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Barendregt follows the science when studying climate change

Dr. René Barendregt (BSc ’71) will tell you he hasn’t gone all that far in his life, but it’s relative to how “far” is defined. “I tell my friends and students, I was born right over there in the Galt Hospital, or museum,” he says, pointing from his

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‘We are an industry’: Wesley-Esquimaux says at Indigenous Knowledge Conference

Dr. Leroy Little Bear is the keynote speaker at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference, held Nov. 15-16 in Thunder Bay Anishinabek News [http://anishinabeknews.ca/2017/11/22/we-are-an-industry-wesley-esquimaux-says-at-indigenous-knowledge-conference/]

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Pronghorns reveal latest entrants to Top 50 list

The group of #30 to #21 is revealed on the 50 Greatest Pronghorns list Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/lethbridge-sports/2017/11/22/pronghorns-reveal-latest-entrants-to-top-50-list/]

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Why good, old-fashioned play is SO important

Dr. Sergio Pellis and his research regarding play as helping brain development is examined All4Women [https://www.all4women.co.za/1307118/parenting/toddlers-1-2-years/good-old-fashioned-play-important]

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Women Scholars’ Speakers series a challenge

U of L professors Christine Clark, Liz Galway, Habiba Kadiri, Darlene St. Georges and Amy Shaw ready for the upcoming Women Scholars’ Speakers Series “How We Came to Study The Things We Do" Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/11/21/women-scholars-speakers-series-a-challenge/]

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If ‘indigenizing’ education feels this good, we aren’t doing it right

Dr. Monique Giroux discusses the want of universities to feel good about themselves through indigenization NationTalk [http://nationtalk.ca/story/if-indigenizing-education-feels-this-good-we-arent-doing-it-right-cp]

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Native leader, legal beacon

U of L alumnus Julian SpearChief-Morris is the first indigenous student to head Harvard Law School’s venerable Legal Aid Bureau Harvard Gazette [https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/11/julian-spearchief-morris-is-the-first-indigenous-student-to-head-harvards-legal-aid-bureau/]

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U of L’ s Kolb invested into Order of Canada

University of Lethbridge professor Dr. Bryan Kolb has earned one of Canada’s highest honours Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/11/18/u-of-l-s-kolb-invested-into-order-of-canada/]

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Investing in pure research is unpredictable but essential

Presidents from University of Lethbridge, University of Alberta and University of Calgary discuss the value of research funding The Province [http://theprovince.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-investing-in-pure-research-is-unpredictable-but-essential/wcm/e2fe5656-a0c8-4e81-8921-aaa9f0e70f29]

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Scholarship program to honour influential quartet, support educational opportunities for Blackfoot students

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Priscilla Janes and the University of Lethbridge have created a series of new student awards for Blackfoot students NationTalk [http://ab.nationtalk.ca/story/scholarship-program-to-honour-influential-quartet-support-educational-opportunities-for-blackfoot-students-university-of-lethbridge]

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Women Scholars’ Speakers Series simplifies research with only 1,000 Words

The University of Lethbridge Women Scholars’ Speakers Series takes the ten hundred word challenge in the upcoming panel discussion How We Came to Study The Things We Do. Inspired by a panel held at the American Association for Physical Anthropology called Communicate Your Science Using English’s Ten Hundred Most

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Philanthropy awards presented

The University of Lethbridge World University Service of Canada Students Club is honoured with the Youth Philanthropist award Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/11/17/philanthropy-awards-presented/]

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University of Lethbridge Bidding to Host 2019 & 2020 U Sports Men's National Hockey Championships

U of L Sport and Rec Director, Ken McInnes says this would be a great recruiting tool for men's hockey if the University is successful 94.1 CJOC [http://www.cjocfm.com/news-and-info/lethbridge-news/university-of-lethbridge-bidding-to-host-2019-and-2020-u-sports-mens-national-hockey-championships/]

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Cultivating connections through the Global Citizenship Cohort

The Global Citizenship Cohort (GCC), now in its third year, has been providing first-year students with an enhanced first-year educational experience. Students are given the unique opportunity to connect some of their first-year courses around a common theme while interacting with a group of like-minded students. The theme for the

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Painting pays tribute to Dr. Leroy Little Bear – University of Lethbridge

Dr. Maria Klawe, who received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Lethbridge earlier this year, was inspired to put brush to paper after she met Dr. Leroy Little Bear NationTalk [http://nationtalk.ca/story/painting-pays-tribute-to-dr-leroy-little-bear-university-of-lethbridge]

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Is Epigenetics the Next Big Thing?

Dr. Igor Kovalchuk's epigenetic work is highlighted Germination [http://germination.ca/epigenetics-next-big-thing/]

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Students float concepts at U of L

Students across southwestern Alberta came together at the University of Lethbridge on Wednesday to attempt to succeed at a seemingly impossible task – to build and race a cardboard boat Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/11/16/students-float-concepts-at-u-of-l/]

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Horns name next group of top athletes

Basketball dominates the next 10 (Nos. 40 through 31) of the 50 Greatest Pronghorns list, released by Pronghorns Athletics on Wednesday Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/lethbridge-sports/2017/11/16/horns-name-next-group-of-top-athletes/]

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Lethbridge Resident Bryan Kolb to receive Officers Order of Canada

A Lethbridge man will be getting one of this country's highest civilian honours as Dr. Bryan Kolb is one of 10 people to receive the Officers Order of Canada on Friday 94.1 CJOC [http://www.cjocfm.com/news-and-info/lethbridge-news/lethbridge-resident-bryan-kolb-to-receive-officers-order-of-canada/]

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Handful of researchers at University of Lethbridge to receive federal funding for projects

Researchers at the University of Lethbridge are on the receiving end of almost a million dollars in federal funding 94.1 CJOC [http://www.cjocfm.com/news-and-info/lethbridge-news/handful-of-researchers-at-university-of-lethbridge-to-receive-federal-funding-for-projects/]

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Flag raising ceremony kicks off Métis week in Lethbridge

Jacinda Weiss, a Program Specialist at the University of Lethbridge, was presented with The Order of the Sash Lethbridge News Now [http://www.lethbridgenewsnow.com/article/581662/flag-raising-ceremony-kicks-m-tis-week-lethbridge]

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Environmental activists ask Lethbridge City Council to become leaders in fighting climate change

Dr. James Byrne, a University of Lethbridge professor, says he not only thinks it is possible, but he believes Lethbridge can benefit economically by selling power Global News [https://globalnews.ca/news/3861282/environmental-activists-ask-lethbridge-city-council-to-become-leaders-in-fighting-climate-change/]

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Academics assess Gordon Campbell’s run as B.C. premier in new book

The U of L's Dr. Yale Belanger contributes to The Campbell Revolution? Power, Politics and Policy in British Columbia Globe & Mail [https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/academics-assess-gordon-campbells-run-as-bc-premier-in-new-book/article36961459/?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com]

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City to support U of L hockey bid

Lethbridge city council voted in favour of providing a $250,000 financial contribution to support the bid for the U Sports Men’s Hockey National Championship in 2019 and 2020 Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/11/15/city-to-supportu-of-l-hockey-bid/]

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Small classes, exceptional facilities and award-winning services: A bright future begins at uLethbridge

A look at student Michaela Demers and her journey from high school to the U of L Red Deer Advocate [http://www.reddeeradvocate.com/marketplace/small-classes-exceptional-facilities-and-award-winning-services-a-bright-future-begins-at-ulethbridge/]