��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ celebrates research excellence

trevor.kenney — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:48:00 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge continued its prodigious growth as a leading comprehensive academic and research institution over the past year, once again gaining national recognition as one of Canada’s top-three undergraduate research universities.

This afternoon, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ will recognize faculty members and postdoctoral fellows from across campus at the U of L’s annual Celebrating Research event, honouring those who received academic research awards of distinction, secured research funding or published their research findings in the past year.

“The extraordinary results we are celebrating today were made possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of our faculty,” says Dr. Lesley Brown, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ’s associate vice-president (research). “At the U of L, we support creative inquiry that is interactive, experimental and engaged. It is only through the commitment of our faculty that we are able to create communities of research excellence that span across disciplines and advance knowledge that matters to our students, our community, our province and our nation.”

In the past year, the U of L added to its research capacity by launching several new collaborative and diverse research centres. The Canadian Centre for Research in Advanced Fluorine Technologies and the Centre for Oral History and Tradition are two such centres that were launched in the past year, bringing to 13 the number of centres and institutes on campus, all of which involve a significant number of cross-faculty or cross-departmental collaborations.

“These centres and institutes engage students at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and help train the next generation of researchers, innovators and leaders in society,” says Brown.

As the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ looks forward, expanding research opportunities will continue to be a major strategic focus.

“While we look on these accomplishments with pride, we are also looking to the future and have some exciting plans on the horizon,” says ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mike Mahon. “One such project is the Destination Project, an initiative that includes a new facility for teaching, research and community outreach that will fundamentally transform the U of L and further add to the U of L’s research capacity and impact.”

To view a full list of those being recognized at this evening’s reception, follow this link.

Community groups have opportunity to present at annual CURE event

trevor.kenney — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:15:15 +0000

In an effort to ensure research at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge is accessible to community groups and industry, as well as create opportunities for collaboration between faculty members and external stakeholders, the U of L will be hosting its second annual Community ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Research Exchange (CURE) event on March 21, 2014.

Building off the success of the first CURE event, the U of L is seeking to engage the community as presenters this time around.

The free event will be held at the Lethbridge campus, and is designed so that interested community members and partners or those having a research mandate can meet with and talk to faculty with like-minded goals.

Vice-President (Research) Dan Weeks says the CURE event aims to spur future research projects involving community agencies.

“Much of the research performed at the U of L is driven by the needs of our local communities, province and country. Helping to ensure our community has an opportunity to influence the direction of the world-class research conducted at the U of L is extremely important,” says Weeks. “I believe these interaction will help to shape research directions at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ.”

Last year, faculty members made short presentations to community members about their research areas and ongoing research projects. Additionally, U of L researchers created poster presentations and engaged in one-on-one dialogue with community members.

While the second CURE event will continue to make available U of L research expertise, this year’s initiative is providing the opportunity for external groups to present to faculty members about the type of research that is, and will be, beneficial to the work they undertake.

“We think adding this new element will help our researchers better understand some of the gaps that exist in the public,” says research officer Penny D’Agnone, who is organizing the event. “We are excited to incorporate this element which we hope will help create some new, unique partnerships.”

Dr. Maureen Dobbins, the Scientific Director of the National Centre for Methods and Tools and Health Evidence from McMaster ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, and an expert in knowledge translation, will be the event’s keynote speaker.

In addition to the keynote address and other public presentations, faculty members from a wide variety of disciplines will participate in an open poster session that encourages one-on-one dialogue.

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge is now accepting registrations for CURE 2014. The event will be held at the U of L and is free to all attendees.

Currently, organizers invite any and all community members or agencies to submit their registration to attend or participate. Participation can be, but is not limited to, short presentations describing research projects completed, in progress or being developed. All topics and disciplines of research are of interest.

To register, or if you need more information, please contact Penny D'Agnone at penny.dagnone@uleth.ca or 403-382-7198.

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