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An aerial look of Fort Garry campus buildings and people walking on walkways.

UM to formalize freedom of expression guidelines : Network News

July 31, 2024 —  Community feedback and participation welcome

A shot of the Eiffel tower lit up at night with the olympic rings

Faculty of Arts News

Global News: Massive events like Olympics ‘not worth it’ for host cities, Manitoba economics prof says : UM in the News

July 31, 2024 —  Massive events like Olympics ‘not worth it’ for host cities, Manitoba economics prof says

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NIC ADAM / FREE PRESS Nick Ridley (right) and Savanna Vagianos are two of the people behind Beyond Profit: Seeking Sustainability, a 25-minute documentary produced by U of M students and professors that explores three local small businesses that prioritize social and ecological wellbeing over maximizing profit.

Asper School of Business News

Winnipeg Free Press: Planet before profit: local businesses featured in students’ sustainability film : UM in the News

July 31, 2024 —  Planet before profit: local businesses featured in students’ sustainability film

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Grand Beach, with its three kilometres of white sand on Lake Winnipeg’s east shore, is often touted as one of North America’s best beaches. // photo courtesy of Travel Manitoba

Winnipeg Free Press: Funding announced for 17 projects to reduce nutrient load in Lake Winnipeg : UM in the News

July 31, 2024 —  Funding announced for 17 projects to reduce nutrient load in Lake Winnipeg

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Soybean plants in a sunny field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Manitoba Co-operator: Keep last year’s canola out of your soybeans : Network News

July 31, 2024 —  Research from the University of Manitoba aims to get a better handle on the problem of volunteer canola in soybeans.

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Dr. Mark Hanson, department of Environment and geography

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

Winnipeg Free Press: Retention ponds loaded with algae : UM in the News

July 30, 2024 —  Retention ponds loaded with algae

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Students News

UM Orientation event Welcome to the Herd! : Network News

July 30, 2024 —  Join us at the Fort Garry campus on August 9 for the first University of Manitoba Orientation event designed for newly admitted UM students starting this fall.

Close up of lettuce leaves

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Winnipeg Free Press: Shelter growing health and hope : Network News

July 30, 2024 —  The idea for the vertical farm all started last March with a lettuce donation by a biosystem engineering Masters student at the University of Manitoba.

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Research and International News

Change Through Research: University of Manitoba’s Strategic Plan for Research 2024-2029 : Editor's Picks

July 30, 2024 —  This week, UM officially launched Change through Research, a five-year institutional strategic research plan that outlines key areas of expertise for maximum global impact by providing solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

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Asper School of Business News

An energy bar for Dragons : Innovation and entrepreneurship

July 30, 2024 —  CEO of Cranked Energy Bars Cheryl Zealand [BComm(Hons)/99] brought Manitoba's favourite bar to CBC Studios to shoot Dragon's Den Season 19.

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