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FMD emergency response study needed

University of Lethbridge study cited in examination of cost to Canadian cattle industry as it pertains to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak Western Producer [http://www.producer.com/2017/03/fmd-emergency-response-study-needed-consultant/]

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Lifesaving team finds success at provincials

U of L Max Bell Manta Rays finish second at the Lifesaving Society Alberta and NWT Championship Wetaskiwin Times [http://www.wetaskiwintimes.com/2017/03/30/lifesaving-team-finds-success-at-provincials]

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SD76 chooses Elm Street teacher as Edwin Parr nominee

U of L Education alumna Dana Hausauer is the Medicine Hat School District No. 76’s Edwin Parr teaching award nominee for 2017 Medicine Hat News [http://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2017/03/31/sd76-chooses-elm-street-teacher-as-edwin-parr-nominee/]

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Inuk grad student heading back to Nunavut for CHARS job

Alumna Angela Nuliayok Rudolph returns home looking to apply her education to a community renaissance Nunatsiaq Online [http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunavut_grad_student_digs_into_her_own_history/]

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Sexuality distinctions not clear-cut, SACPA told

University of Lethbridge board of governors research chair Paul Vasey described how feminized males are recognized as an everyday part of the community in two distant cultures Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/03/31/sexuality-distinctions-not-clear-cut-sacpa-told/]

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Canadian Cultural Centre - Dianne Bos: The Sleeping Green. No man’s land 100 years later

This exhibition has been produced by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery in partnership with the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris E-Flux [http://www.e-flux.com/announcements/124348/dianne-bosthe-sleeping-green-no-man-s-land-100-years-later/]

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Comment: Research needs more competence, less 'excellence'

A recent paper by a group of open access researchers and advocates, including the U of L's Dr. Dan O'Donnell, has taken a sharp look at the science world's pervasive use of the word 'excellence' Nature [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/

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SACPA to discuss non-western approaches to gender diversity

The U of L's Dr. Paul Vasey presents his research work at SACPA Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/03/30/sacpa-to-discuss-non-western-approaches-to-gender-diversity/]

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U of L alumnus honoured for humanitarian work

Alumna Janelle Pritchard earns the Young Alumnus Achievement Award from the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/03/30/u-of-l-alumnus-honoured-for-humanitarian-work/]

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Achieving Subdecimetre Accuracy in Arctic Canada

Alumnus Owen Brown provides insight into how unmanned aerial systems were used in a preliminary engineering survey in Arctic Canada AI Online [https://www.artificialintelligenceonline.com/37486/northern-survey-flights/]

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Global drums to take audience around the world

Local residents are invited to take a musical trip around the world with Global Drums in celebration of the University of Lethbridge 50th Anniversary Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/03/29/global-drums-to-take-audience-around-world/]

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Northern Survey Flights - Achieving Subdecimetre Accuracy in Arctic Canada

U of L alum Owen Brown (BSc '09), president of Ventus Geospatial, was involved in a drone survey to relocate an airport on Baffin Island GIM magazine [https://www.gim-international.com/content/article/northern-survey-flights]

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Founder of Uphill Both Ways to receive this year’s Young Alumnus Achievement Award

Janelle Pritchard (BN ’12), recipient of this year’s Young Alumnus Achievement Award, wants to reassure new alumni not to worry if they don’t have everything in their lives planned out. “For me, the biggest thing I’ve come to appreciate is that you don’t need to have

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Why is a fight on another continent, 50 years after Confederation, our nation’s founding myth?

Dr. Amy Shaw examines the Battle of Vimy Ridge and its place in the hierarchy of Canadian historical moments Literary Review of Canada [http://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2017/04/battle-wary/]

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Tobacco prevention school resource

Another look at Alberta Health Services and the University of Lethbridge and their school-based tobacco-prevention resource called the Academy for Tobacco Prevention Pincher Creek Echo [http://www.pinchercreekecho.com/2017/03/27/tobacco-prevention-school-resource]

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First-year Schuler teacher nominated for prestigious award

U of L alumna Alisha Sims (BA/BEd '16), a first-year teacher at Schuler School in the Prairie Rose School Division, has been nominated for the prestigious Edwin Parr Award. Prairie Post [http://www.prairiepost.com/news/alberta/item/11961-first-year-schuler-teacher-nominated-for-prestigious-award.html]

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3 Women Whose Passion Projects Are Making the World A Better Place

The U of L's Dr. Olga Kovalchuk is recognized as an example of a leader in her career field The Kit [http://thekit.ca/sponsored/3-women-whose-passion-projects-are-making-the-world-a-better-place/]

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College, university students get down to business

Lethbridge College School of Business and the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Management participate in the 12th annual Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2017/03/25/college-university-students-get-down-to-business/]

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'I got out just in time': American, British scientists flee funding instability for Canada

U of L researchers highlighted as Canadian science community benefits from influx of new talent CBC News [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/brain-gain-canada-lethbridge-1.4038793]

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The Contemporary Relevance of the Historical Treaties to Treaty Indian Peoples

Masters alumni Leon Crane Bear's article, The Contemporary Relevance of the Historical Treaties to Treaty Indian Peoples is a featured article on the Canadian Historical Association website CHA Publications [http://www.cha-shc.ca/english/cha-publications/featured-articles.html#sthash.Y89Aq9p7.nz8xO3Jf.dpbs]

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University of Lethbridge Announces Musical Acts for Shine On Summer Festival

The University of Lethbridge announced the Saturday lineup of its Shine On Summer Festival which is set to take place over the Labour Day long weekend 94.1 CJOC [http://www.cjocfm.com/news-and-info/lethbridge-news/university-of-lethbridge-announces-musical-acts-for-shine-on-summer-festival/]

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Uncharted Path Ahead for Alberta's Unite the Right Movement

Dr. Geoffrey Hale says the provincial PC and Wildrose parties could unite under a single party banner before the next election but says the devil is usually in the details 94.1 CJOC [http://www.cjocfm.com/news-and-info/lethbridge-news/uncharted-path-ahead-for-albertas-unite-the-right-movement-says-expert/]

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Concert lineup announced for Shine On Summer Festival

The University of Lethbridge’s Shine On Summer Festival is excited to announce the lineup of award-winning Canadian musical acts who will take the stage for the Saturday outdoor concert event and fireworks extravaganza. In partnership with the ENMAX Centre, the City of Lethbridge and presenting sponsors Lethbridge Lodging Association

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Bumper crop for U of L soccer

The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s soccer has landed five new recruits, and they didn’t have to go far to get them Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/lethbridge-sports/2017/03/17/bumper-crop-for-u-of-l-soccer/]

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Opinion: Contaminant problems in the Athabasca River not overstated

Dr. Joseph Rasmussen and colleagues offer rebuttal to University of Alberta's William Shotyk who claimed that “contamination problems in the oilsands region are overstated" Edmonton Journal [http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-contaminant-problems-in-the-athabasca-river-not-overstated]