A few days ago, there were major headlines and social media buzz relating to the space object A/2017 U1 coming towards earth at a speed of 156,400 km/h. It was first spotted as it flew past Jupiter, so if it were on a collision course with earth we would have had about 4 days to get our affairs in order. The dinosaurs didn’t even see the space object coming 65 million years ago. The…

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The University of Lethbridge continues to trend up in the ranking of the country’s top research universities, according to the latest Research InfoSource annual Research Universities of the Year rankings list. The U of L jumped to second in the country in the 2017 Undergraduate classification, while also maintaining its 34th-place standing in the overall rankings list. It is the third successive year the University has made a gain in the rankings. “Our faculty are…

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Editor's note - An article from Popular Science earlier this month suggested that measurements of on-farm methane emissions were not accurate because no one is standing in a pasture measuring how much gas comes from an individual cow. PopSci didn't do quite enough homework on that one. We asked our regular contributor Geoff Geddes to fill in some of the details PopSci missed. You might also want to check out this story in Western Producer…

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                              I just watched Sold for a Song, a documentary on BBC about songbirds in Indonesia. In simplest terms, the songbirds in the wild rainforest of Java are going extinct. It is not that the birds are being hunted for food or feathers; rather, they are being taken for their songs. Traditionally, it is important to possess a songbird, and there are widespread competitions where owners take great pride in showing their bird and the…

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  This year's Agricultural Bioscience International Conference, or ABIC, was held in Winnipeg  from Sept 25th to the 28th.  Genome Alberta's Research Program Manager Ryan Mercer attended the conference and contributed this blog post on one of the key discussions from the event.    The global population is expected to increase by approx 2.3 billion people by the year 2050. This growth will almost exclusively take place in developing countries and there is a widespread…

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                 I've just returned from a one week course in art history. I am aware that there is a movement in education circles to put an A in STEM*. I now had the opportunity to become enlightened, although I believe that I never really did separate art from the sciences. I was well aware of the interplay of the arts and sciences of Leonardo da Vinci as far back as my own high school days…

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Ghost rockets, mysterious floating coffins and supernatural slime are just a few of the ghoulish activities that await youngsters at this year’s Spooky Science Weekend at the University of Lethbridge. Registration for the Spooky Science Weekend opened Saturday, October 7 at noon on a first-come, first-served basis. Spooky Science Weekend provides Halloween-themed, hands-on science activities for children aged five to 12. Three sessions are available: Friday, Oct. 20, 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21,…

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Genomics is helping a a range of Canadian industries develop new tools to increase efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Energy, mining, forestry, fisheries, and health are all benefiting from the science and technology - and of course agriculture and the agri-food sector. Our better understanding of the function and structure of crop and livestock genomics has expanded our ability to make the most of new opportunities and to address societal challenges. The agri-food sector has embraced…

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Genomics is helping a a range of Canadian industries develop new tools to increase efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Energy, mining, forestry, fisheries, and health are all benefiting from the science and technology - and of course agriculture and the agri-food sector. Our better understanding of the function and structure of crop and livestock genomics has expanded our ability to make the most of new opportunities and to address societal challenges. The agri-food sector has embraced…

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It has finally arrived. The 2016-2017 Annual Report is now available for download or you can get a printed copy by sending us an e-mail. Thank you to all our stakeholders, funders, and researchers for your support over the last year.

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