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A set of four of Lori Blondeau's works hanging in a gallery.

Self Portrait

October 26, 2021 — 
Assistant professor Lori Blondeau talks vulnerability and walks us through her award-winning portfolio

An illustration of a fist holding a battery in the style of old Soviet posters.

The Battery Revolution

October 26, 2021 — 
Will this innocuous everyday item be key in solving our climate crisis? Faculty of Science researcher Christian Kuss thinks so

An animated collage image of a boat moving on open water.

What Lies Beneath

October 26, 2021 — 
Exploring sunken ships and boarding fishing vessels hiding drugs for terrorists—an anthropology grad shares his unconventional path

The words 'The Big Idea' are overlaid on top of a book and an illustration of networked lines.

Express Yourself

October 26, 2021 — 
Meet two alumni—one 90 and one 21—who have something to say about aging with a bold voice, and using AI to detect disease way faster

Justin Lagan stands in a field at sunset in a bright floral shirt.

‘Recording our History’

October 26, 2021 — 
What do Elders have to say about climate change? Student and film buff Justin Langan finds out

A scrapbook-style collection of snippets from the alumni journal.

What’s in a Magazine?

October 26, 2021 — 
A look back at early iterations of our UM alumni publication

A bright pink image with an old newspaper article reading 'The New York Times, Friday, July 1, 1981 - Rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals - outbreak occurs among men in New York and California - 8 died inside 2 years.'

‘Would I Live or Would I Die?’

October 26, 2021 — 
On the 40th anniversary of the HIV epidemic, L.A.-based Dahn Hiuni recalls those first mysterious cases

An illustration of a moon-base colony.

Home Sweet Home

October 26, 2021 — 
Why the moon has a whole bunch of potential to engineering student Sahar Azizkhani

The Churchill observatory.

UM Happenings

October 26, 2021 — 
Check out the latest: funding for Arctic oil spill research in Churchill, an enrolment first for medicine, and construction of a campus Concert Hall

Desiree Scott poses proudly and shows off the logo on her shirt.

What Everyone’s Talking About

October 26, 2021 — 
From a nail-biting Olympic win to the breakthrough that’s got the tech industry so excited

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