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Students
August Instagram photo contest
August 16, 2018 —
Share your photos during August and you could win Summer isn’t over yet, so let’s celebrate that with a photo contest! To be entered to win, follow @umstudent on Instagram, post a photo or video showing how you spent your summer and use the hashtag #umsummer2018. One winner will receive a $25 gift card from the Bookstore.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Madam President
August 16, 2018 —
She was told, ‘Surgery’s too tough. You should look at pediatrics.’” Nevertheless, she persisted.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Researching links between obesity & cancer
August 15, 2018 —
"My research program will be instrumental in promoting optimal health & well being of individuals, families, communities, and diverse populations, nationally & globally."
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Q&A with grad student Enoil de Souza Junior
August 14, 2018 —
Meet PhD candidate Enoil de Souza Junior. Growing up in Brazil he wanted to be a soccer player but now he's studying the Arctic
Faculty of Science
Girls Summer Math Camp a fun new way to spend the summer
August 14, 2018 —
When you’re a teenage girl thinking of a fun way to spend your summer vacation, doing math problems usually isn’t at the top of your list. University of Manitoba Professor Susan Cooper is on a mission to change that. Cooper and the Department of Mathematics offered a math camp this past July 19th for Grade 7 & 8 girls who have an interest in and aptitude for the subject. Called M.A.G.I.C. (Math And Girls In Contact), the camp was free to applicants, who were placed in small groups to work on a project about containing infectious diseases and investigating vaccination and quarantine rates. Emphasis was put on real-life problem-solving skills, as well the chance to enjoy mathematical games and guest presentations. The focus was not only on math, but on opportunities for the young women to meet and work with other girls who enjoy the subject.
Cold Genocide: Falun Gong in China
August 14, 2018 —
Social work professor Maria Cheung and alumnus David Matas, international human rights lawyer, have written one of the most impactful articles on a genocide currently taking place that few talk -- or even know -- about
Alumni Answers: What was your most memorable class at the U of M?
August 14, 2018 —
We want to hear from you – our alumni – about your student days
International student health coverage FAQs updated
August 14, 2018 —
New information about the international student health coverage for the 2018-2019 academic year
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These travel stories from alumni will give you serious wanderlust
August 14, 2018 —
For our Alumni Answers series, we asked our alumni community to reminisce with us about family road trips, weekend getaways, and trekking the globe
U of M researchers decode the Spanish Flu, advance in microbial ‘arms race’
August 14, 2018 —
They found that the Spanish Flu, unlike other flu viruses, induced specific and unique changes early in infection