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U of L continues to move up in Research InfoSource rankings list

For the second consecutive year the University of Lethbridge has improved its ranking among the country’s elite research universities, moving up one spot in each of the undergraduate and overall categories of Research InfoSource’s annual Research Universities of the Year rankings list. The U of L jumped to

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Study finds food insecurity issues halved by guaranteed annual income

A new study has found that food insecurity for the country’s poorest seniors is cut nearly in half once they achieve the age of 65 and are eligible for the guaranteed annual income provided through the Old Age Security (OAS) program. It subsequently poses the question of why 65

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Researchers seek to understand how students share, process information on colonization

Two University of Lethbridge researchers are examining how indigenous and non-indigenous students negotiate, process and critically reflect on information they are learning about colonization in university classrooms. The new study, funded by the University of Lethbridge Research Fund, is co-led by Drs. Linda Many Guns (Native American Studies) and Cheryl

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Policy for Investment

Perceptions surrounding rising income inequality are garnering substantial media attention and creating their fair share of populist angst. While income inequality and its opposition are far from new, the increasing pace of economic globalization and technological change are often seen as primary drivers of the widening income gap in developed

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New U of L study finds water issues a major concern of housing developers in the Calgary region

A new study by a University of Lethbridge water researcher has found that challenges in acquiring water have housing developers in the Calgary region worried about the effects on their industry and real estate, on home buyers and the economy in general. “What struck me about the findings was that

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Visiting Fulbright scholar to investigate links between early stress and addiction

Dr. John Ziker, Chair of the anthropology department at Boise State University in Idaho, will be spending the fall semester at the University of Lethbridge as the Fulbright Canada-Palix Foundation Distinguished Visiting Research Chair in Brain Science, and Child and Family Health and Wellness. “It’s an honour to get

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Agricultural research project benefits subsistence farmers in Africa

More than 100 subsistence farmers in three African countries have increased their yields and irrigated less often through an agricultural research project designed by Dr. Henning Bjornlund, a University of Lethbridge visiting professor. Bjornlund started the project in 2013 when he was the Canada Research Chair in Water Policy and

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U of L humanities researchers secure federal grants

Four University of Lethbridge professors have been awarded more than $300,000 in research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). “This year’s SSHRC results reflect a high standard of excellence amongst our humanists and social scientists, of which we can be rightly proud,” says Dr.

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U of L sociologist looks at Muslims in Canada in light of terrorist attacks by Muslim converts

Building on the research he did for his award-winning book The Muslim Question in Canada (UBC Press, 2014), University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Abdie Kazemipur will examine the integration of Canadian Muslims in light of recent events like the terrorist attacks by Muslim converts in October of 2014. Thanks to

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Rodrigues to investigate modern nondual spirituality

Sociological studies show the number of those who call themselves ‘spiritual but not religious’ (SBNR) has been outpacing those who identify with mainstream religious traditions in Canada. A subset of SBNR groups is the Modern Nondual Spirituality (MNS) movement. Eckhart Tolle, the movement’s high profile teacher, lives in Canada.

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Examining the corporate-charity link

Sometimes the corporate-charity link is as obvious as a signpost, as in the CIBC Run for the Cure or the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride. Not so obvious are the ways in which partnerships between corporations and the non-profit sector are formed in the first place and how the two

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New conference to build bridges between academia and the public

People often think young children learn a second language much easier than older children or adults but much of the research into second language learning doesn’t necessarily support this idea in a school setting. Popular wisdom holds that, in contrast to adults, immigrant children in a host society learn

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CIHR grant allows researchers to dig deeper into the effects of prenatal stress

Dr. Gerlinde Metz, a University of Lethbridge neuroscientist, and her team of researchers have received more than $1.1 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to conduct further research into prenatal stress and examine the role of fathers’ stress in preterm birth and newborn development.

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Johnson and monitoring network keeping an eye out for potato 'zebra chip' disease

Even though the insect vector that can spread the zebra chip pathogen in potatoes has been found in in Alberta, Prof. Dan Johnson at the University of Lethbridge isn’t alarmed yet and recommends potato growers take no action at this time beyond field sampling. Johnson, who co-ordinates the Canadian

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Hopkinson, Chasmer embark on cross-Canada research mission

Dr. Chris Hopkinson, the University of Lethbridge geography professor named one of the country’s 100 greatest explorers in 2015 by Canadian Geographic magazine, will once again take to the skies to conduct surveys that will provide rich data about climate change, forest resources, wetlands, flood risk, permafrost loss and

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Leca research targets light-fingered Balinese macaque monkeys

University of Lethbridge researcher Dr. Jean-Baptiste Leca has his eye on some criminal activity but he’s not about to put a stop to it – not just yet. Leca, an assistant professor in the U of L’s Department of Psychology, is engaged in a study that is examining a

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CCBN research capabilities expand with state-of-the-art optical imaging lab

A state-of-the-art optical imaging lab in the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) is giving University of Lethbridge scientists a leg up in unlocking the secrets of how our brains function. Two-and-a-half years in the making, Mohajerani's lab is hoping to map, with outstanding precision, how the brain

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U of L researchers awarded more than $2 million in NSERC funding

University of Lethbridge researchers have been awarded $2.2 million in new funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), supporting projects in math & computer science, neuroscience, physics & astronomy, biological sciences, chemistry & biochemistry and kinesiology & physical education. The funding was announced earlier

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Auditory research study to further tinnitus knowledge

In the quest to learn more about the brain and brain diseases, Dr. Majid Mohajerani has been assembling a team of researchers—three graduate students, three post-doctoral researchers, a research associate and two technicians—as he’s been building a state-of-the-art optical imaging lab. Dr. Michael Kyweriga is one of

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University of Lethbridge receives grant to help train the next generation of space scientists and engineers

A proposal developed by Dr. David Naylor of the University of Lethbridge’s Astronomical Instrumentation Group (AIG) has won a $500,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency. The Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) grant will allow the U of L to train up-and-coming

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The First Regional Conference on Women in Physics

There are many documented efforts worldwide to increase the representation of women in physics at all academic levels. Regardless, some would argue that women are still under represented, in particular at the senior academic levels and in industry. One way we can facilitate an increase in the participation of women

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Researchers show prenatal stress influences new behavioural traits, including handedness

A new study by researchers at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, recently published in Cerebral Cortex, shows the effects of prenatal stress accumulate across generations and can affect behavioural traits, such as right- and left-handedness. Mirela Ambeskovic, a PhD candidate working in the laboratory

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Board of Governors Research Chairs announced

The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors appointed or reappointed eight Board of Governors Research Chairs at its regular meeting on April 21, 2016. The Board of Governors Research Chair program acknowledges the research accomplishments of University faculty members. “The University of Lethbridge is home to world-leading researchers across many

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Skating therapy making significant difference for those living with Parkinson's disease

A University of Lethbridge research group, led by Dr. Jon Doan (PhD '06), is taking a truly Canadian approach to developing symptom management strategies for people living with Parkinson’s disease – using skating and hockey stickhandling skills as forms of therapy. Their preliminary results are encouraging enough to embark

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The haunting effects of ancestral ghosts

Ancestral stress delivers a one-two punch, affecting our health and well-being both physically and emotionally. Now, new research by Dr. Gerlinde Metz at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, shows just how damaging and pervasive stress may be — its effects even crossing multiple generations through pregnancy.