Graduate student spotlight: Ian Veenendaal (PhD) > “Dr. David Naylor, my supervisor, always says a space mission is the making of a career. As soon as I’m done my PhD, space agencies will be looking for people with
Creating a Brighter Future for Elementary School Students Working with a local elementary school, uLethbridge alumna and neuroscience researcher Dr. Robbin Gibb is taking leading brain research right into the classroom.
Employee Spotlight: Suzanne McIntosh Since November of 2008, Suzanne McIntosh has served as the U of L's manager of wellness and recognition.
Graduate student spotlight: Jennifer Liebetrau (MSc - Mgt) > “As a Master of Science in Management student, I not only connected with my fellow cohort students, but also met with professors on a regular basis. With their mentorship, I gained insight
Lighting the Way in Alzheimer's Research Researchers the U of L's CCBN and Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry are working together to shine new light on Alzheimer's disease.
Employee Spotlight: Gerry Ste. Marie Gerry Ste. Marie has worked at the U of L's Shipping/Receiving department for 18 years.
Swim Team Gives Back The ULethbridge swim team is built on a belief that excellence in sport extends past the winners’ podium and they continually work to develop a culture that fosters community service.
Ten Thousand Coffees Builds Connections Between Students and Alumni Thanks to a grant from RBC Future Launch, uLethbridge is connecting alumni and students through Ten Thousand Coffees.
Scholarships Light the Way Drs. Shelly and Stephen Wismath have created two new student awards to recognize excellence and commitment.
Scholarship Honours Dua's Passion for Learning and Knowledge Long before Dr. Bhagwan Dua ever ventured to the unknown prairies of southern Alberta, he was a young man in New Delhi, a teenager who hadn’t completed high school. His older brother ignited a spark that would change his life’s course and create an insatiable love for learning.
Graduate student spotlight: Jillian King (MA) Why are some parents saying no to vaccinations? It wasn’t until she took an undergraduate anthropology course at the University of Lethbridge that Jillian King (BASc ’12) discovered she had an interest
Gradate student spotlight: Kathrina Chief Moon-Riley Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, 2014 MSc Thesis Research: My thesis examined the biological impacts of residential schooling on the development of intergenerational trauma among Indigenous Canadians. Specifically, I investigated whether
Graduate student spotlight: Kevan Bryant (MEd) How can yoga help students deal with stress? Kevan Bryant says her passion for research comes from a love of learning and being curious about how people can live their best, most healthy
Graduate student spotlight: Kristy Kutanzi (PhD) Curiosity is what drives Kristy Kutanzi As an undergraduate student at the University of Lethbridge, Dr. Kristy Kutanzi (BSc '06, PhD '11) worked with Dr. Olga Kovalchuk, a nationally recognized researcher
Shining New Light on Virus Pandemics From Dengue fever to Zika virus, a different virus pandemics makes headlines almost monthly. University of Lethbridge's Dr. Trushar Patel and his team are shining new light on viruses in an effort to inhibit their replication.
Graduate student spotlight: Lanna Petterson (PhD) and Scott Semenyna (PhD) > I completed my undergraduate degree at uLethbridge and I was fortunate to have been provided with supervision, mentorship and opportunities for growth I would not have been granted otherwise, particularly during my
Graduate student spotlight: Leon Crane Bear (MSc) "I chose to pursue graduate studies at the University of Lethbridge because of its smaller size and quality of instruction and research"
Graduate student spotlight: Reema Khullar > “My research focused on ways to enhance patient recovery after surgery, which I hope will contribute to nursing practice in a way that increases quality of patient care. What I enjoyed most
Graduate student profile: Saturday Okeh After a 20-year absence, Saturday Okeh decided it was time to do what seemed impossible: attain a graduate degree.
Graduate student profile: Ryan Waldorf (MSc) Ryan Woldorf wants to know what resources and support is given to male caregivers of spouses with dementia.
Siblings Pull Together to Fight Parkinson's Siblings Eleanor (Hummel) Smith (BEd ’91), Bernie Hummel and Ruth Hummel Thomson (MA ’10) have established the George and Alice Hummel Neuroscience Award in honour of their parents.
Graduate Student Profile: Stefan Lenz, PhD Stefan is searching out new avenues of therapy and treatment for cancer via DNA repair enzymes.
Chess Gives At-risk Youth a Chance As part of a unique youth sentencing initiative, uLethbridge faculty member Dr. Lance Grigg, a multidisciplinary team of researchers and graduate students, and a Provincial Court of Alberta judge are exploring how chess affects youths' thought-processes and decision-making.
Graduate Student Profile: Vasil Todorinov, PhD Vasil looks to bridge the gap between quantum field theory and general relativity.
