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2015 Vanier Scholars (l to r) Ifeanyi Nwachukwu, Jonathan Challis, Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba and Michael Becker

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Four more to be reckoned with

November 25, 2015 — 
New Vanier Scholars receiving major grants to study subjects as varied as nutritional foods, crop disease, pollution and genocide

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New research chair created by financial pioneer

November 19, 2015 — 
Endowment is an “Investment in tomorrow’s business leaders”

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(l-r) Gary Tong, Amy Dytnerski, Jesslyn Janssen, Ken Oliver, Adam Nepon (missing: Riley Bell).

Game Changer: Now the work begins

November 17, 2015 — 
'Our students want to transform the world and it’s rewarding to see how excited and committed they are to using the Game Changer competition as the platform to achieve this.'

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Manitoba legislature

Renewed commitment

November 16, 2015 — 
Speech from the Throne outlines investment in education and significant support for the U of M’s Front and Centre campaign

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Jacquie Dawson (centre) receives the Manitoba Band Association’s Award of Distinction from Bill Kristjanson and Simone Gendron.

Faculty of Education

Top recognition for music alumni

November 10, 2015 — 
Two alumni of the Desautels Faculty of Music have been recognized for their contributions to music education. Jacquie Dawson and Matt Abraham, both teaching music at Vincent Massey Collegiate, were honoured at TEMPO, the annual Manitoba Music Educators’ Association Conference in late October.

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Tank parked outside the Admin building at the U of M

Libraries

U of M eponyms in honour of military service

November 10, 2015 — 
Many of these eponyms are in honour of people formally and publicly identified as being associated with the U of M

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Students at the launch event for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation hosted at the RBC Convention Centre on November 4, 2015

Imagine

November 5, 2015 — 
Winnipeg youth asked to lead the way forward at the launch event for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation opens at the University of Manitoba

November 3, 2015 — 
This centre will ensure that the voices of the thousands of Survivors will continue to inspire Canadians to strive for a better future.

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The turtle sculpture where sacred fires are lit is located in front of the NCTR.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation opens today

November 3, 2015 — 
'We promise we will be responsible keepers of the stories that have been gathered and the work that has been done.'

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Visionary Conversations in the Community

Discuss and debate with the experts

October 28, 2015 — 
Diverse group of panelists provide unique perspectives to new Visionary Conversations in the Community

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