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Fitzpatrick, Iunctus honoured with ASTech awards

trevor.kenney — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:29:46 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick (water and environmental sciences) and local geomatics technology company, Iunctus Geomatics, received ASTech awards at a gala celebration of science and technology held recently in Edmonton.

Fitzpatrick and Iunctus were among 36 leading individuals and organizations nominated for 2010 Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) awards. The honourees represent the province's brightest minds and most innovative enterprises, demonstrating the abundance of outstanding activity occurring in Alberta's science and technology community.

The Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Leadership Foundation was created to celebrate and promote the achievements of Alberta's scientific and technological communities. The yearly awards are handed out in four categories, including Health Solutions, Biological Sciences, Technology and Energy and the Environment. Fitzpatrick and Iunctus Geomatics were both nominated in the Technology class.

In addition, Dr. David Naylor of the U of L's Department of Physics and Astronomy, earned a nomination in the Technology class, and Dr. Tim McAllister, a U of L adjunct professor in biological sciences, earned a nomination in the Biological Sciences classification.

CAETL session, Women Scholars reception, Shermer lecture on tap

trevor.kenney — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:32:11 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge has a busy Thursday on tap today with a number of events that will pique the interests of students, staff and faculty alike.

The Centre for the Advancement of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CAETL) is presenting a graduate student workshop on marking and grading from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Prentice Institute Meeting Room (L1102).

Dr. Nola Aitken facilitates the workshop, a hands-on practical session that will introduce graduate students to the assessment process. All graduate students are welcome to attend.

Later this afternoon, the Women Scholars Speaker Series readies to kick off its schedule with the annual Fall Wine and Cheese Reception, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Andy's Place (AH100).

The annual speaker series welcomes some of the finest female scholars to campus to address a variety of issues. This year's lineup will be introduced at the reception.

On Thursday evening, the Owen G. Holmes Lecture series begins with visiting lecturer, Michael Shermer. He'll present, Why People Believe Weird Things, 7 p.m. in PE250.

The founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, executive director of the Skeptics Society and an adjunct professor of economics at Claremont Graduate ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, Shermer penned the book, Why People Believe Weird Things in 1997 and produced a revised and expanded edition in 2002. In it, he explores a variety of so-called weird ideas, such as beliefs in UFOs, Bigfoot and paranormal activities, and how people come to be swayed by these falsehoods.

Cardiff earns Hnatyshyn Arts Award

trevor.kenney — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:26:12 +0000

Internationally recognized artist Janet Cardiff, an adjunct member of the Faculty of Fine Arts, and her collaborator and partner George Bures Miller are among the recipients of the 2008 Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Awards.
Cardiff and Bures Miller received a $25,000 prize for outstanding achievement by a Canadian artist in early December.
A jury of arts professionals from across Canada selected the award recipients, including former U of L Art Gallery curator Jeffrey Spalding, now President
and C.E.O. of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary.
Cardiff, born in 1957 in Brussels, Ont., and Bures Miller, born in 1960 in Vegreville, Alta., have been practising artists, singly and in tandem, since the 1980s.
Cardiff taught in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts from 1989 to 2000 and has returned as a visiting artist to lecture. She has a continuing relationship with the U of L as an adjunct professor in the Art Department.
In 2001, Cardiff and Miller became the first Canadian artists to win the prestigious Venice Biennale Special Award for their installation, The Paradise Institute. In the same year Cardiff's solo work, Forty-Part Motet, was awarded the Millennium Prize by the National Gallery of Canada.
They divide their time between Germany and Vancouver Island.

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