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The University of Lethbridge has a number of events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly. Herschel/SPIRE Consortium Tuesday, Feb. 16 to Thursday, Feb. 18, Markin Hall

How can you be the hero in your family’s story? The answer is easy – bring them to the University of Lethbridge for Play Day 2016, the annual Family Day activity that has been celebrating the benefits of play since 2012.

It was only fitting that Marc-André Bernier, his team and their partners, Canadian modern-day explorers, would finally solve one of the greatest secrets of Canadian history – and breathe new life into the story of the long-lost Franklin Expedition

Over the past six years, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) has been travelling across the country and interviewing survivors of Canada's residential school system. It produced a multi-volume report about what it learned, focussing first on truth determination, which then created a foundation for reconciliation.

The University of Lethbridge has a number of events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly. Owen G. Holmes Lecture — Bob McDonald, host of Quirks and Quarks Monday, Feb. 8, 7 to 9 p.m., PE 250, 1st Choice Savings Centre

The Dhillon School of Business welcomes keynote speaker Nancy Southern (Chair, Past President & CEO of ATCO Ltd.) along with closing keynote speaker Adam Kreek (Olympic gold medalist, adventurer and social entrepreneur)

Science at Night is the first event of its kind at the University of Lethbridge to invite wannabe adult scientists into the lab to enjoy some hands-on science activities in a fun and friendly environment

The Shriners have been helping youth since the early 1900s and the Lethbridge Shrine Club is continuing that tradition with the establishment of five bursaries for University of Lethbridge students in financial need

The University of Lethbridge has a number of events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly. Eating Disorder Awareness Week — February 1 to 7 Tuesday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1st Choice Savings Centre Foyer, and Wednesday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Atrium, University Hall

Funded by a consortium of association and industry partners, the University of Lethbridge has appointed Dr. Dmytro Yevtushenko as Research Chair in Potato Science. The local potato industry is poised to benefit from Yevtushenko’s experience as a plant biologist and from his expertise in potatoes, a plant he has studied for more than 25 years.