UPDATE -- Regular Operations on Monday, March 4

trevor.kenney — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:41:33 +0000

Update -- 8 p.m. Sunday, March 3

CLASSES AND CAMPUS OPERATIONS AS USUAL, MONDAY, MARCH 4

At this point, classes and all activities at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ will be operating on their regular schedule for Monday, March 4, 2013.

The 1st Choice Savings Centre at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge will remain open until 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 as a reception centre for those who are unable to leave the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ campus. For inquires after 8:30 pm, please call Campus Security at (403) 329-2345.

If you are at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge and unable to leave due to the suspension of services from Lethbridge Transit or for any other reason, please see the Campus Security Officer located the Information Booth at the 1st Choice Savings Centre by 8:30 pm and the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ will make arrangements to transport you home.

The U of L Grounds team is monitoring the weather and is acting as quickly as possible to keep pathways and roads on campus clear.

Here are a number of resources to further inform you about the weather conditions:

Current City of Lethbridge Transit and road information

http://www.lethbridge.ca/NewsCentre/default.aspx

Whoop-up Drive Traffic Camera

http://westlethbridgeweather.com/Cameras.html

Road reports -- and highway camera locations -- can be found on the Alberta 511 website

http://511.alberta.ca/ab/en.html

Current weather conditions for Lethbridge

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-30_metric_e.html

Current western Canadian satellite imagery from Environment Canada

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/satellite/index_e.html

How does the U of L Grounds team handle bad weather?

The Grounds department snow removal procedure lists clearing main pathways as the first priority to allow pedestrians to access the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ. Once the walkways are done, workers then attend to the parking lots.

While the department will work diligently to ensure campus is safe to walk around, everyone should be extra cautious when walking outside during inclement weather.

Please obey all signage at path closures. They are blocked off for safety reasons and will reopen once workers have time to clear the area.

To report snow or ice concerns call the Facilities Service Desk at 403-329-2602.

Glacial work all part of Applied Study program

trevor.kenney — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:04:58 +0000

By ERICA LIND

Dan Juhlin's university experience does not consist of classrooms and textbooks alone. In addition to taking classes, Juhlin is conducting hands-on research on a crucial scientific issue that could potentially have global implications.

A Bachelor of Science student with a concentration on GIS, Juhlin participated in a very unique Applied Study, studying the glaciers of the Geikie Plateau in East Greenland, under the supervision of Dr. Hester Jiskoot.

"The main objective of the study is to re-do the glacial inventory of Greenland, and to look at changes in these

Bachelor of Science student Dan Juhlin has been able to conduct hands-on research as part of his Applied Study program.

glaciers that have occurred over the years," says Jiskoot.

To do this, Juhlin is cataloguing all of the glaciers, assigning an identification code to each of them, and tracing out where they are by using computer programs and satellite imagery.

The Applied Studies program at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge enables students to obtain credit for hands-on experience at a 2000, 3000, or 4000 level. Students who participate in the program are able to add a personalized dimension to their degrees, enhancing their university experience and making them more employable once they graduate. Work experience is combined with research, creating a diversified learning opportunity.

While conducting his research, Juhlin made an important discovery.

"I discovered a Surge-Type glacier in the process of surging," he explains. "Only about a dozen of the hundreds of glaciers in East Greenland have been observed to surge."

Surging glaciers do not have a steady flow but rather go through phases of little to no flow followed by abrupt increases in flow, and only represent about 1 per cent of the world's glaciers.

According to Juhlin, this finding is significant because there are ice streams in the Antarctic that behave in a similar way.

"By studying one of these small surging glaciers, it's hoped that insight into ice stream behaviour can be gained," he explains. "This is important to the scientific community because ice streams replenish the ice shelves in the Antarctic when they break up. This has implications for predictions of global sea level changes as a result of global warming."

Jiskoot notes that glacial behaviour has an impact on icebergs, which can affect sea levels and, additionally, shipping routes, oil rigs and northern communities. Because of the many effects of glacial behaviour, Juhlin's research is critically important to the scientific community.

"My Applied Study allowed me to do real research that matters to real people," says Juhlin. "The hands-on experience is great because employers look for people who have experience."

He notes that he is also learning valuable research and academic writing skills, and has even co-authored a publication with Jiskoot in a refereed scientific journal.

"This gives [Dan and other students like him] invaluable experience, exposure, and a record that gives them a large advantage in their further studies," says Jiskoot. "This undergraduate student involvement in scientific research is quite exceptional, and a real asset of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge."

The skills and experience gained during his Applied Study will help Juhlin in his application to graduate school. In fact, the Applied Study has already allowed him to determine what his grad project will be.

For more information on the Applied Studies program, contact the Faculty of Arts and Science Applied Studies/Co-operative Education and Internships office at B610, or phone 403-329-2000.

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