Featured News Archive
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Nursing students bring a taste of Nigeria to U of M
July 4, 2017 —
Students in the College of Nursing recently decided to share the cooking skills they’ve learned in Nigeria
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Breaking a record
June 28, 2017 —
School is out but students are still craving courses at university - Mini University, that is.
![Alum Kelsey Elaisson painted this mural in Churchill / Photo: Instagram, @seawalls_](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-27-at-9.07.13-AM-copy-150x150.jpg)
Painting Churchill, international team of artists rejuvenate town
June 27, 2017 —
U of M proud to sponsor public art project
![The June 22, 2007 Elie, Man. tornado remains the strongest recorded one in Canadian history. // Photo from Justin J. Hobson](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Tornado_UP_WEB-150x150.jpg)
An alumnus’ eyewitness account of strongest recorded tornado in Canadian history
June 20, 2017 —
'The damage was incredible.' Ten years ago, an F5 tornado struck the town of Elie
![(L-R) U of M Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) Jay Doering, MP Terry Duguid, Dr. Terry Klassen, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Dean & Vice-Provost Brian Postl, Manitoba Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade Cliff Cullen and President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba Lawrence Prout at the SPOR announcement on June 16, 2017.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Spore_WEB-150x150.jpeg)
Prescribing the right medicine for children
June 16, 2017 —
$8.4 million in new research funding for national partnerships
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First phase of Arctic climate change study cancelled due to climate change
June 12, 2017 —
'Climate-related changes in Arctic sea ice not only reduce its extent and thickness but also increase its mobility meaning that ice conditions are likely to become more variable and severe conditions such as these will occur more often'
![mud, grey and deeply cracked from drought](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/climate-change-2241061_1920-150x150.jpg)
Extreme research, precipitation
June 8, 2017 —
U of M professors have received funding to study one of the most pressing water-related challenges
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Future Indigenous scientists from across Canada come to campus
May 29, 2017 —
Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program draws record-breaking number of Indigenous students
![Faculty of Arts student Oluwagbemiga Akhanamoya pays tribute to Warren Cariou, associate professor, English, film, and theatre.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/STRR-2017_Oluwagbemiga-Akhanamoya-Student-FacultyofArts-DEFT-150x150.jpg)
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
‘You made me flourish’: Students celebrate their teachers
May 19, 2017 —
Students from each faculty presented awards of recognition to extraordinary teachers at STRR
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Six new Canada Research Chairs, two renewed
May 12, 2017 —
'Leading crucial investigations into a wide-range of problems our society is facing'