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Accomplishments – Spring 2017

May 1, 2017 — 
Accomplishments as appearing in the Spring 2017 edition of UM Today the Magazine.

Quotable by David Johnson

Quotable: Spring 2017

May 1, 2017 — 
Self reflection is a good thing, especially if it is not too focused on the self.

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Accomplishments – Fall 2016

September 26, 2016 — 
Check out the accomplishments of University of Manitoba alumni as featured in the Fall 2016 issue of UM Today the Magazine.

PhD Candidate Fereshteh Amini // PHOTO BY ADAM DOLMAN

Fereshteh Amini

September 26, 2016 — 
PhD Candidate Fereshteh Amini is a software developer—the only female PhD student in her lab—whose research focuses on democratizing big data.

// PHOTO BY IAN MCCAUSLAND

Warrior of Change

September 26, 2016 — 
He is a man who has lived both genders. A judge who has spent a lifetime feeling judged. It’s taken nearly 40 years, but Kael McKenzie is finally the person he was always meant to be.

Jim Kor sits in a partially finished prototype of his car of the future, the Urbee, left. // PHOTO BY PHIL HOSSACK, WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

The Disruptors

September 26, 2016 — 
From printable green cars to ever-present artificial intelligence to apps that make our lives easier, our alumni are leading the way in transformative technology.

PAINTING ENTITLED SHAMAN DREAM BY ROBERT HOULE [BA/72, DLITT/14]

The New Wave

September 26, 2016 — 
With every new wave of Indigenous leadership there is more opportunity, more progress and more transformation. We asked several of our Indigenous alumni to share their thoughts on being an Indigenous leader in 2016.

A Satellite’s Gravity

September 26, 2016 — 
The U of M’s satellite project is a challenge-driven learning opportunity that has pulled more than 100 students—from engineering to fine arts—into its gravitational field.

It’s where protesters come to be heard, where hockey fans wave their flags and where musicians like Randy Bachman and Neil Young find their inspiration: Portage and Main.

At the Crossroads

September 26, 2016 — 
It’s where protesters come to be heard, where hockey fans wave their flags and where musicians like Randy Bachman find their inspiration: Portage and Main.

David T. Barnard, President and Vice-Chancellor // PHOTO BY THOMAS FRICKE

Disruption Abounds

September 26, 2016 — 
Though some associate a university with permanency and tradition, disruption, too, has a place here, as it does throughout our world.

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