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January, 2011

Saucier, Gregory moving on

Two University of Lethbridge faculty members are moving on to positions at other Canadian universities in the spring. Faculty of Health Sciences researcher Dr. David Gregory will leave the U of L to begin a new position as the founding dean of the University of Regina Faculty of Nursing, effective Apr. 1, 2011.

Small changes yield big results

Happy New Year! Here’s hoping you had a chance to recharge your batteries and at the same time spend some time with family and friends over the holidays. I am sure there are some of you who have started with some health and wellness resolutions for this new year, so here are some workplace tips on how to turn your resolutions into a habit!  

Library aids in preserving Blackfoot past

Through its involvement with the Blackfoot Digital Library, and a recent effort that digitized back issues of the Kainai News, the University Library is helping to ensure that valuable Blackfoot heritage is being preserved for generations to come.

Kainai News offers look at history

The University Library recently completed a project in which they digitized 631 issues of the Kainai News (1968-1991) newspaper, now available from the U of L Library’s Southern Alberta Newspapers digital collection (www.uleth.ca/lib/digitized_Collections/sanews.asp).

Iwaniuk, collection, central to flight study

High-powered, three-dimensional X-ray scanning equipment at a University in Scotland is being used with a University of Lethbridge researcher’s large collection of bird brain specimens to help chart the evolution of flight in birds.

Lukach brings world view to International Dinner

When Justin Lukach talks about the last three years of his life, it’s in the context of a voyage of self-discovery, experimentation, establishing friendships, testing boundaries and experiencing different cultures. It sounds a lot like university life, but in his instance, it was education to the extreme.

Geomatics study gets Tecterra support

University of Lethbridge students Maxine Couch and John Anderson are the initial beneficiaries of a new scholarship program designed to spur the development of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) in the field of geomatics technology.

Schultz Award honours inquisitive spirit

Whether the apple struck Sir Isaac Newton on the head or not, history was made. That lone apple tumbling to the ground set off a chain of events that would fundamentally change the way people thought about the physical world.

University in transition to Moodle

You’ve seen the teaser advertisements around campus for months now – Moodle is most definitely coming. But what is Moodle, why is it on the way and how can we make the most of it?

Campus Kudos - January 2011

Dr. Helen Kelley (Management) collaborated in publishing, The Clinical Impact of eHealth on the Self-Management of Diabetes: A Double Adoption Perspective, in the Journal of the Association for Information Systems.