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Sci-Fusion 2013 hosted by U of L

trevor.kenney — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:52:56 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge will serve as the host site for SCI-FUSION 2013, the Lethbridge Regional Science Fair & Science Olympics, this weekend.

Presented by the Southern Alberta Technology Council (SATC), the event will take place on the track level of the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness beginning Friday afternoon and wrapping up Saturday evening.

Students in Grades four to 12 will present science projects with the chance of being selected to receive cash prizes and awards.

This year, approximately 100 students will demonstrate more than 70 projects. The event requires more than 50 judges and volunteers, many from the U of L faculty, staff and alumni community.

Up to four top students in the Grade 7 to 12 divisions will be chosen to represent Lethbridge at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, also taking place at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, May 11-18, where up to $1 million in cash, prizes and scholarships will be awarded.

Science Fair projects

Science fair projects encourage students to focus on a science question or problem, conduct research, construct and test a hypothesis, analyze data and then draw conclusions.

Further, students are challenged to communicate their results to science fair judges who will determine the students' level of understanding of their project. Projects have been pre-registered and are presented individually or with a partner. Participation in science fair projects has been known to lead to a life-long interest in science and has influenced many a career choice.

Science Olympics

Four-person teams work together to solve a hands-on science challenge. (In 2012, students worked against the clock to build the longest self-supporting Pinocchio nose). Divisions for the Science Olympics competition are Grades 4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12.

This year, the event features 140 youth who take part in a surprise science challenge competition and are supported by more than 30 U of L Faculty of Education students, co-ordinated by Cynthia Greenfield, a local educator on secondment to the Faculty of Education, as well as a SATC volunteer.

To view the SCI-FUSION schedule, visit: https://secure.youthscience.ca/sfiab/lethbridge/index.php

For more information about Canada-Wide Science Fair, visit: http://cwsf.youthscience.ca

Weekend events include Blue and Gold

trevor.kenney — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:42:05 +0000

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorn Athletics will take centre stage tonight with the annual Blue and Gold banquet in the Students' Union ballroom.

Male and female athlete of the year awards will be handed out as well as individual team honours. Expect the women's rugby team, two-time CIS national champions, to be highly decorated, as well as track star Jim Steacy, who capped off a perfect CIS career with two more national gold medals in the shot put and weight throw events.

Elsewhere on campus, the weeklong run of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia concludes with shows Friday and Saturday nights, 8 p.m. in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Theatre. Directed by Brian Parkinson, Arcadia is considered one of the most brilliant plays of the 20th century.

The Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building serves as host site for Dr. Scott St. George's presentation, Through the Trees, Friday afternoon, 2 p.m. in room WE1001.

The Prairies are Canada's most significant dryland area and regional drought has an enormous impact on agricultural and energy production and the reliability of public water supplies. In this presentation, Dr. St. George will describe how tree rings have been used to describe the behavior of climatic and hydrological systems beyond the limited perspective offered by instrumental measurements.

The issue of vaccination risk and immunity will be explored Saturday morning, 10 a.m. in room PE250 as Mary Tocco, an independent vaccine researcher, gives a presentation. Tocco will discuss vaccine ingredients and injuries, as well as address myths around vaccines and talk about natural immune development.

Tickets for Vaccination Risk and Immunity are $10 each and available by calling 403-331-3301.

Professor Aaron Taylor and the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Film Club are presenting their final screening of the semester Sunday evening. The 1955 film, Night of the Hunter, will be shown, 7 p.m. in PE275.

Horns host swimming, track meets

trevor.kenney — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:58:31 +0000

Pronghorn Athletics hosts a rare weekend of Canada West action when both the track and swimming programs have home dates.

Pronghorn Track

The U of L track team hosts a throws and jumping meet Saturday in the 1st Choice Savings Centre gym. Highlighting the meet is Pronghorn thrower and Canadian Olympian Jim Steacy, who will compete in the men's weight throw event at 12 p.m. The day begins at 9:30 a.m. with the long jump, followed by the men's weight throw. The women's weight throw, with Pronghorn thrower and defending CIS champion Heather Steacy in the field, then takes over at 1:30 p.m. The men's and women's shot put events round out the meet at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. respectively.

Pronghorn Swimming

The Max Bell Regional Aquatic Centre will serve as the host site for the Pronghorn Classic swim meet. The Horns enter the competition having posted some positive results at the recent Canada West championship meet. The club is building towards the Feb. 19-21 CIS Championships that will be hosted by ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia.

The Horns have already qualified four swimmers for the national meet, but this weekend is the first of two remaining opportunities for other members of the Horns' team to reach their qualifying mark.

The meet kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. and runs through Sunday morning. There are two sessions on Saturday, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and a final Sunday morning session at 10 a.m.

Men's Hockey

The men's hockey team (12-8-0) returns to action after having a bye last weekend, traveling to Vancouver to face the UBC Thunderbirds (6-12-2).

The Horns have fallen to fourth in the conference, trailing the Manitoba Bisons by three points but hold four games in hand on the Bisons.

After setting a new team mark for consecutive conference wins at eight games, the Horns were swept by the CIS #4 ranked Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon two weeks ago and dropped out of the CIS Top 10 rankings.

In their only weekend set with the Thunderbirds earlier this season, the Horns split two games in Lethbridge, winning the first game, 7-2, before losing the next night, 4-3.

The puck drops both nights at 7:30 p.m. at the newly renovated Thunderbird Arena. Live scoring updates for both games can be found at this Canada West hockey scores link.

Women's Hockey

The women's hockey team (2-17-1) hits the road for their second-to-last weekend of the season, traveling to Saskatoon to face the Saskatchewan Huskies (8-9-1).

Men's Basketball

The Horns men's basketball team (4-14) is still mathematically alive for a post-season berth in the Central Division, but will need some help to qualify. The Horns trail the Saskatchewan Huskies by three games for the final position and face a tough weekend on the road.

The Horns travel to the West Coast to face the CIS third-ranked UBC Thunderbirds (17-2) and the sixth-ranked Victoria Vikes (14-5). Tip-off for Friday night's matchup with UBC is set for 9 p.m. MST and you can click on this UBC live radio link to listen to the game.

Saturday night's encounter against Victoria is available by clicking on this Victoria live radio link. Tip-off for Saturday night is set for 8 p.m. MST.

Women's Basketball

The women's basketball team (3-15) was officially eliminated from post-season contention last weekend and travels to the West Coast to face the same two schools as the men's team.

Friday night the Horns face the Thunderbirds (10-9), who have clinched a playoff spot in the Pacific Division, while Saturday the Horns conclude the road portion of their conference schedule versus the CIS sixth-ranked Victoria Vikes (13-6). Both games can be heard on streaming radio by following the same links as above.

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