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Coutts Centre Community Open House

The University of Lethbridge, together with Dr. Jim Coutts, invites you to explore the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage at a Community Open House on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage is located near Nanton, Alta. Take

Campus Life

Welcome to the new UNews

The way the University of Lethbridge tells its story to internal and external audiences is being enhanced through a redesign of its online news website. The second iteration of UNews includes new opportunities for the public to experience the stories that shape the U of L. The use of video,

Featured

The dusty road ninja

Dr. Dan Johnson (geography) discusses the amazing characteristics of the Carolina grashopper St. Albert Gazette [http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20130911/SAG0804/309119980/0/sag]

Campus Life

Horns host weekend Canada West soccer games

The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's and women's soccer teams will be looking for their first victories of the Canada West season this weekend as they each host a pair of matches at the U of L Community Stadium. Pronghorn Men Coming off a disappointing opening

Campus Life

Lasting Images with Fred Greene

Fred Greene grew up in Calgary, Alta. and spent the first 20 years of his career as a conservator with organizations including the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica (Italy) and the Conservation Department at the Glenbow

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Changing the grades

Dr. David Slomp discusses grading in the schools and how teachers are changing the way they assess students Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/2013/09/news/local-news/changing-the-grades/]

Campus Life

Horns women's basketball adds recruits

University of Lethbridge women’s basketball head coach Erin McAleenan has announced the signing of five incoming recruits for the upcoming Canada West season. Joining the ‘Horns for the 2013-14 season are local products Mariah Miller and Larsyn Webster, as well as Sara Simovic (Nanaimo, B.C.), Kendra Lee (Courtenay,

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Alumnus brings anti-bullying campaign to campus

Manwar Khan's anti-bullying campaign comes to the U of L campus Sept. 14 Prairie Post [http://www.prairiepost.com/news/alberta/item/4822-anti-bullying-campaign-set-for-lethbridge-sept-14.html]

Campus Life

Humour is no accident with this group

Faculty of Fine Arts graduates are putting their education to work and bringing to campus a night of hilarious, mind-bending entertainment with an edgy and creative production of Happy Whackin’ Jim McCrackin by Amos Altman, presented by the Accidental Humour Co. At the University Theatre from Sept. 12-14 at 8

Campus Life

New Media Film series opens

Anyone who enjoys a good movie is sure to love the free New Media Film Series, which this year has twice the offerings. It’s the perfect opportunity to watch and talk about great films as this series presents an eclectic and enjoyable array of award winning movies from September

Campus Life

RRP finds success points

It’s been nearly three years since the Recruitment and Retention Project team was established, and over that time a number of student-focused initiatives have been put in motion. To date, there have been 13 projects delivered or in the process of being delivered. Responding to the needs recommended by

Student Success

Mehak using platform to push message

Sagrika Mehak, a fourth-year international management major, doesn’t know a word of Polish, but that isn’t stopping her from spending the coming academic term in Poznan, Poland on an international exchange through the Faculty of Management. Mehak, 21, is also the Canadian representative to the worldwide Miss Tourism

Alumni

New ULAA president looks to further engage alumni

The new University of Lethbridge Alumni Association president understands the value of a community. “I love growth, development and opportunity. Anything I can do to make things better for my community, for the University or my neighbourhood, I try to get involved in,” explains Grant Adamson (BSc ’03), who was

Community

Residence construction a boon to local companies

The construction and furnishing of Mt. Blakiston House, the University of Lethbridge’s newest residence building, was made possible thanks in part to the skilled trades and services offered by a variety of Lethbridge companies. Approximately 50 per cent of the $27.5 million cost to construct Mt. Blakiston House

Research

5 Questions with Dr. Paul Vasey

Dr. Paul Vasey is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Lethbridge. He conducts cross-species and cross-cultural research to answer the question: If reproduction is the engine that drives evolution, why engage in non-conceptive sex? For the past decade he has done research on the development

Campus Life

Kolb earns CAFA award

Dr. Bryan Kolb (neuroscience) has been chosen to receive the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (CAFA) Distinguished Academic Award for 2013. Kolb is the sixth U of L researcher to be honoured by the organization since 2007. CAFA is the provincial organization representing academic staff associations at the University of

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Cooper enthused about opportunity

The Prairies beckoned and Dr. Craig Cooper answered the call. The new dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Lethbridge has studied and worked throughout the country, with experiences at the University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Winnipeg and Nipissing University in

Research

Kulig and wildfire group are community focussed

Recently published research from University of Lethbridge Faculty of Health Sciences researcher Dr. Judith Kulig and the Rural Wildfire Study Group suggests that communities affected by significant traumatic events invest in recovery efforts that focus on the community as a whole, and not just those who experienced losses as a

Research

Remember the people factor

A University of Lethbridge geography researcher is suggesting that flood mitigation and future planning processes involve people in the communities most affected – to help cities and towns look ahead and reduce some of the challenges faced across the province by recent flooding. Dr. Tom Johnston, who studies the human dimensions

Campus Life

Join the SOS community

Lorne Williams and Linda Embury give to SOS each month – and they hope you’ll join them. As Co-Chairs of the 2013/14 Supporting Our Students (SOS) campaign, Williams (BMgt ’98, MEd ’07) and Embury are excited to bring the University of Lethbridge community together in support of scholarships and

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Horns' Millman always had U of L on his mind

Peter Millman’s track career began with him trying to run over hurdles as fast as he could. Today, Millman could just hurl them out of the way and waltz down the track – he’s clearly found his niche. “I thought I was going to be a hurdler in Grades

Research

Doolittle appointed teaching and learning research coordinator for national project

University of Lethbridge professor Lisa Doolittle will be the Teaching and Learning Research Coordinator for the Art for Social Change (ASC) project, a five-year national research program that will examine the effectiveness of using the arts as a means of community engagement and to encourage positive social change. Doolittle, a

Campus Life

Mt. Blakiston House welcomes students

Mt. Blakiston House, the latest addition to the U of L’s campus residence park, is officially open to receive students. The $32-million, 11,589 sq.m. (124,743 sq.ft.) building adds 259 beds to the U of L’s residence inventory and increases the available on-campus living space

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Horns homecoming is right fit for Hansen

Former University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's basketball player Mike Hansen (BA '96, BEd '99, MA '09) is the perfect fit and logical choice to be the new head coach of the program. A four-year player for the Horns in the early 1990s, Hansen learned under

Students

The faces of history

The Nicholas de Grandmaison: Recent Acquisitions exhibit Closing Reception and Hoop Dance Performance [http://www.uleth.ca/artgallery/?page_id=5702] takes place Tuesday, June 25 at 7 p.m. in the Main Gallery Each face, with its deep lines, juxtaposing colours and gentle strokes, tells a story – a story