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Wellness and Gratitude: "Although I hate the routine, I need the routine", Dan Grassick (BSc/BEd ‘02)

“Until my hospitalization I was sort of aware that I wasn’t totally healthy and wasn’t making the best choices, but I kept prioritizing my work over my health. When I woke up in hospital, I realized it was time to recheck my priorities and develop some work-life balance.” - Dan Grassick

Faculty of Education 9 min read

Dr. Carol Williams hands over the reins at the Centre for Oral History and Tradition

Dr. Carol Williams steps down as director of COHT; Drs. Carly Adams and Jodie Asselin become co-directors

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

U of L neuroscientist elected to the Royal Society of Canada

During his lengthy career, Dr. Rob Sutherland has made exceptional contributions to neuroscience.

Faculty of Arts & Science 5 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Monica Lockett

In our last undergraduate research profile for the summer, we turn our focus to the student behind the scenes of these articles: Monica Lockett.

Research & Creative Activity 3 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Jaxon Reiter

In this undergraduate research profile, we highlight the work that Jaxon Reiter is doing on plant genetics with Dr. Elizabeth Schultz.

Research & Creative Activity 3 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Annaliese Downey

In this undergraduate research profile, we highlight the work that Annaliese Downey is doing in partnership with the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Trinity Deak

In this undergraduate research profile, we showcase the work that Trinity Deak is doing with the Wetmore Lab this summer.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Merrin Monteith

In this undergraduate research profile, we showcase the work Merrin Monteith is doing to understand the effects of CBD on age-related cognitive decline.

Research & Creative Activity 3 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Steel McDonald

In this undergraduate research profile, we highlight the work that Steel McDonald is doing to understand biomarkers and their indications of stress vulnerability and resilience in Syrian refugees.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Heath Petkau

In this undergraduate research profile, Heath Petkau showcases his research on birdsong organization, working with Dr. David Logue's Birdsong Lab.

Research & Creative Activity 3 min read

Natasha Buis Deering (BA '02) Executive Director (SEM) & Registrar

Natasha had a transformational experience when she was a uLethbridge student and now she works to ensure every student has the same.

Employees 3 min read

HYRS students gain lab experience while conducting research

Trinity Ley Ramos and Eva Glenn have used NMR technology to analyze urine samples from athletes who've suffered concussions.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Cayley Fleischman

In this undergraduate research profile, we speak with Cayley Fleischman, a third generation U of L student with a passion for neuroscience research.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Bhadra Pandya

In this undergraduate research profile, we highlight the work that Bhadra Pandya is doing with Dr. Stacey Wetmore's Computational Chemistry Lab this summer.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

Faculty Friday | Dr. Shelley Hoover, biological sciences

Did you know: while honey bees were introduced to Canada from Europe, we have over 300 species of native bee in Alberta. They come in many beautiful shapes and sizes, including metallic green!

Faculty Friday 4 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Kaylen Beekman

In this undergraduate research profile, we highlight the work that Kaylen Beekman is doing to understand the effects of lesser-known cannabinoids on gut health.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

Seeing Connections Between Math and Everyday Life: Raeesa Shivji (BSc/BEd ’21)

Reflection allows students to see connections between math and everyday life, notice how numbers inter-relate, and discover multiple ways of problem-solving. “Talking it out helps expand and solidify learning and helps develop reasoning skills," says Raeesa Shivji.

Faculty of Education 2 min read

Site administrator for the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Barb Hodgson

"Overall, it has been my privilege to interact with amazing, honourable people who are examples of all that is good in human nature." Site administrator for the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Barb Hodgson will have her 40th anniversary at the U of L this September.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Faculty Friday | Dr. Carlos Romero, postdoctoral fellow

This week we're chatting with Dr. Carlos Romero, a postdoctoral fellow doing excellent work in unraveling the complex systems of soil, crops, and land resilience to help people like farmers and policy makers make sense of it all.

Faculty Friday 5 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Nik Josafatow

In this undergraduate research profile, we speak with Neuroscience student Nik Josafatow about his project focusing on the sleeping brain and memory recall.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

Dr. Shayne Dahl (BA '07) named uLeth's first Banting Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Shayne Dahl (BA '07) has been named the University of Lethbridge's first Banting Postdoctoral Researcher. Shayne will be studying global Shugendo with the Department of Religious Studies.

Research & Creative Activity 7 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Davis Juell

In this undergraduate research profile, we feature Neuroscience student Davis Juell, who is spending his summer vacation in the Mohajerani Lab studying Alzheimer's Disease.

Research & Creative Activity 3 min read

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Makayla Koshuta

In this undergraduate research profile, we speak to Makayla Koshuta, who is spending her summer vacation researching how the pandemic has impacted consumer behaviour.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

Megan Hebert (BA/BMgt '16), professional development coordinator

Megan Hebert (BA/BMgt '16) is the new professional development coordinator for the Office of Graduate Studies at U of L. After working in post-secondary for almost five years, she joined uLethbridge in July. Megan is extremely passionate about experiential learning.

Employees 2 min read

Faculty Friday | Dr. Michele Konschuh, irrigated crop scientist

"Researchers have a role as liaison officers to bring science solutions to people who need them." Wise words from Dr. Michele Konschuh, an irrigated crop scientist from the University of Lethbridge.

Faculty Friday 4 min read
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