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UM will host a new Research Chair in Potato Sustainability, which will advance the global potato industry in part through hands-on fieldwork.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Cattle Country: Science supports productivity-enhancing technologies’ effects on the environment

August 1, 2023 — 
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba.  It was originally published in Cattle Country in August 2023.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Childminding Program launched by UM Family Resources

July 31, 2023 — 
Family Resources now offers a childminding service, which enables a faculty or unit hosting an event on campus to offer childcare for event participants.

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Graduate student Diana Topolnitska in her lab.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady grad student profile: Diana Topolnitska’s love of science inspires her cancer research

July 31, 2023 — 
UM Today sat down with Topolnitska  to talk about her pathway to a PhD program and what motivates her to conduct immuno-oncology research.

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Asper School of Business

Asper master’s student excels in supply chain as transportation coordinator

July 31, 2023 — 
An Asper Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) alum and current Master of Supply Chain Management and Logistics (MSCM) student, Yikun Wang [BComm(Hons)/17] is making her mark as an emerging supply chain professional and an exceptional team player.

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Global News Winnipeg: Researchers led by U of M prof reach milestone studying Greenland ice

July 31, 2023 — 
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, UM Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change on Global News Winnipeg.

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Photograph of bronze statue of blind woman holding the scales of justice

AI in the Courtroom

July 31, 2023 — 
Law professor Katie Szilagyi explores the impact of AI in the courtroom, specifically focusing on sentencing software.

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Asper School of Business

Asper Career Development Centre harnesses the power of AI

July 28, 2023 — 
The Asper School of Business Career Development Centre (CDC) is embracing technological advancement by integrating AI into career development and education.

Students

Become a better Tutor. Register for a Tutor Training Session!

July 28, 2023 — 
The Academic Learning Centre offers free training sessions for writing and content tutors throughout the year.

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People gather for a celebratory barbecue to celebrate all FAFS 2023 support nominees

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Support staff recognized for their contributions

July 28, 2023 — 
Each year the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences calls for nominations of a support staff member or team who have made outstanding contributions

UM researcher Thilini Dissanayake holds up a canola-based product that could replace plastic.

The end of plastic pollution starts in a field

July 28, 2023 — 
How do we drop our reliance on plastic packaging? The answer just might be found in a field of canola or in a UM lab. 

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