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The Conversation: Free menstrual products matter to support equity, but so do adequate facilities and sinks : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  Over the past years, activists have made important gains in the effort to provide people who menstruate with adequate and free supplies.

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Asper School of Business News

Dr. Suzanne Gagnon receives unanimous renewal of Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  Since 2018, Suzanne Gagnon has served Canada Life Chair of Leadership Education and director of the James W. Burns Leadership Institute, UM’s centre for leadership knowledge and education, housed at the Asper School of Business. In July 2024, Gagnon's role as Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education was unanimously renewed. 

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Med student, inclusion advocate recognized by Canadian Medical Hall of Fame : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  Tooba Razi has received a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) award

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS The University of Manitoba Indigenous Birding Club goes on weekly walks to King’s Park to bird.

Winnipeg Free Press: Bird is the word. Birding a low-stakes pastime to get out in nature : UM in the News

September 16, 2024 —  Bird is the word Birding a low-stakes pastime to get out in nature

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Portrait of Royce Koop, Professor of Political Studies

Faculty of Arts News

The New York Times: Justin Trudeau’s Party Has a Popularity Problem: Justin Trudeau : UM in the News

September 16, 2024 —  Justin Trudeau’s Party Has a Popularity Problem: Justin Trudeau

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Students News

We all deserve positive relationships : Network News

September 16, 2024 —  In healthy intimate relationships, partners can live their individual lives feeling emotionally and physically safe to be who they are. Unfortunately, we know this feeling of safety isn’t being experienced by everyone on campus. At UM’s Sexual Violence Resource Centre (SVRC), we regularly provide support to students, staff and faculty who are living in situations that do not feel safe to them. Learn more about what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like, intimate partner violence, and available support.

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Faculty of Arts News

Celebrating undergraduate research : Network News

September 16, 2024 —  For the second year in a row, the Faculty of Arts gathered in August to celebrate the efforts and contributions of undergraduate student researchers.

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Someone in the foreground has a camera setup on a tripod point up t the sky. Gren and purpl hues of the northerns lights dance infront of an ocean of stars in a dark night sky.

Students News

Eight ways experiential learning can maximize your degree : Network News

September 16, 2024 —  Experiential learning (EL) is when you learn by doing. It means practical, interactive experiences in and outside the classroom. These experiences can happen anywhere: in class, at the workplace, on the land, or in a community setting.

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L – R: MILSA members Raven Morrisseau, Chloe Dreillich-Girard, Kaitlyn Clarke, MLA for Fort Richmond Jennifer Chen, MILSA member Kiersten Sanderson, Faculty of Law Director of Legal Learning and Services Marc Kruse

Faculty of Law News

MILSA receives Orange Shirt Day Fund grant from Province : Network News

September 13, 2024 —  The Faculty of Law is pleased to share the news that the Province of Manitoba has presented the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students Association with a grant from the Orange Shirt Day Fund to help with hosting a special event to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The event will take place on Friday, September 27 at noon in the Robson Hall Common Room.

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Graphic from cover of Experiential Learning report 2023 - 2024

Faculty of Law News

Faculty of Law publishes Experiential Learning Report 2024 : Network News

September 13, 2024 —  The Faculty of Law has published its inaugural Experiential Learning Report this summer to showcase the remarkable growth of clinical offerings at Manitoba’s law school over the past two years. This growth aligns directly with the Faculty’s Strategic Plan and furthers access to justice objectives.

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