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A large archeleon skeleton hangs from the ceiling in the Wallace Building’s Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie.

Heads Up

October 19, 2017 — 
The goliath, extinct turtle hanging from the ceiling probably wouldn’t have eaten you.

We are just a little boat in the sea, and we go where the sea wants us to go. - Avi Slama // illustration by Julie Doan [BFA(HONS)/07]

Quotable: Fall 2017

October 19, 2017 — 
We are just a little boat in the sea, and we go where the sea wants us to go.

Time Traveller

May 1, 2017 — 
When a baby born this year comes of age, what will her world be? As Canada marks its 150th and the University of Manitoba its 140th, our alumni imagine the life of a student circa 2042.

Friendly. Polite. Generous.

May 1, 2017 — 
All words we see in the same sentence as Canada. But what about: fierce, daring, bold? Meet the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards—graduates who bring their passion, without apology.

Finding Happy

May 1, 2017 — 
We see versions of it on Facebook. We look for it in yoga class or in that book on mindfulness. But still it hides. Canada is the seventh happiest country in the world. University of Manitoba researchers weigh in on the universal and complicated search.

I Survived

May 1, 2017 — 
They found a ray of light in the unthinkable dark. How three members of our University of Manitoba community who asked themselves ‘Why am I here?’ turned hardship into stories of hope, and changed national conversations.

The Bentwood Box sits in a sunny alcove overlooking the Red River and easily commands the attention of the room, as it has done throughout the emotional journey that brought it here.

Creating a Path Forward in Indigenous Achievement

May 1, 2017 — 
The Bentwood Box sits in a sunny alcove overlooking the Red River and easily commands the attention of the room, as it has done throughout the emotional journey that brought it here.

Photo by Jason Halstead [BPE/92]

Ian McDonald

May 1, 2017 — 
When he was younger he wanted to invent things, and he also enjoyed making arguments. His parents said he should pursue law, but he chose philosophy.

Canada Flag in front of the Manitoba legislature made up of people.

One Country, Many Stories

May 1, 2017 — 
Winnipeg holds the record for the largest Canada Day living flag. And each person in red or white brings with them a personal connection to this land.

President David Barnard

A Look Forward

May 1, 2017 — 
“We can make Canada even better.”
 This was a statement I heard repeated many times, and from many people, at Converge 2017.

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