Competition to encourage youth vaccinations launched by 4 Alberta universities
The U of L is one of four Alberta universities that partnered to create a new competition to help get more young people vaccinated.
Voter fatigue not expected to impact Lethbridge municipal election: political scientist
U of L political science professor Dr. Lars Hallström weighs in on this fall's federal and municipal elections.
University of Lethbridge art professor gets funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation
U of L professor Jackson Two Bears is excited to bring a new research initiative to Lethbridge called the Onkwehonwe Research Environment (ORE).
Stantec honoured with IES Illumination Awards
Stantec has received a Merit Award for Interior Lighting Design from the Illuminating Engineering Society for its work on Science Commons.
Mural bringing hope to downtown Lethbridge
A new mural that now graces the outside wall of the Streets Alive building downtown was a fundraising initiative from students in U of L's Dhillon School of Business integrated management experience program.
Grasshopper forecast
Dr. Dan Johnson talks about grasshoppers in southern Alberta in the grasshopper forecast
Archaeology students dig up the past at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
U of L students in archaeology and geography have spent the last four weeks dusting, digging, and uncovering pieces of history at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
Large amount of CO2 released into atmosphere during Kenow wildfire, study suggests
A new U of L study suggests a large amount of carbon dioxide was released into the atmosphere after a wildfire burned through a large swathe of Waterton Lakes National Park nearly four years ago.
Pronghorns host a triple header to celebrate return
After the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020 Canada West season, U of L Pronghorns athletics returns with a bang this fall, kicking off with a triple header Sept. 18 at the U of L Stadium.
CO2 release from 2017 Kenow Wildfire equivalent of 1.1-1.8 million cars
U of L undergrad Sam Gerrand conducted research to quantify how much carbon dioxide was released from the soil and trees in a 300-metre area that was burned in the Kenow Wildfire in 2017.
Celebration held for Blackfoot Women’s Empowerment project in Lethbridge
Celebrating three years, the Blackfoot Women's Empowerment group aims to create change while empowering Blackfoot women as entrepreneurs, giving them the resources to pursue financial security and freedom.
'Like fighting a fire': Fast-growing grasshoppers swarm Lethbridge after heatwave, drought
Dr. Dan Johnson weighs in on the glut of grasshoppers this summer
Invasion of fast-growing grasshoppers in Alberta city sparked by heatwave, drought
Dr. Dan Johnson explains the science behind the surge of grasshoppers in Lethbridge
Learning beyond the classroom: Tips for parents to re-engage their kids this summer
Dr. Robbin Gibb is a featured expert in this report on keeping kids' brains active
Lethbridge election ballots to include question on potential ward system
U of L political scientist Dr. Geoffrey Hale weighs in on the benefits of a ward system for Lethbridge.
U of L appoints its first executive director of equity, diversity and inclusion
Martha Mathurin-Moe has been appointed as the U of L's first Executive Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
Lethbridge nursing students to receive new parchment
Graduates of the Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta (NESA) program will receive a parchment recognizing both institutions beginning in 2022.
Building Brains games keeping education going for children during the summer
The U of L's Building Brains Together team has developed a way to keep kids busy and mentally active over the summer with its game bags available at the Bookstore.
BEYOND LOCAL: How communities can fight the stigma that isolates people with dementia
Dr. Sienna Caspar says keeping people with dementia separated and secured is a common practice for safety reasons, but during this pandemic, contact was cut off at great cost to residents’ mental and physical health.
Oral History Summer Institute aims to empower story teller and listener
The U of L recently wrapped up its first Oral History Summer Institute which gathered about 40 students from across North America, many of them Indigenous, to listen to and work with a panel of Indigenous oral historians.
