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Headshots of six Rady Faculty community members quoted in International Women's Day story.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Inspiring inclusion: Rady reflections on International Women’s Day

March 7, 2024 — 
This year’s International Women's Day theme is “Inspire Inclusion.” We asked members of UM’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences community to reflect on this theme.

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mage from the office of the Governor General of Canada: The insignia of the Order is a stylized snowflake of six points, with a red annulus at its centre which bears a stylized maple leaf circumscribed with the motto of the Order: DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM–Latin for “They desire a better country”.

Students

Members of UM community appointed to Order of Canada

March 6, 2024 — 
On Dec. 28, 2023, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada.

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Anna McConnell mid throw during a weight throw competition

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Bisons host the U Sports National Track and Field Championships

March 4, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba Bisons are hosting the U Sports Track and Field Championship from Mar. 7-9, bringing the best university athletes from across Canada to compete.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Fellows in Equity, Anti-Oppression and Social Justice

February 15, 2024 — 
The Fellows in Equity, Anti-Oppression and Social Justice program aims to ensure student voices, vision and experiences are valued and embedded into institutional initiatives for social justice, equity, accessibility and anti-oppression at the University of Manitoba.

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A collage of vintage UM images in both black and white and colour.

Alumni

Hey, UM alumni…it’s been a long time!

February 5, 2024 — 
A new campaign filled with nostalgia and great campus memories is meant to reach and build new connections with our ‘lost’ alumni.

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photo of Dr. Ute Kothe

Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

UM announces new Dean of Extended Education, Dr. Ute Kothe

January 15, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Dr. Ute Kothe has been appointed Dean, Division of Extended Education, effective March 1, 2024.

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student joyful under snowfall

Here’s to a great term, president cheers

January 8, 2024 — 
Welcome back and Happy New Year!

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A row of many coloured pencils with faces on them.

EDIA: Foundations course an opportunity for personal and professional growth

January 3, 2024 — 
Discussing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) can be uncomfortable. The discomfort comes from facing what is not right or fair... When people feel awful about something, they can either pretend it doesn’t exist or do something about it.

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Exterior of Asper School of Business Drake Building. It has a signage and the building is made of rust coloured bricks.

UM denounces antisemitic propaganda

December 5, 2023 — 
The university has discovered posters in several buildings on campus which include antisemitic language and defamatory statements against the late Israel Asper, O.C., O.M., Q.C., L.L.D. We have removed every identified poster and continue to patrol campus to support a safe environment.

Faculty of Graduate Studies

The dinosaur in the coal mine

December 1, 2023 — 
How will freshwater fish fare against climate change? The answer could lie in this PhD research.

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