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The Big Hit

May 1, 2018 — 
We follow the creative career of Richard Condie, best-known for his Oscar-nominated The Big Snit.

Field Notes

May 1, 2018 — 
What Lynn Chalmers says about her workspace—and yours.

Quotable: Spring 2018

May 1, 2018 — 
Find out who said the words: “Feel the love, be the love, see the love.”

A rainforest.

Discovering the Road Less Travelled

November 6, 2017 — 
There is a well-worn route many students take through university: car to classroom, classroom to car, home, repeat.

An alley in Nairobi. Photo by Will Swanson

The Pain. The Progress.

October 19, 2017 — 
The University of Manitoba’s partnerships in Nairobi have helped to demystify HIV resistance among sex workers and inform policy that’s curbed the spread of the virus worldwide. Meet five people at the front lines in Kenya. The scientist. The doctor. The student. The women surviving the epidemic.

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Illustrations by Jane Heinrichs [BA/05]

My World

October 19, 2017 — 
Three alumni living overseas—in London‚ Istanbul and Tel Aviv—tell us how they’re making these global hubs their own, and what the state of the world looks like just outside their window.

A ground squirrel.

Wild Things

October 19, 2017 — 
They’re accustomed to the questions, You work where? and You do what? U of M biologists trek to secluded corners—from the Amazon to the Arctic—to reveal hidden relationships and unknown habits in the animal kingdom, giving conservationists the insights to protect species as our global climate changes.

A 2012 social experiment by American filmmaker and author Errol Morris revealed we are more likely to trust what we read if it appears in a font called Baskerville, which is more than 250 years old.

The Social Experiment

October 19, 2017 — 
Everyday people are turning into researchers and putting human behaviour on view for all to see‚ and scrutinize. How are these experiments—often delivered through social media channels—challenging everything we thought we knew about ourselves?

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Postcard photo by Aaron Cohen/CMHR

Just as I am

October 19, 2017 — 
Joanna Hawkins knows well the barriers that exist in the world. Deaf since age three, the American Sign Language teacher and actress signs in videos played throughout the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

John Kearsey. photo by Thomas Fricke

A treasure to be shared

October 19, 2017 — 
This year I was blessed with the opportunity to experience directly the profound impact made by the University of Manitoba—not only here at home, but also around the world.

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