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Libraries
Megatrends in GIS – GISday 2020
March 10, 2020 —
The new date for this year’s GISday is November 18th, after being postponed from its original date of March 19, is hosted by UM Libraries in a virtual setting.
Faculty of Law
Always a true friend: A colleague remembers Art Braid, C.M., Q.C.
March 10, 2020 —
The following notes are from A Eulogy for Art Braid given by Dr. Bryan Schwartz, St. John’s Cathedral in Winnipeg, March 6, 2020.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
The science behind the social determinants of health
March 10, 2020 —
Dr. Sharon Bruce, new head of community health sciences (CHS) in the Max Rady College of Medicine, is taking the lead of a growing and changing department situated within an evolving discipline.
St. Paul's College
Seeking Saints in the Modern World
March 9, 2020 —
St. Paul’s College welcomes Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Director of Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame, to present the 2020 Hanley Memorial Lectures.
Faculty of Education
Giving students a voice in their education
March 9, 2020 —
Floating on a cloud, driving through her ancestral homeland of Denmark, Shelley Moore eased into a blithe serenity; a spell of contentment broken when she drove her rental through a school zone. Without warning, a child’s voice filled the car: “Please slow down.”
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Asper School of Business
Q & A with an MBA: Geeta Chopra [BComm (Hons)/11, MBA/16]
March 9, 2020 —
Asper MBA alumna Geeta Chopra [BComm (Hons)/11, MBA/16] is open to possibilities.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Better Farming Prairies: The economics of rotations
March 9, 2020 —
Western Canadian researchers are collaborating to get at the root of this issue for farmers.
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law mourns late professor and Dean, Art Braid, C.M., Q.C.
March 6, 2020 —
It was with great sadness, that the Dean’s Office at Robson Hall, Faculty of Law learned last week of the passing of E. Arthur Braid CM, QC, LL.B. (Manitoba)1960, LL.M. (London)1967. He was a law professor at the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law from 1964-2000, served as Dean of Law from 1994-1999, and was a Senior Scholar up until the time of his passing on February 27, 2020.
Faculty of Law
Master of Human Rights student puts education into practice
March 6, 2020 —
Since the University of Manitoba’s Master of Human Rights program welcomed its first students in September, 2019, those scholars have been busy navigating uncharted waters towards obtaining educations that will prepare them for unique careers where they can make a difference. Jessie MacInnis is one of these remarkable students in the inaugural class of 19 scholars who hail from Winnipeg to the United States to Nigeria.
Students
Registration begins soon for Summer Term 2020 – are you ready?
March 6, 2020 —
Registration Access Times for students at the Bannatyne and Fort Garry campuses will be available in your Aurora Account on March 16