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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
New ringette rec club off to a hot start
November 8, 2019 —
The RAPID have come out of the gate flying: in a tournament in Regina the weekend of Nov. 1, the club swept the competition en route to a first place finish.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
European Geosciences Union awards medal to CEOS scholar
November 7, 2019 —
Senior Canada-150 Research Chair at the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS), Dr. Julienne Stroeve, will receive the EGU Cryospheric Sciences Division Medal.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
High-schoolers from across Manitoba explore health care careers during Discovery Day
November 6, 2019 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences hosted 379 Grade 11 and 12 students at the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame’s Discovery Day to learn what it’s like to be a health professional or biomedical scientist.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Team-based learning institute held at the U of M a first of its kind in Canada
November 6, 2019 —
Fifty post-secondary educators from Manitoba and British Columbia attended the inaugural Team-Based Learning Fundamentals Institute hosted by the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning in early November. The participants are now equipped to incorporate team-based learning into their courses.
Faculty of Arts
Indigenization and reconciliation the focus of new drop in series
November 6, 2019 —
Are you looking to add Indigenous perspectives to your work, but don’t know where or how to start?
Asper School of Business
Experiential learning sparks entrepreneurial spirit in Asper undergraduate students
November 6, 2019 —
On Friday, October 25, the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCCE) hosted the inaugural ENTR 2030 Pitch Competition for 185 undergraduate students who were ready to pitch their business idea in a two-round pitch competition.
Faculty of Law
Solomon Greenberg Trial Moot Kicks off 2019 Moot Season
November 5, 2019 —
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Solomon Greenberg Moot, which took place on November 2, 2019 at the Manitoba Law Courts Building. Winner: Keith McCullogh Runner-up: Alyssa Cloutier McCullogh and Cloutier will compete at the Western Canada Trial Moot (MacIntyre Cup) in February, 2020.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Large scale surveys lag behind on questions about sexual orientation
November 5, 2019 —
While our understandings of sexual orientation, sex, and gender continue to progress, the questions asked by researchers on surveys lag behind. A Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management-led research team wants to change that.
Faculty of Law
Supreme Court Visit Highlight of Law Faculty’s Fall Term
November 5, 2019 —
Setting precedents in more than case law, the Supreme Court of Canada held its first hearings outside of Ottawa for the first time in its history this fall, as part of ongoing efforts to make the court more open and accessible.