Asian Heritage Month: Impact in Manitoba and beyond News Archive
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A joint message on Asian Heritage Month
May 8, 2023 —
UM joins with Asian communities in Manitoba and nationally to recognize and celebrate the achievements of those of diverse Asian heritage
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Culture Shift
April 18, 2023 —
Alum Jeff Liu played a starring role in a unique business experiment that brought Chinese workers to middle America, captured in the Oscar-winning documentary American Factory. As president of a global auto-glass company, he had a window into a world of clashing cultures, humanity in the workplace, and what it takes to get ahead.
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Asper School of Business
Asper alum follows his intuition to re-map success
April 3, 2023 —
Sidhant Sharma [BComm(Hons)/21] is forthcoming about the highs and lows of his career journey. A Business Analyst Team Lead at Bison Transport, Sharma says the secret to his success is a combination of leaving his comfort zone, leading with responsibility, and following the occasional gut feeling.
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Asper School of Business
Lei Lu reappointed as Bryce Douglas Chair in Corporate Finance
January 26, 2023 —
Dr. Lei Lu has been reappointed as the Bryce Douglas Chair in Corporate Finance.
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The Big (Tiny) Problem
January 17, 2023 —
Microplastics in our waters may threaten ecosystems and accelerate the melting of Arctic sea ice. But are we ignoring the greater danger at the heart of this climate conundrum?
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Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Raman Dhaliwal
October 19, 2022 —
UM alum, key player in Manitoba's COVID-19 response named among Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women
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B. Mario Pinto appointed UM’s new Vice-President (Research and International)
October 3, 2022 —
Dr. Pinto, renowned as a champion of global connectivity, assumed his position at UM on Oct. 1, 2022
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Tina Chen named as the inaugural Executive Lead (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) at UM
January 26, 2022 —
She will provide overall leadership of the university’s EDI initiatives, working to eradicate all systemic inequities and biases.
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My Firstborn
October 26, 2021 —
Facebook developer Vincent Cheung tells us about bringing Portal into the world and why we shouldn’t be afraid robots will take over. “AI is really, really dumb.”
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Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Tina Chen
October 25, 2021 —
Champion of equity, diversity and inclusion is one of seven UM faculty members named among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women