The proportion of Albertans who are adequately immunized has consistently fallen below provincial targets, leading a University of Lethbridge graduate student [http://www.uleth.ca/graduatestudies/] to study why some parents choose to reject medical vaccines for their children. Jillian King (BSc ’12) is exploring the decisions of some families

Recovering from a stroke is harder for those who have been exposed to stress in the womb, but massage-like treatment can improve the odds. New research out of the University of Lethbridge has found that rats exposed to prenatal stress that then experienced a stroke in adulthood suffered more severe

Children who have a significant hand preference may have better behavioural control, memory and planning skills, according to a new study published by a team of researchers at the University of Lethbridge. The group found that a more lateralized brain supports the development of Executive Function (EF) - a blanket

There is no evidence of a national labour shortage at present or into the foreseeable future, and furthermore, there are large groups of underutilized populations who could join the workforce or be more fully employed. The results of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Knowledge Synthesis Grant, of

The history of human exploration is full of discoveries that were made in person, from finding new lands to touching the ocean floor. At the University of Lethbridge though, researcher Dr. Locke Spencer (MSc ’05, PhD ’09) is developing a sophisticated instrument that’s meant to do what humans cannot:

As the saying goes, oil and water don’t mix. In Alberta’s oilsands, however, the division between those substances is less clear. That’s because water plays a pivotal role in the oilsands region, from steam injection operations that release highly viscous underground oil deposits to tailing ponds that

An evolving partnership between the University of Lethbridge, Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions (AIHS) and the University of California Irvine (UCI) is poised to enrich collaborative science and training opportunities for North American researchers in the field of brain and memory. An agreement has been struck that will see renowned

“When we hear “brain-based research,” we tend to think primarily in terms of brain injuries or diseases such as stroke and alzheimer’s, but what is the connection between neuroscience and inclusive education? As University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education’s [http://www.uleth.ca/education] Dr. Nancy Grigg explains,

A new discovery made partly by University of Lethbridge researchers could one day lead to more effective and efficient antibiotics, biofuels and other bioengineered products. The findings reveal a protein, YjjK, which helps a cell modulate protein synthesis by throttling, or pausing, the process when the cell is low on

It’s an unusual coupling: A linguist and a marine biologist are working together to investigate the human tongue. In their study, the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences researchers are using two species of octopus and tiny worms that helped win a Nobel Prize. The work is

How can the movements of an octopus and a worm relate to the human tongue and its ability to make speech sounds? The University of Lethbridge’s Dr. Jennifer Mather (psychology) is in the midst of a three-year study, funded by a National Science Foundation INSPIRE grant, with researchers from

An internationally recognized textbook on parasites has received a substantial upgrade due to the efforts of a University of Lethbridge biologist, his brother and an American colleague. The second edition of Parasitism: The Diversity and Ecology of Animal Parasites [http://www.cambridge.org/ca/academic/subjects/life-sciences/zoology/parasitism-diversity-and-ecology-animal-parasites-2nd-edition?format=

In the world of academic research, acronyms are pervasive, condensing the titles of everything from funding agencies to prestigious fellowships. But in the case of University of Lethbridge geography [http://www.uleth.ca/artsci/geography] researcher Dr. Christopher Hopkinson [http://scholar.ulethbridge.ca/hopkinson], the acronym for his latest project

Advanced research experiments, state-of-the-art laboratories, guidance from a top expert in the field - these are the exclusive benefits enjoyed by chemistry students studying fluorine at the University of Lethbridge, home of the new Canadian Centre for Research in Advanced Fluorine Technologies [http://www.uleth.ca/research/canadian-centre-research-advanced-fluorine-technologies-c-craft] , or C-CRAFT.

A new initiative to advance the science of fluorine chemistry will make the University of Lethbridge Canada’s leading institution for studying and developing useful applications for this reactive element. The newly launched Canadian Centre for Research in Advanced Fluorine Technologies (C-CRAFT) will serve as a hub for fluorine researchers

University of Lethbridge researcher Dr. Susan McDaniel is examining whether or not an approaching labour shortage or skills crisis looms in Canada. McDaniel, Canada Research Chair in Global Population and Life Course as well as the Prentice Research Chair in Global Population and Economy, has been awarded a Social Sciences

From below the earth’s surface to the farthest reaches of the universe, University of Lethbridge researchers are embarking on a pair of significant study projects thanks to research infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). On Wednesday, CFI announced a $63-million investment in support of cutting-edge research

A new discovery by University of Lethbridge researchers that sheds light on a complex chemical structure found in bitumen may enable companies working in Canada’s oilsands to operate more efficiently and reduce their environmental footprint. Three members of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the U of L,

A University of Lethbridge researcher is exploring whether the reliance of migrant care workers in immigrant-receiving countries like Canada, Japan, the United States and South Korea, is driven by global and regional income inequalities. The U of L’s Dr. Susan McDaniel, as part of a $2.85 million Social

Eugenic sterilization is no longer legal in Alberta, but some people with disabilities continue to experience barriers when it comes to having children, says University of Lethbridge sociology researcher Dr. Claudia Malacrida. Malacrida and her team of researchers are in the midst of a project funded by the Social Sciences