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University’s Industry Liaison Office can help get an idea off the ground

University’s Industry Liaison Office can help get an idea off the ground

The process of taking an invention from the lab to the marketplace can be long and consist of more than a few twists and turns. Scientists at the University of Lethbridge who have the expertise to research and develop a novel idea or product may need coaching and support to

Fostering resilience in mothers and babies following the Fort McMurray wildfire

Fostering resilience in mothers and babies following the Fort McMurray wildfire

Dr. Gerlinde Metz, a University of Lethbridge neuroscientist, is one of a group of Canadian researchers led by Dr. David Olson at the University of Alberta who seek to reduce the negative effects of stress on pregnant women, newborns and their mothers following the Fort McMurray wildfire. The research study,

U of L establishes School of Liberal Education

U of L establishes School of Liberal Education

Solving complex problems facing the world today takes the expertise of professionals who can think critically and broadly. The Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015, for example, came under control with the involvement of not only doctors and nurses, but also scientists, researchers, developers, policy makers and an anthropologist who knew cultural

Global Citizenship Cohort demonstrates diverse interests

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Global Citizenship Cohort demonstrates diverse interests

Students in this year’s Arts and Science Global Citizenship Cohort stepped up to help out. Their projects included everything from volunteering at the Soup Kitchen to getting involved in the Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) and signing a water charter. “The theme for the Cohort was water, sustainability and social

Northern Survey Flights - Achieving Subdecimetre Accuracy in Arctic Canada

U of L alum Owen Brown (BSc '09), president of Ventus Geospatial, was involved in a drone survey to relocate an airport on Baffin Island GIM magazine [https://www.gim-international.com/content/article/northern-survey-flights]

Founder of Uphill Both Ways to receive this year’s Young Alumnus Achievement Award

Founder of Uphill Both Ways to receive this year’s Young Alumnus Achievement Award

Janelle Pritchard (BN ’12), recipient of this year’s Young Alumnus Achievement Award, wants to reassure new alumni not to worry if they don’t have everything in their lives planned out. “For me, the biggest thing I’ve come to appreciate is that you don’t need to have

First-year Schuler teacher nominated for prestigious award

U of L alumna Alisha Sims (BA/BEd '16), a first-year teacher at Schuler School in the Prairie Rose School Division, has been nominated for the prestigious Edwin Parr Award. Prairie Post [http://www.prairiepost.com/news/alberta/item/11961-first-year-schuler-teacher-nominated-for-prestigious-award.html]

Anniversary gift to help create a more ecologically friendly campus

Anniversary gift to help create a more ecologically friendly campus

For more than 30 years, Dr. Jennifer Mather has called the University of Lethbridge her workplace home. She’s rather fond of the place and wanted to mark the U of L’s 50th birthday with a special gift. Mather says she’s been thinking about campus ecology for a

U of L hosting Meeting of the Minds today, Saturday

Graduate students and their work will be showcased at the annual Meeting of the Minds conference Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/03/17/u-of-l-hosting-meeting-of-the-minds-today-saturday/]

Wetmore harnesses power of computers to tackle some of society's biggest problems

Wetmore harnesses power of computers to tackle some of society's biggest problems

Dr. Stacey Wetmore admits she used to break her fair share of equipment and spill enough compounds that experimental chemistry wasn’t the most prudent career choice. She took her mathematical aptitude and applied it to her chemical knowledge and set up shop in front of a computer screen – and

Great historical tragedy on stage at U of L

The U of L drama department invites the public to experience one of the great historical tragedies with its production of “The Duchess of Malfi” by John Webster. Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/03/16/great-historical-tragedy-on-stage-at-u-of-l/]

Undergraduate research helps students put theory into practice

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Undergraduate research helps students put theory into practice

How a star is born could be the subject of a Hollywood movie but for Geoffrey Sitwell, a master’s student at the University of Lethbridge, it’s a subject for intense research. He was one of more than 40 undergraduate students who participated in the Undergraduate Research Showcase poster

Digitizing school memories

Local historian Bruce Haig has expanded his digital yearbook project thanks to a partnership with the U of L library. Crowsnest Pass Herald [http://passherald.ca/archives/170222/index3.htm]

Native Awareness Week to include pipe ceremony

Native Awareness Week to include pipe ceremony

This year’s Native Awareness Week from March 6 to 10 will pay tribute to the long-held relationship between the University of Lethbridge and Indigenous peoples. Among the many events taking place, the U of L, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, will be unveiling its own ceremonial pipe, made by

Grant enables U of L researchers to investigate how people engage with art

Grant enables U of L researchers to investigate how people engage with art

Intuitively, Dr. Josephine Mills, curator of the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, knows people get something out of art. Exactly how people engage with art remains a mystery even though art galleries, large and small, have a big interest in being able to answer the question. “Public engagement in the

Raising Spirit project receives Canada 150 grant

Raising Spirit project receives Canada 150 grant

The Raising Spirit project by the Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society, and supported by the University of Lethbridge’s Institute for Child and Youth Studies (I-CYS), has received a Canada 150 grant worth $10,000 that will allow it to undertake a series of workshops that will culminate in a

U of L master’s student awarded Alberta SPOR Graduate Studentship

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U of L master’s student awarded Alberta SPOR Graduate Studentship

In a first for the University of Lethbridge, Yanjun Shi (BA ’14) has been chosen as one of 13 Alberta graduate students to receive the prestigious Alberta SPOR Graduate Studentship in Patient-Oriented Research. The award will provide her with $30,000 in funding for one year, along with mentoring and

Student Refugee Program gets a strong start at the U of L

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Student Refugee Program gets a strong start at the U of L

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdullah Mouslli didn’t want to become one of the lost generation whose life and future was limited because of the civil war in Syria. He’d seen it happen to his friends, their lives cut short when they joined rebels because their families had no money to send

Dr. Shelly Wismath receives prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship

Dr. Shelly Wismath receives prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship

University of Lethbridge professor Dr. Shelly Wismath can count herself among the best university teachers in Canada. She is one of 10 university teachers to receive the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, an award that recognizes exceptional teachers in post-secondary education. Dr. Jan Newberry, Wismath’s nominator and U of L

Lethbridge man passes torch on historic yearbook collection

Historian Bruce Haig's digital yearbook collection is now housed at the U of L library CBC News [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-yearbook-collection-1.3959427]

Possibilities to be showcased at 50th anniversary Open House

Possibilities to be showcased at 50th anniversary Open House

The University of Lethbridge has added a special spring Open House for prospective students, their families and the local community to learn more about the exciting educational opportunities being offered. “This is a chance for people to visit campus and check out some of the things that are happening here,

Fulbright Visiting Professor investigates learning and memory

Fulbright Visiting Professor investigates learning and memory

Humans possess different types of long-term memory and as a cognitive neuroscientist, Dr. Irene Kan has conducted research into the workings of memory systems and how they might support each other in the event of a brain injury. Kan, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Villanova University in

Leroy Little Bear & Amethyst First Rider to be honoured by U of L

Leroy Little Bear & Amethyst First Rider to be honoured by U of L

Each year, the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Management and its Advisory Board acknowledge the contributions and citizenry of an outstanding member or members of the community of southern Alberta through the Management Scholarship Fundraising Dinner. The honourees for the 2017 dinner, to be held on April 13, are

Canadian Research Knowledge Network brings top library resources to the U of L

Canadian Research Knowledge Network brings top library resources to the U of L

Being able to access top scholarly journals is probably something that many students and researchers take for granted. But librarians like Wendy Merkley know the value of those resources goes far beyond what first meets the eye. On its own, the University of Lethbridge simply can’t afford to subscribe

Essay on renewable energy generates scholarship

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Essay on renewable energy generates scholarship

University of Lethbridge student Alison Frank couldn’t be more pleased to be one of five recipients of a 2016 Aboriginal Clean Energy Scholarship (ACES) worth $2,500 from BluEarth Renewables Inc. BluEarth Renewables [http://www.bluearth.ca/] is a Calgary-based company focused on commercial-scale renewable energy development. “I am