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Faculty of Arts
3MT competitor spends summer in California
September 6, 2019 —
Tasheney Francis, Linguistics Ph.D. candidate at the University of Manitoba, wins 2019 LSA Linguistics 3-minute Thesis Competition at UC Davis
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UM continues record level of enrolment
September 4, 2019 —
Student enrolment for the first day of classes is 29,793, surpassing the previous record of 29, 691 students in 2015, and marking the seventh consecutive year that the University of Manitoba has been above 29,000 students on the first day of classes.
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“Designed for you”: new umanitoba.ca puts users first
August 1, 2019 —
On Thursday, Aug. 8, you’ll want to be the first to visit umanitoba.ca
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dentist who escaped violence in Nigeria now a U of M success story
July 15, 2019 —
Dr. Ehiedu Osemiha, who narrowly escaped a terrorist attack five years ago, has qualified as a Canadian dentist, thanks to a program at the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Summer research program builds nursing students’ confidence, experience
July 12, 2019 —
More nursing students are taking part in the Summer Research Internship Program than ever before
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Op-ed: Climate change needs emergency response
July 5, 2019 —
'Our leaders must gather the courage and moral fortitude they need to level with Canadians'
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Course develops current and future health care leaders
June 27, 2019 —
'The course really helped me to think about and look at issues from a more macro-perspective'
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Students
Convocation 2019 – Governor General’s medal recipients
May 29, 2019 —
Five exceptional students will be awarded the Governor General’s academic medals, for outstanding achievement at their level of study
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‘Embrace the experience,’ advises ag graduand
May 13, 2019 —
With a dad who is a teacher and a mom who is a registered nurse, it’s no wonder that Reede Hawton had aspirations of a career in health education
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Indigenous
PhD student invited to Youth Indigenize the Senate
May 9, 2019 —
Taylor Morriseau is studying intervention methods of traditional food systems in Indigenous communities