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Arthur Mauro

St. Paul's College

UM community mourns Arthur V. Mauro

August 5, 2023 — 
Philanthropist, human rights visionary, renowned business leader and past Chancellor of UM has died at age 96

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Students wearing caps and gowns at convocation.

UM to expand health education, build new training space on Bannatyne campus

August 2, 2023 — 
The University of Manitoba will lead a transformational change to health education in Manitoba, with support from donors and the provincial government.

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Photograph of bronze statue of blind woman holding the scales of justice

AI in the Courtroom

July 31, 2023 — 
Law professor Katie Szilagyi explores the impact of AI in the courtroom, specifically focusing on sentencing software.

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Asper School of Business

Asper Career Development Centre harnesses the power of AI

July 28, 2023 — 
The Asper School of Business Career Development Centre (CDC) is embracing technological advancement by integrating AI into career development and education.

UM researcher Thilini Dissanayake holds up a canola-based product that could replace plastic.

The end of plastic pollution starts in a field

July 28, 2023 — 
How do we drop our reliance on plastic packaging? The answer just might be found in a field of canola or in a UM lab. 

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International team reaches bedrock in Greenland, marking a significant milestone in climate change research

July 26, 2023 — 
An international research team, led by UM professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, has reached a significant milestone.

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Prairie soils and crops facility rendering

UM’s new prairie crops and soils research facility poised to be a global leader in the agri-food sector

July 25, 2023 — 
UM’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is poised to take its place on the global stage, boost economic growth in Canada, while enhancing food security and agricultural sustainability across the world.

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Canadian athletes waving banners coming into a stadium at the World Police and Fire Games opening ceremonies in Rotterdam in summer 2022

Athletes from around the world coming to Fort Garry campus July 28-August 6

July 25, 2023 — 
Every year, UM rents space to approximately 80 sporting events and this year, between July 28 and August 6, four sites on the Fort Garry campus will play host to key events at the 2023 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG).

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Harnessing AI’s creative potential

July 24, 2023 — 
Step into the fascinating world of music composition, where Örjan Sandred, Professor of Composition at Desautels Faculty of Music, is revolutionizing the creative process with the aid of AI.

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Children at Campus Children’s Centre during I Love to Read month at UM's Fort Garry campus.

UM receives funding for a new child-care centre, additional spaces

July 20, 2023 — 
The provincial and federal governments announced July 20, UM is one of seven post-secondary institutions receiving part of $45 million allocated to support 680 new child-care space expansion projects.

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