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Source of Inspiration

May 2, 2019 — 
A U of M alumna and journalist comes back to campus to recognize a milestone for women.

Three girls stand in front of the rock climbing wall at Mini U.

The Big 4-0

May 2, 2019 — 
As “mini-university” marks a milestone, its participants are set to take over campus again this summer.

Dr. Janice Ristock, FRSC, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

‘We can and must do better’

May 2, 2019 — 
Janice Ristock, provost and vice-president (academic) talks about the importance of women in leadership roles.

Reina Iizuka carries two weights with heavy chains wrapped around her neck and body, grimacing.

What’s Happening

May 2, 2019 — 
Find out what our students, researchers and alumni are up to on our Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses.

A photo frame hangs on a green wall. In the frame is a silhouette of a woman with multiple copies of the letters GTAC printed inside of it.

Misprint

May 2, 2019 — 
The smallest typo in the billions of letters that make up our genetic code can carry huge, heart-wrenching consequences. While the genetic diseases they trigger strike with rare odds globally, they can target communities with a less diverse gene pool. U of M researchers reveal the triumphs, and the setbacks, from decades of advocacy and scientific study in Manitoba’s unique populations of Hutterites, Mennonites, Ashkenazi Jews, and Indigenous people.

POINTS OF PRIVILEGE STATEMENTS FROM THE BOOK WHITE PRIVILEGE: UNPACKING THE INVISIBLE KNAPSACK BY PEGGY MCINTOSH

Deconstructing Privilege

May 2, 2019 — 
When did you last see your privilege? If you’re white, you may never have even glimpsed it. But our alumni, faculty and students are finding ways to expose it. Prepare to get uncomfortable.

Faouzia Ouihya sits in a gauze dress with her head resting on her hand.

That Voice

May 2, 2019 — 
Meet Faouzia Ouihya, singer-songwriter who shuffles between classes and the Billboard charts.

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Accomplishments: Spring 2019

May 2, 2019 — 
Accomplishments of our alumni.

Gail Asper appears in a homely peasant-styled outfit on a stage in a black-and-white photo.

Gail Asper

May 2, 2019 — 
The philanthropist, lawyer and Black Hole Theatre alumna talks about her next pursuit.

A train car with a colourful Expedition Churchill wrapping showing a polar bear and a woman with binoculars.

Churchill and the Polar Bear

May 2, 2019 — 
Heidi den Haan tells us about the relationship between Churchill residents and their 1,000-pound neighbours.

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