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Opening Exercise Award Winners 2023

St. Paul's College

A Celebration of Faith and Knowledge: The Mass of the Holy Spirit and Opening Academic Exercises at St. Paul’s College

September 28, 2023 — 
On Sunday, September 24, 2023, St. Paul's College's Christ the King Chapel became a place of profound reverence and joy as students, faculty, staff, alumni, and distinguished guests converged for the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit and Opening Academic Exercises.

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Budgeting our priorities together

September 28, 2023 — 
President holds second-annual Budget Town Hall to review financial health and budget model

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October is Student Success Month

September 28, 2023 — 
October is Student Success Month!

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Faculty of Education

New Métis Journal To Be Released

September 28, 2023 — 
Pawaatamihk: A Journal of Métis Thinkers will release its first issue on September 29, 2023.

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Staff and faculty collaborate around a table at the University of Manitoba.

Your opinion matters

September 28, 2023 — 
The University of Manitoba is launching an online survey tailored for faculty and staff that will run from September 28 to October 27. Have your voice heard and help us enhance UM’s institutional identity and internal communications strategies.

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Watch former Bisons football player, David Onyemata, on TSN

September 28, 2023 — 
You can watch former Bisons football player, David Onyemata on TSN in a feature that tracks his path from never having played football to his time at UM and path to the NFL. You may even see a guest appearance or two from Coach Brian Dobie.

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Orange hearts with messages for truth and reconciliation "planted" in a grassy field.

Indigenous

Heart Garden takes over UM Quad for third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

September 28, 2023 — 
310. That’s the number of orange hearts that make up the commemorative heart garden planted in the quad at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. Each one represents the memory of a child lost to the residential school system, while also honouring Survivors and offering a commitment to reconciliation. 

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Groundbreaking research in plant-based protein production wins the top 3MP award

September 27, 2023 — 
Plant-based production and stem cell research take top prizes at the 2023 3MP competition.

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Faculty of Social Work

Visiting Dean on What We Can Learn from Children and Why We Should Listen

September 27, 2023 — 
The Faculty of Social Work welcomes Dr. Asher Ben-Arieh from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to the University of Manitoba. Specializing in children's rights and child welfare, Dr. Ben-Arieh is a professor and Haruv Chair for the study of Child Maltreatment at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also the Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare and Director of the Haruv Institute in Jerusalem. 

An aerial view of the Prairie Green landfill in the rural municipality of Rosser in Manitoba. A new Probe Research poll suggests two percentage points separate those who support a search of the landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women (47 per cent), compared to those who don't (45 per cent). (Trevor Brine/CBC)

CBC Manitoba: Manitobans split on landfill search for remains of Indigenous women, poll suggests

September 27, 2023 — 
Manitobans split on landfill search for remains of Indigenous women, poll suggests

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