There are few times in the year that seem to excite Canadians more than the Christmas Holiday Season. It produces no end of pilgrimages. People do everything they can to “be home for Christmas Day,” taking as much time off work as possible, often travelling long distances at considerable expense,

The effects of prenatal stress can be seen across generations and Mirela Ambeskovic is studying those effects across a lifespan. Ambeskovic (BA '12, MSc '14), a University of Lethbridge doctoral student studying under neuroscientist Dr. Gerlinde Metz, became interested in studying the effects of prenatal stress because of

Parents everywhere can relate to the feeling of relief when their young children are finally tucked into bed. The physical and mental demands of caring for, protecting and entertaining toddlers can be exhausting – and that’s for just a few hours after work. The wearying fatigue of caring for your

You know that an educational tool needs updating when its major interactive feature is transparencies. Or worse, when the topic is tobacco and the coverage begins and ends with cigarettes and chewing tobacco in a world now faced with cigarillos and e-cigarettes. Fortunately, the University of Lethbridge’s Kathy Haight

The goal of Wednesday’s International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is to increase awareness of the gains that come from living in an inclusive community that integrates persons with disabilities. University of Lethbridge drama professor Lisa Doolittle has been working on creating such a community in one of

The past, present and future of Lethbridge’s livestock industry, and the possible effects of current global meat consumption trends on Canada’s economy, come into sharp focus through the research of economic geographer Dr. Ian MacLachlan. A professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Lethbridge, MacLachlan

Dr. Nehalkumar (Nehal) Thakor’s research into the regulation of gene expression has implications for many fields, from biofuel production to cancer treatment. Thakor, a microbiologist, brings his expertise in synthetic biology to the University of Lethbridge as a Campus Alberta Innovation Program (CAIP) Chair of Synthetic Biology and RNA-based

A pioneering research paper from Dr. Paul Vasey’s Laboratory of Comparative Sexuality at the University of Lethbridge has been recognized by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) as the winner of the 2013 Ira and Harriet Reiss Theory Award for best theoretical paper in sexology. The

A move by the government of Ecuador to preserve the Amazon rainforest and protect the rights of its inhabitants may ultimately do more harm than good, says University of Lethbridge professor Dr. Patrick Wilson. The Chair of the U of L’s Department of Anthropology has been investigating the seemingly

Leading neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Iwaniuk, one of the University of Lethbridge’s emerging young researchers, has been awarded a Tier II Canada Research Chair for a research program aiming to understand how the brain evolves into different sizes and forms in different species. The Canada Research Chairs program announced a

We all know a baby’s health is inextricably linked to the lifestyle of the mother prenatally and while pregnant. But what’s less understood is the impact of the essential but often neglected half of this reproductive equation — the father, and his own preconception behaviours. It’s a topic

Students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will be highlighting their original research in the eighth annual Chinook Symposium, a student conference that includes a judged poster presentation. Thirty-five students, including post-doctoral fellows, doctoral candidates, master’s and undergraduate students and a high school student, are participating this year.

Two University of Lethbridge kinesiology researchers will be assessing the physical literacy of 1,300 local children over the next two years as part of the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL). Drs. Jennifer Copeland and Luc Martin are co-investigators in the CAPL study for the Lethbridge area. “We are

University of Lethbridge master’s student, Anna Kovalchuk (BSc ’14), has been awarded the 2014 Dr. Cyril M. Kay Graduate Studentship from the Alberta Cancer Foundation. A prestigious awards program, these studentships are awarded to exceptional students interested in medical or health research related to cancer. They are available across

A new research study showing that stress in pregnant rats can shorten the length of pregnancy in subsequent generations could provide clues to the causes of preterm birth in humans. A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Lethbridge, along with a University of Alberta medical researcher, studied successive

Birth rates often fall as nations become more developed, but the opposite is happening in Samoa – and a University of Lethbridge graduate student may know the reason why. Third year evolution and behaviour PhD student Deanna Forrester (MSc ’11) is investigating why this developing island nation located in the South

Canada has managed to avoid the level of conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims that has occurred in other countries, but a University of Lethbridge sociologist has uncovered some worrisome signs. In his new book, The Muslim Question in Canada (published by UBC Press), Dr. Abdolmohammed (Abdie) Kazemipur shows that Muslims

A total of 12 University of Lethbridge researchers will receive funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) this year, enabling future U of L discoveries in a variety of areas including neuroscience, biological sciences and chemistry and biochemistry. Canada’s Minister of State (Science and

Dr. Cheryl Currie awaited the release of the 2014 United Nations report on the human rights situation of Indigenous peoples in Canada with tremendous interest. An assistant professor of public health at the University of Lethbridge and the recently appointed Translational Health Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellness with Alberta

Leading investigators in the emerging field of Ribonucleic acid (RNA) research – including a Gairdner Foundation International Award recipient – are gathering at the University of Lethbridge, June 18-21, 2014, for one of Canada’s most prestigious conferences. RiboWest 2014, now in its 10th year, is attracting experts in one of the

The University of Lethbridge has added to its internationally recognized research capacity in neuroscience by appointing Dr. Majid H. Mohajerani as the new CAIP Chair in Brain Health and Dementia. Mohajerani is the third of four new research Chairs being added to the University as part of the Government of

Some parents reject standard medical vaccines for their children, but little is known about their reasons. That is about to change thanks to a University of Lethbridge graduate student [http://www.uleth.ca/graduatestudies/] who is studying the trend locally. Jillian King (BASc ’12, having previously completed a bachelor’s