Institute for Child and Youth Studies

Building rapport key to success of the Raising Spirit project

Taylor Little Mustache spent the summer working as a research assistant with the Raising Spirit project

Grant supports Spring research project with local First Nations young adults

Dr. Erin Spring was recently awarded the Frances E. Russell Grant to support her research in young people's literature

Newberry’s teaching excellence acknowledged by American Anthropological Association

Newberry's passion for teaching anthropology recognized

Doctoral student looks to understand Samoa's trend-bucking population growth

Deanna Forrester is investigating why fertility rates in this South Pacific nation differ from those in most other developing nations

Hidden Paths, Tangled Woods and Interesting Play Spaces

There’s nothing quite like the curiosity of a child. The questions. The exploration. The excitement. That same curiosity is at the heart of the Institute for Child and Youth Studies at the U of L.

A closer look at anti-vaccination sentiment

Psychology graduate student Jillian King (BASc ’12) is exploring the decisions of some families living in or near Lethbridge about whether or not to immunize their kids against diseases

Graduate student asking why some parents opt not to immunize their children

The proportion of Albertans who are adequately immunized consistently falls below provincial targets

Exemplary research + engaged students = extraordinary results

Recently named Canada's Research University of the Year (2012, undergraduate category), the U of L has been growing toward this honour for some time

Research advocacy finds champion in Hill

David Hill assumes a new role on campus that works to bring University research foreword and into their respective communities of interest

Childhood studies the basis for new research institute

The Institute for Child and Youth Studies will bring together researchers from several disciplines who are increasingly adding child and youth studies projects to their research portfolios

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