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New group offering: Dealing with Uncertainty During Covid-19 : Campus News

January 8, 2021 —  Student Counselling Centre (SCC) offers groups and workshops which can help students learn new skills to deal more effectively with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and more

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University of Manitoba assistant professor P. Durkin (right) studies sedimentary layers at Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania with local Maasai employees (left). Photograph: Stephen Hubbard

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

Our early ancestors utilized unstable environments two million years ago : Network News

January 8, 2021 —  Their findings, recently published in Nature Communications, include 2-million-year-old stone tools excavated from ancient river- and lake-bed sediments. Their results demonstrate that early humans were able to colonize a diverse range of environmentally changing habitats.

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Flag at half-mast for victims of Flight PS752 : Network News

January 8, 2021 —  In recognition of the one-year anniversary of the crash

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Breeding better crops the goal of new plant science professor : Network News

January 7, 2021 —  Dr. Curt McCartney joined the Department of Plant Science as Associate Professor in Plant Breeding and Genetics on November 1. 

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Photos of the plane crash victims are displayed on a table, with candles lit in front of the photos, at a vigil on Jan. 10, 2020.

Honouring those lost on Flight PS752 : Editor's Picks

January 6, 2021 —  One year ago, UM lost five community members. A new fellowship and scholarship help mollify the pain by continuing their legacy

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Two Engineering Professors Named Fellows of Engineering Institute of Canada : Network News

January 6, 2021 —  The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) has announced the winning recipients of its 2021 senior engineering awards and fellowship inductees.

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The Conversation: Restraining and secluding students with disabilities is an urgent human rights issue : UM in the News

January 6, 2021 —  UM researches find schools using physical restraint and seclusion spaces, further marginalizing children with disabilities

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Remembering Dr. Usha Thiyam-Holländer : Network News

January 6, 2021 —  Dr. Usha Thiyam-Holländer, associate professor in the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, passed away on December 24, 2020.

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Flag at half-mast for Usha Thiyam-Hollander : Network News

January 6, 2021 —  Flag will be at half mast for Dr. Usha Thiyam-Hollander on January 6, 2021. 

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The 2022 Governance Master Schedule is now available : Campus News

January 6, 2021 —  Can be found online

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