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Asper School of Business

BComm Spotlight

November 29, 2024 — 
Asper BComm student Anthony Theriault conceived an idea with fellow Asper students Todd de Groot and Hazel Nguyen. Eleven59 is an AI-driven calendar tool designed for students by students.

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Nolan De Leon holds his signature skateboard on the red carpet at the Falling Walls Lab in Berlin.

Research and International

Taking the stage at the global Falling Walls Lab in Berlin

November 15, 2024 — 
UM Falling Walls Lab grand-prize winner Nolan De Leon took the main stage at the global Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin, Germany.

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Asper School of Business

Six Asper School of Business researchers receive prestigious SSHRC funding

November 15, 2024 — 
Asper School of Business researchers successfully secured Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) grants to fund a diverse selection of projects. In 2024, six researchers secured over $390,000 in funding from SSHRC.

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The Zovoilis research team wears labs coats and gloves, smiling in their lab .

Research and International

UM researchers using AI to improve cancer research and early detection of genetic diseases

November 7, 2024 — 
UM researchers are developing new genomics methods with the potential to reveal the genetic mechanisms behind human health and disease.

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Bisons Kicker Maya Turner makes history, becoming the first woman to play and score in Canadian U sports.

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

3 Down Nation: Trailblazing kicker Maya Turner leads Canada West all-stars

November 4, 2024 — 
Trailblazing kicker Maya Turner leads Canada West all-stars

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Research and International

UM proudly represented among Canada’s top 100 most powerful women in 2024

October 30, 2024 — 
Five UM community members have been named among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2024, recognized for their leadership, vision, determination, passion and mentorship of others. 

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Weaving Indigenous Heritage into Modern Design

October 29, 2024 — 
Indigo Arrows, founded by Destiny Seymour [BA(Adv)/00, MID/13], an Anishinaabe interior designer from Winnipeg, is much more than a design brand—it's a cultural journey.

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Camryn standing in the theatre on the stage with her arms outstretched with the seats in the background

Desautels Faculty of Music

Desautels Faculty of Music alum shines as rising Indigenous opera talent

October 29, 2024 — 
Fulbright Canada has awarded Camryn Dewar one of 14 outstanding Canadian students selected for the prestigious and highly competitive 2024-2025 Fulbright Canada Student Award.

Asper School of Business

Tech and not-for-profit leader Kathy Knight brings expertise to James W. Burns Executive Education Centre as Director

October 26, 2024 — 
Executive Education at the Asper School of Business tackles the problems that keep executives up at night

19 Indigenous teachers from St. Theresa Point comprise the Ansininew Cohort in Inclusion and Reconciliation (Faculty of Education).

Celebrating the Ansininew Cohort in Inclusion and Reconciliation

October 21, 2024 — 
19 Indigenous teachers are graduating with their Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Education this October

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