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A career in public safety means confronting adversity daily, but it also means knowing the work keeps people safe and helps those who need it most. In such a demanding field, professionals, instructors, and researchers aren’t just looking for tomorrow’s answers, they are working toward a shared goal of a safe and just society.

Dr. Jami Albright-Tolman (Natosii Apaniimstakyakii – Sun that Breaks through the Storm Lady), an instructor in the Centre for Justice and Human Services and a researcher in the Centre for Public Safety Applied Research (CPSAR), is one of those professionals applying her experience to improve the human side of criminal justice and train the next generation of public safety professionals. 

Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Wildlife Analytics Lab (WAL) has secured full funding for year one of a new applied research initiative integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence into wildlife age analysis.

For more than 50 years, Lethbridge Polytechnic has delivered quality public safety education through experiential learning. As one of the institutions most well-known program areas, the School of Justice Studies remains in the spotlight as societal shifts occur around the world of public safety. 

Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) Centre has signed a collaborative agreement with Virtualware to develop and showcase extended reality (XR) demonstrations and environments on a proprietary platform called VIROO.

In Canada, potatoes are the fifth-largest primary agricultural commodity and one of the most extensively cultivated vegetable crops. At the Advanced Post-harvest Technology Centre (APHTC) within Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE), researchers are working to ensure every spud that ends up on the dinner table is the healthiest one possible.

Dr. Michael Kehoe is a research scientist with the Mueller Irrigation Research Group (MIRG), within Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE). Working within a small, interdisciplinary team, Kehoe develops software tools that help irrigators make better-informed decisions about when and how much to water their crops.

An instructor-student research team at Lethbridge Polytechnic has published findings on optimized leisure and recreational activities for older adults with moderate dementia.

Lethbridge Polytechnic continues to rank among Canada’s top research colleges, according to a report released yesterday by Research Infosource Inc. This year, the polytechnic reached ninth among the top 50 institutions in the country, up from 10th in 2024 and 11th in 2023.

As innovation becomes increasingly ingrained in agricultural practices, researchers are finding new ways to balance growth and sustainability in a rapidly evolving industry. Dr. Emmanual Nai, research associate with Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is leading a project aimed at improving the sustainability of aquaculture operations with canola byproducts.

Lethbridge Polytechnic has received $450,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for an applied research project to develop virtual reality (VR) experiences for youth interested in public safety careers.