News Releases

For the first time in its 48-year history, the University of Lethbridge has named one of its graduates as Chancellor. The University of Lethbridge Senate has elected Janice Varzari (BN ’90, MEd ’02) as the University’s 13th Chancellor elect.

The University of Lethbridge has appointed Dr. Robert Boudreau as Acting Dean of the Dhillon School of Business. Boudreau has served as the U of L’s Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) for the last six years and is a 32-year member of the Dhillon School of Business, holding a variety of academic positions within the University including Professor, Assistant Dean, Director, Acting Dean of Graduate Studies and Assistant Vice-President (Academic).

Dr. Peter McCormick will be retiring after an illustrious 40-year career at the University of Lethbridge.

Dr. Michael Kyweriga, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Majid Mohajerani’s lab at the University of Lethbridge, will be able to build understanding of tinnitus thanks to a postgraduate fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions.

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.

Everyone is invited to learn more about the world-renowned brain research being done at the University of Lethbridge’s Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) during Brain Awareness Week, March 9 to 14.

The issue of youth homelessness will be in the spotlight as University of Lethbridge students brave the elements in support of Wood’s Homes Emergency Youth Shelter by participating in the annual 5 Days for the Homeless event, Mar. 8-13.

Frazer Sloan was never at the head of the class in high school, but now in his third year in the Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge, he’s been recognized as one of the top business students in Canada.

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. Native Awareness Week ‑ March 2 to 7

This year’s Native Awareness Week (NAW) brings a full schedule of activities designed to celebrate Aboriginal culture and the 40th anniversary of the Native American Students’ Association (NASA) at the University of Lethbridge.