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Dr Julie Lajoie

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: U of Manitoba-led program tackling HIV in Kenya in jeopardy after Trump’s cuts to USAID

February 7, 2025 — 
Climate initiatives halted as non-profits warn of growing humanitarian need

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Dr Jared Bullard (photo credit Shared Health)

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Province warns of 5 confirmed measles cases in southern Manitoba, connected to Ontario outbreak

February 6, 2025 — 
Public health is notifying people who attended specific locations where they may have been exposed

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Fletcher Baragar, an economics professor at the University of Manitoba, says Canada should join forces with other nations facing Trump tariff threats — like Mexico, China and potentially the European Union — in order to strengthen economic ties over the next four years. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba has few options to ‘Trump-proof’ its economy in next 30 days, experts say

February 5, 2025 — 
Looking to global markets a long-term option, but '30 days is not a whole lot of time': U of M economist

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Satellites at Magellan.

New NSERC Chairs announced for U of M

May 11, 2018 — 
More bang for your buck with low-cost satellite manufacturing

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Dr. Philip Ferguson (mechanical engineering) and his graduate students Valorie Platero and Matthew Driedger, with CSA Astronaut Dr. Jenni Sidey, and a model of CubeSAT.

CSA to help students design, build and launch their own satellites

May 4, 2018 — 
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Sidey announces student teams

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U of M students by their plane

Engineering students soar to 1st place at international aerospace competition

March 13, 2018 — 
"I was just in awe — could not believe it for a while, to be honest with you," said Jasjyot Barmi, who led the University of Manitoba SAE Aero team

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A Satellite’s Gravity

September 26, 2016 — 
The U of M’s satellite project is a challenge-driven learning opportunity that has pulled more than 100 students—from engineering to fine arts—into its gravitational field.

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