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Vaughn Karpan (#19) competes against Russia at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. //Photo from the Canadian Olympic Committee.

No Olympics, hockey career, without U of M

February 15, 2018 — 
He’s scouted some of the most recognized faces in the NHL. But long before he began his career off the ice, Vaughn Karpan [BA/85] was making a name for himself on the ice at the U of M’s Max Bell Centre

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(L-R) Dr. Jacky Baltes at the opening ceremonies for the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary; Venla Hovi brings her Bison pride, and gloves, to the ice in Pyeongchang. // Photo by @VenlaHovi on Twitter.

Olympians among us

February 13, 2018 — 
Venla Hovi and Professor Jacky Baltes are two Olympic athletes who call the U of M home

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Jennifer Hensel

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Mental health project to test ‘virtual care’ for rural Manitobans

February 13, 2018 — 
Study will test “virtual care” tools, such as videoconferencing, with the goal of increasing access to mental health care for rural Manitobans, thanks to support from AstraZeneca Canada.

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Faculty of Science

Professor Hélène Perreault, recognized for outstanding work in mass spectrometry

February 12, 2018 — 
Professor Hélène Perreault was awarded the 2017 Fred P. Lossing Award, given by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry (CSMS).

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Photo by Brianna Mairs on Instagram/Brianna travelled to Ecuador for #altreadingweek

February Instagram photo contest

February 12, 2018 — 
Share your photos during Winter Term Break and you could win

University of Manitoba sign.

U of M extends sympathy to Boushie family

February 10, 2018 — 
Message from President David Barnard

Faculty of Science

A whale of a tale: Biological Sciences student “Science, Action!” video

February 9, 2018 — 
Biological Sciences students Kelsey Johnson, Julia Gulka and Paloma Carvalho have won a spot in the top 75 entries (NSERC) video competition titled: Science, Action!

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Aggie students welcome renovated space

February 8, 2018 — 
Richardson International Limited, Richardson Foundation investment helps update the Agricultural and Food Sciences student lounge and council office

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Science, Action!

Vote for Johnson and Simoes in Science, Action!

February 8, 2018 — 
Two U of M graduate students have made the first group in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) competition titled: Science, Action!

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Comic books are a staple of pop culture

A black pop cultural hero leaps onto the big screen

February 8, 2018 — 
Pop culture expert and U of M professor of religion Kenneth MacKendrick sees the movie Black Panther as a complex but familiar story about the struggle of good versus evil

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