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Faculty of Arts News

On social media? Then you’re an ‘author’ : Network News

July 15, 2024 —  Everyone who creates something on social media becomes an author. Sudden, unexpected virality might turn any one of us into authors with global recognition, subjecting all of us to similar expectations of famous creators. Read more about Jessie Krahn's 2024 UM Distinguished Master's Thesis Prize winning thesis.

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Price Faculty of Engineering News

Students take on sustainable development projects in Honduras : Network News

July 15, 2024 —  Students travelled to Honduras to gain valuable real-world engineering and sustainable development experience with the help of Global Brigades.

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Asper School of Business News

Journeys to success : Network News

July 15, 2024 —  In 2023, over 100 Asper School of Business students participated in the international exchange program. Spanning continents, disciplines and universities, these are just a few snapshots of the Asper School of Business exchange experience.

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Price Faculty of Engineering News

Engineering Responses to Wicked Problems : Network News

July 15, 2024 —  The theme of the conference, “Engineering Responses to Wicked Problems,” emphasized the difficulty of issues in our current world. It aimed to focus attendees' on problems that are seemingly impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory and changing requirements.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Bill Guenter inducted into Canadian Poultry Hall of Fame : Network News

July 14, 2024 —  In May 2024, Animal Science professor emeritus Dr. Bill Guenter was inducted into the Canadian Poultry Research Network Hall of Fame

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Students News

Martín Glikman is ready for his next adventure – in South Korea : Network News

July 12, 2024 —  Glikman is the first UM student to be awarded a McCall MacBain International Fellowship. He will be spending a year abroad to study, live and work in South Korea.

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Faculty of Arts News

Winnipeg Free Press: Minister ‘open to transparency’ but child-care inspection reports to remain unpublicized : UM in the News

July 12, 2024 —  Minister ‘open to transparency’ but child-care inspection reports to remain unpublicized

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

CBC Manitoba: How to keep your campsite bear safe for you and for them : UM in the News

July 12, 2024 —  How to keep your campsite bear safe for you and for them

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UM Faculty and and Staff Golf Tournament hits the links August 19, 2024 : Network News

July 12, 2024 —  The 2024 UM Faculty and Staff Golf Tournament will return to Kingswood Golf and Country Club on Monday, August 19. The event tees off in a shotgun start at 1:00 pm for nine holes and concludes with a BBQ from 4:00 – 5:30 pm.

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Photo credit: JESSICA LEE / FREE PRESS FILES Brandon Trask is an associate law professor at the University of Manitoba and a former prosecutor.

Faculty of Law News

CTV Winnipeg: Reaction to Skibicki guilty verdict : UM in the News

July 12, 2024 —  CTV Winnipeg: Reaction to Skibicki guilty verdict

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