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An Indigenous grandmother and her granddaughter holding a feather.

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The Winnipeg Foundation makes $5-million gift to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

March 14, 2024 — 
The Winnipeg Foundation’s historic and lead gift to a $40-million capital campaign will support the building of a new permanent home for the NCTR in the heart of Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg.

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Delia Douglas at her PhD graduation with her father, Lawrence Fitzroy Douglas

Reflecting B(l)ack and moving forward: A legacy of a life well lived

February 23, 2024 — 
My father, the late professor Lawrence Fitzroy Douglas, accepted a position in the department of sociology at the University of Manitoba in 1967. He was the first Black faculty member in the department and one of its four founding members.

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TLC, a painted bronze sculpture of a female bison and her calf.

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Fafard bison sculpture joins the herd

February 21, 2024 — 
UM alum Anita Ross recently donated a painted bronze sculpture by artist and UM alum Joe Fafard to the University of Manitoba. The piece, called TLC, is of a female bison and her calf.

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UM Faces and Spaces: Feiyue Wang

February 2, 2024 — 
For our UM Spaces and Faces feature this month, we're highlighting Feiyue Wang, UM professor, associate dean (Research and Innovation), and Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Arctic Environmental Chemistry.

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Student in a grocery store looking concerned about food prices.

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Donors are generously helping UM students that are most in need

December 18, 2023 — 
Donations to the Food Bank not only help put essentials like non-perishable food into students’ cupboards but also personal hygiene items, like toothpaste, shampoo, and soap.

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Medium shot of Martin Entz.

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Martin Entz looks to change the future of farming as inaugural Jarislowsky Chair

November 30, 2023 — 
The Jarislowsky Chair in Natural Systems Agriculture for Climate Solutions will lead a research program that will blend modern agricultural technology and natural processes

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CTV Morning Live on campus for National Philanthropy Day

November 15, 2023 — 
CTV Morning Live on campus for National Philanthropy Day

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Brian and Tracy Bowman.

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UM alums Brian and Tracy Bowman pay it forward with planned gift

November 15, 2023 — 
"It's never too early to start thinking about how you can impact an organization that's meaningful to you."

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Asper student Melisa Miljkovic standing in front of the Eiffel Tower.

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Hartley T. Richardson International Travel Bursary allows Asper business student to achieve her dreams

November 15, 2023 — 
Through the International Exchange Program, Asper student Melisa Miljkovic received a transformative educational experience

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Wheat field.

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RBC’s commitment to a sustainable future inspires transformational gift

November 15, 2023 — 
RBC's transformational gift of $1.5 million will activate innovative research in low-emission agricultural practices

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