge in 2008. She was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in 2011 and was later appointed Minister of