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We are the founding academic faculty at the University of Lethbridge with over 40 disciplines.

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Oki, and welcome to the University of Lethbridge. Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University is located in traditional Blackfoot Confederacy territory. We honour the Blackfoot people and their traditional ways of knowing in caring for this land, as well as all Indigenous Peoples who have helped shape and continue to strengthen our University community.

The Faculty of Arts & Science offers instruction in a broad range of subjects, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural and mathematical sciences. The Faculty of Arts & Science commits itself to the development of well-educated persons through the pillars of liberal education, including breadth and connections across disciplines, critical thinking skills, and engaged citizenship at all levels. We emphasize the skills developed by a liberal education, and a balance of breadth of general intellectual background with depth of knowledge in a particular area.

The Faculty of Arts & Science offers three very diverse degree programs: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc), and Bachelor of Science (BSc). As an important part of your liberal education, you will select courses from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences as part of your program requirements. As such, you have the opportunity to study from within your areas of interest even if these areas are not part of your major. You can make your uLethbridge degree exactly that - YOUR degree - individualized to what you want to study.

The Faculty of Arts & Science stands with all those who seek a world free from the racism and related violence that plagues our world and our community. Read the full statement from Matthew G. Letts, Incoming Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science.

Faculty of Arts & Science Events

Faculty of Arts & Science News

Healthy Hooves, Happy Herds: A New Chapter Unfolds with Cattle Wellness

In a groundbreaking collaboration, Dr. Robert Sutherland (Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience), alongside Dr. Joyce Van Donkersgoed (Dr. Joyce Van Donkersgoed Inc.), Dr. Karen Schwartkopf-Genswein (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Dr. Majid Mohajerani (Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience), Hardeep S. Ryait (Postdoctoral Fellow - CCBN), and Paula Olivares Guzman (Postdoctoral Fellow - CCBN), have embarked on a transformative research project aimed at revolutionizing the management of lameness in beef cattle.

Study shows methane emissions from Prairie wetlands are lower than expected

Inland waters including ponds and wetlands are one of the largest natural sources of methane. Pound for pound, methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Now, a University of Lethbridge-led study has found that many of the ponds and wetlands dotting the Canadian Prairies emit less methane than predicted in part due to their elevated salt content, making previous estimates highly inaccurate.

“We came up with new prairie-specific models and estimates that were much lower than expected based on models developed in other parts of the world,” says Dr. Matthew Bogard, a ULethbridge biology professor and Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Environments. “We were very conservative in our calculations and even so, we found that emissions were drastically overestimated.

Their study was recently published in Nature Communications.

 

Unlocking the mystery — Dr. Paul Vasey’s new data analysis reveals insights into male homosexuality

A deeper analysis of a decade’s worth of data from Dr. Paul Vasey’s Comparative Sexology Lab at the University of Lethbridge has lent clarity about the influence of two separate but linked literatures on biological variables influencing male homosexuality.

Vasey, a Professor and Board of Governors Research Chair, and his team of former students (Drs. Doug VanderLaan, Scott Semenyna and Francisco Goméz Jiménez) wanted to determine if there was evidence for both the Fraternal Birth Order Effect (FBOE) and the Female Fecundity Effect (FFE) in data they collected over a decade while working in Samoa.

Dr. Trushar Patel elected to the Royal Society of Biology

The new year got off to an auspicious start for Dr. Trushar Patel, University of Lethbridge Canada Research Chair in RNA and Protein Biophysics and associate dean in the Faculty of Arts & Science, when he learned he was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.

“I was positively surprised when I received the email,” says Patel. “That is a nice New Year’s gift and a good beginning to the year.”

Based in the United Kingdom, the Royal Society of Biology was formed in 2009 when the Biosciences Federation and the Institute of Biology merged. The society was granted the Royal title in 2015. Being named a Fellow indicates someone has achieved distinction in biological research, teaching or the application of biology.

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Study shows methane emissions from Prairie wetlands are lower than expected

Inland waters including ponds and wetlands are one of the largest natural sources of methane. Pound for pound,...

Dr. Trushar Patel elected to the Royal Society of Biology

The new year got off to an auspicious start for Dr. Trushar Patel, University of Lethbridge Canada Research Chair...

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University of Lethbridge iGEM teams bring home medals

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New pathway to law degree at heart of partnership between University of Lethbridge and Bond University

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Students, Faculty & Staff Stories

Shining Student Devanshi Sharma

Drawn to the University of Lethbridge by its outstanding neuroscience program and hands-on research opportunities, Devanshi Sharma initially aspired to attend medical school. However, through engaging in independent studies, she discovered her …

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Despite his many successes, Dr. Rob Sutherland says the value of failure shouldn’t be overlooked

The Sutherland team’s research has led to several breakthroughs which might some day help discover a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Shining Student Bryanne Wandler

Bryanne Wandler has embraced every opportunity to seize rewarding opportunities at the University of Lethbridge, and this decision helped her navigate the university while discovering her passion for community planning and food …

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Healthy Hooves, Happy Herds: A New Chapter Unfolds with Cattle Wellness

Drs. Van Donkersgoed, Schwartkopf-Genswein, Mohajerani, Sutherland, with Ryait and Guzman, collaborate on pioneering research to revolutionize beef cattle lameness management.

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Shining Student Tyra Hercina

Tyra Hercina's professors have played pivotal roles in her University of Lethbridge experience, shaping Tyra's approach to education, and inspiring her to consider a future as a professor of Indigenous studies.

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iGEM competitions prove a highlight for Shining Student Jason Luddu

Two opportunities to compete with the University's International Genetically-Engineered Machine team in Paris, including a gold medal showing in the most recent competition, helped Jason Luddu realize he can do anything he sets …

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Alumni couple’s enduring love story took root at University of Lethbridge

Alumni Don and Judi Hall fondly recall their first meeting at the University of Lethbridge, their journey together for more than five decades and their time as struggling married students and their …

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Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister on International Day of Women and Girls in Science: be the difference

Alumna Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister provides words of inspiration and reflects on her own journey as a woman in science, to mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

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Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta

Theoretical physics professor Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta explores the wonders of the universe, driven by her fascination with both the vast unknown of galaxies and the mysteries of quantum theory.

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