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Horns hit the road for basketball playoffs

The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team returns to the playoffs this weekend under first-year head coach Mike Hansen. The club heads out on the road to face the University of Fraser Valley Cascades, ironically the team the Horns faced the last time they were in the playoffs,

Creative writers crowned as competition winners

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Creative writers crowned as competition winners

Thanks to a generous alumnus, University of Lethbridge students have the opportunity to flex their creative-writing muscles and possibly win fame and fortune. The annual Striking Prose short story competition and Play Right Prize playwriting competition, sponsored by alum Terry Whitehead (BA '94), are proud to announce the 2014

Horns relieve Gatto from coaching duties

University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Athletics has relieved Greg Gatto (BASc '00, BEd '00) from his duties as head coach of the Pronghorns men's hockey program. Gatto spent nine seasons at the helm of the men’s hockey team, compiling a record of 80-143-20. His teams qualified

The evolutionary puzzle of homosexuality

Dr. Paul Vasey discusses the evolutionary paradox of how male homosexuality can persist if the individuals that carry the genes associated with that trait are not reproducing BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486]

Plant diseases to look for in 2014

The U of L's Dr. Dan Johnson warns about the imminent arrival of the potato psyllid, which could have a dramatic impact on the potato industry Alberta Farmer Express [http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/2014/02/18/plant-diseases-to-look-for-in-2014/]

Celebrating families

The annual Play Day celebration at the University of Lethbridge brings the southern Alberta community to campus on Family Day Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2014/02/celebrating-families/]

U of L seeks to be Canada's destination university

The U of L garners attention after launching its 2014-19 Strategic Plan Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2014/02/u-of-l-seeks-to-be-canadas-destination-university/]

New Zealand professor joins U of L gambling research team

A look at Dr. Darren R. Christensen, the newly appointed Alberta Gambling Research Institute’s (AGRI) Chair in Gambling at the University of Lethbridge Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2014/02/new-zealand-professor-joins-u-of-l-gambling-research-team/]

Triple Threat Academy, an opportunity to be seized

Alumna Nola Antony and her Triple Threat Academy group present opportunities for young people to get to experience singing, acting and dancing Fort McMurray Today [http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2014/02/13/triple-threat-academy-an-opportunity-to-be-seized]

They score

The Pronghorns women's hockey team's Pink in the Rink fundraiser, held nearly four months ago, realizes results Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/local-sports/2014/02/they-score/]

Federal budget misses mark on the biggest issue facing young workers

Dr. Susan McDaniel of the U of L's Prentice Institute says the big picture problem facing young workers today isn’t as much unemployment as underemployment Calgary Herald [http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2014/02/12/work-in-progress-federal-budget-misses-mark-on-the-biggest-issue-facing-young-workers-under-not-un-employment/]

First Nations Education Act long overdue

The Faculty of Education's Carmen Mombourquette discusses added educational support for First Nations students Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2014/02/first-nations-education-act-long-overdue-prof/]

West proof nothing is impossible

A look at Spencer West's story, the guest speaker at the University's annual International Dinner Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2014/02/west-proof-nothing-is-impossible/]

Canadian dollar dips as U.S. economy rebounds

University of Lethbridge economist Donna Townley says the declining Canadian dollar will not dissuade Albertans from traveling to and spending in Montana Flathead Beacon [http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/canadian_dollar_dips_as_u.s._economy_rebounds/37806/]

Destination 2020, the U of L's 2014/19 Strategic Plan, is released

Destination 2020, the U of L's 2014/19 Strategic Plan, is released

The University of Lethbridge has released a new strategic roadmap that will guide the University forward over the next five years. The U of L’s 2014/19 Strategic Plan, dubbed Destination 2020, outlines the U of L’s strategic priorities and identifies actions to ensure its goals are realized.

Octopus got your tongue?

Octopus got your tongue?

It’s an unusual coupling: A linguist and a marine biologist are working together to investigate the human tongue. In their study, the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences researchers are using two species of octopus and tiny worms that helped win a Nobel Prize. The work is

Mather joins USC colleagues in comparing octopus movements to that of human tongue

Mather joins USC colleagues in comparing octopus movements to that of human tongue

How can the movements of an octopus and a worm relate to the human tongue and its ability to make speech sounds? The University of Lethbridge’s Dr. Jennifer Mather (psychology) is in the midst of a three-year study, funded by a National Science Foundation INSPIRE grant, with researchers from

Pronghorns seeking second place

Pronghorns seeking second place

Heading into the final two-game series of the regular season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's basketball team is still in the hunt for second place in the Division and a home playoff date, but they will have to win their final two games versus the Calgary Dinos

University partners with 1st Choice Savings to present community events

University partners with 1st Choice Savings to present community events

The University of Lethbridge is thankful for the support from 1st Choice Savings and Credit Union as they partner for a pair of exciting community events taking place on campus in the next week. On Wednesday evening, 1st Choice Savings is sponsoring the final Canada West home games of the

Art Gallery a leader in Holocaust-era provenance research

The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery will play a leadership role on a two-year project aimed at furthering Canadian efforts to build and disseminate Holocaust-era provenance information on Canadian public fine art collections. With support from the Department of Canadian Heritage via its Museums Assistance Program, the Canadian Art Museum

Goater helps breathe new life into textbook

Goater helps breathe new life into textbook

An internationally recognized textbook on parasites has received a substantial upgrade due to the efforts of a University of Lethbridge biologist, his brother and an American colleague. The second edition of Parasitism: The Diversity and Ecology of Animal Parasites [http://www.cambridge.org/ca/academic/subjects/life-sciences/zoology/parasitism-diversity-and-ecology-animal-parasites-2nd-edition?format=

Fiction at Fifty playwriting competition announced

Fiction at Fifty playwriting competition announced

University of Lethbridge alumnus Terry Whitehead (BA ’94) learned early that he was not destined to become an actor, but it did not dampen his enthusiasm for the theatre. Already the backer behind the University’s annual Play Right Prize and Striking Prose competitions, Whitehead is now the lead donor

Digital wizards work their magic

New media students at the University of Lethbridge were rapt Thursday after workshops and lectures from animators and designers who work at Weta Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2014/02/digital-wizards-work-their-magic/]

McNally honoured as Friend of Health Sciences Award winner

McNally honoured as Friend of Health Sciences Award winner

The University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences has named Dr. Ed McNally (LLD ’05) as the 2014 Friend of Health Sciences Award recipient. The Friend of Health Sciences Award honours individuals and organizations that make a significant contribution to health education and research in the Faculty of Health

Steel pan ensemble brings groove to High River

A 2008 visit from the University's Global Drums group inspired Notre Dame Collegiate to initiate its own percussion program High River Times [http://www.highrivertimes.com/2014/02/05/steel-pan-ensemble-brings-groove-to-high-river]