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Lasting Images - Takao Tanabe

Born in Prince Rupert in 1926, Takao Tanabe spent the early part of his life interned with his family and other Japanese-Canadians in the B.C. Interior as a result of the Second World War. After the end of the war and having worked several menial jobs, Tanabe decided to

Hair promises a multi-sensory experience

Step back into the 1960s! The music, the passion, the era comes to life, Feb. 9-13 when Hair, a cultural phenomenon that defined a generation, appears in the University Theatre. This colourful rock musical is presented nightly at 8 p.m. on Feb. 9-11 and 13. On Feb. 12 there

Classical duo celebrated

The musical event, "Schumann and Chopin: Hearts Alive at 200" on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. in the University Recital Hall pays homage to Robert Schumann and Frederic Chopin by celebrating the timeless music these composers created during their lifetimes. The year 2010 marks the bicentennial

Snap, Crackle, Pop explodes on the 2010 scene

The new year comes in with a bang at the U of L Art Gallery [http://www.uleth.ca/artgallery/] as Snap, Crackle, Pop opens with a reception on Friday, Jan. 15, at 4 p.m. in the U of L Main Gallery. This contemporary group exhibition, curated by Gallery

Vascular risk assessment screening program extended

The health of our University community is of the utmost importance, and as our population continues to age, certain risk factors cannot be avoided. In October, the University introduced a Vascular Risk Assessment screening program for employees, and due to its overwhelming success, will continue with the program in January

Pronghorn Teams

Basketball academy endeavours to fill niche

For Dave Adams, coach of the Pronghorns [http://horns.uleth.ca] men's basketball team, there's no great mystery as to how he will get the Horns back in the national spotlight. It starts and ends by filling his roster with talented southern Alberta players – and to

Stop dieting!

After quitting a diet, the majority of people not only put the weight they lost while dieting back on, but also add a bit more. Why does this happen? Because they did not change their "normal" eating and lifestyle habits. Weight loss that lasts requires two things – permanent

Alumna part of nursing's first class

Internationally recognized for her outstanding achievements and contributions to Canadian and aboriginal health care, Dr. Madeleine Dion Stout (BN '82), former Distinguished Alumnus of the year (1995), vividly remembers the day she began her remarkable journey in the field of health care. "When I was seven years old

Government Relations

New world asks researchers to rethink data management

There's a shift at hand in the world of scholarly publishing and data management, one that is sure to aid researchers in the dissemination of their work. To take advantage of this new world however, researchers will need to approach their work with an eye to where it

Call goes out to alumni

Call goes out to alumni

Meet the brave student callers responsible for phoning Faculty of Management [http://www.uleth.ca/management] alumni as part of a five-week pilot project that wrapped up in early December. The University of Lethbridge Call Centre, which operated out of the Penny Building downtown, employed 21 students who called over

Delegation tours campus

A group of officials from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University [http://www.zstu.edu.cn/english/Index.html] Hangzhou, China visited the University of Lethbridge in December as part of a whirlwind tour of Alberta. The Lethbridge visit was spearheaded by U of L grad Winston Chow (BASc '80) and organized

Campus Kudos

Professor Emeritus John-Paul Christopher Jackson (Music) has just been named an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and his compositions are registers with SOCAN. Janice Rahn's (Art Education) video, entitled Cello Solo, took the Grand Prize in the Glenbow Museum's 1 Minute Video Challenge. Dr.

Ready for the Spring Semester

University of Lethbridge President Dr. Bill Cade chats about what's happening in the University community Welcome back from what I hope was a restful and rejuvenating Christmas break. The dawn of a new year is always an exciting time and for the University of Lethbridge, great change and

Art Gallery ready to spread its wings

Art Gallery ready to spread its wings

The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery [http://www.uleth.ca/artgallery/] is on the move – but don't break out the packing crates just yet. The move is not physical but rather administrative as the gallery, once administered by the Faculty of Fine Arts [http://www.uleth.ca/finearts/

Pronghorn Teams

Red Nose enjoys successful holiday season

More than 900 people got home safely this holiday season thanks to 540 Operation Red Nose volunteers and the University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Booster Club. If not for poor weather during the weekend of Dec. 4 and 5, this holiday season would have set records for both volunteers and the

South Korea beckons with summer study tour

Application deadline extended to Jan. 22 Ulsan University in South Korea has long been a valuable partner with the University of Lethbridge, and for the first time this coming summer, U of L students will get the opportunity to participate in a one-month study tour to learn Korean culture, history,

Library turns its eye to helping out environmentally

Library turns its eye to helping out environmentally

In addition to the regular 'green' initiatives found elsewhere on campus – such as paper and beverage container recycling and motion-sensor lighting – the University Library [http://www.uleth.ca/lib/] has recently made some other moves towards environmental sustainability. Several of these changes come in the form of acquiring

Markin Hall construction a smooth process

Markin Hall construction a smooth process

Under budget and ahead of schedule – in the world of construction, it's like winning the lotto on back-to-back weekends. Such is the case with Markin Hall, the new home for the Faculties of Management [http://www.uleth.ca/management] and Health Sciences [http://www.uleth.ca/hlsc]. With

Sweeping up to the challenge

Sweeping up to the challenge

With no wins, two losses and a very difficult match still to come at the 1982 Southern Alberta Curling Playdowns, Don Chandler (BASc '73) was taken aback when people shook his hand, thanked him for coming and said goodbye. "I remember thinking, wait a minute, the game isn&

Pronghorn Teams

Red Nose just one way U of L connects with southern Alberta

The University of Lethbridge is an indelible part of the southern Alberta community and there's no better time than the holiday season to celebrate that connection. The University is connected to its community through a variety of programs, many of which are charitable in nature. One of its

Library project aimed at reducing stress

Students zonked out from studying in the University of Lethbridge Library can take a break in a new Stress-Free Zone on Level 11 (L1114). Nightly, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. until Dec. 21, students can take a break, have a snack, watch a movie, play a game

Library entrance closed

The main entrance to the University Library will be closed on Monday, Dec. 14 while University facilities staff repair a damaged heating unit that froze and then broke, causing a water leak from the ceiling. No one was injured. A detour is in place so that pedestrians can get through

Final opportunity for VRP inclusion

There is one final opportunity for staff and faculty at the University of Lethbridge to take advantage of the one-time Voluntary Retirement Program [http://www.uleth.ca/hum/VoluntaryRetirementProgram/VRP_website_page.htm] being offered by the Board of Governors. The final application date for inclusion in the VRP is

U of L sets its holiday hours

The Christmas break is upon us and the University of Lethbridge has released its scheduled operating hours for the various campus facilities. While the majority of offices at the University of Lethbridge close over the holiday break, the many fitness services located in the Max Bell Regional Aquatic Centre and

Changing habits can start before New Year's

By SUZANNE MCINTOSH Did 2009 fly by for you? As we all know this has been an extremely busy and, at times, stressful year. It's at this time when many people begin to think about what they have and have not accomplished in the past year and turn