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New Canada Research Chair using AI to improve quality of life in older populations : Innovation and entrepreneurship

November 13, 2024 —  In the next five years, the senior population in Canada is projected to exceed 9.5 million individuals, comprising approximately 23 percent of the total population. 

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Thomas Rawliuk

Donor Relations News

Scholarships are motivating student success : Celebrating success 2024

November 13, 2024 —  UM alum and graduate researcher Thomas Rawliuk is developing research to uncover resilience factors and promote healthier outcomes for all

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Steven Low

Donor Relations News

Honouring the needs of Indigenous communities : Network News

November 13, 2024 —  The Steven Low Foundation aims to bring healing and hope through a gift to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 

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Flag lowered for Dustin Geeraert : Network News

November 12, 2024 —  The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on Nov. 15, 2024, in memory of Dustin Geeraert.

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning News

Expert panel discusses best practices for assessments in the context of GenAI : Network News

November 12, 2024 —  The Manitoba Flexible Learning Hub will host an inter-institution panel discussion, Friday, November 22, on best practices in assessment for post-secondary instructors, focusing on how the introduction of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) gives us an opportunity to reflect and change.

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Textile sculpture made with discharged dye, reactive dye, cotton, sublimation dye, mercerized cotton yarn, fiberfill, cotton piping cord, aluminum wire, and bamboo, arranged in an abstract, organic form. Image courtesy of the artist.

School of Art News

School of Art Gallery presents Jade Yumang: Next Door, Around the Corner, Inside the Bathhouse, By the Sea and Back : Network News

November 12, 2024 —  Opening November 21 in the School of Art Gallery, Next Door, Around the Corner, Inside the Bathhouse, By the Sea and Back delves into the fluid and evolving dimensions of diasporic identity.

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Price Faculty of Engineering News

2024 Technical Excellence Award : Innovation and entrepreneurship

November 12, 2024 —  Alfaro is a geotechnical engineering professor, his work spans geosynthetics, ground improvement and permafrost engineering as well as stabilizing Winnipeg's riverbanks and protecting the city's century-old aqueduct from ground vibrations.

International and exchange students meeting in the Tony T.K. Lau Global Lounge - International Centre

Students News

Student success fuelled by Global Skills Opportunities funding : Network News

November 12, 2024 —  GSO is a new federal funding initiative helping students like Cecilia McLandress take their learning and development abroad. If you belong to a demographic that is underrepresented in global mobility programs, you too can apply!

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Students News

Supporting Indigenous success through career mentorship: The Indigenous Career Mentor Program : Network News

November 8, 2024 —  As the Director of Indigenous Leadership Programming within the Office of the Vice-President Indigenous, I lead a dedicated team that supports Indigenous students through culturally centered and identity-affirming leadership development and community engagement initiatives.

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Asper School of Business News

Winnipeg Free Press: Premium clothing retailers feel squeeze : UM in the News

November 8, 2024 —  Premium clothing retailers feel squeeze

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