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Perspective

November 4, 2019 — 
We asked four alumni artists to tell us the vision behind their art. Then we asked strangers‚ What do you see?

Spencer's burns cover 90 per cent of his body, including his entire face.

After the Fire

November 4, 2019 — 
Go to the frontlines of burn care‚ and you’ll find a holistic team of caregivers‚ researchers and students ready to act. At the helm: UM professor Dr. Sarvesh Logsetty— a surgeon behind dramatic reconstructive procedures. They’re quietly guarding against superbugs. Inventing high-tech dressings. Reimagining next-generation skin. And navigating the emotional scars of those who’ve survived.

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Honouring Every Step

November 4, 2019 — 
The Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow recently marked a 30-year milestone—here’s how it started.

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Where Ideas Collide

November 4, 2019 — 
Take a peek inside the new Smartpark Innovation Hub on the Fort Garry campus, designed to bring people and ideas together to grow Manitoba’s start-up community.

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360°

November 4, 2019 — 
Here’s how three alumni are tackling different angles on climate change—from fashion to hamburgers to behavioural economics.

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Opening the Next Door

November 4, 2019 — 
John Kearsey, vice-president (external), talks about transition and the good that comes from it.

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Collision

November 4, 2019 — 
David Barnard, president and vice-chancellor, on bringing people, ideas, disciplines and cultures together

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Nobel Prize for Alumnus

November 4, 2019 — 
Unravelling mysteries of the cosmos—UM alumnus James Peebles wins Nobel Prize in Physics

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Catalyst

November 4, 2019 — 
See how a decision to donate to UM’s Front and Centre campaign triggers a chain reaction

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Dr. Gigi Osler [BScMed/92, MD/92]

November 4, 2019 — 
The former president of the Canadian Medical Association gets candid about physician burnout, lagging tech and greater diversity in health care.

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