ResearchLIFE Winter 2020 News Archive
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Research and International
Latest issue of ResearchLIFE magazine
July 13, 2020 —
A message from Vice-President (Research and International) Digvir S. Jayas, on the new issue of ResearchLIFE
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Research and International
Freehand
July 13, 2020 —
What if instead of offering objective answers, design was a method of engaging with and caring about others, of discerning problems? What if design freed itself from its conventional context and became a way of thinking, a way of questioning and gathering insights?
![Frazil ice floes on the Nelson River at Sundance Rapids, Man. winter 2020 | Photo: Brittany Peters, Alex Wall](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DJI_0009-150x150.jpg)
Research and International
Ice Ice Maybe
July 13, 2020 —
Surprisingly, there are few studies on river ice dynamics, despite prominent public and industrial concerns associated with flooding and other impacts of river ice processes.
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Research and International
Lessons on Loss
July 13, 2020 —
When losses are buried under more losses, how do you even begin to grieve?
![Playground Swings](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Playground-Swings-150x150.jpg)
Research and International
The Measure of Maltreatment
July 13, 2020 —
For nearly two decades, Dr. Tracie Afifi has studied the ways in which adults abuse children, the harms that can result, and what can be done to keep kids safe.