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Horns’ Overwater rewarded for efforts

Zac Overwater is named both Pronghorn Athlete of the Week and Canada West first star of the week Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/lethbridge-sports/2018/02/22/horns-overwater-rewarded-for-efforts/]

Purebred Breeders of the Year awarded

Alumnus Lee Creech named one of the Canadian Young Leaders by the Saskatchewan Simmental Association Canadian Cattlemen [https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/2018/02/20/purebred-breeders-of-the-year-awarded/]

Play tackles issues teachers face

Drama alumna and Calgary-based performer Alice Nelson brings her show Ms. Sugarcoat to the David Spinks Theatre Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/02/20/play-tackles-issues-teachers-face/]

Viva Vitality: It’s wise to take care of yourself during times of high stress

Amaka Ashiofu is a University of Lethbridge Public Health student working with the Population Health Promotion Program Medicine Hat News [http://medicinehatnews.com/life/local-life/2018/02/16/viva-vitality-its-wise-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-times-of-high-stress/]

Alberta Indigenous Relations

The U of L's Dr. Yale Belanger speaks about the evolving nature of the relationship between Alberta and its Indigenous peoples 770 CHKR [https://omny.fm/shows/the-morning-news-with-gord-gillies/alberta-indigenous-relations]

Lethbridge student seeks to donate Roll Up the Rim wins to charity

U of L student Breanna Schoenroth is hoping to share the winning feeling with those less fortunate CTV News [https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/lethbridge-student-seeks-to-donate-roll-up-the-rim-wins-to-charity-1.3805530]

Plenty of fun on Family Day

Family Day in Lethbridge highlighted by all the activities at the U of L's annual Play Day Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/02/20/plenty-of-fun-on-family-day/]

Lured by high payouts, Marylanders turn $30 lottery ticket into top seller

The U of L's Dr. Robert Williams discusses the Maryland Lottery's new sales tactics Baltimore Sun [http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-lottery-expensive-tickets-20180216-story.html]

Those tilted, bear-proof garbage bins you see in parks across Canada were made in Lethbridge

Haul-All vice-president and chief financial officer Kelly Philipp, a U of L management alumnus, explains the genesis of the Hid-A-Bag container CBC News [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bear-proof-garbage-bins-made-in-lethbridge-1.4542351?cmp=rss]

U of L oral history project commemorates Alberta's African-American settlers

U of L oral history project commemorates Alberta's African-American settlers

After more than a year in the making, a film documenting the lives of black settlers in Alberta and Saskatchewan and their experiences with discrimination will premiere in Edmonton during Black History Month. We are the Roots: Black Settlers and Their Experiences of Discrimination on the Canadian Prairies was the

U of L sociologist named to national research council

Dr. Claudia Malacrida, the university’s associate vice-president for research, will serve a three-year term on the governing council of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/02/20/u-of-l-sociologist-named-to-national-research-council/]

University of Lethbridge program helps troubled kids put their issues in check

The Chess for Life program is an alternative sentencing initiative that uses chess to teach critical thinking and life-choice skills to young offenders in Alberta. Calgary Herald [http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/university-of-lethbridge-program-helps-troubled-kids-put-their-issues-in-check]

Dr. Claudia Malacrida appointed to SSHRC governing council

Dr. Claudia Malacrida appointed to SSHRC governing council

Dr. Claudia Malacrida, University of Lethbridge associate vice-president (research), joins 14 other diverse Canadians in being appointed to the governing council of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s science minister, announced the appointments to SSHRC, the federal research funding agency that promotes

U of L student to conduct research overseas thanks to Mitacs Globalink Research Award

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U of L student to conduct research overseas thanks to Mitacs Globalink Research Award

Rashid MD Mamunur, a University of Lethbridge master’s student studying International Management, has won a Mitacs Globalink Research Award worth $6,000 that will allow him to conduct research in India this summer. “It’s really exciting. This summer I will have no courses so I can explore the

Applied study project investigates relevancy of supercluster proposals

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Applied study project investigates relevancy of supercluster proposals

University of Lethbridge geography student Katie Quinn had the opportunity recently to complete an applied study at Lethbridge County that focused on agricultural superclusters and how one would best contribute to the county. Her research culminated in a special presentation to Lethbridge County Council. This research endeavour began when the

Pronghorns begin playoffs

Pronghorns men's basketball kicks off its best-of-three Canada West series Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/lethbridge-sports/2018/02/15/pronghorns-begin-playoffs/]

U of L ready to welcome community, celebrate family with Play Day 2018

U of L ready to welcome community, celebrate family with Play Day 2018

Beach weather in southern Alberta certainly feels as though it’s a long way off so the University of Lethbridge is bringing the beach indoors, as the theme for Play Day 2018. The seventh annual Family Day play event takes place Monday, February 19, 2018 from 11 a.m. to

Unique research project involves at-risk youth sentenced to playing chess

Unique research project involves at-risk youth sentenced to playing chess

Local youth involved in the criminal justice system are being referred to a program where they learn to play chess as part of their sentence. The Chess for Life program is a research project that aims to explore how learning to play chess affects youths’ thinking and the choices they

The U of L has introduced a new recycling initiative, becoming the first Canadian university to recycle styrofoam right on campus

The University of Lethbridge is taking some big steps to cut down on its environmental footprint 98.1 The Bridge [http://www.981thebridge.ca/news/lethbridge-news/university-of-lethbridge-first-in-canada-to-recycle-styrofoam-on-campus/]

Science says: your brows might actually be the key to saving your love life

Brow experts have paired with facial expression analysis expert Dr. Javid Sadr to prove once and for all that brows really do need to be on point at all times Vogue [https://www.vogue.com.au/beauty/news/science-says-your-brows-might-actually-be-the-key-to-saving-your-love-life/news-story/b9d839fc8bc82a4b7889b8e6cb6941d1]

Does play help boost brain development in children?

The U of L's Dr. Sergio Pellis describes how play impacts brain development Colombian Post [http://www.thecolombianpost.com/index.php/living-people/wellness-1/15195-does-play-helps-boost-brain-development-in-children]

Room for improvement, say presenters during Transit Master Plan presentation at CIC meeting

U of L students address City Council on transit issues Lethbridge News Now [http://www.lethbridgenewsnow.com/article/592635/room-improvement-say-presenters-during-transit-master-plan-presentation-cic-meeting]

Creating awareness about consent

University of Lethbridge students have an opportunity this week to learn more about what consent means and how it applies to their everyday lives Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbridge-news/2018/02/14/creating-awareness-about-consent/]

Babcock has recollections beneath MLG roof

Former Pronghorns men's hockey coach Mike Babcock reminisces at the old Maple Leaf Gardens Luxora Leader [https://luxoraleader.com/babcock-has-memories-under-mlg-roof/729285/]

Horns continue prep for championships

Members of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team used the weekend to move up the Canada West and U SPORTS rankings Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/lethbridge-sports/2018/02/13/horns-continue-prep-for-championships/]