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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
COVID-19 and the Canadian food supply chain
April 9, 2020 —
Barry Prentice and Derek Brewin reflect on COVID-19's impact on food supply chains
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady students step up to help with COVID-19 response in Manitoba
April 6, 2020 —
Over 600 students across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have stepped up to assist with COVID-19 response efforts.
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Students
COVID-19 UM Student Emergency Fund will provide financial support to students
March 31, 2020 —
We know this time has been difficult for everyone, especially our students. Because of this, the university and its donors are here to offer you some financial relief during this unprecedented disruption in your lives.
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CBC: UM med students step up to volunteer in fight against COVID-19
March 24, 2020 —
Over 200 students in medical, dentistry, pharmacy, other faculties volunteering
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Spring Convocation 2020 cancelled, a celebration to be held at later time
March 19, 2020 —
All of us who work daily and enthusiastically to support student success regret the need for this course of action
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
The finalists are chosen for the March 24 3MT final competition
March 2, 2020 —
The finalists for this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition demonstrate the great range of work being done by our UM graduate students
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Asper School of Business
President’s Student Leadership Program — creating Manitoba’s next generation of leaders
February 22, 2020 —
Applications for the 2020 President's Student Leadership Program due March 1
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Sustainability
University students solve world problems at Invent for the Planet competition
February 19, 2020 —
Team "HUB-It", winners of the Invent for the Planet idea and design competition, took home the grand prize of $1,000, three months of mentorship at the North Forge Technology Exchange and the chance to continue to the final round in the international competition in Texas on March 31 – April 2.
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High School students visit campus for Open House
February 17, 2020 —
Open House is taking place on Feb. 20, introducing students to university life
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Fifty years of northern partnership celebrated at health gala
February 7, 2020 —
Speaker Ovide Mercredi predicts health-care self-determination for Indigenous people as UM marks five decades of collaborative health service in the North