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President’s message on confronting anti-Indigenous racism collectively

February 7, 2019 — 
'I encourage each of us to think creatively about what we can do to move forward together'

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Pills image from iStock.

The Conversation: Tax breaks could soften the blow of a national pharmacare plan

February 6, 2019 — 
'Perhaps the fairest thing would be to grant tax breaks or exemptions for those working in affected businesses or industries (not simply the healthy and wealthy)'

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ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF A KILONOVA, BY A. SIMONNET

A kilonova in our neighbourhood

February 4, 2019 — 
An international team of researchers, led by U of M astrophysicist Dr. Samar Safi-Harb, proposes that the merging of two neutron stars relatively near the Earth has created a “kilonova remnant”

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Marcia Nozick: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Professional Achievement.

Alumni

Marcia Nozick: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Professional Achievement

February 4, 2019 — 
Nozick founded EMBERS, an innovative temporary labour company that has helped thousands of people facing work barriers attain full-time employment

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noteworthy individuals associated with the University of Manitoba during the past 100 years.

Human Resources

U of M to host leadership panel discussion during Black History Month

February 1, 2019 — 
Panel discussion titled ‘Black Leaders Today’ being held on Feb. 21 in the Senate Chamber at the Fort Garry campus

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Needle injection.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

U of M study paves way for promising HIV vaccine

January 31, 2019 — 
Study led by U of M researcher has brought science closer to using chickenpox virus to develop vaccine against HIV

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Wayne Fleming Arena

WHL announces Winnipeg team to play at Wayne Fleming Arena

January 29, 2019 — 
The University of Manitoba and Bison Sports are excited to announce that WHL hockey and the Winnipeg ICE will be coming to campus in fall 2019

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Dr. Hersh Shefrin.

Alumni

Dr. Hersh Shefrin: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Lifetime Achievement

January 28, 2019 — 
Over the past four decades, Dr. Shefrin has been a pioneer in behavioural finance

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Price Faculty of Engineering

U of M engineering teams take home first place at the Western Engineering Competition

January 28, 2019 — 
Teams from across western Canada competed to determine who would advance to the Canadian Engineering Competition

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Catherine "Kiki" Delaney [BA/1969, LLD/2011].

Accomplished U of M grad makes cover of Globe and Mail Report on Business

January 25, 2019 — 
The cover of the February 2019 Globe and Mail Report on Business features U of M grad Kiki Delaney [BA/1969, LLD/2011]

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