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Libraries
Indigenous science book display in UM Libraries
March 31, 2023 —
Indigenous science book display in UM Libraries
Asper School of Business
Experiential learning key to career success for actuarial BComm grad
March 31, 2023 —
Cassie Phaneuf [BComm(Hons)/22] majored in actuarial mathematics at the Asper School of Business before securing an internship at Intact Insurance in Montréal. Despite her specialization, her first assigned project involved more than traditional actuarial work. With the breadth of her business education, Phaneuf was well-prepared.
Multiple outlets: Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips
March 31, 2023 —
A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently exposed teeth as depicted in films such as Jurassic Park, but instead had scaly, lizard-like lips covering and sealing their mouths.
Faculty of Law
Inaugural Art Braid Business Law Case Competition impacts clinical learning
March 30, 2023 —
Edwin Arthur Braid, Q.C. (1934 – 2020), or ‘Art’, the much-loved former Dean and Professor at Robson Hall, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, had many passions. He was well known for his kindness, his commitment to intellectual discourse, and his precision and clarity as a teacher, among other things. In addition to the multitude of positive attributes associated with him, Art Braid was known for his affinity for business law. The inaugural Art Braid Business Law Case Competition took place on Friday, March 17, 2023. The competition was hosted at Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP’s downtown offices in True North Square.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Reflecting on forty years of the Supervised Fieldwork Program
March 30, 2023 —
Fieldwork helps create a community, bringing students together with alums in the workplace.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Farzana Ebrahim finds ways to be entrepreneurial as a staff member at UM
March 30, 2023 —
Farzana Ebrahim is an excellent example of intrapreneurship, a way for employees of organizations to bring entrepreneurial thinking to their work.
Extended Education
CBC: New program at the University of Manitoba teaches media literacy
March 30, 2023 —
“Things journalists think about… ordinary people can be given the tools to verify information.” - Cecil Rosner
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Family Medicine launches peer support program to combat physician burnout
March 30, 2023 —
New program hopes to help family physicians thrive, not just survive.
