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// PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

September 26, 2016 — 
U of M President David T. Barnard spoke with Prime Minister Trudeau recently on the value of upending expectations, participating in Pride and understanding disruptive political situations.

Tina Greenfield is among the archaeologists racing to excavate and document relics and rarities at sites that could be the next target of militant group ISIS. // PHOTO BY KATIE CHALMERS-BROOKS

The Future of History

September 26, 2016 — 
Tina Greenfield is among the archaeologists racing to excavate and document artifacts and buildings at sites that could be the next target of militant group ISIS.

Field Notes - Fall 2016

Field Notes

September 26, 2016 — 
Items found at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Raymond Frogner is the Centre’s new head archivist.

Dr. Ernest Rady [BComm/58, LLB/62, LLD/15]. // PHOTO BY THOMAS FRICKE

An Unbelievable Day

September 26, 2016 — 
After Dr. Ernest Rady's generous gift was announced on May 12, 2016, hundreds of people gathered in the Brodie Atrium on Bannatyne campus to say thank you.

THE TRAGICALLY HIP’S PROMO PHOTO CIRCA 1988

At the Hundredth Meridian

September 26, 2016 — 
The Tragically Hip are icons of Canadian rock, but in 1988 they arrived to the U of M campus as an up-and-coming band who had been unceremoniously fired from their scheduled gig at a downtown Winnipeg club.

Disruption can and must be a force for progress. - Justin Trudeau

Quotable: Fall 2016

September 26, 2016 — 
Disruption can and must be a force for progress. - Justin Trudeau

Centre of the Storm

July 25, 2016 — 
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared over the South China Sea. Alumnus Dean Dacko was part of the airline's leadership team. He shares his story with us.

// PHOTO BY KATIE CHALMERS-BROOKS

Ahmad Byagowi

July 24, 2016 — 
Ahmad Byagowi speaks four languages, loves playing and teaching chess, and robots. He and his colleagues are developing new tools to diagnose dementia.

Words Meet Action

May 3, 2016 — 
Leaders stand out. They push boundaries. And they remind us that we can too. Meet the recipients of the 2016 University of Manitoba Distinguished Alumni Awards.

Because It’s 2016

May 3, 2016 — 
While we celebrate the many victories for women, we wonder: What would Nellie McClung do?

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