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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.

Scholarships 3 min read

Kavanagh Explores Atomic Era through Nuclear Tourism

Each year, atomic tourists arrive by the thousands to Trinity, New Mexico, site of the first nuclear bomb detonation. A project by professor Mary Kavanagh explores nuclear anxiety in the post-Cold War era through a series of interviews with these visitors.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

Third-Gender Research Garners International Attention

With his research featured in National Geographic, The New York Times, The Nature of Things, Oprah, Discovery Channel and more, Dr. Paul Vasey is the go-to voice for cross-cultural issues related to sex and gender.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

Understanding Religion's Purpose

Dr. Hillary Rodrigues is exploring religion and its purpose to help us better understand the world and each other.

Research & Creative Activity 1 min read

Donors Make a Difference One Scholarship at a Time

"Thank you so very much for placing your trust in me and encouraging me at a time when I desperately needed it. "

Giving 3 min read

Enhancing Student Success with Play

Education professor Dr. Jeffrey MacCormack is working with neuroscientist Dr. Robbin Gibb (BASc (BSc) ’77, MSc ’01, PhD ’04) on a play-based intervention for children and youth with difficulty socializing and regulating emotions.

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

Putting Parkinson's on Ice

A team of uLethbridge researchers, led by Dr. Jon Doan (PhD '06) is investigating skating and stickhandling skills as forms of therapy.

Research & Creative Activity 1 min read

Leading Lady: Dr. Glenda Bonifacio

Creating a better world around her and leading by example, Glenda brings the type of warmth and approachability to a room that you can’t help but engage with and be enthralled by.

Faculty & Staff 3 min read

Leading with Light: Dr. Olu Awosoga

One man who is especially thrilled to see convocation coming, is Dr. Olu Awosoga (Health Sciences).

Faculty & Staff 2 min read

Ladies, Love & Laughter; Dress Club

Dress Club or Clothing Club, depending on who you ask, is a group of 12 women (plus or minus a guest or two) from various departments across the U of L, past and present. Each month, this group of ladies get together at a selected member’s home.

Community 5 min read

Tony Montina – Magnets, Metabolomics & Molecules

Enrolling in the U of L education program wasn’t a case of staying close to his home of Coalhurst, but rather it was about studying in the best education program in the country.

Alumni 3 min read
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