U of L In The News

U of L In The News

China’s troubles put chill in Canadian economy

U of L economist discusses China's economic woes and the effects on the Canadian economy

College of the Rockies transfer students excel academically

Dual admission agreement between the U of L and the College of the Rockies allows students to complete their first two years at the College and complete a degree at the U of L in their final two years.

Canada's quest for elite basketball status begins in Toronto

Former Pronghorns women's team members are mothers of the new generation of Canadian men's basketball talent

The dwarf planet Quaoar

The U of L's Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) is used to recalculate the size of a dwarf planet on the outer edge of our solar system

A place to showcase

U of L alumna Deb Klics (BEd '90) is an artist and elementary school teacher. This summer, her paintings have graced the walls of the Strathmore Municipal Library.

Entire museum gallery for Lakeland College alum

Wildlife paintings by U of L alum Colin Starkevich (BSc '14), highlighting the grasslands of southern Alberta, are on display at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton until Sept. 27

Rural male caregivers need more help

Ryan Waldorf, a nursing instructor at the University of Lethbridge, explored the lives of 12 rural men who care for wives with dementia

Cryogenic facility helping researchers

The University of Lethbridge’s new cryogenic test facility (CTF) has allowed researchers in Dr. David Naylor’s astrophysics lab to be more productive, more energy efficient and more flexible

Research centre reports latest to be destroyed

Dr. Jim Byrne comments on the closing of the research library at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre

Drivers in Alberta say they faced $20 ‘toll’ after detour through First Nation

U of L Native Studies professor Don McIntyre comments on the illegal trespassing incidents on the Morley reserve

Siwella helps Pronghorns upset Huskies

The U of L Pronghorns men’s soccer players led local players through a free camp and then played an exhibition match against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

Octopuses seen throwing things may be using shells as weapons

The U of L's Jennifer Mather says octopuses often use jets of water to clean their house or chase off small fish so it's still a mystery if one octopus intends to bean another.

Students get head start on research careers

Summer students conducting research at the CCBN highlighted their work at the annual Summer Student Symposium.

What makes people gay? (An update)

Writer Neil Swidey revisits one of his earlier stories — 'What Makes People Gay?' — after attending The Puzzle of Sexual Orientation conference held at the U of L in July.

Sexual orientation is much more complex than straight, gay or bisexual

After attending The Puzzle of Sexual Orientation conference at the U of L, Dr. Lori Brotto, a psychologist and a professor at UBC, discusses the concept of sexual fluidity.

Teens trade summer for study

A look at local high school students in the Heritage Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) program, funded by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

First Nations sign treaty to bring back the buffalo

Dr. Leroy Little Bear discusses the significance of the buffalo treaty

Overvoorde teaches drawing workshop

A look at the work of Chris Stoffel Overvoorde, Artist-in-Residence in the Gushul Studio of the University of Lethbridge in Blairmore, Alta.

Students show off summer neuroscience projects during symposium

Research projects were on display Thursday at the University of Lethbridge for the annual Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience Summer Student Symposium

What our thick eyebrow obsession has to do with feminism - and science

U of L psychology professor Dr. Javid Sadr says eyebrows are even more important than eyes for recognizing people

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