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Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality is nominated for two Manitoba Book Awards

Manitoba Book Awards Short List showcases campus talent

April 12, 2016 — 
Of the 65 nominated works, 19 were written or edited by University of Manitoba alumni

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Record-breaking swimmer

April 12, 2016 — 
University of Manitoba Bison recruit Kelsey Wog made a splash at the Canadian Summer Olympic trials over the weekend in Toronto. Three tenths of a second made the difference, handing Wog a bronze medal just shy of the top two spots needed to qualify for the world’s biggest sport stage

Jyoti Balhara

CANDID: Meet Jyoti Balhara

April 8, 2016 — 
She's the lightest sleeper and a poor fine artist, but she's a deft embroiderer and an exceptional asthma researcher, driven by unbridled curiosity and a need to help asthma sufferers like her mom

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Legislature

President Barnard’s message on provincial election

March 31, 2016 — 
President Barnard encouraged candidates and political leaders to bring post-secondary education prominently into the conversation

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

What a ride: An alum’s journey from healing hippies to AIDS activism

March 24, 2016 — 
David McEwan [MD/72] cofounded Hawaii’s first AIDS organization in the 80s—when the cultural stigma attached to HIV/AIDS was profound

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Two alumni appointed to Senate

March 18, 2016 — 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau selects Justice Murray Sinclair and Raymonde Gagné to the upper chamber

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John J. Conklin Theatre opens doors in Taché Hall

March 16, 2016 — 
A new play by award-winning alumnus Ian Ross kicked off the grand opening of the John J. Conklin Theatre in Taché Hall on March 15, 2016

Onyemata shines for NFL

March 15, 2016 — 
University of Manitoba Bison football star David Onyemata worked out in front of 17 NFL teams and one Canadian Football League team on March 14. The action took place at Investors Group Field and at the Subway Soccer South - Winnipeg Indoor Soccer Complex.

Wanda Koop

Alumna Wanda Koop gets Governor General’s Award

March 11, 2016 — 
Koop, a graduate of the University of Manitoba School of Art, has received several awards for her work

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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Bison Football Alumni annual Jerseys and Jeans Scholarship Dinner

March 11, 2016 — 
This year's dinner honours former Bison and 11 year NFL player Israel "Izzy" Idonije

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