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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Teamwork skills developed through interprofessional curriculum : Network News

January 18, 2021 —  As part of the interprofessional collaborative care (IPCC) program, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students learn how to communicate effectively as a team, in person and through written online discussions. What was unplanned last term was that they received experience communicating as a team through online video. 

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Faculty of Science News

UM mathematician Julien Arino receives Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year Prize : UM in the News

January 18, 2021 —  Dr. Julien Arino, in the Department of Mathematics, is one of four mathematicians awarded the CBC Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year 2020 prize for his work in modelling the COVID-19 pandemic

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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

Wpg Free Press: The mighty quinzhee : UM in the News

January 18, 2021 —  Excavating a snowy shelter is the perfect project for a Winnipeg winter afternoon. Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht shows you how.

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Students News

Save time! Order your Enrolment Verifications through Aurora and have it delivered by email : Network News

January 18, 2021 —  We are happy to announce that students will be able to request Enrolment Verification documents to be delivered by email.

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Students News

Don’t forget about the course add/drop deadline  : Network News

January 18, 2021 —  Winter Term is just beginning, and it’s important to know when you need to finalize your course schedule.

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Alumni News

Mentoring Mondays: Michele Sung : Network News

January 18, 2021 —  Despite decades of success on the basketball court, Michele Sung [BKin/09] believes winning isn’t the be-all-end-all for student-athletes

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Comic books are a staple of pop culture

A Manitoba marvel : News

January 18, 2021 —  Alumnus and UM instructor's novel about a Marvel supervillain has received a lot of attention around the globe for its focus on a character that may soon burst onto the silver screen

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Research project to analyze human viruses in Winnipeg’s rivers : Campus News

January 15, 2021 —  A student in the VADA Program will test treated wastewater that flows into the Red and Assiniboine Rivers for human viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19.

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Faculty of Law News

COVID and the Constitution : Network News

January 15, 2021 —  In early December, several legal dramas unfolded in provincial courtrooms across Canada, generating public debate regarding citizens’ constitutional rights and public health policies intended to help curb the pandemic. Thanks to the initiative of Acting Dean David Asper, Q.C., University of Manitoba Constitutional Law professor Karen Busby and about 15 law students sat in on a virtual court hearing before Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal on Saturday, Dec 5th, 2020.

CBC Manitoba: Banned art project depicting Winnipeg as a queer paradise revived 23 years later : UM in the News

January 15, 2021 —  Posters heralding Winnipeg as "One Gay City" have been plastered on three bus shelters in the downtown, as part of a new art project from the University of Manitoba School of Art Gallery

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