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Local companies investing in southern Alberta’s future

Local companies investing in southern Alberta’s future

The University of Lethbridge’s new Science and Academic Building is set to be the home of innovation for southern Alberta and beyond. The most sustainable building on the Lethbridge campus to date, the building will also showcase the work of some of southern Alberta’s most skilled trades and

Students step into the future

For a group of current University of Lethbridge students, the future home of science became a reality recently when they took a step onto the construction site of the new Science and Academic Building. Members of the Organization of Residence Students (ORS) and residence advisors Kate Potts, Jaylyn Potts, Brady

U of L establishes Office of Post-Doctoral Affairs

U of L establishes Office of Post-Doctoral Affairs

Post-doctoral fellows at the University of Lethbridge will soon have a new administrative home with the establishment of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. “We’ve had post-doctoral fellows on this campus for a number of years now,” says Dr. Robert Wood, dean of Graduate Studies and Post-Doctoral Affairs. “In the

Asper student receives G. Clarence Elliott Fellowship

Incoming U of L assistant professor Anastasia Sizykh has been named the 2018 recipient of the prestigious G. Clarence Elliott Fellowship UManitoba [http://news.umanitoba.ca/asper-student-receives-g-clarence-elliott-fellowship/]

Lethbridge awarded 2019 men's university hockey championship

U SPORTS has awarded the 2019 University Cup to the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Lethbridge News Now [http://www.lethbridgenewsnow.com/article/590811/lethbridge-awarded-2019-mens-university-hockey-championship]

Secrets to scholarship success

Student Success

Secrets to scholarship success

Sworn to secrecy, the first thing University of Lethbridge student Jill Tataryn did when she found out she was the recipient of the Futures Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership was to treat her mom to a coffee. The fourth-year, Faculty of Management finance major [http://www.uleth.ca/management/Finance]

U of L hosts its first High School Model UN Conference

The University of Lethbridge is excited to announce its first ever High School Model United Nations Conference. During the conference, students will learn how to creatively solve problems that may arise by building leadership skills, innovative thinking, teamwork, expressing ideas and listening to others. Model United Nations is a series

UBCO Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies to put on Living Things International Arts Festival

Alumna and drawing teacher Corinne Thiessen presents as part of UBCO's Living Things International Arts Festival UBCO [https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/UBCO_Faculty_of_Creative_and_Critical_Studies_to_put_on_Living_Things_International_Arts_Festival/]

8 Reasons Playing With Children Is Great For Adults And Kids

Dr. Sergio Pellis's research on the benefits of play is cited TechSite [http://www.techsite.io/p/769484]

Older Adult Caregiving in an Amish Community

Dr. Judith Kulig contributes to this report on how Amish older adults and their caregivers experience health care services outside of their family and community Healio [https://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/rgn/2018-1-11-1/%7B34702744-a765-402e-8ee8-78c21a29df6c%7D/older-adult-caregiving-in-an-amish-community]

Destination Exploration earns Mentorship Award

Destination Exploration earns Mentorship Award

Destination Exploration, the University of Lethbridge’s youth science program, netted a Mentorship Award at the Actua awards banquet in Ottawa recently. Actua is a Canadian charitable organization delivering science and technology experiences to youth, with membership that spans 36 colleges and universities. “We were very excited to be nominated

A tale of two writers

Dr. Goldie Morgentaler's article on her mother and her best friend, two women who survived the Holocaust and became writers Tablet [http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/253817/chava-and-zenia]

Destination Exploration receives CanCode funding through Actua to expand digital programming for youth

As a network member of Actua, Destination Exploration is pleased to receive $95,000 from Actua’s CanCode funding NationTalk [http://nationtalk.ca/story/destination-exploration-receives-cancode-funding-through-actua-to-expand-digital-programming-for-youth-university-of-lethbridge]

Good moon watching Wednesday, if clouds don't get in the way

Dr. Locke Marshall, Canada Research Chair in experimental astrophysics at the University of Lethbridge, discusses a rare phenomenon Lethbridge News Now [http://www.lethbridgenewsnow.com/article/590410/good-moon-watching-wednesday-if-clouds-dont-get-way]

Prentice Institute to discuss access to water at luncheon

Dr. Maura Hanrahan will present as she discusses First Nations or remote communities that don’t have a secure water supply Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/01/30/prentice-institute-to-discuss-access-to-water-at-luncheon/]

Filipino migration explored at Building Cultural Bridges event

Glenda Bonifacio, a professor in women’s studies at the University of Lethbridge, to talk about the Filipino culture and its contribution to migration in Canada Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/01/30/filipino-migration-explored-at-building-cultural-bridges-event/]

Nitro Circus set for Community Sports Stadium in May

The U of L Community Stadium opens its doors to an event it has never hosted before Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/01/30/nitro-circus-set-for-community-sports-stadium-in-may/]

Destination Exploration receives CanCode funding through Actua to expand digital programming for youth

Destination Exploration receives CanCode funding through Actua to expand digital programming for youth

Actua, the national organization that represents Destination Exploration at the University of Lethbridge, has been named the largest recipient of funding from the Government of Canada’s new CanCode program. CanCode is a $50-million fund, announced in the federal budget 2017, that supports the development of coding and digital skills

Food safety research led by U of L adjunct professor published in journal

Research scientist Dr. Wade Abbott and his team have been working to help improve food security, food safety and animal nutrition Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/01/26/food-safety-research-led-by-u-of-l-adjunct-professor-published-in-journal/]

Building Cultural Bridges Philippines event informative

Dr. Glenda Bonifacio speaks about the Filipino culture and its contribution to migration in Canada Prairie Post [http://www.prairiepost.com/index.php/news/alberta/item/13692-building-cultural-bridges-philippines-event-informative.html]

Former Ace wins USPORTS gold at first meet

Former Airdrie Aces Athletic Club athlete Andreas Troschke won the weight throw event at the Golden Bear Open in Edmonton Airdrie City View [http://www.airdriecityview.com/article/Former-Ace-wins-USPORTS-gold-at-first-meet-20180125]

Four speakers announced for Cade Community Lectures

Four Lethbridge speakers will help listeners find “hope in troubled times.” Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/01/13/four-speakers-announced-for-cade-community-lectures/]

Fine arts benefit Saturday

Abbondanza marks its 17th year of celebrating the arts at the U of L Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/01/24/fine-arts-benefit-saturday/]

Blackfeet bison project shared

Dr. Leroy Little Bear leads a discussion on the Blackfeet Confederacy’s goal of raising bison herds on the Blackfeet Reservation Choteau Acantha [http://www.choteauacantha.com/news/article_03ca25c4-faf0-11e7-aa2b-2f29d756f532.html]

From trendy to timeless looks, here’s how to achieve flawless brows

U of L study on eyebrows and facial recognition is cited in this report Lifestyle Asia [http://www.lifestyleasia.com/539051/trendy-timeless-looks-heres-achieve-flawless-brows/]