Featured Library introduces summer program staff U of L student Morgan Sorensen is one of the programmers for the Summer Reading Club and is returning for his third summer at the Camrose Public Library Camrose Canadian [http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2017/05/25/library-introduces-summer-program-staff]
Student Success Celebrating Canada 150 through art, LandMarks2017 opens in Indian Battle Park June 20 The University of Lethbridge joins 15 post-secondary institutions, 12 leading Canadian artists, and seven curators in engaging with Canada 150 through LandMarks2017, a national art project. Created by Partners in Art (PIA) and presented by TD, this Canada 150 signature project brought artists together to creatively explore and connect with
Community Community invited to help reconstruct vandalized art piece University of Lethbridge art student Sarah Russell planned to share a message of unity through her artwork in the LandMarks2017 exhibition. However, vandals rearranged her work into a crude image on the side of the coulee in Indian Battle Park. Russell’s artwork, which represented the Blackfoot symbol for unity,
Campus Life U of L signs MOU with Chandigarh University in India The University of Lethbridge has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chandigarh University in India, which aims to capitalize on collaborative opportunities. U of L Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Andy Hakin and Dr. Rajinder Singh Bawa, the Vice-Chancellor of Chandigarh University, signed the agreement at the U of L
Featured Bali's thieving monkeys will return your stolen items … for a price! Dr. JB Leca's research study of Bali's long-tailed macaques and their robbing and bartering behaviour Earth Touch News Network [https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/balis-thieving-monkeys-will-return-your-stolen-items-for-a-price/]
Featured New U of L scholarship to honour Faculty of Education founders This year, the University of Lethbridge is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to celebrate, it’s honouring the work of Faculty of Education founders through a new scholarship – the Founding Faculty Awards. Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/06/13/new-u-of-l-scholarship-to-honour-faculty-of-education-founders/]
Featured Giving back to celebrate 150 Jordan Calladine, who will study nursing and play varsity rugby for the U of L Pronghorns next season, donated the $150 she received through the “Make 150 Count” program to Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/06/10/giving-back-to-celebrate-150/]
Featured Rugby Olympic medalist Ashley Steacy ready to call it a career After thirteen years with the Canadian national rugby team, former Horns women's rugby star, Ashley Steacy, is stepping away from the sport Global News [http://globalnews.ca/news/3514210/rugby-olympic-medalist-ashley-steacy-ready-to-call-it-a-career/]
Featured Canada has history with refugees Susan McDaniel, Canada Research Chair in Global Population and Life Course, and Professor of Sociology at the U of L, says refugees have long been an important element of forming part of our country Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/06/09/canada-has-history-with-refugees/]
Featured Passion and hard work key to Olympic success: Kayla Moleschi Former Horns women's rugby star and Olympian Kayla Moleschi brought her story and her drive to achieve to students in Aldergrove Aldergrove Star [http://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/passion-and-hard-work-key-to-olympic-success-kayla-moleschi/]
Community U of L collaborates on developing new Grade 9 options course A new options course developed at Kate Andrews High School gives students the chance to think outside the brick, the Lego brick that is. When Lindsey Hagen, vice-principal, wanted to develop an additional Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) course in Entrepreneurship/Design Thinking for Grade 9 students, she turned to
Featured Local wins University of Lethbridge medal Airdrie's Caitlin Ratcliffe captures the Faculty of Arts and Science Gold Medal and turns her focus to graduate studies Airdrie City View [http://www.airdriecityview.com/article/Local-wins-University-of-Lethbridge-medal-20170608]
Campus Life New scholarship honours founding faculty members of the Faculty of Education Back in 1967, the founding faculty members of the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Education were probably too busy establishing the program to imagine what the next 50 years might bring. Today’s faculty members know those early efforts have led to an education program that is nationally renowned
Community University of Lethbridge calling all alumni and friends to venture home for Homecoming 2017 Canada’s centennial university is turning 50 this year and is calling all alumni and friends of the University of Lethbridge to come home to celebrate, September 1-3 at Homecoming 2017. What began as a dream in 1967 has grown into one of Canada’s top-ranked universities and leading research
Featured U of L professor named Board of Governors Teaching Chair Dr. Janay Nugent named Board of Governors Teaching Chair Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/06/07/u-of-l-professor-named-board-of-governors-teaching-chair/]
Student Success New media and biochemistry students collaborate on game creation A pair of third-year University of Lethbridge classes, one in biochemistry and the other in new media, unknowingly shared a synergy until the AGILITY program brought them together. The end result is a new game that could enhance the learning process of one of the most difficult courses in biochemistry
Student Success Engaging in student activities spurred Farfus to academic success Convocation is a time of reflection and celebration. For Allison Farfus (BSc ’17), crossing the stage at the University of Lethbridge Spring 2017 Convocation brought the last four years to a close as she looks forward to a very bright future. “It felt very special to celebrate that moment with
Featured Dr. Leroy Little Bear, Environmental Monioring and Science A look at Dr. Leroy Little Bear, on the Environmental Monitoring and Science / Indigenous Wisdom Advisory Panel Government of Alberta [http://environmentalmonitoring.alberta.ca/about/environmental-monitoring-and-science/indigenous-wisdom-advisory-panel/dr-leroy-little-bear/]
Community Bette and Pete Greidanus honoured with University of Lethbridge Volunteer Award University of Lethbridge residence students don’t know who Bette and Pete Greidanus are when they first arrive on campus, but by the time they leave, they’ve become two of the most important people in their university experience. In 1996, Bette started volunteering on the uLethbridge campus through the
Featured Garden workshops at Nature Centre The U of L's Dr. Dan Johnson will help you discover what insects lie beneath the leaf litter and what their role is in helping to keep pests out of the garden Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/06/02/garden-workshops-at-nature-centre/]
Featured U of L medal winners Distinguishing themselves among the many outstanding graduates are the U of L’s medal winners for 2017 Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/06/02/u-of-l-medal-winners/]
Featured Dream is realized for master of education After working for four years at the Crowfoot School on the Siksika Nation, Shirley Kirby was inspired to pursue her master of education degree Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/06/02/dream-is-realized-for-master-of-education/]
Featured Outdoor fitness equipment in public parks: Is it an effective physical activity intervention? U of L researchers examine the benefits of outdoor fitness equipment in helping community wellness Alberta Centre for Active Living [https://www.centre4activeliving.ca/news/2017/06/outdoor-fitness-equipment-in-public-parks/?utm_content=buffer5a344&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer]
Featured Octopus makes dash for freedom after escaping from its tank at an aquarium Dr. Jennifer Mather is cited on octopus intelligence in the wake of this near escape of a Russian octopus from its aquarium This is Money [http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article-4558022/Russian-octopus-makes-dash-freedom.html]
Featured Alberta launches indigenous environmental advisory panel Dr. Leroy Little Bear among those appointed to the panel that will be advising Alberta’s chief scientist on environmental monitoring Fort McMurray Today [http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2017/05/31/alberta-launches-indigenous-environmental-advisory-panel]
