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Here’s to a great term, president cheers

January 8, 2024 — 
Welcome back and Happy New Year!

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A row of many coloured pencils with faces on them.

EDIA: Foundations course an opportunity for personal and professional growth

January 3, 2024 — 
Discussing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) can be uncomfortable. The discomfort comes from facing what is not right or fair... When people feel awful about something, they can either pretend it doesn’t exist or do something about it.

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Exterior of Asper School of Business Drake Building. It has a signage and the building is made of rust coloured bricks.

UM denounces antisemitic propaganda

December 5, 2023 — 
The university has discovered posters in several buildings on campus which include antisemitic language and defamatory statements against the late Israel Asper, O.C., O.M., Q.C., L.L.D. We have removed every identified poster and continue to patrol campus to support a safe environment.

Faculty of Graduate Studies

The dinosaur in the coal mine

December 1, 2023 — 
How will freshwater fish fare against climate change? The answer could lie in this PhD research.

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Honouring diversity in all its forms

December 1, 2023 — 
December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities which aims to promote understanding of issues that impact people who live with disabilities, and to mobilize support for their rights and well-being. Learn how the University of Manitoba is working to dismantle ableism, and advance equity, diversity, inclusion and access for all members of our community.

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Panoramic view of Bannatyne Campus from street level.

Share your feedback on UM’s next strategic plan

November 29, 2023 — 
UM community invited to share thoughts on this important document.

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

How gasoline can help engines get green

November 22, 2023 — 
PhD research finds ways to reduce emissions and set the stage for biofuels

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transgender flag coloured on sidewalk

Making progress, though more work to be done

November 20, 2023 — 
At the University of Manitoba we are committed to creating meaningful change through a variety of actions focused around the principles of equity, anti-oppression, inclusion and transformation. On this day of Transgender Day of Remembrance, we acknowledge the lives of transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people who have lost their lives in acts of transphobic violence.

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Wheat field.

Donor Relations

RBC’s commitment to a sustainable future inspires transformational gift

November 15, 2023 — 
RBC's transformational gift of $1.5 million will activate innovative research in low-emission agricultural practices

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

Breaking the silence on Métis research

November 8, 2023 — 
PhD research gives voice to scholars, methodologies

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