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Faculty of Arts

APTN National News: Report on media coverage and residential school denialism

October 13, 2023 — 
Report on media coverage and residential school denialism

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Sean Carleton

Faculty of Arts

APTN National News: New report looks to combat the rise in residential school denialism

October 13, 2023 — 
New report looks to combat the rise in residential school denialism

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Students

Academic Integrity in the era of Artificial Intelligence

October 13, 2023 — 
To work more efficiently, we’ve all used certain Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as spellcheck, Google and automatic citation generators for years without much thought. As AI becomes more sophisticated and accessible, students are asking how it can be used, and how extensively to use it before it while maintaining academic integrity.

Asper School of Business

Asper PhD candidate explores how businesses can contribute to creating a better world

October 13, 2023 — 
Asper School of Business researcher, instructor and PhD candidate Mojtaba M. Shourkaei explores how businesses can advance sustainability. He recently completed research on Patagonia, an outdoor apparel brand, and published his findings this year in Business Strategy and the Environment, a leading academic journal in the field of business sustainability.

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Loaf of bread and its ingredients

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Tasters still needed – Acceptability of bread with pea and wheat flour

October 13, 2023 — 
We are recruiting 100 volunteers to participate in a Sensory Research Study in Food and Human Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences.

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Fang Wan.

CBC Manitoba: An expert weighs in on how social media is being “weaponized” during world conflicts

October 12, 2023 — 
An expert weighs in on how social media is being "weaponized" during world conflicts

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Extreme closeup of in vitro fertilization.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM scientists to investigate why embryos fail to implant after in vitro fertilization

October 12, 2023 — 
Study team will recruit 100 couples undergoing IVF at Heartland Fertility in Winnipeg

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Waste collection bin in University Centre

Textiles, e-waste and plastics, oh my!

October 12, 2023 — 
Waste Reduction Week 2023 is Oct. 16 to 20, and the Office of Sustainability has some interactive events planned to help us all explore the themes of a circular economy.

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St. John's College

Melanie Dennis Unrau recently awarded Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

October 11, 2023 — 
She started as a doctoral student in the Faculty of Arts. Dr. Melanie Dennis Unrau has been ranked first for a prestigious Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

A conversation with Ărramăt Indigenous leaders and scholars on holistic healing and physical-spiritual relationships with Mother Nature

October 11, 2023 — 
Recently, Ărramăt Pathway 9 facilitated a conversation about “Physical and Spiritual Relationships with Mother Nature in Indigenous holistic healing” at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Manitoba.

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